Comments on: Gaming 2006: Episode 2

By: Computer Game News and Game Reviews

Computer Game News and Game Reviews — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:43:35 +0000

Computer Game News and Game Reviews…

Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me …

By: Pikawil

Pikawil — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:13:34 +0000

Oh, and the PS3's launch is a mess:
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/foreigners-and-fights-ps3-jpn-launchs-dark-side-214130.php

By: Vadoff

Vadoff — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:01:26 +0000

Get a Wii. Then get a PS3 once MGS4 and FFXIII come out.
Skip the 360 entirely… unless you're a die-hard Halo fan.

By: bluemist

bluemist — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:44:01 +0000

Oh, same venue as TGS, thanks.

Anime hobby affecting? Not particularly. I don't even care about anime games except the bishoujo games which are on PC anyway.

By: piyo

piyo — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:00:11 +0000

Regarding that Nintendo World 2006 in Tokyo, here's the info you need to know on how to get there.

Cost: Free
Date: 11/25 Sat and 11/26 Sun
Time: 9:00 to 16:00 (both days)
Where: Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9, 10 and 11
How to get there: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/nww/access_tokyo.html
It is "7 minutes on foot from JR Keiyou Line Kaihin Makuhari Station"
(I use this train station search engine in English: http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/
Put in your train station and "Kaihin Makuhari" for the destination, to get best cost and time)

Obviously the event is in Japanese, but you seem to have braved the Tokyo Game Show, so no problems right? Kotaku did a on-site photo-expose on it:
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/feature/feature-big-day-out-at-nintendo-world-212545.php

I forgot to say thanks for your roundup review. I am planning to get all the consoles, for the games not for the multimedia. (Wii -> new TV -> Xbox 360 -> PS3) I am not planning to buy these new consoles in 2006, maybe later, in 2007.

As far as future proof is concerned, when the PS2 first debuted, it had the i.Link (IEEE1394) interface which was deleted in later revisions. The only memorable game that used that hardware was the Gran Turismo 3, IIRC. So Sony can and should be expected to make breaking changes.

Regarding the Virtual Console, I have a tendancy to like owning software-on-hardware (a physical copy of a CD instead of a virtual copy, etc), so I am merely considering it as a "useless function" right now. Also, I grew up with NA localized games, so I would like to get most games from the NA, not Japan. I'll let the first adopters give me the straight dope.

I haven't said anything about the Xbox 360, but I am looking forward to some games on it (Lost Planet, Idolm@ster, Gears of War) and I already have 1 game. Plus I gotta finish that Halo series, I really like it.

How does your anime hobby affect your console purchasing decision?

By: bluemist

bluemist — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:38:13 +0000

@piyo

In the first place, I'm getting the North American version of Wii, so I'm not sure if I can access the US site and its Virtual Console downloads… it would piss me off if they do IP restrictions on that.

Interesting, a Nintendo event eh? Unfortunately, I can't read Japanese, can anyone help me with that?