So, I bring this update to you LIVE from the Seattle Airport! The always amazing Andrea and I have spent all of today using various methods of transport to get us to San Diego Comic-Con 2011! Our feet, a skytrain, a shuttle bus, and an airplane have all gotten us this far, and soon we will be boarding another plane that will take us the final leg of the way.
I can't tell you how excited I am right now! In only a few more hours we'll make it to San Diego, and tomorrow the main event begins! It's funny how nervous I've been too. Going through customs at the border for whatever reason had me feeling uneasy, but I was just being silly. The people were really nice and we were on our way really quick. And I was a little nervous in the Bellingham Airport too, but the people were really nice and even asked us questions about our comic fandom, and mentioned there were a lot of Comic-Con goers passing through!
Anyways, this is already longer than I meant it to be, I just wanted to make a quick post about Comic-Con, and that is done, so off I go to get ready for the last leg of the trip there!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
WE'RE the survivors of Oceanic flight 815!
Here we come to the second post in my Lost marathon series. I finished season two a few days ago, and I've been itching to start season 3, but I decided that I have to have this post done before I continue, so here we go!
One of the interesting things about Lost is the timeframe of the show. The entire first season took place in 44 days. The second season takes place in 33. This means there really wasn't a lot of downtime on the island. There's always something going on. It also makes things harder for filming and production. It's very hard to make sure people look the same through an entire year of filming. The most difficult example of this would be Walt, and I think that's why he disappears from the show. Kids grow like weeds and go through so many changes that it would be hard to insist that only a few months have gone by after several years of filming.
This season started off immediately after last season ended. We find Jack and Locke at the hatch, the survivors still terrified about the impending invasion by the others, and the rafties adrift in the ocean, struggling to stay afloat on the wreckage.
The hatch turns out to be just as strange and mysterious as we all anticipated, if not more so. A combination of ordinary (bunker fitted with all the amenities the 70s had to offer) and the strange (a button that has to be pressed every 108 minutes, using the ever mysterious numbers), the Swan station of the Dharma Initiative (as we now know it) provides quite a bit of mystery, and we're also introduced to a couple of other stations throughout the season.
New characters also show up. Desmond Hume is introduced as a madman living in the hatch until the Losties break in and take over. Also of note is the fact that Jack has met him before off the island. The survivors from the tail section of the plane (that were hinted at in season 1 right before Boone plunges to his death) also show up, although by the time they make it to the other side of the island, there are only 4 of them left. And finally there's Henry Gale. He seems like he's just a little creep, but we eventually learn that he is a much bigger creep than we thought. And at the end of the season we get a hint that he's much more than what we originally thought.
I enjoyed the various reunions featured in this season. There's the Losties and the tailies. Jin and Sun (again, my favorite couple), Rose and Bernard (who are just too cute a couple too), Hurley and Libby (although the former doesn't remember, and the latter we're never really sure on), the rafties and the Losties, Michael and Walt, Jack and Desmond, Jack and Ana-Lucia, and Shannon and Boone (sad face).
I'm still somewhat amazed at how poorly received Ana-Lucia was as a character. She was hated by the fans of the show, and I just don't get it. She was one of my favorite characters of the whole run of the show! Most fans were happy to see her killed off, but I was pretty sad to see her go. I was also really sad to see Libby get killed off with SO many unanswered questions about her character, but they needed a death that would have impact, and since no one liked Ana-Lucia, she had to go too.
This season was also the first time we get a good look at the "Others." at first it seems like they are just savages living on the island, but as the season goes on you find out all isn't as it seems. A flashback of Claire's shows Ethan and several more of the "Others" in doctors' garb, and there are fake beards and costume materials found in the same location later on, so there's something up with their appearances. "Henry" clearly knows more than he lets on, and Goodwyn is way too good at infiltrating the tail section survivors. And in the final episode, there are more hints to the fact that the "Others" have a lot more going on than just huts and teepees.
Overall, I really quite enjoyed this season. There's so much going on, new interesting characters, new locales, new mysteries, and just a few answers to make it feel like I'm learning a little more about what's going on (even if it's just false hope). The character growth and interactions are interesting and exciting, and the cast does such a great job at making these characters feel like people I need to know. And with that, I bring part two to an end. Part three, coming soon!
