I just got Crimson Skies (with that great TRU 'buy two get on free' deal) and although I haven't had time to play it yet (Enterprise is on), I've heard great things about it and was hoping that one of yous was going to get it so that we could get some Live matches started.

EGM has posted a very good, surprising interview with George Harrison of NOA, and I can't believe some of the things he said. Nintendo is admitting a lot of their mistakes and that is extremely refreshing. He's still iffy on the whole online thing but he is admitting how Sony has been doing so many things right which is why they're number one right now (which is a big :shakeit: to lazy and ABF who said that Sony is #1 soley because of "luck"), and he even admitted that the DVD player actually helped sales of the PS2. It seems that Nintendo is starting to wake up and realize that they have to change some things, that they're really getting their asses kicked. Harrison also talks about how the look of the Gamecube gave the system a really bad image, how it looked like a toy. That ties into how successful the GBA SP has been to adults mainly because of the sleeker, more mature look. They really seem to want to change, and I'm starting to become very optimistic for the future of Nintendo.

One thing that does worry me, however, is that Harrison was suggesting that instead of having a new handheld ready to combat the PSP next year Nintendo might just make a whole bunch of add-ons for the GBA SP(like the Pokemon-only wireless link). Hopefully that won't be the case, and that the E3 surprise which Iwata alluded to a few months ago will be something much more than a simple add-on.

Here is what I've come up with so far:

The Greatest Sayings Never Told

By Daniel Coleman


1. As they say in Mexico, you never know what kind of cheese will come out of your Sombrero.

2. A wise man once said that you're never going to get anywhere until you buy the boots.

3. There's a saying in Georgia that goes something like 'Don't buy too many horses if you don't want bees in your crosses'.

4. Life is like a box of fecal matter: you never know how bad it's going to taste.

5. There are two ways to cross a mountain bridge: from one side or the other.

6. As the saying goes, find a nickel and you've found some money.

7. A wise man once said that whenever you see a duck flying in the air, it's probably not going to turn into a turtle.

8. If you have a bottle of wine, make sure you have a glass to drink it with.

9. Forty-five killer bees equals forty-five dead things.

10. Never go to Kentucky for a picnic; trucks will never git ya.

I dunno, it's been quite a long time since we've had a good old fashioned debate around here so maybe this could be a good topic...

Vladimir Tepes "Vlad the Implaer"-Had his own people killed in the most worse and gruesome ways possible...often while eating his own meals too.
Joseph Stalin "Man of Steel"-Communist leader, had about 10-20 million of his own people killed.
Adolf Hitler "Wolf"-History's bastard child, killed about 11 million of his own people (plus the tens of millions of allied forces around the world)

Damn that's a tough one....but I gotta say I'm on the ropes with Lord of the Rings and the Matrix...what do you think?

Oh yeah...if you like uncompleted series (e.g. The Matrix and LotR), more than the others give 'er your vote...and somebody add some more trilogies 'cause I can't add any more.

Only one more week left! YAY!!!!

After all these years, we're finally going to get Fire Emblem in the U.S. I'm so happy I could cry.

From Games Are Fun:

Quote:Posted by
Christian Kontul at 11:05:16 PM EST on 10.24.2003.

Nintendo announced today in Japan that it will offer a new peripheral, the Advance Movie, for the Game Boy Advance on November 20.

The device will be able to play movies and music from Smart Media cards. Nintendo has plans to cooperate with several companies to bring content out for the device - when it launches, a set of three movies will be made available for 2,380 (about $22) yen apiece. The Advance Movie player itself will retail for 3,200 ($30) yen, and a combo pack, with the first movie, will sell for 3,800 ($35) yen. This set will be limited to 30,000 units.

More movies will follow through December, and, beginning in April, consumers will be able to download things onto their cards at special internet kiosks. Downloads will run anywhere from 100 yen (91 cents) to 500 ($5) yen, and Smart Media cards can be purchased for only 1,800 ($16) yen.

With a 32 MB Smart Media card, Nintendo claims that almost 25 minutes of video or five hours of music can be stored. This technology can even be used on Game Boy Advance software, as Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories demonstrated during September's Tokyo Game Show.

Nintendo has not announced plans to bring the Advance Movie to North America, but expressed interest while unveiling the product today. We'll follow the situation closely, so check back soon and often.

Source: QUITER

So many choices!!