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GamesIndustry says that Ignition Entertainment, a small company that focuses on the Wii and handheld consoles, believes that there is much more that the Wii-mote can do that other companies aren't doing.  Ed Bradley, the studio manager at Ignition, told Eurogamer that the remote can understand actions that are "far more complex and energetic than most players are interested in performing even in the privacy of their own homes."

 

Bradley went on to talk about how techno-wizardry is not as important as making a fun game, and that people don't care about what the graphics or technology are like as long as it's fun, and all that stuff that people have been saying since Pong.  GamesIndustry notes that Ignition is working on Mercury Meltdown Revolution, a game where you move little blobs of liquid around by tilting the controller.  Bradley states that they are almost finished with fine-tuning the control system.

 

More important, however, is this quote: "...so if it [the game] turns out to be fun only using a simple subset of the controller's gizmos then why worry about how 'proper' it is?"  When combined with the earlier quote about stuff that most gamers wouldn't want to do, I think the message is obvious.  Throughout the article there's a hint of deviancy–in fact, it seems that Mr. Bradley is a bit embarrassed of something that his company did.  Those with small children may not want to read past the break.

At first, like many others, I was very skeptical when Nintendo revealed the Wii's controller.  I really didn't like the sound of it, but after awhile I became neutral on the matter and decided that before I make my decision on whether or not to buy a Wii, I should try it first. 

A few days before Thanksgiving, I decided it would be a good idea to go to the mall, thinking that over the weekend it will be more crowded than New Jersey.  I head into EB games, determined to try out the Wii.  I was disappointed to see that they only had Excite Truck, as I was not anticipating it very much, but I decided to try it out anyway.  The controller wasn't there but the console was running, so I asked the man working there if I could try out the Wii.  To play, it required either an ID or a driver's license so if you stole the controller they could find you and castrate you.

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1UP reports that Nintendo is replacing some 3.2 million straps on the Wii remote control, which were supposedly too weak to endure the stresses that your average gamer will put on it.  Wii remotes, apparently, were flying left and right, into TVs, lamps, and people.

Although Nintendo of Japan states only that the gamers were using, "Wii sports software" (you're not allowed to call them games anymore), I suspect that Wii Bowling was the chief cause of all of this.  It would be all too easy to get carried away when knocking over pins and start knocking over other people.

Note, however, that this is not a recall per se: Nintendo is only offering to replace the Wii straps.  You have the option of keeping your old straps if you need a quick projectile or two.

If you're interested in getting that bit of nylon replaced, then go to Nintendo's website and fill out the necessary information.  All you need is a Wii serial number. 

    According to Joystiq, GameStop and EB Games are accepting pre-orders for the Wii, but surprise surprise!  It's only available as part of a super-bundle.  In fact, it's 650 of the Yankee bucks.

    What are you getting for all this?  The list is as follows:

• 1 Wii console

• 1 special edition 1 GB Wii SD card

• 6 games: Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Madden NFL 2007, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Red Steel, Trauma Center, and of course, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

• Another Wii-mote (but this one doesn't come with the analogue stick attachment)

• 12-month Product Replacement Plan

• A supposedly free Game Informer subscription
  

The new Super Smash Bros Brawl trailer was released recently, but unfortunately for those of us drooling over the possibilities of this wonderful new game for the Nintendo Wii, we really aren’t learning much more than we have through passed trailers.

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As IGN notes, the PS3 may be in extremely low supply for its release, which is scheduled to be released on November 17, 2006.  Sony expects to put out 400,000 PS3s in North America and another 100,000 in Japan.  It still plans to launch six million by March, but for a release date, this may be far too little.

It's a little complicated, so I'll do the math for you folks.  There are approximately 300 million people in the United States.  400,000 lucky ones will get a PS3.  That's about 0.1% of the population, give or take a few thousandths of a percent.

Sony is still confident, but their system, while still having the quality expected from them, is plagued by a series of issues, not the least of which is price.  One can only guess what the PS3 will go for on eBay on November 18.