So I finally hooked ma wii back up just to check out the shop and Nintendo channel. Nothing new on the shop but I watched the NChannel trailers from E3. They put like 7 game trailers in one block so I find myself having to watch trailers for games I would normally skip past.

I should say that I hate Kirby as a character and I'm usually fairly non-plussed over his games, even critically acclaimed ones like Epic Yarn which I shun.

Anyway they had the trailer for the new Kirby Wii game and as I was saying I had to sit through and watch it because you can't skip past it.

It actually pretty awesome as a 2D platformer. Like on the level of something like DKC Returns only with Kirby instead. There are so many mechanics shown off in the trailer. Stick with it and you're rewarded.

me said:

Don't plenty games on dual analog based systems have run/sprint buttons or whatever? It's not always ideal to put such control on the analog instead of a button. You have that control in Galaxy but Mario doesn't really sprint like he does in the 2D games which is what they're probably going for here, making momentum and precision more important for the gameplay than it has been in previous 3D games, due to the new 3D depth perception. In Galaxy it's more like a (somewhat useless to be honest) changing between a crawl and a normal jog rather than a normal jog and a sprint as in 2D Mario. I don't think this is a real issue in any case.

Now if it doesn't actuallly have analog turning and things despite the use of the circle pad, I guess that would be a silly restriction, but depending on the level and camera design it could work (like Other M where almost always you just needed the basic 4-8 directions and the lack of analog only became an issue in the short lived over the shoulder sections - yes, people hate that game but the controls were one thing that worked well, outside things like the overpowered dodge).

me said:

pressing a button to run with is 100% guaranteed, as is the end of the sprint when you release it, while pressing and depressing a particular yet unseen percentage on an analog stick to precisely change speeds in the middle of a tough platforming section akin to 2D retro Mario isn't 100% split second guaranteed.

travo said:

What if someone hacked Xbox Live? I'll be in the same boat.

If there is some sort of direct access to your save files for the purposes of uploading to the cloud at given events, doesn't that open your saves up for corruption?

travo said:

I'm sure there's a way to exploit these things, like all web services.   I'm approaching this kind of stuff with CAUTIOUS optimism.  I'm excited about the chance of possibly freeing up the physical hardrive, surely somewhat a pipedream at the moment, but who knows.  

There was a story I couldn't be bothered to post today, David Perry of Gaikai saying that latency is the Clouds biggest elephant in the room. For save data and small stuff it should be okay though unless you have an ass cheese connection like me.

Steelo, I just saw a Mexican cooking program. You SOBs have 4 ft high pork scratchings!

Here we get small crisp bag nibbles.

Chrono Trigger is awesome. I even have my own time machine.

I could give a more detailed impression, but no one would care anyways.

Full OXM Aliens preview here

Grab it now before its gone

Download this immediately, right click save as.

It's happened Agnates:

NINTENDO GOES THIRD PARTY!!!

Nintendo Game (Pokemon) Heading to iOS (story above)

EDIT: But seriously WTF? Why would Nintendo do this?

I know this will mean nothing to those who haven't tried Rhythm Heaven, but OMG

More here

Fuck Rhythm Paradise and all other Rhythm based games. I think Robio agrees!

"Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime says the company's upcoming Wii U will offer "a much more flexible system" for online gameplay"

In other words, PS2 Online. "publishers, it's up to you".