One of the interesting things about Lost is the timeframe of the show. The entire first season took place in 44 days. The second season takes place in 33. This means there really wasn't a lot of downtime on the island. There's always something going on. It also makes things harder for filming and production. It's very hard to make sure people look the same through an entire year of filming. The most difficult example of this would be Walt, and I think that's why he disappears from the show. Kids grow like weeds and go through so many changes that it would be hard to insist that only a few months have gone by after several years of filming.
This season started off immediately after last season ended. We find Jack and Locke at the hatch, the survivors still terrified about the impending invasion by the others, and the rafties adrift in the ocean, struggling to stay afloat on the wreckage.
The hatch turns out to be just as strange and mysterious as we all anticipated, if not more so. A combination of ordinary (bunker fitted with all the amenities the 70s had to offer) and the strange (a button that has to be pressed every 108 minutes, using the ever mysterious numbers), the Swan station of the Dharma Initiative (as we now know it) provides quite a bit of mystery, and we're also introduced to a couple of other stations throughout the season.
New characters also show up. Desmond Hume is introduced as a madman living in the hatch until the Losties break in and take over. Also of note is the fact that Jack has met him before off the island. The survivors from the tail section of the plane (that were hinted at in season 1 right before Boone plunges to his death) also show up, although by the time they make it to the other side of the island, there are only 4 of them left. And finally there's Henry Gale. He seems like he's just a little creep, but we eventually learn that he is a much bigger creep than we thought. And at the end of the season we get a hint that he's much more than what we originally thought.
I enjoyed the various reunions featured in this season. There's the Losties and the tailies. Jin and Sun (again, my favorite couple), Rose and Bernard (who are just too cute a couple too), Hurley and Libby (although the former doesn't remember, and the latter we're never really sure on), the rafties and the Losties, Michael and Walt, Jack and Desmond, Jack and Ana-Lucia, and Shannon and Boone (sad face).
I'm still somewhat amazed at how poorly received Ana-Lucia was as a character. She was hated by the fans of the show, and I just don't get it. She was one of my favorite characters of the whole run of the show! Most fans were happy to see her killed off, but I was pretty sad to see her go. I was also really sad to see Libby get killed off with SO many unanswered questions about her character, but they needed a death that would have impact, and since no one liked Ana-Lucia, she had to go too.
This season was also the first time we get a good look at the "Others." at first it seems like they are just savages living on the island, but as the season goes on you find out all isn't as it seems. A flashback of Claire's shows Ethan and several more of the "Others" in doctors' garb, and there are fake beards and costume materials found in the same location later on, so there's something up with their appearances. "Henry" clearly knows more than he lets on, and Goodwyn is way too good at infiltrating the tail section survivors. And in the final episode, there are more hints to the fact that the "Others" have a lot more going on than just huts and teepees.
Overall, I really quite enjoyed this season. There's so much going on, new interesting characters, new locales, new mysteries, and just a few answers to make it feel like I'm learning a little more about what's going on (even if it's just false hope). The character growth and interactions are interesting and exciting, and the cast does such a great job at making these characters feel like people I need to know. And with that, I bring part two to an end. Part three, coming soon!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Why yes, I AM a nerd, thanks!
I am a huge comic books fan.
You're totally shocked, right? Hah, yeah right. There's no surprise there. I'm a huge nerd! Anyway, I love comic books. To be specific, Marvel comics. I have over a thousand, probably around 1200 by now actually, boxed up or spread around my apartment. Which would be fine if I lived alone. Sorry Darcy! (no I'm not.) In the 7-8 years I've been collecting comics, my "pull list" has grown pretty much out of control. Originally I started with only a couple of titles (Exiles and New Mutants), but since then I've expanded to 12-15 titles every month, not to mention special one-shots and limited series. It's crazy.
But what I wanted to talk about, 'cause I really have no one around to listen to me drone on about comics (locally), is a couple that I'm really excited about right now. First up:
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
The Ultimate Marvel line of comics was launched as a separate continuity from regular Marvel comics to make it easier for new readers to enjoy comics without having to be bogged down by decades of backstory. My favourite title in the Ultimate line is Spider-Man. It's a version of Peter Parker very similar to the original, but still back in high school, not all grown up like the Spider-Man we all know and love.
This title has actually come to an end with the Death of Spider-Man story that recently came out. I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty bummed by this. Not only is it one of my favourite comic books, but the title of that final story should be a pretty obvious clue. They killed Spider-Man. Peter Parker is dead.
