Hey all, last part of my E3 2011 overview, talking about the strengths and weaknesses of the major three, and who came out on top(IMO).
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WiiU, dumbest name, but pure brilliance as I can’t get it out of my head. Yet another reason why I am going to be poorer then dirt in my coming future. All this and more in Part 3.
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By Michael Jordan
How did this ever seem like a good idea? How the hell am I going to review this? Nintendo and Ubisoft have really put me in a bind with this one. While me and my girlfriend play games together on occasion, it is not exactly a bedroom kick-starter.
Your about to watch a little promotion video for Ubisofts next Wii title called We Dare, Which seems to promo numerous sexual acts throughout its set of videos, I think what is far more shocking is it makes fun of parental controls at the end of this video and has a UK rating of pegi 12 which is not exactly an adult rating for a game that promotes acts like SPANKING YOUR FELLOW PLAYERS AND STRIPPING IN FRONT OF THEM. Watch to the end as there are 9 more video branches available after the main video to “see what happens” Check it out for yourselves.
By Michael Jordan
While many of us will be spending too much money on Valentine’s Day for something that should be expressed throughout the year to our significant others or the sly Casanova doing a quick pick of the night, many of us still wonder what it would be like in video game land. Thus this list was born. Here is the Top 5 guys and gals of video gam Valentine’s Day.
The Guys:
Number 5
Kratos might be one hell of a violent SOB, but many of you forget why he is so violent to begin with. This guy had his family killed and fused in to his skin. This man screams family, literally. What better suiter to be in a relationship with then a guy who is not only strong, fast and quick to protect, but a family man that is willing to give his life to destroy the people that might take you from him. Nothing says love like a knife in the face of your enemies, right?
Number 4
For the girls that are looking for the older man in their life, Solid Snake is the man for you. Knowledgeable and patriotic, he aims to please. It is a double bonus for those ladies that are looking for a short relationship, by no fault of his own; he won’t exactly be around too long. Great for those ladies that are looking to get revenge on their boyfriends for not caring enough, and want a quick makeup, without feeling bad.
Number 3
With the growing age of sexual ambiguity, some ladies will find solace in Squall. Being a pretty boy romantic, Squall will fit the part whatever your Japanese BL fantasy entitles. Quick, flexible and good with his hands after swinging around a giant gun sword, this lady killer will be quick to swoon with his long lashes and feminine know how. Combine this with his listening to all your problems and engaging in ideas of eternal love and this just might be a pick for you.
Number 2
While many of you might be looking for a man that is not as serious as most and knows how to crack a joke, while under extreme tension, Nathen Drak is there. Being a rugged quick shot with the heart of gold, Nathen has a quip for every serious situation, breaking the ice and releasing the tension no matter how thick it is. The added bonus of traveling to destination, some only dream of wasn’t good enough to pull you in, the promise of world renown treasures will be more then worth it for a first date.
Number 1
Rounding out the Number one spot is Mario Mario. While he might not look like much, this Italian plumber knows what it takes to “lay pipe.” If the promise of cleaning your warp pipe like no other does not suit you, the fact that he is one of the richest men in the world might, boasting his extensive collections of sporting events, “games” and shows throughout the Mushroom Kingdom might. Plus he will go and save you, no matter how many times you get yourself in a sticky situation with a crazy, possibly Ex-boyfriend situation.
Number 5
Every guy likes an honest girl who stands up for what she believes in. Faith is a perfect example of that. Pure and just, you will not have to wary about what is in store for you with this relationship. For the meeker type of guys, this might be the perfect women for you, quick with a punch and skilled at disarming her opponent, you won’t see any fights that don’t end in your favor. For the others of you with more shallow intentions, she will be sporting a more athletic body then anyone in the top 5.
Number 4
Aya might be a shocking pick for most of you, especially in the age Zoey from Left 4 Dead, but trust me, there is no one you would rather have then Aya by your side, especially if the Zombie Apocalypse happens on my predicted day of Valentine’s Day. Sword skills like no other, and a blood line that will possibly have the cure for the living dead, you will be safe knowing that a beautiful lady with huge double dssssssss…..swords, ya swords, will be there to save your underperforming ass. And she will be nice about.
