Comments on: E3 2009 – What I Learned from the Nintendo Conference

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:19:46 +0000

NOTE: We are experiencing some technical difficulties on the editor side of this Blog. It should be ironed out later this week – at which point I can put up some new posts. If anyone has been checking back here for new content, I’d come back early next week and we should be back in business.

By: Aunt Sharon

Aunt Sharon — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:43:24 +0000

At least you had warning…I haven’t gotten over being laid off ON MY WAY TO WORK – as in – go home NOW.

I am expecting an Aria-Dances-Away-With-Daddy’s-Heart post…

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:41:44 +0000

Been busy. Staring down my last week of work so soon enough, I’ll have nothing but time on my hands.

By: Aunt Sharon

Aunt Sharon — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:24:25 +0000

Is anyone really alive out there???

By: Mom

Mom — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:11:04 +0000

On June 6th I wished you a very Happy Birthday but there’s a little more…
Thirty-seven years ago you entered this world in the morning hours, weighing in at 8lb. 7oz. and measuring 22″ long. You were the best little baby boy.
How fortunate we are to have you and your two sisters to nurture and love.
You are a wonderful husband, father and son. You have accomplished so much. Always in a kind and caring way.
Have a good new year. New doors open all the time. Write, write, write!
Love you dearly,
Mom

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:12:20 +0000

The problem with some of the 3rd Parties is they are lazy. There’s a huge base of new gamers using the Wii who don’t follow game sites or read reviews and just buy games that are cheap and have a decent looking cover – so shovelware has infested the Wii. The problem is – it sells due to ignorance. That’s where I come in. I end up reviewing half that crap in hopes that someone will read the review and steer clear.

That said, with so many installed units, there does seem to be a decent amount of stuff coming down the pipeline aimed at the less casual user so I’m hopeful for the next couple of years. Plus – I just love the Nintendo 1st party stuff and I’m more apt to buy the party game stuff (like Mario Kart) with kids in the house.

But I’d be lying if I didn’t say that there are some sweet PS3 games out there. There just weren’t any surprises. For instance, God of War III has me drooling.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:31:04 +0000

I don’t have a Wii — insert joke here — and they didn’t announce anything that accelerated my need for one either. That said, that new 2-D Mario title is sweet looking — can you play co-op over the internets? — and I would like to play it along with lots of other virtual console titles. Yeah, Zelda, Mario Galaxy and Metroid as well, but again, it is all about Nintendo games here. They don’t seem to have any 3rd party games — Red Steel isn’t enough — to pry me away from the 360 or even the PS3. Until they have that, I can continue to hold off. Or not. It isn’t that much coin. Anyway, I think I am echoing the same sentiment you have, just with a slight twist. I am disappointed by this because I thought more companies would do more with the technology, but they really haven’t. Is it because they see the current demographics of system buyers or do they just not have enough to work with yet? Maybe the Plus controller will change that.

As far as Vitality goes, I thought the purpose was to incorporate your biofeedback into games. So, if you were in a tense, stressful situation in the game, your pulse is going to go up and they could do something with that. If you remain calm under fire, they use that. Seems more applicable to games they don’t have a lot of though, right? Maybe they can just monitor your heart rate while you use Wii Fit Plus…