Month: November 2006

The US Wii launch for November 19, 2006. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3

When the Playstation 2 was announced, one feature that made me excited about the then next-generation of consoles was the promise of an evolving boot-screen. That over time, the PS2’s animation would change and evolve. But it’s years later and I’ve only seen two distinctly different boot-up animations on the PS2. Now with the Wii it’s been reported that a pre-launch update ...

The Nintendo Wii launched today. It’s kind of a surreal moment especially given the fact that so many of us have been discussing the launch for so long now. That’s a great thing. We finally get our hands on the console in the comfort of our own homes (the proper place). Hopefully it will be a fun ride. My ride, however, won’t start until I can get my hands on a unit. Lines were c...

Unless this Best Buy in Cambridge, Massachusetts doesn’t have any Wii consoles in stock, this guy will definitely get one tomorrow morning. Three local students, James from Cleveland (standing), Felisia from Arizona (sitting), and Yoni from New Jersey (sleeping plaid blob), have been waiting on the street since 6AM, Saturday morning. By the time the store opens at 9AM tomorrow, they will hav...

In honor of Twilight Princess being released this weekend, the above hack was displayed on the Great Dome at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [Photo by David, tipped off by James from Cleveland]

That’s one small step for man ..

Since last week, actually. Flickr user XJustin IntensityX got some shots of the early Wii line at Times Square. As you can see, no one’s been shot, stabbed, or raped, but it’s too soon to boast those stats quite yet. According to Justin, some of these fine geek folks have been waiting since last Sunday. It’s a wonder why there are so few here seeing as, come midnight, the Reggimi...

Tomorrow night is the big day, and instead of going with wads of cash under your armpits, it’s better to go with a pre-prepped spending limit. N-Sider’s Wii calculator will help you do that very thing. It includes all the launch games, most the launch window games, accessories (limited to remotes, nunchuks, and classic controllers), and Wii point cards. To add an er on the other side o...

Your copy of Animal Crossing Wild World is, at this point, anywhere between your girlfriend’s house or in the local GameStop’s used section. Retrieve it, cause from today till midnight Sunday, you’ll receive a gift letter from Nintendo for signing onto wifi. If you don’t have a copy of the game, don’t plan on checking it out, or don’t mind spoilers, here’s...

On November 19th, Nintendo’s little white Wii will make the scene, as well as other new things. One of those new things will be WiiCade, a Wii remote-compatible website meant to be used with Wii’s Opera web browser. In the WiiCade, users will be able to play flash games designed to for Nintendo’s wand apparatus. The site will feature 15 games when it launches on Sunday, 2 of thos...

Apparently PS3 lines received a little rain in most of the country last night. If you’re camping out for a Wii this Saturday night around 11:45PM, look up. The Leonid Meteor Shower will be at it’s peak just before midnight in the Eastern time zone. [Thanks, Jack!]

Too bad this won’t be coming to Wii (at least I think not).