Zelder

STOP THE PRESS!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWgzie5vWJw

Wow... A new Zelda for DS. That's more like it, Nintedo!

Very strange concept, though. A magic train? What will they think up next? I would have preferred to see the next Zelda on the Wii, but beggers can't be picky, eh?

Waggle

I'm sick of just shaking the Wii mote.

Seriously, if you wanna incorportate the Wii's motion sensing capabilities, wait till the Wii motion plus comes out. I'd rather wait a few months and actually have some solid gameplay controls.

Some games really had potential like Star Wars: Lightsaber Duels. When you first heard about the Wiimote, don't tell me you didn't think of how cool it would be to have a lightsaber game.

When we finally got one, though, the controls were a total phailure. Waggle left to do attack A, waggle left to do attack B, etc., etc.

And some games feel like they added the Wii's motion controls just for the heck of it, even when clicking a button would be more natural and precise. That is plain annoying.

Some developers need to know their limits. I'm talking to YOU, LucasArts! This is 2009!! The days of Twilight-Princess-sword-waggle should be over!!!!!!!

So I wrote a letter to Nintendo...

So I wrote a letter to Nintendo...

You guys seriously need to get your act together. What are you doing? We only have a handful of solid first-party games that are actually worth owning and the systems been out for well over two years now.

Where's the next Star Fox game that Takaya Imamura promised us back in 2007?

Quote: "I wonder how the adventure of Fox and friends is going to go next time?! I have come up with some idea in my mind, but it is still just a small one. I will try my best so that I can deliver it to you some time!"

Their response...

__INSIDE__ Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,

We appreciate hearing about the types of products that you would like to see from us in the future. While there hasn't been an announcement concerning a new Star Fox game, you never know what the future holds! As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, and because of our history of pushing the limits of gameplay and design, you can always count on Nintendo offering the most imaginative products.

In the meantime, keep checking our website's "What’s New" section (http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew) for the latest information and announcements.

Sincerely,

Alain Dao

Nintendo of America Inc.

Nintendo's home page: http://www.nintendo.com/

Power Line (Automated Product Info): (425) 885-7529

Nice. They completly sidestepped the question. i c wat u did thar.
Ah well. It was worth a shot.

DSi

My DS broke, and I've decided to just replace it with a lite rather then wait for the DSi. DSi has some cool new upgrades, but there are several things I like about the lite more:

1) Mushy d-pad. (as opposed to "clicky" d-pad.)
2) It's smaller.
3) It's cheaper. =P

I know that they're gonna be making some new games exclusively for the DSi, like "My beauty parlor" or whatever (where you take pictures of your face and spruce 'em up) but I don't really care about those as much as I do the GBA slot. (guitar hero ds is not compatible with the DSi. Not cool.) D:

Hardcore Gamers

Argh. Nintendo has abandoned us. Us: The hardcore gamers. The people who care enough to seek out other fans on message boards just to chat about the latest gaming news. The people who made them who they are.

What's with all these third party games coming out marketed towards the casual gamers? What's Nintendo doing? Taking a vacation? I'm a frequent visitor of IGN.com, so I'm up to date on all the latest gaming news. But theres absoloutly no new games coming out that are worth buying.

I was looking in an issue of Nintendo Power, and it gave a list of awards for all the games that came out in 2008. Brawl won over half the awards because that's like the only good first party game that came out for the entire year.

The only big title we got for E3 2008 was Animal Crossing. Animal Crossing sucked. Nothing new. Just the same elements stolen right outta the Gamecube and DS versions. And Wii motion plus keeps getting delayed. >8(

They've turned gaming into... (shudder) mAiNsTrEaM..

Videogames used to be like a sacred bond between nerds! Now I see moms and grandparents playing and it stops being cool. It's even effected teh internetz. Seriously, tech support forums...? What da' heck?!

They're just trying to play it completly safe-- extra thick wrist straps, and strap locks. Bah.
Not to mention they coated the entire controller in rubber.

*sigh* I like the Wii and all. I'm glad it's doing well and it's future is secure but honestly, I think the gamecube had a little more heart to it.

Who Watches the Watchmen?

I finally got a scanner =D The bad news is I need a power cord or something (which I don't have >.<) to hook it up D: Earlier last year I was at the movies and saw a trailer for the watchmen movie. It looked very strange but intrigueing. I'd never heard of watchmen before, but it's from DC so I had to find out more! Turns out it's a comic novel written by some physco, Alan Moore (I heard he wants the movie to fail... Cuz he's insane). Anywhoo, I bought the book since I figured I'd be going to see the movie. It's pretty cool, so far. A little gory. Rorschach is awesome. Mebbe I'll write a review for it in mah next blog. >=]


I've made several upgrades to the Star Pig site, including a podcast and downloads page. So check those out when you got the time.

Ahh... What else? Oh, I bought an electric tooth brush today. It's AMAZING.

Is this thing on?

Howdy, and welcome to the official blog for the Star Pig website!