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Artistic views shaft Wii owners

franky1029 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:35:00 +0000

We all know that the Wii gets the shaft in terms of content on a regular basis. But why? Well, when it comes to Guitar Hero, it seems that thatgamingsite.com has the answer. The short and skinny is that Artists want some of their songs to be kept in track packs, and apparently, the Wii can’t support that. Which is a whole bunch of bull, and I can explain why.

First off, it doesn’t seem its an improbability that you could create some sort of proprietary archiving method. Which then, the game could take and extract, separating the files, and allowing you to play each song separately, right? Apparently I’m wrong, or these guys just didn’t think about it. Obviously you’d need some way to “unzip” the archive, and if that isn’t included on the disk, why waste your time with having people download a whole program. Oh, wait, here’s a good reason; ’cause people want these songs, and you’ll make even more on your billions and billions of dollars. Idiots.

I mean, I believe you can already do “zipping”, or at least “unzipping” on the Wii via homebrew. Right? Anyone know for sure? If I’m wrong I stand corrected. And if so, I pray someone out there writes a program just to prove I’m right. But, lets say this sort of thing can’t be done. Just for the sake of argument. Guess since its a hardware limitation, we’re SOL, yeah? No, there’s another work around.

You sell them in packs, but you download each song individually. Duh. God, easiest work around ever. Everyone is still happy. But I guess when it comes to third party developers for the Wii, we’ll always get the ones that can’t think outside of the box. This is whats wrong with the Wii, the developers can’t pull their heads out of their asses.

Yeah, I know I’m being an asshole right now. So sue me. Does anyone disagree? Is this not what they should be doing? Seriously…

bad news sunday 2

poot — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:11:00 +0000

Ah, what a good day. The sun is up. The birds are singing. The DSi came out in Japan just yesterday… It’s going to be a great day! Wait, what is today? It’s Sunday? Oh no, that means no good news, ’cause it’s Bad News Sunday!

First up: Guitar Hero World Tour. The problem with World Tour is the under-sensitive drum kits. So you really have to beat the shit out of them to get them to read. Not good, but Activision and RedOctane have come up with a semi-solution. A 10MB PC application, which features a simple interface, will allow you to assign a sensitivity level from 1-20 for each pad and the pedal. Thats good and all, but you’ll also need a MIDI to USB cable. I know that not a lot of people have one, but there is a silver lining for you; the program will ship with a free MIDI to USB cable! As for Mac users, you’re out of luck. The only official word I can give you is to buy/borrow a PC. But, here’s an idea. How about an update that’ll allow the tuning in the game, or at least from the system OS, and for those who don’t have internet, simply replace their instruments.
On a side note for PS3 GH:WT. Your drums will not work with Rock Band 1 or 2. Here is a link to see an instrument compatibility chart.

The Xbox 360 is close to launching NXE (thats New Xbox Experience) on November 19th, But if your one of the people trying to find it early, and it is possible, I wouldn’t advise it. Unless you to be kicked off Xbox Live until the actual release date. So think twice before you get it early. It is just a couple weeks away. Not to mention, you may get baned from Live for your impatience. Haven’t heard of any one getting the boot yet for good, but that danger is still there. But, if you’d like, you can find it on the internet, and let us know November 19th.

The DSi has some bad news too, if youre a homebrew user, that is. Those handy little flash cards will make your new DSi crash, as soon as it loads. Of course we know Nintendo, and its developers, are trying to stop game piracy. This however, puts any legitimate Homebrew developers at a loss. This, I’m sure, will be fixed fairly soon, with the DSi having a SD slot on it. So never fear, those hackers are most likely at work already. With any luck they will crack it by the time DSi hits the states.

Finally for the Wii; things are going great, but for anyone looking to get a Wii this Christmas it’s bad. Nintendo still can’t make enough Wiis. even though their production is up by 33% this last year. I think it put a foot in the mouth of those who said the Wii is a trend. Sure, it has many titles that just suck, but the games that are good blow others away.

thats all for this week. try not to let your self down with this. Keep in mind this is just the dark side of the news. So ’till next time, signing out, your friend, Poot.

