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where is the Nintendo Wii Closet®?
where am i supposed to put all this stuff? #wii
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It's a terrifying place. #wii
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Do what all average humans do: throw it away, wasting resources, and further polluting our planet!
Rinse and repeat. #wii
11/11/09
I am reading this and they look like fresh meat to these kind of comments. #wii
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So, I wonder, who here will ultimately be the one to propagate a stereotype? #wii
11/11/09
If your intention was to turn this on me, do you think the one nicely requesting the matter will contradict them self? really? #wii
11/11/09
And, no, I don't expect you to change your stance, and it doesn't matter as the cat is already out of the bag, so to speak. I merely thought it would be worthy of consideration for the future.
And I'm still wondering what your last words to Ken mean. He didn't think of something until you mentioned it. You think he's going to have to fight to bite his tongue now that it's been pointed out? Of course, I'll freely admit that I may be misunderstanding your use of the phrase "verbal discernment". #wii
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11/13/09
If you don't want people making inappropriate assumptions about you, you should start by not making inappropriate assumptions about them. #wii
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BuyabLe Content? That's... not very elegant, as acronyms go. #wii
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That's how acronyms work btw, each letter generally stands for a word. Sometimes they get a bit inelegant and the letter in question will come in the center of a compound word, such as download, but the letters in the acronym can always be traced back to the spelled out phrase. So do tell, where to find the L? ;) #wii
11/11/09
Your looking into this far too hard. :P #wii
11/11/09
I'll grant you that's a nice attempt at deflection, but it still doesn't answer the question. ;)
edit: Also, just fyi "I don't know" or "I wasn't really thinking about it when I made that up" or "I didn't think about it, it just sounded good and I ran with it" are all perfectly valid answers. :)
11/11/09
The overall comment was where the effort was put, I just did a hash job of quickly adapting the DLC acronym. #wii
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Seriously though, it's ridiculous. I'm no plastic mogul, but the stuff must be retardedly cheap for so many companies to be pumping this stuff out. It's the Lego knockoffs of this generation. #wii
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Nonetheless, I have to admit to being rather indignant at seeing such gimmicks. The majority of the peripherals were just plastic casing which had no effect on the usage of the Wiimote itself, yet they cost upwards of $15!
Here's a little fun fact: One of the devices made by the company in question, CTA, is a plastic pool stick which you merely attached the Wiimote to the back of. What does it do? Well, it's just a casing, so it doesn't really do anything.
However, CTA somehow overlooked the fact that when you attach the Wiimote that way, it blocks the infrared sensor, which, you know, results in unresponsive and inaccurate controls. #wii
11/04/09
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Figure out a way to plug a GBA-slot peripheral into a device that has no GBA-slot, and then maybe they'll give it DSi support. #easypiano
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11/05/09
I'm not sure the WiFi hardware/firmware is configured properly for a DS to accept control input from an external unattached device like that. It is set up to accomodate such input through the GBA slot, which we've already seen with the Guitar Hero strap-on frets, but the GBA slot got dropped from the DSi, probably to free up space for the two cameras and the SD slot. Now, theoretically you _could_ design an SD peripheral that works the same as a GBA-slot peripheral, but I'm not sure I'd want to trust that thin wafer of plastic to not snap off when you're hooking up such a large accessory. The only way I could see that working out alright is if the accessory attaches to the DSi case and the SD connector is only connected by a wire ribbon so there's no hard connection to break. #easypiano
11/05/09
11/06/09
One camera is mounted in the center near the hinge on the inside, so it faces the person holding the DSi. The other one is mounted way off-center on the back of the upper half, so you can hold the DSi as you normally would, and take pictures with it while seeing the view on one of the screens. So, think of one in terms of a webcam on a laptop, and the other in terms of a regular camera. Except that they both run a mere 0.3mp, which is pretty puny. #easypiano
11/09/09
I still think that the cameras are pointless on the DSi, however, (unless you're playing that ghost-hunting-in-your-house game)... I will always recommend a Lite over the DSi. #easypiano
11/10/09
The cameras are, in theory, supposed to be available for use by video games. Given how miserably developers have taken advantage of the microphone, I'm not sure I care to find out what sort of game features will justify the cameras.
