Soon this spring Nintendo Wii owners will have access to Netflix’s media streaming services. Start at a minimum plan of $8.99 a month, users will have the same privileges as Xbox 360 and PS3 owners. As with the PS3, Wii owners will have to obtain a free disc from Netflix’s website, and will have to load the disc to actually stream content. The disc ships this Spring, and you’ll need a broadband connection on your Wii. What I’m wondering though is that since the Wii cannot go past the 480p mark, there will be no HD. Would you still bite?
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Continuing the “Holiday Gift Guide” is the Gaming category. I’m going to list the gaming consoles that your money deserves for this holiday shopping season. And of course the Xbox 360 is in there, why wouldn’t it be? Let’s begin with the Gift Guide for gaming, shall we? Read More »
Within 48 hours the new Nintendo DSi LL sold 103,524 units in Japan. The PSP Go sold 28,000 in 24 hours. If your brain can do subtraction, you’ll see that the PSP Go has been totally floored. Imagine when it comes overseas to the US, as the DSi XL?
Well, after years of buying an over priced console, the Wii if officially going to be $199 instead of $249. Nintendo has confirmed it, and it is effective Sunday, so don’t buy your Wii till then! (But I wouldn’t buy a Wii anyway, a PS3 Slim is better.)
Anyway, now the Wii can go in combat with its enemies, namely the Xbox 360 and PS3, both which are sold at reasonable prices.
So what do you think? Will the Wii win again the holiday season, or will the might PS3 with all the awesome games that are coming up will swallow the non-HD Wii?
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The Nintendo Wii price cut rumor has been out for a long time now, but now it looks more real than ever. According to Nintendojo who were at a conference call, Nintendo “confirmed”" the price cut. Okay, this might not be real, but it’s a Nintendo conference call after all, so it should be real.
Currently, the world of technology news is a bit dry. Don’t worry, there probably will be news later, but in the meantime I’m going to write about only one of many favorite gadgets: The PSP.
First released in 2005, it was a slightly bulky, and slightly heavy portable gaming system. It had a few good games here and there, but the Nintendo DS and DS Lite knocked it off shelves in terms of sales. After having one for a considerable amount of time I must say there was a lot of cons: It caught fingerprints easily, made disc noise, and the buttons were very low, which made it very uncomfortable for gaming.
The original PSP.
Most of this changed with the PSP 2000 Series or PSP “Slim and Lite”. It was lighter, had better buttons, not as much disc noise, and was a better product overall. After owning a silver PSP 2000 (and later selling it due to wanting to get another gadget) I thought Sony was on the right track. The DS Lite still was beating it in terms of sales (which I think was correct since it still was not perfect).
The PSP 2000 or "Slim and Lite"
Then I heard a PSP 3000 Series was coming out. Known to some fans as the PSP Brite due to its anti-glare screen which was brighter, it had a “Playstation Button” like the PS3 controller and a built-in microphone for use with Skype (a feature introduced in the PSP 2000.)
I have never owned this type of PSP, but from the looks it is another slight improvement. After three different kinds of PSPs , Sony should have been done making new a new PSP every year.
The current PSP 3000 series
Nintendo then made the best Nintendo DS ever: The DSi. It has 2 cameras, bigger screens, an SD card slot, music capability, and many more features. A new problem in bad economic times for Sony.
Sony then created the most “interesting’ PSP ever: The PSP Go!. A compact PSP with a sliding screen, 16GB internal Flash memory, and Bluetooth, it will have great titles like Gran Turismo (which will include 800+ cars and 60 tracks!), Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier, Little Big Planet, and others. Slated for release on October 1, 2009 (one day before my birthday in fact) will be the second option to buy a PSP, since the 3000 will still be on sale for years to come. I think it will be a very good step to combat the iPhone, DSi, and iPod Touch.
A PSP Go! press photo.
Though it has a lot of bad and good features, it might just work! The cons are: no second analog stick, something everyone has requested, the price tag of $249 USD (a rip off), and an “unusual” design make buyers go away. The pros are: smaller design, better titles, Bluetooth, and internal memory. Although for very strict and smart buyers, this might not be enough to spend a hefty $250.
Soon this spring Nintendo Wii owners will have access to Netflix’s media streaming services. Start at a minimum plan of $8.99 a month, users will have the same privileges as Xbox 360 and PS3 owners. As with the PS3, Wii owners will have to obtain a free disc from Netflix’s website, and will have to load the disc to actually stream content. The disc ships this Spring, and you’ll need a broadband connection on your Wii. What I’m wondering though is that since the Wii cannot go past the 480p mark, there will be no HD. Would you still bite?
