There is still no major re-stock in the US, either, so it's unavailable here as well. I also agree with mrCustard, that overall, the launch line-up is not particularly intriguing (though few launches are). From all I've read and heard, Wii Sports and Rayman Raving Rabbits are perhaps the best bets. Zelda is good too, "of course", but apparently is all but a clone of the GameCube version, just with slightly different controls. It's also disappointing that there are no online games available and there won't be for some time, but at least the virtual console has ramped up with some nice classics. As with the DS, I suspect it will take a little while for true must-have games to appear as developers really wrap their minds around how best to utilize the control scheme. Modified ports from other systems with last gen graphics are not the answer.
I'd love to get one and certainly will sometime early next year (maybe after March), but I'll be pretty insistent on getting it with component video cables (though not every game supports widescreen - another aargh!), an extra Wii-mote and one or two (preferably the latter) classic controllers.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
(A PC Magazine Top 100 Website)
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*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
There is still no major re-stock in the US, either, so it's unavailable here as well. I also agree with mrCustard, that overall, the launch line-up is not particularly intriguing (though few launches are). From all I've read and heard, Wii Sports and Rayman Raving Rabbits are perhaps the best bets. Zelda is good too, "of course", but apparently is all but a clone of the GameCube version, just with slightly different controls. It's also disappointing that there are no online games available and there won't be for some time, but at least the virtual console has ramped up with some nice classics. As with the DS, I suspect it will take a little while for true must-have games to appear as developers really wrap their minds around how best to utilize the control scheme. Modified ports from other systems with last gen graphics are not the answer.
I'd love to get one and certainly will sometime early next year (maybe after March), but I'll be pretty insistent on getting it with component video cables (though not every game supports widescreen - another aargh!), an extra Wii-mote and one or two (preferably the latter) classic controllers.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
(A PC Magazine Top 100 Website)
======================================
***************************
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.