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Super Smash Bros. Brawl tidbit roundup
For those not compulsively checking the official Smash Bros. website daily for bare snippets of information, we here at Wii Fanboy have decided to perform the service of coalescing tidbits into tidbigs. Over the past week, a few interesting details have surfaced.Most of the reveals are item-based: you may now move freely with projectile weapons (finally!), and as detailed earlier here, the new "Gooey Bomb" item was unveiled. The most interesting new item, however, is the Smash Ball, which activates character-specific "Final Smash" attacks. Mario's is entitled the "Mario Finale" attack, which unleashes a spread-fire explosion attack, and we've seen Link's Triforce blade attack in an earlier video. Since most competitive Smash Bros. players contend without the randomizing effect of items, it'll be interesting to see if this affects higher-level gameplay.Also unveiled are some of Pit's (of Kid Icarus fame) attacks, which include a controllable arrow of light and limited flight capabilities (most likely the Up+B special). Brawl looks like it's coming together nicely ... do you guys agree?
The '08 Olympics coming to Shanghai in a BIG way
We're having a tough time visualizing this: a giant ball-shaped LCD screen. Whatever it ends up looking like - we're thinking like the hologram of the Death Star from A New Hope - it's going to broadcast the '08 Beijing Olympics on the Metro Tower in Shanghai. The LCD ball (or is it ball LCD - who knows) is going to be 3,000 square meters when it's completed. This monster screen is going to cost a monster amount of cash too - $23.3 million but we can't think of a better way to watch the Olympics. We can only hope that the image is in HD.
Best Buy whips out mad dealz
Seriously. Best Buy is having a small-yet-appreciated discount on a few of the Wii launch titles. The following reductions should have already taken place: Red Steel - $29.99 (formerly $49.99) Super Swing Golf - $29.99 (formerly $49.99) Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz - $39.99 (formerly $49.99) Perhaps not the finest of titles, but the significant price-cuts to RS and SMB might convince gamers who were on the fence to take the financial plunge. Any of you guys out there going to finally pick one of these titles up? Can we come to your house and play with you (we work for cookies and the occasional mixed drink here)?[via GoNintendo]
Wii Warm Up: Tacos, etc.
So the Wii has opened up new gameplay possibilities, new control methods, more immersion, and all that. But, unless the Nunchuk is involved, it's also opened up one of your hands. This has created the possibility for completely immersive snacking, wherein you don't have to stop playing even for a second while you stuff your face full of delicious, crunchy tacos (and, possibly, non-taco food items), totally sabotaging your Wii Sports exercise program.We want to know-- are you guilty of the crime of convenience? Have you succumbed to a sudden banana craving after picking up hundreds and hundreds of them in Super Monkey Ball? Or have you refrained from eating during gameplay, afraid you'll accidentally transfer some Cheeto dust onto the Wiimote?
Can-cooling soccer ball conceals your secret stash
While it might not as, um, USB-powered as another snazzy can cooler, this soccer ball chiller keeps a six "holiday five pack" on ice without anyone knowing what contents reside within the sphere. Joining the growing array of cooling apparatuses designed to keep the heat out of our lives (and chairs), this silver and white conversation piece stands vigilant as your average "soccer ball on a stand" table decoration -- that is, until someone pops the top pentagon down and releases the lid from the base. The insulated ball can hold up to five canned beverages, plugs straight into your AC outlet, and even works in the car via a cigarette lighter adapter. Moreover, now would be a pretty good time to pick one up for next year's Super Bowl bash, especially consider the significantly discounted ¥8,980 ($74) pricetag.[Via TokyoMango]
Soundwave 1GB Pink MP3 Ball rolls out
There's tons of MP3 players out on the market these days ranging from the DIY variety to those polished and stylish players. However, how many DAPs these days bring the geometric style, (besides the Mobiblu Cube, of course)? Well, Soundwave's gone spherical on us with its Pink MP3 Ball that comes with 1GB of storage, lyrics display, and a standard USB 2.0 connection. It can be yours for 40 quid ($78) -- just be sure your cat doesn't confuse it for a toy to bat around the house. [Via Shiny Shiny, thanks Jonathan]
Another Sony Bravia Bouncing Balls commercial spoof - TANGO
They say imitation is the best form of flattery and even though we don't know who "they" are, we believe 'em. That Sony Bouncing Balls commercial has been recreated with Battlefield 2 solders and now with fruit for TANGO. (We didn't know what TANGO was ether but apparently it is a popular carbonated fruit drink in the UK.) This one sets it to the same music and setting but has fruit bouncing down the streets causing all type of havoc. We love the watermelon smashing into the car and the orange going throw the window. It still ends with a similar message though. Instead of 'Colour.like.no.other' in the Bravia commercial, this one ends with 'Refreshment like no other.' Clever.[view the orignal Sony Bravia commercial here thanks to youtube]
Dragon Ball Z coming to Revolution
Shonen Jump magazine recently ran news of Bandai's first Revolution offering being none other than a Dragon Ball Z title. Not much else is said about the game, but we're fairly certain there'll be a significant number of individuals with over-grown, over-bleached, over-radioactive hair. There is also surely going to be a lot of grunting, powerful auras of concentrated energy, and a fight or two.[via Go Nintendo]