Number 3
Now before you dispense with the nerd rage because I did not use Angelina Jolie, Let me just state that that Lara is a much more natural person then the Hollywood counterpart. This vixen knows her way around a trigger and is good with her hand. If her smoking body did not seal the deal, maybe the fact that she is a millionaire might. While being a bad ass, she also has sophistication and knows allot about world of antique items and with brass like hers, you can bet that your bed life will never get old.
Number 2
Everyone wants that wholesome girl that will be with us through thick and thin, here enters Tifa. Not only will she stay with you as you pine over you ex-girlfriend, she will be with you to the end with no regrets, even if that means going against a psychotic being created from an alien. Not to mention her need to show how good she looks in the fewest pieces of fabric possible, and you have a great Valentine just waiting to “burst out” and “love you.”
Number 1
Being in her armor 80% of the time not withstanding Samas Aran, is one of the most beautiful and talented women in the galaxy. Proving to be a valuable asset as a partner; quick wit, knowledge and patience to deal with most everyone that does not aim to attack her, Samus is the girl of gaming dreams. Sporting a ride that will put anyone to shame, you will never have to wary about being late for a date as she will come to pick you up. With here far superior flexibility and love for latex she covers all bases from sexy to kinky, in a bat of an eye. All these things make Samus the number 1 pick for Valentine’s Day.
By Michael Jordan
Hey all I thought I would introduce a new section every Friday on the weeks events and thoughts, If you have not heard of what happened that week then Google it!
Activition:
BlizzCon 2011 announced – Don’t have the money but if you do get on that!
Guitar Hero finally being killed off? – God I hope so.
December Quarter Financial Results – Huge sums of money that were made, I suspect pact with the devil.
THQ:
UFC Undisputed Firght Nation getting a Facebook Game – My mom now likes UFC
You don’t know Jack: The Quintessentail Interactive Trivia Game hits Consoles and PC – I don’t know Jack about Jack soooooo….good? Maybe? Hmmm
Stacking reveal for XBLA and PSN – The more games that Double Fine makes, the happier I am.
Third Quarter Fiscals – “shipped approximately 2.7 million units of WWE(R) SmackDown(R) vs. Raw(R) 2011” – really? This is a thing? Not knocking it but kind of surprising.
Nintendo:
Get a Victini Distributed to Early Purchasers of Pokemon Black and White – If I had the cash I would pick it up.
Download :
WiiWare: Spot the Differences! LIT (demo version) Urbanix (demo version)
Virtual Console:S.C.A.T.
DSi:G.G Series Dark Spirits, Boom Boom Squaries, 505 Tangram, Shawn Johnson Gymnastic
- Demos are always a good thing. Good on them for a lot of releases this week.
Mario Sports Mix is now out – Uggggggghhhh I love you Mario, but I can’t take any more of these “Mix” games.
New Nintendo Club rewards – Old School Game and Watch, total AWSUME!
Microsoft:
Whole lot of nothing.
Sega:
Sonic colors guide for Planet Wisp, Act 1 – I can’t trust Sonic any more
$0.99 apps on the AppStore for Valentine’s Day – I cry when looking at my empty wallet.
Anarchy Reigns Gameplay Trailer – I don’t know what’s going on but the trailer makes my pants tight.
US release of Yakuza 4 gets packed in DLC for free – Ecstatic , maybe they are trying to make up for the horrible way they handled there PSO service State side.
Sega is giving away allot of stuff via Twitter – Get on that, as well as Get on my twitter @mukyoucom.
Reminder that there will be a Super Monkey Ball 3D for 3DS – looks alright.
Sony:
Sued or be sued – being sued and then suing people probably prevents AAA titles from being made
Finacial Results – Not looking that great, also you would think their slide shows look a little weak, you think they would spice it up.
Take-Two:
Income reports – “Net Revenue was $334.3 Million” looks at wallet again and crys.
Call of Juarez: The Cartel Summer 2011 – hmm I don’t know much of the back logs of those games, but I have not heard good things…..
EA:
Financial Results – $600 Million Stock Buyback Announced is good….if you owned EA stock, they also made hand over fist in Spanish gold coins with Dead Space 2.
Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference – EA will be there, will you? ……No
By Michael Jordan
While the US home console market is dominated by Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and a lower extent, Sony’s Playstation 3, we tend to forget that the Wii is still very much a viable platform for the release of games. This happens for a couple of reasons that are, sadly, run on the very shallow minded principles held by an audience that would otherwise enjoy the game title that they ignore or scoff at with a whimsical phrase “It would be better on the 360/PS3”.
One thing that I learned when I was in Japan is that the United States, as a country with very high console adaptation, will always miss out on some of the greatest and most powerful Japanese release if they don’t fight for and (incoming important word) BUY the games before it that dare to show their face at a market overrun with games that mimic blockbuster Hollywood style movies that lack substance, which focus on the gun-ho FPS, explosion filled redirect that that we have all come to know so well. Don’t get me wrong though, there is a place for those games as well, but you know the old saying,”Too much of a good thing.”
Now enter two games, that I desperately save money for (Don’t know if you can tell, but I am not at the point where I am receiving that many free games outside the iOS platform to review so everything else is out of my pocket) that hang in the balance of being localized with unclear dates as to when they will, if they will, be localized; Mistwalker’s “The Last Story” and Monolith Soft’s “Xenoblade”. Xenoblade, which has already been released in Japan and has been acclaimed by importers, sees a big fat, TBA label slapped on it leaving many to wondering when and if they will see its localization, leaving The Last Story at the hanging words of Nintendo, “We don’t have any plans at this time to do so.”
This is very saddening to me as a gamer, and these problems are perpetuated with comments of Wii’s inferiority in relation to a good game. This should not be an issue here. The Wii from a hardware and online stand point might not be as powerful or integrated with online as it should at this day and age, but that nowhere near, justifies these backward comments that I have heard or received. Wii owners, here is your reason to champion your system, instead of letting it build up dust, voice your want for these games; good games. At this point I will go ahead and make it even easier to do as you should be doing, here is a link to petition a world wide release for The Lost Story. At this point in time there are close to 4200 signatures, as I signed up around 1600, and that was yesterday.
Moral of the story here is if you want to see a release for a console you most likely own already, you need to follow through when these releases hit the shelves, plain and simple. You can go without buying yet another FPS or gimmicky bad sequel, and instead pick something up that you will actually enjoy.
If only we lived in a world where most the majority could stop sucking the shaft of graphics long enough to see substance, the gaming community might be taken more seriously.
By Michael Jordan
While many might not think that The Last Story, a very anticipated launch for the Wii coming to Japan by MISTWALKER Corp., will be coming State side, it is looking more and more like it will be getting a US release as there twitter is now blowing up with new details in English. Just minutes before this post, MISTWALKERS twitter has posted these tweets.
MISTWALKER Corp.
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Going to the rooftop. Cloudy. Will clear up later. Weaker wind. http://ow.ly/3EkHU (photo: H. Sakaguchi)
16 seconds ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Standard “arrows” are unlimited. Others are 0 upon start. (H. Sakaguchi)
Would like to acknowledge the young stage director and sound engineer. They came up w/almost all dialogs in dungeons. (HS) #thelaststory
3 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Command mode is launched by pressing upper + but can be change to below (dive) 4 small hand. A Mario Club lady advised us. Hard 2 find out.
7 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
MAX/display both (enemy & friend) pointers. It will be a different feel by choosing OFF and MAX. (H. Sakaguchi)
14 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Pointer (line to show the target) setting in option: OFF, MIN/only during gathering, NORMAL/display always, (cont)
16 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
#thelaststory supports dolby pro logic II. It can be switched by option in menu. (mono – stereo – dolby pro logic II) HS
26 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
16 data can be saved. It is also possible to access to “halt data” from data loading screen. (H. Sakaguchi)
35 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Warrior character can use at least one of them. (H. Sakaguchi)
54 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Magic circle diffusion is possible for horizontal slash (jump slash after climbing wall) and jump slash. (cont)
57 minutes ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
By enforcing, color is changed and effect is added. (H. Sakaguchi)
16 hours ago
mistwalker MISTWALKER Corp.
