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Video Game Chat / Nintendo+54+R4= Back To Court

« on: July 30, 2008, 09:39:46 AM »

In 2007, Nintendo sold more than 30 million Nintendo DS systems, bringing lifetime sales of the popular portable to in excess of 70 million. However, even though Nintendo turns a profit on each handheld sold, the publisher still derives much of its income from software for the handheld. And according to Nintendo, it and its publishing and development partners lost nearly $1 billion due to pirated software for the Wii and DS in 2007.

With Nintendo urging the US government to take a more aggressive stance on piracy earlier this year, the gamemaker today announced its own offensive against pirated-software purveyors. Nintendo, along with 54 other software companies, have filed suit in the Tokyo District Court against five businesses that sell devices that allow for easy access to illegally copied software.

The suit seeks to ban the importation and sale of R4 Revolution for DS and similar software emulation devices in Japan based on the Japanese Unfair Competition Prevention Act. Nintendo's statement did not reveal the names of the 54 other software companies that were party to the suit, though a report on Japanese news service Nikkei Net notes that defendants include JNH Co., as well as one Yokohama- and three Tokyo-based companies.

"These devices allow playing of copied game programs which were obtained from illegal uploading Web sites on the Internet and which could not be played on Nintendo DS in a normal situation," said Nintendo in a statement provided to GameSpot. "Nintendo and the game software developers are suffering tremendous loss caused by the import and distribution of such devices...In addition to the actions in Japan, Nintendo will continue to curtail the distribution of the game copiers and battle against global piracy."


Yarr!

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Video Game Chat / Nintendo controllers facing possible ban

« on: July 23, 2008, 08:42:04 AM »

It was already known that Nintendo was on the hook for $21 million in a patent suit over the company's controllers. A Texas judge last week denied the game maker's request for a new trial, and Bloomberg is reporting that the judge will issue a ban to halt sales of the controllers tomorrow.

However, if the ban were to be issued, it would not take effect until after a Nintendo appeal on the original ruling was resolved. Nintendo could also avoid the ban by posting a bond or putting royalties into an escrow account, according to Bloomberg.

The original suit sought to have Nintendo's Wii Classic Controller, Wii Nunchuk, GameCube controller, and GameCube WaveBird all deemed in violation of an Anascape patent for a "six degrees of freedom" interface device. A jury found that all of those products, with the exception of the Wii Nunchuk, infringed on Anascape's patent.

Microsoft was also named as a defendant in the suit, but settled out of court before it went to trial. Sony has licensed the patent for use in its own products since 2004.

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Video Game Chat / SimCity Creator

« on: July 18, 2008, 12:23:52 PM »

The Simcity Series continues
Iv been a fan of Simcity ever since I was around 8
Iv played every Simcity game that came to a Nintendo console, exept the one for N64DD


Wii

Build – Construct amazing cities with a wide variety of choices. Create a New York-style metropolis, a romantic European city, an exotic Asian paradise, a futuristic Cyberscape or combine them to make something truly unique.
Destroy – Lay waste to your city with a variety of epic disasters, including earthquakes, meteors, and giant monsters. Prepare for and handle unexpected crises.
Create – Create your city with your Wii™ remote, using it to draw curvy roads, shape the layout out your neighborhoods, and place landmarks of your choice.
Hire – Hire assistants who help you run your city and can build new neighborhoods based on their unique personalities.
Fly – When you feel like getting a closer look, get into a helicopter or airplane and fly through your city and check out all the details of your creation

Assistants are going to look like there from Mysims,

DS

Evolve – From the dawn of civilization to the future, your city will evolve through time, its growth dependant upon your decisions and achievements.
Make History – Experience historic eras like the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution
Pictures – Take pictures of your city landscape and exchange with friends by using Nintendo DS™ wireless communication. You can see exchanged photos in the menu screen of your game.
Landmarks – Earn epic landmarks to enhance your city. You earn these monuments each time you progress to the next era of history.
Modes – Explore two modes: Challenge Mode, where you guide your city through historic ages, and Free Play, where you can create cities within any time of history. Scroll upScroll down



Il be getting the Wii version since I already have Simcity Ds
Lets hope they fix/kill off the assistants

http://simcitysocieties.ea.com/aboutcreator.php
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ywGvoUj5hJY
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWrK8-TTDg&feature=related

http://www.gamespot.com/video/946582/6193804/simcity-creator-e3-08-interview-1

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Game Help / Can Old PC games work on newer systems

« on: July 15, 2008, 09:53:50 AM »

Let's say that I have The Sims: Deluxe Edition, and it says in the MR that it works with 95/98/ME/XP and I want to install it on my new computer, but my new computer is a Vista
I have tryed this with Age of Empires II with XP, it seemed fine I think

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Video Game Chat / Pokémon Platinum

« on: July 08, 2008, 09:08:01 AM »

Well first you had yellow, then Crystal, then Emerald well this completes Gen. IV

Pokémon Platinum (Japanese: ポケットモンスター プラチナ Pocket Monsters Platina) is a sister game to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and is the third Generation IV main series game. The mascot is Giratina. It will take place in the Sinnoh region and the player's starting location will be Twinleaf Town, just like Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The game was first seen on May 11, 2008 when a low-resolution cell-phone picture of an upcoming issue of CoroCoro magazine was leaked around the Internet. On May 15, the magazine was officially released and the game was also officially confirmed by Nintendo.

