The Wii Effect http://www.thewiieffect.com Nintendo Wii News, Wii Game Reviews, Wii Hardware, Wii Discussions Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en E3 Coming Soon! http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/07/04/e3-coming-soon/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/07/04/e3-coming-soon/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:07:31 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/?p=677

Happy 4th!

Man, I can’t believe it, E3 is coming soon! I am looking forward to some major stuff from Ninty. Perhaps even a new project from Retro? Everyone has been talking about something for a while now. Let’s just hope it happens!

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/07/04/e3-coming-soon/feed/ Going to E3 http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/05/19/going-to-e3/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/05/19/going-to-e3/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 22:48:37 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/?p=676

Well, it looks like my writing is finally paying off. I am going to E3 with 411mania. To some, this may not be a big deal, but this is a huge event.

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/05/19/going-to-e3/feed/ Shiggy Is Number 9 http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/04/11/shiggy-is-number-9/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/04/11/shiggy-is-number-9/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:04:15 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/?p=675

Well, I did vote on this one: Shigs!  Looks like Shigeru Miyamoto is number 9 on the user picked list of TIME’s 100 most influential people.

tha shigs

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/04/11/shiggy-is-number-9/feed/ Writing For 411 http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/04/04/writing-for-411/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/04/04/writing-for-411/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:12:38 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/?p=674

How is it going guys? Well, lately i have been writing for 411 mania, and it has been a lot of fun. I try to keep up with the news here too, but sometimes it’s tough to try keeping up with two sites. What I end up doing is writing news there, and using this site as more of a blog for personal thoughts on the game industry and its happenings.

Updates may not happen here as often as they used to, but lately it has gotten a bit lonely here, because when we started the site was 4 people. Lately it has just been me. I don’t run the site, but I am considering asking the owner if he wants to go with some more general tech news.

This week I have already finished Ninja Gaiden DS and Insecticide. Soon I will be posting my reviews on 411. Expect me to post a link as soon as I can.

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/04/04/writing-for-411/feed/ Still Here http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/27/still-here/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/27/still-here/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:54:43 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/27/still-here/

So what’s going on?

Yeah, I am still alive and well. Have been working at my local EB for a few weeks. It’s a great bunch I work with, but the bummer is that it has actually made video games into *gulp* a job. Oh well, better than most things I can be doing right now, and it’s only temporary.

Aside from that, not a lot is going on, been playing Brawl of course. Picked up Professor Layton (VERY fun game actually) and I think Professor Layton should win the nice guy award. Caught up with some Link to the Past (haven’t played that in a while) and am looking forward to Insecticide and Ninja Gaiden DS. This is why I need to limit the games I buy. I rarely finish them, because I tend to get caught up playing other newer games everytime something comes out. I HAVE to finish all these games one day.

What else…oh yeah, been reading “The Ultimate History of Video Games” really great book so far, but I really have to say that “Power Up” did a little more to feed the hungry fanboy in me. After that is “Game Over”, it is said to have a really great detailed history on Nintendo. In fact, the book is sitting here at my desk as I type this up. Oh, and the Guinness Book Gamers Edition. Yeah, I read a lot.

Games you all need to check out:

Professor Layton

Insecticide

Ninja Gaiden DS

I am assuming anyone reading this has already purchased Brawl. If you haven’t go out and get it, now.

Oh, and while in Austin, I picked up King of Kong and the Super Mario Bros. movie.  YAY me. :)

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/27/still-here/feed/ GAME OVER VIDEOGAMES! http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/game-over-videogames/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/game-over-videogames/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:47:11 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/game-over-videogames/

So while I was in Austin recently, I saw this cool place called Game Over Videogames. It’s a store that specializes in retro gaming. They are a really awesome bunch who genuinely seem to love what they are doing. Check them out here: Game Over

This is definitely a place you want to visit if you happen to cruise through Austin, TX.

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/game-over-videogames/feed/ Another Mario Rap Update! http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/another-mario-rap-update/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/another-mario-rap-update/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:37:30 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/another-mario-rap-update/

You know how much I love to post cheesy Nintendo related rap.  So here it goes!

LOVE IT!

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/20/another-mario-rap-update/feed/ Renegade Kid Project M (Moon) http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/16/renegade-kid-project-m-moon/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/16/renegade-kid-project-m-moon/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:52:04 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/16/renegade-kid-project-m-moon/

I have been following this blog for the last two days (that’s about as long as it’s been around) and I figured I would post the link for it here:
http://blogs.ign.com/Renegade_Jools 

For anyone who doesn’t know, Moon (also known as Project M) is a DS game in development by Renegade Kid, the guys who made Dementium.  These guys really know how to push the little system and I am always looking forward to their work.

Up so far, is an explanation of the game, and a level map update.  Take a look!map

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/16/renegade-kid-project-m-moon/feed/ Wii and DS: Still on top, Still taking names… http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/13/wii-and-ds-still-on-top-still-taking-names/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/13/wii-and-ds-still-on-top-still-taking-names/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:37:03 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/13/wii-and-ds-still-on-top-still-taking-names/

News From IGN:

 

AT NUMBER 1: DS: over 587,000

 

and 2nd is the Wii: 432,000

 

Some Game Sales:

 

At number 3: Wii Play (Wii, 289,000)

 

And at 5: Guitar Hero III (Wii, 222,000)

 

Ranked at 6: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics (DS, 205,000)

 

Wii Play is still doing well, couldn’t have anything to do with that controller could it?

 

I can’t wait to see Brawl’s numbers next month.

 

HELL…Yeah…

]]> http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/13/wii-and-ds-still-on-top-still-taking-names/feed/ Still Playing Brawl http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/12/still-playing-brawl/ http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/12/still-playing-brawl/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:20:44 +0000 8-Bit Jay http://www.thewiieffect.com/2008/03/12/still-playing-brawl/

Damn, Brawl rocks.  I did a lot of unlocking today. Hope to get more characters.  Sadly, my online play lags from time to time.  Did anyone else have this problem?   How many people read this blog?  Oh well, it’s great fun to be a part of.

Next on my list is Insecticide.  It shipped today.

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