Woop! Yup, today is by birthday. I feel so old, I’m already paying for my pension. Eeep. But, I did get some pretty cool stuff today, have a nosey below.
Just waiting for Monster Hunter Tri, which gets released tomorrow. Can’t wait! 
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Happy Birthday to… Me!
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Last night I managed to complete everything in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Every star coin, every secret exit, every warp cannon and even managed to get 99 lives so that Mario took off his hat.
For those that haven’t played NSMBW, you definitely should, It’s pretty awesome. It brings together elements from all of the original games, including the original Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, among others. Plus, Yoshi is back
Nintendo 3DS Announced – DS Successor
Nintendo have announced today that the successor to the Nintendo DS will be called the ‘Nintendo 3DS’. This won’t be just another version of the DS, but a new console entirely. It will have full 3D functionality without the need of special 3D glasses or accessories, and will be completely compatible with previous DS and DSi games.
The 3DS is also thought to believe (though not 100% confirmed) that it will have high detailed graphics (possibly the equivalent of the Gamecube, as the patten goes) and the possibility of a motion sensing device. With the success of the Wii, it would be silly not to. It is also said that it will utilise the Nvidia Tegra 2, which would be sweet.
The Nintendo 3DS is set to be released during Nintendo’s next financial year, between April 2010 and March 2011. Could this mean a pre-Christmas release? More details are due to be unveiled at this year’s E3, on June 15th.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I am sure excited about this. Let’s just hope it is more successful than the Virtual Boy ended up.
Tron
I recently ended up watching the original Tron film the other day, and it’s flipping brilliant. I’ve heard before about it and never thought much of it, but I went out on a whim to watch it anyway. I’m glad I did. For those that don’t know about Tron, it was a film released in the ’80s based on a guy getting sucked inside of a computer. It had some of the best CGI visuals of it’s time (it still looks impressive today). From this, I ventured out and got the game (Tron 2.0, PC) and that lived up to the film perfectly. I’ve become quite interested lately in old ’80/’90s films based around computers; ending up watching The Net and Sneakers too. It is always interested in to see how old films like this perceive the technological future.
And on another note, I have vowed to actually update this blog more often, as well as use my Twitter account more often. I say this regularly, use it for a while and then forget; but I don’t want it to be the case this time. Not that anyone listens anyway. As if I haven’t posted in about 4 months, not good.
Sexy new blog layout coming later, woop woop. =]
Wii Connection Ambassador
Nintendo have just released a new scheme to get everyone’s Wii connected to the Internet. If you help someone get their Wii online, both you and the person you connected get 500 Wii points to spend in the Wii Store (to buy things such as games and channels). Getting your Wii online means that you get access to new channels and content, and be able to download new games too. You can now watch the BBC iPlayer on the Wii, meaning that you can catch up with all BBC programs at any time. It also allows you to play certain titles over the Internet with friends and people all around the world (Mario Kart Wii to name a good one). I was wondering if using this scheme I could help people get their Wii online and in doing so would allow us to both benefit. Take a look here for benefits of getting your Wii online: http://www.nintendo.com/wii/internet
Here is a great tutorial on how to connect your Wii to the Internet: http://us.wii.com/connect/
Once your Wii is up and running and connected to the Internet, follow the steps below to activate the bonus Wii points for both of us:
- Enter the Wii Shop Channel
- On the Wii Shop Channel welcome page there is an icon called ‘Connection Ambassador Promotion’
- Select this icon and you will be prompted by two icons: one showing that you are the Connection Ambassador (or the Helper) and the other icon showing that you are the ‘Person Who Was Helped’
- Select the ‘Person Who Was Helped’ icon
- You will be prompted to enter the Wii Number: 5248-8782-3737-3511
(You must do this within 30 days of accessing the Wii Shop Channel)Once both parties have registered, you will have received 500 Wii Points on your Wii Shop Channel Accounts to spend in the Wii Shop Channel
Unreal Engine 3 Free
Epic Games have released their complete Unreal Engine 3 (one of the most advanced and powerful game engines around) for free to indie and mod developers. This is a massive step, especially considering that the engine is worth millions, and yet people can now have access to all of the engine tools for nothing at all. The tools have been appropriately named as the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) and can now be downloaded straight from http://www.udk.com/.
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