Anyways, I'm not likely to ever buy a DSi, but there's a newer jumbo-sized DS of some sort due out in Japan. It'll be interesting to see what sort of new features they'll have in that model besides bigger screens. #easypiano
11/04/09
And so begins the next line of slightly more realistic "hero" games. Next thing you know (after saxophone hero and bassoon hero), they will circle back and add actual strings to the plastic guitar toys.
But I really think two octaves would have made more sense. Honestly, it's bulky enough already, just go all out! #easypiano
11/04/09
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...But not nearly as much as what I do to my tuba. #easypiano
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Not for any serious musician, that's for sure. (I'll hold on to my fairly transportable nearly-full-keys CASIO, thanks.)
I see rich parents who either know their child is interested in music or THINK their child SHOULD be interested in music picking this up. #easypiano
11/04/09
I'm not sure it will even work on a DS Phat. The Lite has a shallower GBA slot, so anything that's designed to only accomodate that depth with the plug-in portion won't reach far enough to actually connect in a Phat slot. And by the looks of this picture, it hugs the Lite body pretty closely:
[gameinformer.com] #easypiano
11/04/09
11/05/09
Sorta. There's a flange on the sides of a standard GBA cart, and in GBA that flange hugs the top of the case. On a DS Phat, they actually hollowed out a little section around the mouth of the GBA port so that flange will fit flush into the front of the case. When they shrunk the form into the Lite, they were able to reduce the size of some of the internal bits, but not enough to accomodate the full depth of a standard GBA slot. In fact, the difference is significant enough that the Lites come with a matching GBA port plug that fills in the resulting gap in the case without sticking out over 1/2" like a standard GBA cart will.
Now, if you want to enjoy the same cart-flush-ness on your DS Lite as you'd get on a DS Phat, there's only one real solution. Buy yourself some Nerf Armor. It adds enough bulk to the front of the Lite that a standard GBA cart will only protrude about 1/16". It's not a perfect solution, but the Nerf Armored Lite is actually more comfortably sized for adult hands than the Phat was, and the buttons are shaped better for gameplay. #easypiano
11/05/09
I'm not too worried about it that I'm going to cover my DS in foam. I'd rather it keep it's sexy-sleek look. Plus, I've got an amazing LIMOZEEN sticker on it. *nods* #easypiano
11/06/09
I've got an awesome LEGO Batman skin on the outside of mine, but it's still tucked safely inside a Nerf Armor. I seriously can't play a naked DS Lite for more than a few minutes without starting to develop hand cramps, but I'm good for hours with the Nerf Armor on it. There's a reason that I never bought a GBA SP, even though the final iteration of the backlight is something I dearly would have loved in my original GBA (which had a faceplate that featured tall button extensions over the A and B buttons, and a little thumbstick over the D-pad).
Anyways, I always thought the DS Lite looked like of plain and boring compared to the more sci-fi-ish look of the DS Phat. #easypiano
11/09/09
I get hand cramps in my right hand playing on my Pocket, my SP, and my Lite. (Only recently on my Lite though - first time was yesterday while playing WEWY). It's something about how I hold the corner in the crook of my thumb... I know that's what's cutting off the circulation, but it must be done.
(I meant I hear you about the Sci-Fi-ish look, as well.. but the cramps too.
11/04/09
I'd rather wait for Korg DS-10 Plus - but even that could use some better "acoustic" options (guitar, drums, piano, staff composing, basic stuff). I love chiptune, but not everything needs to sound like a whirlwind of microchips in a discotheque. #easypiano
11/04/09
@Sustenance: "I love chiptune, but not everything needs to sound like a whirlwind of microchips in a discotheque."
This guy would disagree. How can he flail to music using real instruments? XD #easypiano