Iwata GDC Keynote

Surprisingly, it wasn’t a disappointment. The SD solution was long overdue but still greatly appreciated now that it’s here, VC Arcade is neat, and the new Zelda DS game is nice though I really want a Wii Zelda to be announced some time soon.

Let’s see if Kojima has anything to announce, though I feel his keynote may be more in the spirit of GDC and just pass along some info to his fellow developers.

Also, when’s Cave Story finally going to release on WiiWare???

New laptop

Ordered it on Monday and expecting it to arrive either Friday or this coming Monday. Once I’ve got it I’ll finally be able to play Bioshock which I bought on Steam during their sale back in January.

A millionaire in fans

I was playing Rock Band 2 today for the first time in weeks. After finishing a set I glanced at my fans and saw that. I don’t think I’m ever going to play anymore. It would be a crime to break up such a perfect number.

Got it

Probably won’t have a chance to play it today, but tomorrow is going to be a very good and bloody day.

New RSS Feed

There’s a new RSS URL and it’s been updated so click on the link you see at the top right of the page. That is all.

Twitter

I’ve fallen into the trap of using Twitter so that probably means less major updates here so you check my Twitter feed for more little micro updates.

http://twitter.com/Kindrik

There’s also a little sidebar with the updates on the right of this page.

Just a thought…

If the next Nintendo console has friend codes again, I don’t think I’ll be getting it.

About page and new theme

The dark and dreary dark look I had going on before was kinda depressing so I went with the opposite extreme to something that was very full of white.

Also, in a time of complete boredom I decided to provide my life’s story in the About page which you should find in that tab at the top of the page.

P.S. Tell your friends to come here because for every day that someone doesn’t read my blog I chainsaw a kitten.

So I Guess I’m a Wii Blog

Considering it’s the only console I own and my PC is a piece of crap, it’s not surprising that 99% of my posts have to do with Wii. I should have a new laptop later this year and I’ll definitely get some PC gaming done then.

Speaking of which, my crummy laptop does seem to be able to run Portal on its most bare bones settings so I’ve been playing through that. Already beat it on a friend’s 360 so this time I turned on the developer commentary. The only downside seems to be that I don’t get any of my achievements recorded. Not a big deal anyhow since I’m not one of those people just absolutely needs to have them.

I Continue to Beat the System

Let’s recap from before, shall we?

Red Steel & Wii Play = worthless
Animal Crossing = $50
Animal Crossing = Red Steel & Wii Play trade-ins + $10

And now for the next chapter.

Animal Crossing = complete disappointment
Animal Crossing = $25 trade-in value at EB Games
Having paid $10 for the game, and then getting $25 on the trade in, I’ve made a $15 profit. So I decided to put this $25 towards a pre-order of the Pikmin Wii port which is set to cost $30 when it comes out.

So after the trade-in was taken care of, as well as taxes and the like, I paid $6 to completely pay off my pre-order. Taking into account my $15 “profit” I see it as me having been given Pikmin along with $9 on the side. Even if Pikmin were to turn out to be a horrible Wii port I don’t think I’d be able to complain. Animal Crossing on the other hand I didn’t even feel was worth the $10 I spent.