They did such an amazing job with the story, it was really epic how it all happened, and I really advise you to go read it if you haven't already because even though I'm sad, I can't help but be at awe of the story. It was so tragic, but in the end, Peter Parker dies a real hero (not that there was any denying it before anyway).
The title is relaunching in a few months with a new man behind the mask, and I'm actually really interested to see what's going to happen. The new costume design is really interesting, but there really hasn't been any info revealed about the new Spider-Man. The only info I've heard is of what his motivation is; that Peter's death is to him what Uncle Ben's death was to Peter. Very intriguing... Also of note is that Ultimate Comics: X-Men is finally getting a new start after the dust settles here, and it looks like Johnny Storm, Bobby Drake, and Kitty Pride will all be featured there, so that's pretty awesome.
The second title I'm excited about right now hasn't actually come out yet, but I just read the "Prelude" miniseries today so it's got me pretty much on the edge of my seat wondering what's going on:
X-Men: Schism
The next big X-Men event. X-Men: Schism is a limited series starting in a couple weeks. What I know so far is that there is something bad coming. It's a threat beyond anything the X-Men have ever faced. And in dealing with this threat, Cyclops and Wolverine come to a conflict of opinions that can't be resolved, and the X-Men are all forced to choose a side, dividing the X-Men "forever" (gotta throw the forever in there for dramatic effect).
Part of what has me excited about this event is to see what the heck it is that will cause the split of the X-Men. They are a family, and now a nation, united against all threats to the mutant race. But what could cause them all to turn on each other? It's gotta be something big! And I haven't been disappointed by an X-event yet!
The other part is that it means we'll have separate teams again! I liked the good old days where each book had it's own set of X-Men, with the occasional crossover and/or cameo. The last few years have had the same core characters appearing in every. single. book. I didn't mind when it was Wolverine appearing in every comics 'cause he's awesome, but I'm getting really tired of seeing Emma Frost, Colossus, Kitty Pride, Wolverine, and Cyclops in ALL of the X-Men books, leaving so many characters out in comic book limbo. I'd love to see a unique set of characters in each of the X-books.
After Schism comes to an end, Uncanny X-Men will relaunch with a new #1 issue, and that is where you will find Cyclops and those who choose his side. Those that take the other side will appear in Wolverine and the X-Men. So that is at least two teams that will be totally different. X-Men: Legacy will hopefully continue to focus on it's own team as well. That leaves X-Men and Astonishing X-Men to establish where they will fall after the Schism, plus titles like New Mutants, Uncanny X-Force and X-Factor that could see some shake-ups as well. Oh, and Generation Hope. But I don't really care about that one. At all.
Woo! So that's just SOME of what's going on in comics right now that's got me excited! If I continued, this post would never end, so I'll leave it here, but expect follow-ups to this, 'cause you know, I'm a comic book nerd, so what else am I gonna blog about? Leave a comment below if you've got anything to say about these comic events! I'd like to hear what you've got to say! (and good on you if you actually made it through this whole post!)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
More Evidence That I'm a Nerd
So, I had planned on typing up this great big E3 review blog (and I had actually typed most of it), but I decided that there was far too much useless stuff that I just didn't care about in it, so this is E3 blog attempt number 2! Every year I get super psyched for the Electronics Entertainment Expo (or E3, for short). It's where all of the big gaming companies get together with the press and show off all the new stuff they're working on. It's all very exciting for a nerd like me. This year I was actually a little bit disappointed with a lack of actual release dates for games, but I was pleased with what they showed off.
Now, the main events of E3 are the "Big Three" press conferences, those three being Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. There are a few other "big" press conferences, but I'm not gonna lie, I didn't watch them 'cause they seemed pretty darn boring. But even two of the "big three" were pretty boring to me.
Microsoft kicked off E3 with their press conference, showing off all that's new with the Xbox 360. Which really wasn't exciting to me at all. I actually quit watching partway through. What I did get out of it was that they are really trying to push the Kinect (which I don't want) and they have a lot of sequels and remakes of games I don't care about (war games, shooters, and more Halo...). Tomb Raider actually looks alright, but I don't think I'll play it. Fable: The Journey seems like a step backward for the series, I like free play, I don't want a game-on-rails. The new Xbox Experience (dashboard) looks pretty cool though, and TV through the Xbox would be cool (but Telus already does that here).
