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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hey... maybe they will go back to their original product aswell... Playing Cards FTW!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RedBull Runner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 10:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[As much as I like my hugely tech infused PS3, you have to give it up to Nintendo. They are kicking ass and taking names. Those new rubber grips are PERFECT. And the graphics they deliver are decent enough for 90% of people playing games. <br><br>the Wii is just a phenom. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[FrankTheCrank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 9:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is this verifiable? I really thought Nintendo was all about "fun" now, as that's a key word that the execs have been using for a while. And also, why is this news "underwhelming and disappointing?" I don't see how a broadening in company goals can be underwhelming and disappointing...<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[topspinserve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 10:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA["imagination -- something Nintendo's apparently lost"<br><br>Because their last two systems, the Wii and the DS, didn't require imagination?<br><br>Is it being able to play games in a new way?<br><br>I don't get it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[N30 G30]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 10:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[SNAP! He got you there!<br>What a stupid article, go be ashamed of your self.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 2:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[As a gadget blog, you don't seem too amped to see a device get used in a different way. We see posts when someone hacks a PSP to run GPS but are trashing Nintendo for -- le gasp -- expanding their market? They can't compete in video games to keep it a viable business, so they try to find a way to sustain themselves.<br><br>Also, please point out where they'll stop making games. Save the obit til that happens, okay?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Big John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 10:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[holy shitzu people, lay down your weapons.<br><br>i'm not saying that i agree that nintendo is 'losing its imagination' here, but if you guys have been here long enough you would know the tongue-in-cheekiness of the engadget writers and that not every writer here's perfect.  HOWEVER, they do put in a LOT of effort to keep you guys updated, trying to turn boring news into slightly more interesting ones.<br><br>and to scream 'wtf is this' and 'zomg i'm taking a break from engadget' because you don't like this ONE article?  omg why don't YOU start your own perfect blog with articles that interests EVERYONE you mr. up-yourself-perfect?<br><br>i for one don't like ALL the articles of engadget, but then i simply scroll over them if that happens (ie. too apple-biased articles, boring cam corder articles, same ol' same ol' keeping it real fake articles). if you don't like somebody else's back yard just stop visiting it, no need to go pissy all over it until you drown every blade of grass with your piss.<br><br>keep up the good work, ryan, and as always i'm sure you won't take this bunch of whiners too seriously.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LordFarkward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 1:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm pointing out that the tounge-in-cheek has no place in this post. They aren't tounge-in-cheek about other gadgets being used for purposes other than original. They're pretty damn excited. Yes, they put in effort to update us. Thanks guys, we appreciate that. Yet when a writer puts up a post dripping in snark, how are we supposed to react? Sarcasm translates poorly in written word, especially in short form.<br><br>Also, why did you reply to my comment? I'm not aiming a weapon; not screaming 'wtf is this'; not 'zomg i'm taking a break from engadget'. You scroll over articles you don't like, yet felt compelled to list them here. Mr. Up-yourself indeed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Big John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 1:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Boourns! Bring back fun and games!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TEM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[They might be trying to get in on what Apple's been doing lately with all of their gadgets? Nintendo might actually have something going for them with the innovation seen with the Wii, but hopefully it's not all too hastily done if they really do expand their business model.<br><br>And to the writer of the article, how has Nintendo lost their imagination? This was just one meeting to discuss a different possible areas of business. It probably won't have any effect on their gaming business model. <br><br>Thanks a lot for the sensationalism...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, what a shittily written article. Is this the garbage that Engadget has become?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[What a crappy article. This is hardly "overwhelmingly disappointing", it's just a bit of news on something else Nintendo is trying out. Did you write this article on the toilet while suffering through a monstrous bout of constipation?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[This has to be the worst post I have ever seen on engadget... What the heck are you talking about Nintendo losing their imagination? Uh oh, I guess you're right, I mean its not like they did anything new with the Wii right? Oh wait...they did. Engadget as a whole would be a lot better if we didn't have to read these sensationalist posts that Ryan Block very often writes...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yea... this article REALLY sucks.. your stuff i usually good, but this article is very poorly constructed and written. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Isley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[i'm not even a nintendo fanboy and I thought this was a horrible article.  Was this written by a 16 year old kid?  Just really poor.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[K Prasad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 9:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with the posters above me. What the fuck is this?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoshi Likes Boys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wait....what? Nintendo casinos? I'm questioning the authenticity of this entire post. Cards I can see, but the whole "family" image kinda goes out the door when we consider gambling.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[D.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 28th 2007 11:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hey thats nothing. I just found out Sony sells totally BORING utilitarian stuff too like walkmans and alarm clocks! totally not rad, dude.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 3:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah, I think I might give engadget a break for a while after reading this.... Surely someone proof-read it? Anyone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt - Perth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 12:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[But will the boringness blend?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Penguin Warlord]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 12:20AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well you see what they mean by that is tha if you compare it to the PS3 and Xbo 36--<br>...Well look at the PS--<br>...If you carry the on--<br>hmmmmm... Blog writers aren't used to staying up until 10:15?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Penguin Warlord]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 12:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[If Nintendo does this i think they will lose what greatness they have right now. I mean nintendo is suppose to be all about fun not stuff that isn't "gamer". Nintendo is about to jump the shark on this.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2007 6:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[How so? They aren't abandoning gaming. No one said "Nintendo announced today that they're exiting the video gaming industry and moving toward the lucrative television listing market." This is added value to an existing product.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Big John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 1:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sony never abandoned gaming with the PS3... but the world all jumped on their throat for making the PS3 a gaming + media center.  Now Nintendo wants to do it and they are the saviors of the world!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andir3.0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 5:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[go nintendo - I want a company that wrote the book on FUN to make utilitarian stuff - so it won't be so boring and mundane - I'm guessing that the DS will be getting a internet + wifi + microSD expansion?<br><br>so that's why they really made a dual screen - onscreen keyboard that doesn't eat up display area<br><br>go nintendo!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[skhawaja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 12:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[before I get flamed :p I should point out that Nintendo had an article about their ds browser in June 2007 okay :p and you can already surf the web with the wii using opera from the wii shop channel of course it's a free download :p<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[skhawaja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 1:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope you don't get flamed. Most people will approach this 'development' in a similar fashion.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Big John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 1:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with most of the people who've posted here, horrible article. It implies this being a step down for Nintendo, as for me I'd rather see it as a step up. When I bought my DS in Japan it already had a lot of "non-game games" available, among them I have the dictionary and a game for testing your kanji skills. Some other non-game apps available would be the browser, the cooking book, learning spanish/english/french... etc.<br><br>I think it's a big step up.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaminix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 6:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Exactly, Nintendo has already been developing non-game apps for the DS and I think its an interesting move forward. These guys know what they are doing and it certainly won't mean they stop the fun side.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[richard knights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 7:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA["imagination -- something Nintendo's apparently lost."<br><br>are you high?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lemmiwinks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 6:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Nintendo grows further from fun and games, closer to the practical and utilitarian]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/28/nintendo-grows-further-from-fun-and-games-closer-to-the-practic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is that really a Ryan Block post? It seems like a post from a 12 year old let loose on the web, bordering on fanboyism.<br><br>Fire yourself and re-hire the old Ryan Block. The one that has a blog about gadgets, which Nintendo wants their systems to be. Otherwise, I'll just be reading about them on Joystiq.<br><br>Bring on the "Good Eats" DS cartridge!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[airpolgas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2007 8:56PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
