Endless Ocean is gorgeous, relaxing, boring?

The first trailer for the underwater sea exploration game formerly known as 'Forever Blue' (a title I prefer) was shown yesterday at e3 and the graphics are stunning, I can't wait to learn more about this game, there is a lot of potential and right now it seems that they only want to show us how it looks because...well...it looks good- but boring. The game supposedly lets you dive with a friend via Nintendo's WiFi Connection. It's a pretty cool idea, just hope it holds my interest. Oh- and as appropriate as the music was, it was still horrible and cheesey. Game music should never have lyrics, who develops this SEGA?

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Guitar Hero Wii, playing with the big boys!

Sick of the Wii being on a list with the ps2 and the psp, while the 360 and ps3 are often depicted as the only 'next-gen' sysems. Well I am, and I've said on many occasions that I cannot wait for the ps2 to die- then we might start seeing some decent looking original content come to the wii. Well apparently Activision and Red Octane are looking to start that trend.

Guitar Hero III will be coming to all next gen consoles, all features intact. More details after the jump.


Kotaku is reporting that the Wii version of the game will feature everything from online play, to downloadable songs. This is huge for any wii owner, as it means that 'the hatches are open!' and we will finally be seeing 3rd parties bring the console online.

The game will be played with a similar guitar shaped controller, as one would assume. No further details have been released.

Personally, I'm hoping that the guitar will be a shell for the remote, lowering the cost, Mii integration, and I wouldn't mind a HDD either, even 10gb. I mean, with Nintendo giving the okay to developers who want to put downloadable content in their games, I'm assuming they have the foresight to realize our 512 of flash memory is being eaten up.

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Nintendo, willing to change?

Could this be a glimmer of hope, or just plain PR bull?



I actually took some time the other day to 'shout out' on Nintendo's website. My message was concerning friend codes and how detrimental they would be to the online experience. Now, one thing I can say is that Nintendo is very good at returning emails. I was pretty impressed the first time I contacted them this way and was greeted by yet another email days later, saying thank you. Anyways, here is their latest response concerning the dreaded friend code system...

Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,

We have heard from various others like you letting us know how they felt regarding Nintendo's implementation of Friend Codes in the Wi-Fi Connection service for Wii. I want you to know that we appreciate your passion and concern. Let me assure you that your concerns have been heard and will be forwarded along. As always, keep an eye on our website (www.nintendo.com) for the latest developments in Wi-Fi gaming as they are made available.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc.
Super Mario*

Hmm...'forwarded along' eh? we'll see about that.



*The names have been changed to protect the innocent

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