Sony held their press conference on everything Playstation later that evening and this one I got to watch live 'cause it was after work. Once again, I wasn't overly impressed. There was a lot of similar stuff to the way the Microsoft show went. Sequels of games I don't care about (war games, shooters) and a real push to get with the 3D gaming experience (I don't like 3D). They did release a cool 3D monitor bundle, and talked about the new feature that eliminates split screens using 3D glasses technology, but I'm still not buying it. They also talked about the NGP, now dubbed the Playstation Vita, or PSV as I'm gonna call it. Looks like a pretty nice piece of hardware, but it seems like they are just trying to cram as much into it as possible to make it seem cooler than the 3DS. I may buy it, especially since it's only gonna cost $250, but so far there aren't any games that interest me coming for it.
Nintendo was the star of E3 once again this year (as far as I'm concerned anyway). They opened up the show with a special look at the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda. They did some fun little musical stuff, and talked about the Zelda games they've got coming out this year. Link's Awakening being released on the 3DS Virtual Console that day, the N64 classic Ocarina of Time 3D coming to the 3DS on June 19th (which is this coming weekend! I pre-ordered mine, did you?), GBA classic Four Swords coming to the DSiWare shop for free this September, and Skyward Sword for the Wii on it's way this holiday season. There was some more stuff to do with that but it wasn't important enough to remember.
After that, they showed off a string of 3DS games on their way: Mario Kart (which appears to have a few new gameplay elements added to it, air and underwater racing sections), Star Fox (boooooring), Super Mario Bros. 3D (which looks AWESOME! Can't wait to get my hands on that. Tanooki suit!!), Kid Icarus: Uprising (looks cool, but is really old news since it's reveal last year and STILL no release date), and Luigi's Mansion 2 (So cool! I don't even know why! I had no interest at all in the first one but I want this one so bad!). They also talked about a few 3rd party games but they were all dumb so I won't mention them.
Afterwards, they announced the Nintendo Wii U! It looks pretty exciting, but as time goes on, I lose enthusiasm, so I really should have blogged about it sooner. It's basically an HD Wii, for the most part, even using the Wii controllers and such, BUT it's got one big difference. The main controller for the system is basically a tablet computer fused with a motion sensing controller, with buttons. Minus the CPU. It can be used as a second screen for all kinds of different things, plus some games even allow you to switch gameplay from the TV over to the controller so someone else can use the TV for something else. See how it doesn't sound all that exciting? But it IS! I SWEAR! Watch the videos! Maybe I'll make another post entirely devoted to the Wii U later. Good plan, I think.
Anyway, that was pretty much it for the Nintendo conference, the rest was them talking about the Wii U and different developers weighing in and pretty much from there it was just boring crap. Elsewhere at E3 Nintendo also announced a few other games. A new DS Kirby game that looks a little lame. A new Wii Kirby game that looks AWESOME. And... uh... I don't remember what else. There was nothing new about Paper Mario, which made me sad. There was a new trailer for it, but that was it. Square Enix was pretty weak on their presence at E3 with an absence of ALL of the games I'd been looking forward to see from them. They DID however have some good stuff on FFXIII-2 which looks like it will be good. Now just to finish the first one... Natsume brought their new Harvest Moon and Rune Factory games which look very nice (I like the farming games...). There was also some new stuff on X-Men: Destiny which I want very very badly, and a new Spider-Man game which looks like it will be good, but I doubt I'll play it.
And I think that is pretty much it. I really had to rush through all that 'cause there was a lot of stuff announced. I'll probably do future blog posts dedicated specifically to certain game/system announcements once I absorb more info, and you can expect a review of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D sometime in the near(?) future 'cause I went down and pre-ordered it today. I'll probably be there right when they open to pick it up on Sunday too. To be fair, they open at noon, and I'll just be leaving my weekly family coffee thing right about then, so it's not like I'm a rabid fan or anything. Anyway, until next time...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
4 - 8 - 15 - 16 - 23 - 42
Today I am bringing you the first of a series of six posts that will show up periodically over the next few months. The theme? Lost! Or, a look back at Lost, to be more precise. I recently completed my Lost DVD collection, so I've begun a Lost "marathon" of sorts. Now, "marathon" would usually imply watching the entire series from start to end in one go, buuuut 6 seasons of Lost would take me almost a week to watch, and with work, sleep, and life in general to get in the way, it's more of a series of mini-marathons.
