Nintendo Wii
So the Revolution has a new name. Wii.
Check it out at www.nintendo.com.
What the hell? Wii? As in wee?
Guh.
--frodo
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Podcast for Monday, April 10th 2006
In this exciting installment, The Geek, Frodo and White Mage discuss the Half Life series, and their love of all things Final Fantasy, Disney, and the two mashed together. Then, Frodo answers the mailbag. Here are some notes!
Podcast for Monday, April 3rd 2006
This week The Geek, White Mage, Nevery and Frodo talk about the the announcement of Zelda DS, Tetris DS, Metroid Prime Hunters, Revolution news, DS Lite and THINGS. Oh, so many things. April Fool's Jokes. Bah. Also Frodo bought a PSP and now is not in possession of a soul. Here are some show notes.
- Zelda DS Video!!!!
- Revolution to play Genesis and TurboGrafix games.
- UMD getting last rites. Durrrrp.
- WoW Patch notes.
- PSP Price reduction, still too expensive!
- DS Lite gets a June release date.
- Extra Life Comics, check it out!
- PSP Pelican Battery recall - click to see if you win!
- RDA returning to Stargate (kinda)!
- Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
Revolution Rename?
There are rumors around the Interweb blogosphere today about Nintendo possibly announcing the "real" name for the Revolution this Thursday during Satoru Iwata's GDC speech. It was long said that Revolution was not going to be the final name for Nintendo's next-generation offering, even though it is the name that we have come to commonly refer to it by. Nintendo has a history (like, you know, most companies) of code naming a product and then releasing it under a shinier moniker, the N64 was originally the "Ultra 64", Gamecube was "Dolphin" and Nintendo DS was "Nitro".
Some analysts are predicting that Nintendo may stick with "Revolution", but I have my own prediction. I think that Nintendo is going to call it nothing. I think they are going to just call it "Nintendo". A recent publicity photo of the Revolution unit shows a Nintendo racetrack logo at the base instead of the Rev logo we saw at E3, for one thing, but from the way the big N is marketing it, it seems to me they are using this as the core, be all, end all system.
Remember back in the day, when you would ask for a "Nintendo" for Christmas? Or you would go over to a friend's house after school to play "Nintendo"? Did you ever ask specifically for an "NES", or go and play a "Nintendo Entertainment System"? No, you just called it Nintendo. It was branding, and it stuck for a very long time (at least until PlayStation came along and video games went mainstream). Video games were commonly just referred to as Nintendo, and I believe that using this branding idea would greatly benefit the Revolution.
The Revolution acts as a virtual console, allowing you to download and play a vast library of Nintendo's games, past and most likely future. It is compatable with the Gamecube and focuses entirely on gameplay over graphics. It is not looking to be the audio/visual hub in your living room, it is just looking to attract casual and hardcore gamers alike with Nintendo's vast game offerings. It is the core unit, it represents Nintendo as a company. Calling it something like "Revolution" or "Nintendo 128" or some other crazy name similar to Xbox 360 and PS3 denotes a sequence, it says "this is our next generation console, meant to compete with the others" which it is obviously not. There is no HD support, it will be vastly cheaper than Microsoft or Sony's systems, and Nintendo has directly stated that they just aren't interested in competing. They want to be an also-ran. They want people to pick up the "Revolution" in addition to other systems, they want to attract the casual gamer.
I believe that they can do this by using the system to spearhead a whole new company branding campaign. We will see tomorrow if I am right! I CAN'T WAIT.
What do you think the Revolution will be called? Email me or post your opinion in the comments!
--Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
Podcast for Monday, February 13th, 2006
This week, The Geek, Frodo, White Mage and Nevery discuss PSP porn, the original XBOX price hike, a new iPod, weird Disney characters coming back to life and boners. BONERS! Have some delicious show notes:- WoW Object Desktop for Windows
- Original XBOX price goes up after 360 launch?
- Cool Mario Sound Board
- PSP Porn advertising
- Leaked Revolution Pics?
- IBM servers to run on Cell chip
- Screens from the next Mario
--Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
Podcast for Monday, January 16th
This week Frodo, The Geek and White Mage welcome special guest Bonnie Ruberg, a gaming journalist who has written for The Escapist, Wired and The Onion AV Club. They discuss more Revolution rumors, PS3 rumors, violence in video games and using Linden dollars in Second Life to buy real life sex toys. Hurray!