Weekly Headlines

franky1029 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:55:00 +0000

This week has been absolutely, mind-boggling, nuts for Poot and I. Between the site design, ideas for what we want to bring to the site (more on that to come!), and keeping up with the news, we’re pretty exhausted. Not to mention, today the site hit a little snag when I posted our special with Robert Pelloni. That was a headache (thank god I’ve learned my lesson and actively keep back-ups now). Well, here’s the weekly headlines from the blogsphere:

KORG DS-10 may not be coming to a store near you. | 1up |
Well this is a cart that can’t even be argued is a game, it’s something that has been much anticipated. Right?

Metal Gear Solid on the 360 | Joystiq |
When Joystiq broke this news, we couldn’t believe it was official, turns out you shouldn’t believe everything you read.

Good news for Wii owners who love Rock Band | IGN |
As stated here before, Rock Band 2 for the Wii might actually keep up for the second race!

The Force is with SoCal | Kotaku |
Now you can download Vader and Yoda for the 360 and PS3, respectively.

Golden Joystick Awards | Kotaku |
You have one week left to vote. So get on it!

Wii Rock Band 2

franky1029 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Good news for Wii owners who love Rock Band! It’s been all over the blogs, and I hate to repost old news, but it’s personally exciting to me as well. Rock Band 2 for the Wii will not be gimped! There will be changes, but full online functionality, as well as DLC! As an added bonus, all you GH fans can use your GHIII guitars on Rock Band 2! It’s a great day for Wii ownners. At this point the game is dated for a release sometime in December, so keep your eyes open!

Via Wii Fanboy

Guitar Hero III Review

poot — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:09:00 +0000

In 2005, we were greeted with another music game, and much like DDR, Guitar Hero for the PS2 swept the nation. Many people fell in love with this game; the great song list, the crazy patterns and the ease of play on the five button guitar. Then, Harmonix came out with Guitar Hero 2. More songs to try and master, new multiplayer modes, like pro face off and co-op that allowed you to play bass and rhythm, and improved on the hammer-ons. Then Xbox got on board with GH2, which had a few extra songs than it’s PS2 counterpart, and also allowed new songs to be downloaded. After many PS2 fans got angry, Harmonix said, okay, we’ll give the PS2 a new game… Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80’s came out, and provided new songs, but beyond that was the same old. In fact, they even took things like guitars and characters away, and in the end, was not worth the 50 dollars it cost to buy.
Now, 2 years after the first Guitar Hero, the third installment hits the shelf with over 70 awesome songs for all the current running consoles out; PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and, Wii. The stages are still fun to watch when your not playing, of course, and the game runs so smooth, it really looks good. The game has many unlockables and online play, which lets you battle other people and download new songs (not available for the Wii, though Activision has said they’re working on adding that feature). Many new modes where put in like co-op career and the aforementioned battle mode. The new battle mode is a great, and definitely a must for the new Guitar Hero. Though, nothing will start a fight faster than making your opponent break a string. The only problem I have with the battle is when playing a friend a song does not last long at all, and can end up being a bummer for the both of you. The career mode has a little story that makes it a little funner to go through, and the co-op career has some songs and a couple new stages that you can only get by playing co-op.
The makers really wanted to test your skills and see if you are a real Guitar Hero this time around. A few times you have to battle real guitar legends, like Slash, and the battles are really hard. I don’t think they miss a single note. You have to play your best to beat any boss battle, and the last battle is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. Lou is the evilest and most brutal battle imaginable. Lou, aka Satan, will test your true skills, and I can’t count how many times I have said “He got my soul again, that #@*^$!*# )@*$!”. This game has patterns that make you wish you had 20 red bulls to be able to do. You might even say “How in the name of Odin am I going to beat this?”, especially since guitarists say that is game is harder than real guitar.
Over all, if you call your self a Guitar Hero, this game will up your skill and challenge you, can you say Dragon Force? Into the Fire and Flames is the new Jordan. The song is about 7:30 min long and almost all solo. I can’t seem get more than 2% into the song. At least they’re nice and let you play without failing, but only if you can beat the devil. So… not that nice. Over all, I give this game a 8.5 and want to know when is guitar hero 4 going to grace us.