Basically, picking up or buying +0 (no display) equipment/weapon and enforcing them, occasionally +2 ones. (cont)
Lets cross our fingers that this rolls to the US as smoothly as posable as we need another sold Wii title.
By Michael Jordan
Now while I know most of you never think of the business end of game companies, it is a very important aspect of any major business. As gamers, we tend to overlook just how much we know about each game company, and how we could put that to practical use. This is where stocks come in to play. For the past several months I have been conducting a most profitable study to see if, I; someone with realistically no knowledge of the stock market could study enough to learn how trading works, then apply it to an industry I know and love; Video Games.
Now while the US economy was hit hard, and many company stocks fell quit a bit, it is important to see that many companies in the video game world are boning back better then others, and in some cases just bouncing. Let us take a look at Electronic Arts or ERTS by their symbol name, a stock that I watched closely for a while with understanding of what games where coming out when, as most of us do, in hopes to find a low point in the stocks price.
I knew in May that ERTS would start to hit a low at the same time as the market, with no game releases in sight that had the profit or potential profit power to say otherwise. Wait as I did I finally saw my opportunity in July, with only about $1000.00 to play with, I quickly bought as much as I could at a price of $14.35 a share. Now this is indeed quite different from the price I saw in May, $19.95 a share, and was a little scary at first to be dumping a chunk of change like that in to a company that just lost $4~5 a share. This quickly fell to the wayside once I remembered, “Hey isn’t Medal of Honor coming out in the near future?” We as gamers can understand the power of a headlining First person Shooter weather we like it or not.
Now all I had to do was wait, checking on the stocks as they slowly raised again, with major titles coming out until October finally came around. With a minor bump in the road from Nintendo announcing a late release of the 3DS(Yes Nintendo is that big where they can send other stocks in to a nose dive if they delay their own products.) my stocks where sold at the safe price of $17.75. Now you might be thinking over the course of 6 months that $3.40 increase in nothing special, but looking at the increase over 65 shares brings us to $221.00, or better yet a 22% increase in the seed money I used to buy the stocks. Now while learning how to actually trade and invest through Etrade.com was a bit confusing at first, it quickly became part of my everyday cycle.
Checking the Video Games stocks became part of me checking out Video Game news in general. Now while many would find the urge to take there new found cash and buy some games that they love, I might suggest not to. This is your seed money, almost like a gamble. This is also an investment, an investment that might alternately land you a house in which to play your Video Games. As this industry starts to grow older and mature, we all as a community need to do the same, to some extent, and taking stocks seriously as well as understanding them; why the companies we love do what they do to increase them, might turn into a major part of it. Now with Nintendo’s(NTDOY) big sink from the delay of the 3DS gives us all an interesting opportunity with it’s stock dropping almost $6.00, the rebound for which is imminent with the release of the 3DS, I am bank that when Nintendos fiscal quarter is coming to an end in February, we should all see some high returns from Nintendo with in the next six months.
Just a little recap if your interested at looking up the stocks yourselves, here are some of the stocks to look after; Activition Blizzard(ATVI), Take Two(TTWO), THQ(THQI), Nintendo’s(NTDOY), Electronic Arts(ERTS)
By Michael Jordan
While my camera did take a frigged dump on me as the flash bulb burnt out, I still came away with a handful of photos that I would like to share with you all now. So please enjoy a small portion of my week through E3.
Since Everything went to hell for this years E3 coverage for myself, I will be uploading and posting in segments and listing them in this post as they are finished. Glad to be home, and to have working internet.
E3 2010 Photo Dump.
Nintendo was the hands down winner this year, and I can’t wait to see what people do with the 3DS.
Sony did not sell me on the 3D TV or gaming.
Microsoft just bombed in my opinion.
Assassins Creed : Brotherhood, Multiplayer Hands-on and Single Player Impressions
The 3DS and all you need to know.
Brink Hands on
Bulletstorm impressions and images.
Homefront impressions
Metal of Honor, Multiplayer Hands-On Impressions
Nintendo’s Key note breakdown with video.
Rage impressions
Red Faction: Armageddon impressions and images.
