Cherny!! Wii have new games!!

[Alex]

Is the curling two player so one curls and one sweeps?

[Alex]

And on the Super Mario Galaxy front, I am up to about 60 stars and find I am losing steam. Getting a little bit repetitive in its uniqueness (yes, an odd phrase and also somehow the way it feels) without really getting any more difficult. I've run into a few more levels where there is some short sequence of moves that take me a few attempts but nothing conceptually hard.

But still playing.

[NirvanaMan]

Curling? No f'ing way. We are coming over to play with you!

I just played Zelda for the first time last night. Had the game for like 5 months but never opened it. Looks like it is going to be fun, but starting out slow. Perhaps I actually need to read the instructions for this game?

Also had a bit of fun with the new Mii channel thing where you can share Mii's with the world. Downloaded a choice selection of the top 50. Can't wait to play tennis with Batman.

[BarTopDancer]

Really liking Tennis. Not sure about baseball (but I suck at it in real life too). Boxing is a bit confusing - it doesn't always punch where I throw my punches. I'll do a straight punch and it will throw a hook. Kinda weird. But I've won the rounds I've played so far!

Next up:

WiiPlay
Raymond Raving Rabbids (should I get 1 or 2)

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Raymond Raving Rabbids (should I get 1 or 2)

Get 1. The minigames were more entertaining for me.

1 = great single player and okay multiplayer.
2 = okay single player and fun multiplayer.

Bottom line though I liked 1 better.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Just ordered Winter Sports The Ultimate Challenge. It's got curling!!

OMG, we have to get that... Alex and I almost signed up when Anaheim Ice said they were going to offer curling. Then they canceled

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Totally. And it's such a weird thing for me to think about balls.

No it isn't.

[mousepod]

I know this is slightly off-topic, but I figured that the LoT gamers would be reading this so...

Cherny has convinced me to get a PS3, for both the gaming aspect as well as the blu-ray capablilities. There are basically 4 models to choose from (two are discontinued, two are currently available at most retail outlets): the 20gb - which I don't want because it has no wifi, the 40gb - which I don't want because it has 0 backwards compatibility and two fewer USB ports than the others, the 60gb - which appears to be the best one because it includes the PS2 emotion chip for hardware-based backwards compatibility, and the 80gb - which is the 60gb with no emotion chip and a slightly bigger hard drive.

The backwards compatibility is not a huge issue for me - I still have an old PS2 - so I've decided that either the 60 or 80 will do.

For the past week, I've been looking for bargains on craigslist, but instead I seem to have come across more rip-offs than I expected to find, and am a little nervous about dealing with someone who advertises there. (One example: a guy lists an 80gb for $80 less than retail and says "new in box. I will provide you with a receipt." I know that in order to take advantage of a blu-ray promotion, you need a sales receipt, so I assumed that he got this as a gift. I asked him where the PS3 came from. He told me "a wholesaler." I asked him about the receipt. "I'll give you a receipt from Target." Creepy.)

Does anyone here have any suggestions on getting one of these machines? Should I just order one through amazon.com (which seems to be the cheapest legit source for a new one)?

[BarTopDancer]

That does sound a bit shady. Sounds like it "fell off the truck" somewhere.

For something like this I'd go with Amazon, or see if you can find a deal on eBay (but use PayPa) Be sure to use a credit card for double extra protection with both Amazon or eBay. Or keep checking Target and Best Buy.

[Chernabog]

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-PS3-60GB-...9908208&sr=8-1

^^ Problem is, the cheapest one is at a markup.

I'd try for a 60gb model for sure -- for one thing, your ps2 games get upscaled as well via the system itself.

But really, if it isn't worth the premium to you, then get an 80GB model off of amazon. Free shipping and no tax, plus any bluray offers that are out there you can take advantage of (be warned, the mail-in free bluray offer takes a long time to process, and the movies are semi-pre-chosen)

Best Buy was having a sale recently where they were including a lot of free bluray movies with the sale of a player (I know Al got like 8 free discs or something, he actually was able to take free blurays directly home from best buy with the purchase), but I don't know if that's only for standalone players. Of course, you're paying tax.... but it might be worth it IF they're doing that "free bluray" offer with purchase.

The other caveat with the Ps3 are of course the games themselves -- I mostly use mine for ps2 games (cuz I never had a ps2). I have played some Ps3 games, which are GORGEOUS but I have yet to actually purchase one. Hopefully this year will bring more fun stuff to the table (like an actual long RPG, please!)