Kotaku
To: Ashcraft
From: McWhertor
Re: So, Yeah, I Finally Plugged My Wii Into Internets
Congratulations on merging your Wii onto the information superhighway! There's so much to see and do out there! May I suggest you take the Wii's Opera web browser for a spin? You'll probably think to yourself "Why the hell did he tell me to do this? It's torture!" Okay, it's not torture like acid to the face or watching Dragon Ball Z, but it's definitely icky. That may be one of those "white whine" kind of things, but I can't imagine having to lower myself to TV 'net browsing.
The most exciting thing that happened to me today was a journey to Staples to fax something. Like television web browsers, I generally avoid faxing not unlike I avoid the plague. Also "exciting" was the crushing blow to what was our expected DICE coverage. Despite very much looking forward to the summit, at which Mizuguchi and Matsuura will appear, the folks responsible are imposing a hefty fee if we want to attend. As you know, we don't pay to attend press events, outside of the usual travel and hotel expenses, so unless something changes, DICE is off. Frustrating, yes, and very unusual, but at least it will afford me the opportunity to visit Rockstar Games next week with Crecente.
Here's the stuff you missed while you were writing Mini-Bash's biography and guzzling sake.
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Gets A Date And Fat Price Tag
Crysis For Consoles Comes Closer To Reality At GDC
Some Dude Plays Guitar Hero And Actually Makes Women Scream, No Panties Are Thrown
That Smash Bros. Brawl Shortage? Totally True!
Too Human Might Be Coming In Too-Thousand Eight
Comments
The fax machine is the appendix of business.
@onidavin: A more perfect analogy cannot be made.
I too dislike faxing. I always feel like my fax will just be mistaken as garbage or won't go through properly.
PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?
...Dragonball is considered a classic by almost every current manga writer out their. Why all the hate?
@Neon:
If I read his statement correctly I think he was referring specifically to DBZ and specifically to the anime series that dragged out VERY epic battles for 20 or so episodes. So I don't think the torture he was referring was the content of the show, but rather the presentation. otherwise DB/Z rules. I did not like GT.
@Neon: Classic doesn't always mean good. Jane Austen is considered a classic, but that doesn't stop me from not liking her works.
@Neon: Good for them.
@NeoAkira: I would read it this way. I cannot tolerate Dragon Ball *anything*.
Can't we instead focus on the one thing we can all agree on? FAXING SUCKS.
...i...i like faxing things
:(
*weeps*
Wii's browser is awesome for watching Youtube and stuff on your TV,but for regular internet use,it's not great.
I used to mock the Wii web browser. Then my computer's hard drive died completely on me in October. I had no access to anything computery for two weeks save my Wii with a USB keyboard plugged into it. I was just lucky as all hell that they had patched in keyboard support a week or so before the computer failure. After having nothing but the Wii to keep me connected for the two weeks it took me to get the money and components together for a new desktop, I have a whole new appreciation for Wii's Opera. It's not great, but it allowed me to keep on reading the articles that I needed to not fail a couple of university courses. If you want to be hard on it, fine. Just try to keep in mind that one day it may be all you have.
Youtube on TV is great, unless your monitor is nicer and more comfortable than your TV you'll never gather people around a small computer screen again. Not that there's that many times you're at home showing people Youtube videos. But it can be really nice.
Everything else isn't really worth it. Browsing is a fuzzy zooming in and out pain on an SD tv. That Wiicade site was kind of cool and free but not really up there with the official games.
@onidavin: You not liking her works doesn't mean they're bad, either.
Aside from youtube on Wii,
www.homestarrunner.com
teen girl squad, strongbad....on the Wii - you gotta watch a few of these ASAP.
But... but... MIRROR'S EDGE!
T_T
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