Download the show here, or add http://www.weeklygeekshow.com/weeklygeek.rss to the podcasting software of your choice.
Here are some show notes:
- Redesigned Nintendo DS may be coming in the next week?!
- Addicted to Pain
- Possible Revolution Interface screens?
- WiFi Tetris DS!
- Teachers advocate using games in the classroom.
---Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
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Podcast for Monday, December 12th
This week, The Geek and Frodo discuss MANY THINGS, including more Revolution rumors, people dying from online gaming, and they reveal their top 5 games of the year. You will probably not be surprised as to what they chose.
Download the show here, or add http://www.weeklygeekshow.com/weeklygeek.rss to your favorite podcatcher, as always!
Here are some show notes:
- Really hilariously angry Halo player.
- IGN reveals Revolution might be at $99? WHO SAID IT FIRST. YEAH WE DID.
- Revolution controller conspiracy?
- 6 Months straight in an internet cafe AND another Korean dies in an internet cafe from exhaustion.
- Sega Dreamcast re-release rumors.
- Nintendo on why they aren't hyping the Revolution.
This week's music was AE - Bubbleman Soap and Water from OCRemix.org.
---Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
Podcast for Monday, November 28th
This week Frodo and The Geek discuss such matters as the Nintendo Revolution interface, the death of the N-Gage, and the fight against video games by gamer girlfriends. Sounds tragic, doesn't it? WELL IT'S NOT. They also talk about their favorite kinds of cheese (this is a lie). Download it here or add http://www.weeklygeekshow.com/weeklygeek.rss to your podcasting software. Cheers!
Show Notes:
- Revolution interface revealed?
- Sony will present PS3 at CES.
- N-Gage dies like the dog it is.
- Girlfriends Against Video Games.
This week's music was from The Relics of the Chozo, an album put out by the guys at Overclocked Remix.
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---Frodo
Podcast for Tuesday, November 15th
This week, Frodo, The Geek and White Mage discuss the Xbox 360 launch silliness, iTunes video podcasts, Mario Kart DS, the ever-eternal Mac vs. PC debate, and other various things! Download it here or just add http://www.weeklygeekshow.com/weeklygeek.rss to your favorite podcast software!
Show notes:
-XBox 360 backwards compatability list
-ipod cleaning with brasso
-Nintendo Wifi info page
-Nintendo Revolution News
-Tivo deal
-digg.com
-Douglas Adams rant about Windows 95
-Channel Frederator
Also, if you are interested, Frodo's friend code for Mario Kart DS is:
068778
681772
Special thanks to Nintendo and OCRemix.org!
---Frodo (chrisfurniss@gmail.com)
Podcast for Friday, September 23rd
Hey everybody! The show for Friday, September 23rd is online! Download the torrent here and the normal mp3 will be on its way shortly. In this show, The Geek and Frodo discuss many things, including We Love Katamari (because we certainly do), Penny Arcade in Nintendo Power, and Frodo says "Fuck" for the first time in Weekly Geek history. DON'T MISS IT.
- WoW plague
- Xbox 360 bundles sold out
- GBA SP new blacklit screen
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney special offer finger stylus
- Print your very own Revolution Controller
--Frodo
p.s. I apologize for the poor audio quality on The Geek's end, we are still trying to work out some technical bugs. It gets better after about 5 minutes, so don't worry.
Game store managers hate you.
Here's a thought I had regarding the Revolution (or the N5, which many people are calling it, since Revolution isn't going to be the final name).
Depending on the price and availability of NES, SNES, and N64 games for download, Nintendo could seriously undercut the used games market.
Could there be a backlash from major game store retailers such as GameStop? We all know that they make a fair chunk of money by ripping you off; buying your used games for a nickel and then selling them back to someone else for 40 bucks. If Nintendo's Virtual Console takes away from their bottom line, would they be motivated to "discourage" sales of the N5? I know that NES, SNES, and N64 games aren't the biggest part of their used game sales, but it's probably still a decent amount.
--Geek
Podcast for Friday, September 16th
Big news for the Podcast for September 16th, 2005. The Geek, Frodo and White Mage discuss the news regarding Nintendo's big TGS announcement, revealing the Revolution controller for the first time. They also discuss the release of Final Fantasy Advent Children and Blizzcon 2005. Download the torrent here, and the .mp3 direct download will be available later today. Remember to leave the torrent open to seed! Thanks!
Show Notes:
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