Anyway, to the point. I finished the first season of Lost today, and so, first post. It's really interesting going back and watching the first season again after seeing how the series ends. I really noticed a lot of hints of things to come, and also noticed a lot of the hints to mysteries that never get explained.
I still absolutely love the opening scene to Lost. Starting with the eye opening, and Jack waking up in the woods, finding his way to the beach and seeing the chaos that is the planewreck in the sand. It was just amazing. I think that scene is what really hooked me. Even without knowing anything about what was to come, I was completely taken in by that scene, and the rest of the episode just sealed the deal.
The format of the show is something very original, too. We meet all of these characters, not just on the island, but off the island too in a series of flashbacks that give us a little bit of insight into who they are that their fellow castaways don't get to see. It would be easy for these flashbacks to seem out of place, but there is always something specific in the flashback that ties to what is going on. We also see that a lot of the flashbacks show the specifics of what led these people to get on that plane.
One major think that came to mind today when I was watching the last few episodes was the tragic story of Jin and Sun. I won't get into it too much because that would be spoilers, but they are my very favourite couple of the show. They will definitely come up in future posts, but the end with their goodbye as Jin gets on the raft just breaks my heart, even though I know what comes next.
There are so many elements introduced in this first season that I would love to touch on, but I could go on all day. The "Adam and Eve" in the cave, the Frenchwoman and her seemingly crazy stories, the whispers, the smoke monster, the Black Rock, the numbers and Hurley's curse, Walt's abilities, the "others", the hatch, the snatching of the baby, the cord on the beach, the radio transmission, and the radio message Boone hears before he dies. All of these things are just little clues, or tips of icebergs, of what's to come.
With so many mysteries unfolding, the season ends in a cliffhanger with the hatch open (despite so many things pointing to leaving it alone), the mysterious "others" kidnapping Walt and blowing up the raft, leaving Jin, Michael, and Sawyer for dead, and the rest of the Oceanic survivors fearing some sort of attack. I know what's coming, but I can't wait to go through and watch for all of those things that I never noticed the first time through, or whose significance I just didn't quite get until the series came to a close.
I still absolutely love the opening scene to Lost. Starting with the eye opening, and Jack waking up in the woods, finding his way to the beach and seeing the chaos that is the planewreck in the sand. It was just amazing. I think that scene is what really hooked me. Even without knowing anything about what was to come, I was completely taken in by that scene, and the rest of the episode just sealed the deal.
The format of the show is something very original, too. We meet all of these characters, not just on the island, but off the island too in a series of flashbacks that give us a little bit of insight into who they are that their fellow castaways don't get to see. It would be easy for these flashbacks to seem out of place, but there is always something specific in the flashback that ties to what is going on. We also see that a lot of the flashbacks show the specifics of what led these people to get on that plane.
One major think that came to mind today when I was watching the last few episodes was the tragic story of Jin and Sun. I won't get into it too much because that would be spoilers, but they are my very favourite couple of the show. They will definitely come up in future posts, but the end with their goodbye as Jin gets on the raft just breaks my heart, even though I know what comes next.
There are so many elements introduced in this first season that I would love to touch on, but I could go on all day. The "Adam and Eve" in the cave, the Frenchwoman and her seemingly crazy stories, the whispers, the smoke monster, the Black Rock, the numbers and Hurley's curse, Walt's abilities, the "others", the hatch, the snatching of the baby, the cord on the beach, the radio transmission, and the radio message Boone hears before he dies. All of these things are just little clues, or tips of icebergs, of what's to come.
With so many mysteries unfolding, the season ends in a cliffhanger with the hatch open (despite so many things pointing to leaving it alone), the mysterious "others" kidnapping Walt and blowing up the raft, leaving Jin, Michael, and Sawyer for dead, and the rest of the Oceanic survivors fearing some sort of attack. I know what's coming, but I can't wait to go through and watch for all of those things that I never noticed the first time through, or whose significance I just didn't quite get until the series came to a close.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thor! And Other Marvel Films
I have been really impressed with the quality of movies Marvel has been putting out lately.
Iron Man: Top notch! The first of the new Avengers themed/lead-up movies that really raised the bar!
Incredible Hulk: Great! Huuuuuuuuge improvement over the previous iteration (which I consider unwatchable, so anything would have been an improvement).
