You need to know is that Shigeru Miyamoto is a very wise man. And I’m telling you this now, because I don’t expect a lot of you to know. After all, being the creator of trivial characters such as Mario, Link, Donkey Kong and Samus doesn’t mean much of anything.
I don’t know how I missed this remark Miyamoto made during a roundtable at E3 last year. But even six plus months later, it’s still funny and therefore I felt the urgent need to share it with you. So here I am, sharing.
I’m not even going to pretend like I know how this thing works, because honestly, the extent of my guitar knowledge stops at Guitar Hero III. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t hang this beast over my fireplace and gaze at it for 30 minutes every night before I went to sleep.
The inestrument (har har, I’m so clever) was selling for $150, but last I checked, they’re all sold out.
Maybe if you pester them enough, they’ll make more and you can buy me one.
Sure, I have a few perfectly healthy, working SNES consoles and a few copies of the original Super Mario All Stars, but something about this lil’ Wii package makes me delightfully happy.
Games included are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3. Each game will support the Wii Remote controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and the GameCube controller.
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Each game will have improved sound and “enhanced” graphics. Ooh…pretty…
BUUUUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
You’ll also receive a soundtrack that includes music and sound effects from the original Super Mario Bros., Mario Galaxy 2 and everything in between.
BUUUUUUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Amidst this collection is a 32-page booklet that includes behind-the-scenes info such as original concept art, interviews and a history lesson on Mr. Mario.
I hate to squash your dreams (although, I apparently already took care of that this morning) but you cannot compile the remote from scratch using Legos, batteries and well placed Elmers Glue. You can, however, spruce the remote up by using bricks that are provided with your purchase. Think of it as…bedazzling.
This brings me back to my days of youth. I remember I had this bomb Lego tray thing that opened up in the middle to a Lego filled abyss. I built mean castles.
Look for it this week at places that sell these things.
Edit: I FOUND A PICTURE OF THE TRAY THAT BRINGS ME BACK TO MY DAYS OF YOUTH!
…that more anticlimactic than I thought it would be.
I’m still due to make a post recapping my experience at PAX, but in the meantime, I need to share with you what I believe to be this fall’s newest fashion trend.
If I could live in a world where strapping gameboys to my feet would make me both trendy and sophisticated, I would live in a beautiful, beautiful world. And if these shoes came in all 151 original Pokémon varieties… I would wager the phrase “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” would lend to the start of many female’s impending shoe fetishes.
This is one invention that would make it so I’d never be bored again.
Now excuse me while I go search Google for a platform boot that will hold my DS.
Who wants to go to Portland with me, specifically to North William’s Avenue?
Someone thought the bike lane running from Tillamook Avenue to North Cook Avenue needed some pizzazz, and you know what? I agree. Bike lanes are boring. But instead of sprucing the lane up by drawing happy flowers and hop-scotch with neon sidewalk chalk, this person did the awesome.
I will bet you a blue shell everyone is subconsciously avoiding the banana peel.
If all bike lanes looked like this, I might start up biking.
Nintendo announced it’s beautiful new 3DS (that I cannot wait to try at PAX!), and Sony doesn’t like it. Surprise, surprise. The 3DS promises to have a 3D screen that doesn’t require any special glasses.
Sony is claiming that they researched this “naked eye” 3D technology in the past, and didn’t find it to be flawless. Kazuo Hirai, the head of SCA said “Based on internally conducted research, naked-eye 3D for portables does not have high precision, and at present there are limitations”.
Instead of being a friendly competitor and appreciating Nintendo’s advancement as an opportunity to grow the portable gaming industry, Sony’s going to be a whiny baby about it.
Sounds like someone’s jealous…
What are your thoughts? Do you think Sony has a point? Do you think the 3DS will work as they say it will?
(For those who want a slightly less biased article on this, you can find one here. Thanks to @FreakingWesley for the find!)
Nintendo has announced that Retro Studios will be re-doing Donkey Kong Country… for the Wii. This was one of my fave games back in the day, and I cannot wait to try it on the Wii.
But playing with the Wiimote? How do you think they’ll integrate that into the game?
