This wii motion plus impression is flawed in so many ways. Grand slam tennis might not be the full simulation experience you expected, but that wasn't the objective of the game. As for the Tiger Woods impression, it is worth the fuss. The game immerses you in the golfing experience much more than any other game available, and it is much tighter implementation of the wii motion plus. Disc golf is a bonus, so don't expect a lot of polish in real world physics/aerodynamics.

Now, why not connect it to an HMD. That way you get a bigger picture, with no outside distractions. You would only need to find a way to restrain yourself so you don't bump into the wall.

I can already imagine... 15 minutes after your first CoD WaW3 mission. You hear an ambulance out of your place; then you remember that you just shouted "Heeeeelp... Meeeeeedic I'm dying here!" when you got shot. The neighbors panicked.


You might not find this funny.. I laughed in my head. @_@

On a side note: How can you command Natal "map" or "menu" if the volume is all the way up?

Next thing you know, they're going to want to leave it always-on and you'll be indirectly responsible for global warming! lol

Nice read.. what better way to learn about the limitations of Wii's architecture than reading a "hacker's" findings. Shame on Nintendo... The architecture is opposite to their innovation slogan.

That doesn't mean I'll enjoy less my current Wii games, or the upcoming games I'm buying. I just feel somewhat depressed at the general idea of the lack of evolution possible during the Wii cycle.

This just makes me wish that Nintendo took the time off R&D to really bring some new efficient and powerful architecture next generation.

..... sighs

It was a response to your comment. It's just that you made it sound as if it was light years away. I know Pro Logic II doesn't compare to 5.1, but it shouldn't affect a scare from behind, since a good implementation of the codec can separate all 6 channels in the receiver.

Guys, I'm not here to judge the game or your criticism. But, have you guys heard of Dolby Pro Logic II implementation on Wii? It was available since the Gamecube. The game will most probably be able to send the DPLII signal and any receiver nowadays can extract 5 channel information from the analogue feed. Check your recievers for DPLII/DPLIIx it should be there.

Now, sound wise, the only thing to look out for is for the DPLII logo on the box.

Game wise, I'll have to wait and see if the rails-on experience is scary enough. (When I was young, I still got scared when I rode in a horror themed rail ride.)

I think I didn't explain myself correctly. I didn't imply that the current 360 would be a problem to Sony's PS3. I meant that if Sony plans to accomplish a 10 year lifespan with no new model, then the XBOX "720" would in fact have better overall performance (40% at least), than the PS3. And Nintendo with their new Wii 2.0 HD, if they push for the same low power save the planet with consoles motto, it would still perform less than the current PS3.

You know what's funny, though. When Nintendo launches the Wii^2 in 2010/11, the PS3 will probably still have better graphics than their next gen console, it's MS that Sony should be worried about. At least in terms of performance.

I'm not bashing Nintendo, I own both the Wii and a PS3. I'm just being real.

Maybe Sony put in a second Cell CPU somewhere in there and it will get activated when MS launches their next console. OK, this is me not being real. Sony cannot hope to compete with MS with the PS3 for too long.

"""Wahhhhhh, it's too expensive! - It's new tech, it's fairly competitive with others on the market, but offers more, and you probably buy more expensive stuff without batting an eyelash."""

It IS NOT new technology!


""The screen is too small! - Changing the screen size would have meant more development/testing time, which means we probably wouldn't be having this discussion until at least a year from now. You can change the font size so it's readable. If the device got much bigger, I think avid readers would complain about portability.""

What? Are you serious? How does a bigger screen translate into more develoment time? If you removed the keyboard... wait, leave the keyboard on... check the borders on that thing. It was designed to hold a bigger screen. That's a waste of space.



I agree with you on the points of greyscale and the price of the books. (Color e-ink IS new tech). Now for the PDF support, with a larger screen it could be done easily. What Amazon doesn't want is users transfering their PDF tutorials, books and what not to the Kindle. Since there are a lot of PDF ebooks out there. This would mean loss of profit to Amazon.

Backlight could be a good option. If you read at home, you can use it and charge the Kindle overnight. If you're traveling, you can take a book light with you to avoid a dead battery. Simple enough.

No SD card support is just stupid. For people who like comics, manga, big PDF converted IT and training books; an SD card is a must.

How can you argue against having a removable battery? What was Amazon thinking when they decided to make it non user replaceable?