Used Hanukkah gelt to buy Mario Galaxy yesterday. Lordy, the game is craaazy. Love it.

Congrats!!! Have you played 2 player mode yet.... I have yet to do that.

Heh it took me a bit to get used to the controls (I guess like all Wii games it isn't QUITE as intuitive as you'd think), but once I figured it out... wowie. How many stars have you gotten? And aren't the star bits cute when they make that "I'm really REALLY constipated here!" noise? I love the little voices, except of course for Mario right at the beginning when he says "SUPER MARIO GALAXEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" Yeesh that's obnoxious.

Just wait until you get the first 30-35 stars (pretty easy) and then... holy moses the levels get evil evil evil. Nephy where are you in the game?

For Hanukkah last nite I got Rayman's Raving Rabbids 2 (for the Wii) and Bioshock (for the PC). I'll tell you how RRR2 is (the reviews have been mixed, but then again, I think they were mixed for RRR1 also and I loved that one). I know it's off-topic for this thread, but Bioshock is a seriously scary and amazing game (at least, the first hour of it is, which is where I've gotten so far). The sound design and graphics totally blew me away... I listen to my PC with good headphones, and Bioshock is so immersive that I was up till 2am on a work night!!

I also have some credit and gift certs with Best Buy so I'm planning my next move. Maybe I'll actually buy a Ps3 game, haha! (I've had the system since the beginning of August, and haven't bought one game for it -- tho I use nearly every day it for my Bluray player/DVD upscaler/Ps2 game player...) Or maybe... Dance Dance Revolution? (Seriously, I like Guitar Hero on some level, but it isn't worth the $180-210 (!!!!) investment in 2 guitars and the game.... DDR is like $90-$125 for 2 dance pads and the game).

Mario Party 8 would also be a fun group game, but for that I'd definitely need 2 more Wiimotes. ($80 [of course, I'd get one remote with Wii Play] plus the $60 game is $140).

It's getting to the point though where I'm just purchasing faster than I can play em, lol! When I finished RE4 (and decided to take a break before doing Assignment Ada/Separate Ways) I looked at my games and went.... holy cow where do I go from here? It's like when you want to read a book and you're just staring at that massive bookshelf with all those great titles that you've always wanted to read... and can't decide so you just go to the gym ;)

Quality problems though, right? :)

It is great. I have 85 stars so far and am past the engine room. I could go for the Center of the universe Bowzer, but want to try other levels first. The comet levels get tough...

Nope, sounds kinda lame. I saw the "2" on the box and thought there'd be some sort of side-game, but the weird cooperative mode mostly sounds annoying. I'd just picture a whole lot of, 'WTF, why didn't you get that star bit, retard?! And stop making me jump, asshole!!"

Did you play any of the other 3-D Mario games (Mario 64 or Sunshine?). Other than the madness of being upside down all the time (which is handled really beautifully in the game, seamless and not too disorienting), the controls are pretty much the same, so I'm feeling pretty comfortable with it already. Only 3 stars so far. Got the game yesterday, played for a half hour or so last night.

Oh yeah they do. As you know though, you aren't able to get 120 stars until after you beat Center of the Universe Bowser. It saves the game and then you come back to where you left off.

LOL!!!

And yeah GD I did play Mario 64 but I don't think in that game you were sideways and upside down trying to jump on something :) It took me a little bit of that to get the hang of it. With Mario Galaxy tho, you'll play for a little while and go... omg this is sooooooooo easy. And then..... owie.

He is going to love the matter splatter galaxy :evil:

Probably not pointless to marketing departments. Maybe mostly pointless, but if you were Nintendo, wouldn't you occasionally stick a useful question in there to profile your audience? If they aren't doing that... they should.

Y'all remember PaRappa the Rapper? The game had a pretty inane theme, but the gameplay was actually really fun. Well, the makers have apparently agreed to make a Wii exclusive game, for release late next year. Details are sketchy, not sure if it will actually be a PaRappa game or something else. All I've seen so far is that it will be "music based".

wasnt that a PSP game?
And if I am correct, how'd they get it to cross platforms like that?

It was a PSP game.

As for crossing platforms, happens all the time. There are plenty of games that are released simultanously on multiple platforms (Madden, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, etc.). And there are plenty of series that start on one platform, but end up on another with later editions. Depends on who's offering the developer the best deal (both in terms of money and creative freedom).