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Tasty Links for December 5th 2006

Wimote Smack This past weekend I took my Wii over to BBQs place and a good time was had by all. The Wii has a lot of cords for a wireless system.

It is a pain in the ass to hook up a Wii to the Internet using Mac OSX to share a Internet connection via Wifi. I have only gotten it to work once and I could not get it to work over at BBQ's place. You have to do some Unix commands and do some manual DNS number settings. Also if you plug the Wii into a cable modem via the USB ports it can't get on the net. The "Wired Connection" setting only works via the Nintendo USB/ Ethernet Wired adapter that they are not selling yet.

So we decided to put off downloading Golden Axe and played some competitive Mario Bros. and Bomberman 93 on the Wii VC. Mario Bros. is a lot more fun if you try to kill each other by pushing them into the turtles. It is sort of Mario deathmatch.

My next game review will be published in the December 14th issue of The Stranger. It is going to be Zeldatastic.

Cost of Game Development is 'Crazy' Says EA

How Sega Ruined Sonic the Hedgehog

A Gamer's Guide to Buying an HDTV

Cooking Mama (Wii) screens & multiplayer confirmation
Sweet I can't wait for this game. I know it is stupid but that looks fun and that is what the Wii is all about.

Wii VS PS3 launch, photographic evidence
So cute Japanese girls are down with the Wii and the PS3 is the choice of fat Otaku? Hmm...

The Japanese Super Safe Wii Safety Manual
This is freaking awesome. Why does Japan get all the surreal weird wacky infographics?

Quiet Your Xbox 360
I love my Xbox 360 but I don't like the fact that is sounds like a vacuum cleaner.

HOT FUZZ - TRAILER
Sweet the next film from the makers of Shaun of the Dead has a full trailer on the net.

Motorola Successfully Completes Wind and Solar Power Trial for Remote GSM Base Stations
Solar and Wind powered wireless networks is a damn good idea.

So long "next-gen," and good riddance
I have never really like the term "Next gen". I mean the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii are not "Next Gen" anymore since they are real and on sale now. Gamecube, Xbox, PS2, PSOne, Saturn, Dreamcast and N-64 were all once called "Next Gen" systems

Drunk David Jaffe desires God of War 3

Live top ten: GOW is #1 yet again

Reggie sez: Online in Q2

Fake Luigi invades Japanese Wii launch
AWESOME!

Star Trek: TNG: Justice - Review by Wil Wheaton

The Jones Soda Taste Test - The Chris Pirillo Show

Venture Bros. season two release date

Early web design guide for Opera Browser on Wii
Makes sense. Designing web pages for TV resolutions suck.

Morgan Spurlock Super-Sizes Distrib Label with Three New Films
Awesome I loved 30 Days and Super Size Me.

Straggled Matter: Wendy's unethical new upsize question
Since when did normal size become the new small?

The Tofurky Disguise Kit
Brilliant!

Craftzine.com blog: Furry Monster iPod Case Tutorial
I need a Domo-kun iPod case

HDTV: Just For DVD & Video Games?: Marketnews.ca
That sounds about right. I love my HDTV for games and DVDs but I don't plan on getting cable or sat-TV.

Coffee's on, dusty books are out at UMass library - The Boston Globe
Man if I could buy coffee at the library I don't think I would ever go home.

The Specials (2000)
I really need to see this movie.