Considering how many times you hear "I need backup!" in both games, that's not wholly unbelievable.

You say: "on rails shooter" and I picture RE: Umbrella Chronicles or the plunger levels of Rayman. Basically first person shooters without the ability to move.

Although if you have a squad member named Slippy in CoD it might seem a little more out of place.

The point of the base isn't to look good. The point of the base is to allow the vent that is on that side to actual vent out hot air instead of having the vent be blocked. You are overheating.

Well it does seem it needs the base to be vertical Played three games of bowling and one half of tennis (got mad at the game and turned it off) without a glitch. And, my arm hurts a lot less. It's like I had a knot and got rid of it by playing more. Now it only hurts a little bit when I rotate, but other than that I don't even notice it. Can't wait to put hours and hours on the Wii

Dammit! Another day or Disc Read Errors and Resetting.

I'm really starting to FUCKIN' HAAATE this Gen's consoles.

...and oh, if you're in the Los Angeles area and you still need a Wii I saw 3 at the Best Buy in Torrance on PCH.

Well duck hunt doesn't have to be a real deep thing just something new instead of a zelda mini game. It just feels more like a rehash then an updated duck hunt would.

Although I totally understand why they did this. They have the game engine already and the art and everything else they basically just have to come up with a short scenario and a model for the crossbow. Hell they don't even really have to come up with any programing since it really is just a shell and doesn't change the way the remotes interact with the game just the way people interact with the remotes.

Turned on my Wii for the first time in 2-3 months tonight, since I'd gotten a new wireless router and needed to configure the settings. I downloaded an update, and now, about three hours later, it's blue-lighting me. Was something released today?

Check your messages. I'm guessing the blue va-jay-jay is a note about the Metroid preview channel.

The Wii has WiiFii!!!! Someone at work has had the Wii since launch and they told me it had to be wired. I messed with the connection settings and found a wireless option. I came upstairs to get my WAP key

Where is your coworker plugging in the wire? Wait, nevermind... I don't think I want to know.

Anyone buy Play Action Football yet? I haven't seen any reviews, it would really be nostalgia for me, but, I want to know if they still have the old players names, like Hostetler on the Giants, Moon on the Oilers, Montana and Young on the Niners, etc.

They took them out for Tecmo and I bet they are removed on this game as well.

NEOGEO games officially announced for Wii Virtual Console

SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced that the Company will release several of their greatest NEOGEO arcade games via the Virtual Console feature on Wii. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download these classic games through the Wii Shop Channel. D4Enterprise, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, will manage the release of the titles.

Key NEOGEO titles will include "Fatal Fury," "World Heroes," and "Art of Fighting." Each title is expected to cost 900 Wii Points. More titles will follow over the coming months

...and the announcement for an expanded storage option for these large games is when?

Tomb Raider: Anniversary [Wii]
Release Date: Nov. 13
Amazon Pre-Order $39.99 (free shipping)

I was hoping for $30, but at least it's still budget priced.

It's $30 on the 360.

What the hell..?

I know there are more people than just myself interested for Endless Ocean on the boards. I hadn't heard anything in a while, but found this preview on IGN. It's dated a month ago, so not exactly new, but if you haven't kept up, well, it's new to you.

Endless Ocean
Release Date: Oct. 29

Here are some highlights:

- custom soundtracks
- online co-op, you can travel to your friend's boat and head out on dives for cooperative exploration
- one of the most stunning underwater recreations ever put to the videogame screen
- full freedom of movement across a substantially sized water environment, and with hardly any limits on air supply and no actual sea-based dangers
- The control scheme makes movement around a 360 degree space relatively easy.
- Endless Ocean maintains its own friend list separate from the Wii hardware (up to 42 friends)

Sounds excellent. And on the plus side, the preview wasn't done by Matt C who, in his fanboy haste, tends to overrate everything.

Very cool new 'Godzilla: Unleashed' trailer:

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I've seen a few video previews about Endless Ocean, and I guess I just don't get it. You're a diver, exploring the ocean...and...? Seems like an interesting concept, could be a great game to share with kids, but doesn't sound like it'd be a full-price game for me.

My Wii just wiped my Nintendo brand GC memroy card. My wife loaded her SpongeBob: BBB game, but when she went to save later, the card was suddenly "corrupt" which required a reformat. I lost all my Cube files including my save game for Baten Kaitos right as I was just about to finish it.

I think you and I are the only ones who care about this game. There's also some cool gameplay videos on youtube.