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[grantmeaname]

There's less chatter. Even my nintendo friends have nothing to say about it.

[ludi]

Got two friends with fully outfitted Wii setups and while both of them are aware of it, neither of them is enticed enough to spend the money (so far).

IMO Nintendo's biggest mistake was not supporting HD, if only 720P. Now that 40" flat panel units are in stock at Walmart for less than the price of an iPhone5, everybody and their dog has a large HD set...and the Wii is odd-man-out with its crippled SD resolution support.

[paulWTAMU]

I thought the WiiU did 720? If not that is catastrophically stupid in this day and age. When the Wii hit plenty of people didn't have HDTV sets but like you said, you can get a low end 40" 720p for less than the cost of a good smartphone now. I know more people that have HDTV's than don't, which wasn't the case 6 years ago.

[ludi]

I thought the WiiU did 720? If not that is catastrophically stupid in this day and age. When the Wii hit plenty of people didn't have HDTV sets but like you said, you can get a low end 40" 720p for less than the cost of a good smartphone now. I know more people that have HDTV's than don't, which wasn't the case 6 years ago.

There are some tricks that can be applied to enable 480P resolution and widescreen support, and then you can zoom the display using the TV's scaler, but the Wii does not support actual widescreen resolutions.

[paulWTAMU]

We were talking about the WiiU that' slaunching this week, not the original Wii Which according to the spec sheet, the WiiU does do 1080p.

[ludi]

Oops, my mistake. I heard a bit about the new tablet-style controller but didn't notice that they had revamped the console.

[Captain Ned]

http://www.rarebookroom.org/

Readable-quality (assuming you know Latin) digital photographs of many of the world's Great Books in their first editions.

[Arclight]

Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
To dungeons deep and caverns old,
[...]
The pines were roaring on the heights,
The wind was moaning in the night,
The fire was red, it flaming spread,
The trees like torches blazed with light.
[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tOo2OMUhB8

[Glorious]

There's less chatter. Even my nintendo friends have nothing to say about it.

QFT. I know several die-hard nintendo fans that... just don't seem to care anymore. I have numerous theories as to why, but it really seems like a trend.

[Captain Ned]

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/BaBar ... y_999.html

Time is not symmetrical. There be deeper magic at work here, but I have not the thinks to grasp it.

[superjawes]

There's less chatter. Even my nintendo friends have nothing to say about it.

QFT. I know several die-hard nintendo fans that... just don't seem to care anymore. I have numerous theories as to why, but it really seems like a trend.

Realize that several people who grew up with a NES, SNES, and/or N64 already have children, and therefore a lot less time to devote to such things...

And as with most new consoles, the biggest games were not released on the same day. Zelda is slated for 2013, I guess (lol, Zelda always gets delayed), but it's going to take a year or two before the games that people, especially Nintendo fanboys, really want are released.

[just brew it!]

Realize that several people who grew up with a NES, SNES, and/or N64 already have children, and therefore a lot less time to devote to such things...

...and some of us are actually in between children and grand-children right now, but have other hobbies and are having a mid-life career crisis (and therefore have little time for gaming for other reasons).

[Glorious]

Realize that several people who grew up with a NES, SNES, and/or N64 already have children, and therefore a lot less time to devote to such things...

It's not like they don't have other consoles which they aren't avidly using.

And as with most new consoles, the biggest games were not released on the same day. Zelda is slated for 2013, I guess (lol, Zelda always gets delayed), but it's going to take a year or two before the games that people, especially Nintendo fanboys, really want are released.

But, in the case of the people I am speaking of, they were excited for the Wii even beyond Twilight Princess.

...and some of us are actually in between children and grand-children right now, but have other hobbies and are having a mid-life career crisis (and therefore have little time for gaming for other reasons).

Sure, but if it was something that blatant I would have mentioned it. Again, the people I'm thinking of are still regularly to be found at game-stores on certain Tuesdays. They're just not doing that sort of thing for Nintendo stuff anymore.

[superjawes]

So basically your argument is similar to what I said: "People changed."

But in addition to that, the WiiU hasn't spun up to be in line with the multi-platform game launches, there aren't that many "great" games yet, and despite the tablet controller, there isn't as much to differentiate the WiiU from other consoles, while the Wii offered something completely different that could not be matched by the 360 or PS3 at the time.

I'm just saying that you shouldn't be surprised if there is little chatter at the moment. Each console release has its own quirks.

[paulWTAMU]

so, I have some prescription decongestants I take when my nose gets plugged really bad. THey're kind of a last resort (mostly because they're more expensive than an OTC) but have never had any side effects until today.

Took one at 7am cause I could not frigging breath, and, well, it unplugged more than I meant it to And now I'm a shakey, sore, tired mess. But I can breath. Honestly, toss up on if it was worth it.

[just brew it!]

Maybe you're getting sick and the additional symptoms aren't side effects from the decongestant.

[Glorious]

So basically your argument is similar to what I said: "People changed."

Actually, no. If anything, I'm just implying what you just said yourself in the last two paragraphs: there are reasons pertaining to the WiiU that are why there is "less chatter."

[FroBozz_Inc]

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/are-subarus ... -buy-.html

For Captain Ned

[Dizik]

Somebody needs to come up with a way to provide me with an infinite supply of Diet Dr. Pepper.

[JustAnEngineer]

No problem. As long as you have an infinite supply of money.

[BiffStroganoffsky]

Or...move south and work in the bottling plant. They will be happy to pay you in cases.

[paulWTAMU]

Hmm Diet Dr. Pepper. My drink of choice, particularly when it's cut with Kracken rum.

[liquidsquid]

Hmm Diet Dr. Pepper. My drink of choice, particularly when it's cut with Kracken rum.

Would that be Phil McKracken Rum?

[Captain Ned]

Would that be Phil McKracken Rum?

www.krakenrum.com

[just brew it!]

Well the next month or so is gonna be really interesting. Not only are we being sold, my boss broke his hip yesterday and will be laid up for several weeks. I'm the interim department head until he's able to come back to work. Wheee!

[Captain Ned]

Well the next month or so is gonna be really interesting. Not only are we being sold, my boss broke his hip yesterday and will be laid up for several weeks. I'm the interim department head until he's able to come back to work. Wheee!

May you live in interesting times.

That said, you're already there. Stay nimble and agile and assume the worst from everyone.

[ludi]

We will be watching your career with interest.

[paulWTAMU]

good luck JBI!

[paulWTAMU]

Job search don't fail me now...I'm somehow in charge of setting several statewide policies and no matter what I do I'm going to piss people off Either that or the policies woudl be so weak as to be irrelevant and thus not fix the concerns...

[Captain Ned]

Ugh. Have to work on Friday. This 4 day/week man is quite used to not working on Friday (3rd time in 16 years). It's also a 3:30PM engagement. Those who understand the regulatory business know what that means.