Iron Man 2: Almost as good as the first one, and still fantastic! And then...
Thor: Just all kinds of awesome! I have literally no complaints at all! (except that it was in 3D...)
I love these movies 'cause they all tie in together. Each one has little nods to the others and they build off of each other. Thor had it's fair share of that. They mention Tony Stark and refer to Bruce Banner, and the inclusion of Agent Coulson in a more prominent role, along with SHIELD making more of a presence made this movie a lot of fun. Also, Clint Barton (AKA Hawkeye!)!! And that is all just the extras!
I am really not much of a Thor fan, so I was going into this movie knowing very little about the character and his history, not to mention the cast of supporting characters. I really enjoyed my introduction to Thor and the other gods of Asgard, as well as Jane Foster (and the clever way they mentioned Dr. Donald Blake). So much so that I had to go online afterwards and spend hours researching.
It's interesting that these Marvel Studios movies are so fantastic, while all of their co-produced films are just kinda crap in comparison. I am really excited for X-Men: First Class this summer, but I know it won't be the same calibre of film. It's gotta be better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but really, I could make a better movie in my backyard (if I had a backyard) than that Wolverine film. Marvel needs to rope in the rights on all of it's different franchises and take creative control back 'cause all of these different co-productions are killing Marvel movies. I think it would be awesome if we could see little cameos and mentions in all of Marvel's movies. Have Spider-Man swing by in the background of an X-Men film. Have the Avengers consult with Beast. Mister Fantastic video conference with the leaders of the other major Marvel teams. Or just the casual mentions of other Marvel characters in the films. No more of these completely separate universes.
Anyway... The next major Marvel film will be Captain America: The First Avenger this summer (while Andrea and I are at Comic-Con!) and I really can't wait! It looks like another great one (even if it is gonna be in 3D...). What do you think of Marvel movies? Fan? Not-so-much? Lemme know!
If you'd like a proper review of this movie, visit my good pal Andrea's blog. I agree with her on most parts. Except Natalie Portman. I loved her in this movie.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Why Do You Hurt Me, My Love?
I was just reading an article on Gamespot about how Nintendo is planning on stepping up marketing for the 3DS due to lower than expected sales of the system. I don't think I have to tell you that I am a huge fan of Nintendo, and I think the 3DS is fantastic. You already know that. But they really don't get it. Marketing is not the problem.
The marketing is great! The system itself is great as well! The problem is that there is a severe lack of good games for the system! That and the fact that they still haven't released the promised update that will allow online capabilities such as the web browser and eShop (which includes the DSi Shop and Virtual Console library). When they decided to release the system, they really should have pushed to release at least one of the big games they announced way back when the system was first revealed. Give us Zelda, or Paper Mario (although I think that one might just be me that's super excited for it), or Kid Icarus. Something!
But no, they chose to release the system with a very limited selection of games and features, and now they are paying the price. Literally. They've got the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake coming out in a couple of months, but that is about the only big game they've got on the way soon. I love you Nintendo, but you've really gotta figure this stuff out. You can't sell a system without games to play on it! Your die-hard fans (me) will buy your stuff anyway, but then we suffer waiting forever for the games!
I really hope Nintendo learns its lesson by the time the recently hinted at successor to the Wii comes out, otherwise we may see them spending far too much effort and resources on marketing and seeing the games suffer.
The marketing is great! The system itself is great as well! The problem is that there is a severe lack of good games for the system! That and the fact that they still haven't released the promised update that will allow online capabilities such as the web browser and eShop (which includes the DSi Shop and Virtual Console library). When they decided to release the system, they really should have pushed to release at least one of the big games they announced way back when the system was first revealed. Give us Zelda, or Paper Mario (although I think that one might just be me that's super excited for it), or Kid Icarus. Something!
But no, they chose to release the system with a very limited selection of games and features, and now they are paying the price. Literally. They've got the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake coming out in a couple of months, but that is about the only big game they've got on the way soon. I love you Nintendo, but you've really gotta figure this stuff out. You can't sell a system without games to play on it! Your die-hard fans (me) will buy your stuff anyway, but then we suffer waiting forever for the games!
I really hope Nintendo learns its lesson by the time the recently hinted at successor to the Wii comes out, otherwise we may see them spending far too much effort and resources on marketing and seeing the games suffer.
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