Known changes from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Aesthetic changes
Lucas, Dawn and Pearl will have different outfits designed for colder weather, apparently due to Sinnoh's climate suddenly dropping in temperature.
The template for the level, HP, and name of Pokémon in battle is a dark gray instead of white.
The Pokétch has been redesigned.
When Pokémon are sent out from their Poké Balls, the back view animation will have been improved. Much like the animations introduced in Pokémon Emerald and carried over to Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, these entry animations will consist of two frames with various distortions to the sprite. However, the front view animations do not seem to have been improved.
Storyline changes
Dialga and Palkia will both appear on Spear Pillar. Giratina then phases into the dimension in front of Cyrus.
A new area known as the Torn World (Japanese: やぶれたせかい Torn World) will be playable. A small screenshot depicts it with floor-like sections floating at ninety-degree angles from each other, creating an effect similar to the art of M. C. Escher.
At least two new characters will be added.
Gameplay changes
When captured in Pokémon Platinum, Giratina will be in its Origin Forme. If a Giratina captured in Pokémon Platinum is traded to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it will change into the "Another Forme," much like Deoxys did when transferred among the Generation III games. Likewise, the reverse is true.
Shaymin will be able to change between its two forms via the use of the Glacidea Flower (Japanese: グラシデアのはな).
Regirock, Regice and Registeel will be catchable at level 30 with the help of an event Regigigas that is being distributed in Japan starting June 20.
Map changes
An arch now represents the entrance to Floaroma Town. It is unknown if this will be also applied to other towns and cities.
There are now more areas in Sinnoh to explore, such as a castle, a room with a computer, and the aforementioned Torn World.
Areas such as Eterna City seem to have been refurbished with new foliage and building designs.


Lucas

Dawn

Pearl

Giratina Another Forme

Giratina Orgin Forme

Shaymin

Shaymin's Sky Forme

New Battle Screen

Giratina at the Spear Pillar

Spiderman World Torn World!!!
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Floaroma Town

2 New guys who ate some Mega Mushrooms. (Notice the snow)


2 Places that have not been seen before


Special Thanks to http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page, as theres nowhere else I could have found images, well probably on some Japanese Websites too

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Video Game Chat / SPOGS Racing on WiiWare now

« on: July 07, 2008, 08:18:14 AM »

SPOGS Came out today for North America,

The game sees the player racing around 12 tracks, crashing their vehicle, called a SPOG (Sports Player Object Gyros),  into their enemies in order to cause as much damage as possible. SPOGS Racing also gives the player the ability to steal spare parts, such as engines, brakes, and tailpipes, from their opponents to upgrade their own vehicle by driving as close to them as possible. The SPOGS themselves are equipped with six different weapons to allow the player to slow down the opponents and take their parts more easily, and are maneuverable enough to allow players to pull off tricks on ramps and loops and make the vehicle spin off, drift and flip over.

In addition to three different control schemes, SPOGS Racing will feature several different available modes: quick races, a battle mode and a season mode (which sees the player racing on all the available tracks).

D2C Games CEO Scott Orr has also revealed plans for downloadable content for the game. An example of such content will be downloadable "racer packs" that will include content such as new tracks, vehicles and other related material

The game was inspired by other racing games such as Andretti Racing, Hard Drivin', Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing. It will also be avalible for PC and PSP soon

1000 Points

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5hB1iFlUQM

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Game Help / SD Card Compatibility

« on: July 05, 2008, 12:24:43 PM »

Is it safe to put stuff on a normal SD card, rather then the lisenced ones by Nintendo? If it is, then what whould happen if I had game data on it and put it in my camera? Or I save stuff on it while theres photos/vidios on it?

Im just asking so I dont screw my wii or camera up. It said I had 14814 blocks left while it was in te Wii. It was a 2 gigabyte

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Mario Chat / The Future of Mario and WiiWare

« on: June 09, 2008, 03:55:05 PM »

Since the release of Dr. Mario Online Rx, iv been thinking if Nintendo will make any other Mario games on WiiWare but im not sure what. Ideas mabey?