Kazzahdrane

I've played the demo, and it was no 10/10. There wasn't much game there, not enough to get a real feel for the full adventure anyway. Obviously not saying that means the game won't be good, but rather that there won't really be any way to tell until people start playing the release version. The horse controls pretty well though, or rather did with a GC controller.

I won't be reading this thread after the US launch, and I'll just hope no one makes a thread with the subject "Link is really Ganondorf" or something.

The stores here in Dundee got rid of their 10-day refund policy a while back, guess they too must have been trial stores. I can see why GAME have done it, but I can't help thinking it's going to bite them in the ass. I'm sure a lot of the people who use it hardly actually spend any money there, simply getting repeated refunds/exchanges - but there will no doubt be some people who become put off GAME when they realise the 10-day thing has gone. Mind you, they did away with the 10-day returns on PC games years ago (in local stores anyway, I assume it was company-wide), so some people have been used to it for ages.

Hooray! 56k seems so long ago, back in the dark ages. But in truth I've only had broadband for just over 2 years.

I'd like to see some originality in terms of the items. Sure a few of the classics should be there but just rehashing them every game is a bit boring. I'm not trolling, I'm aware that each game has a couple of unique items but I'd like to see loads of new stuff for new types of puzzles.

I thought Nintendo admitted that you could't use USB storage after all?

IF it's any good, which we don't know yet as hardly any of the game has been shown.

From the Wii Boxart thread:

Just what it says on the tin. From (I think) today, you can go into a Gamestation and pre-order the following Wii titles: Zelda: TP Red Steel Rayman: Raving Rabbids Call of Duty 3 Gottlieb Pinball Classics These were the titles I remember from looking at the DVD insert stuff, but I could have missed some. eXcite Truck, however, was absent. They will be displayed in the store's Wii section which most stores now have up. I popped in today and added Zelda and Red Steel to my Wii console pre-order, less than 2 months to go! And no, we don't know how much the games will be sold for yet. But obviously there will be bundles and certainly Zelda will be in very high demand.

My favourite quote regarding this sort of thing is the statistic from some study that concluded that by the year 2050, one in three humans will be an Elvis impersonator.

Depending on which version you have

As someone who works in a games store, seeing the box arts that I will one day see on shelves and be selling to people interests me.

Dazzi, a couple of corrections for you. Gamestation have been given figures, not for each individual store but for the company as a whole. I believe they are no longer guaranteeing a Wii before Xmas because pre-orders have been so popular. Also Gamestation always let you buy the console solus if you have pre-ordered it. As do GAME AFAIK, though I have heard of the odd manager being a dick and demanding people buy more. However, avoid Toys 'R' Us like the plague, they're the people who required pre-orderers to pick up extra stuff on the day with their 360.

Dog tags? Bwahahahahaha. Nintendo are awesome.

Excuse me? You don't think the people who pre-order first should get the first consoles? Perhaps your misunderstood my explanation. Say the store finds out they are getting 100 consoles for launch day. They phone the first 100 people who pre-ordered and say "hey you can come and get your Wii at launch or within the first 72 hours of release". Then they phone everyone after that number and say "sorry but we won't have a console for you on launch day" and they can either cancel their pre-order and get their deposit back or keep it and get one from the next batch that are delivered. Gamestation's system is actually great, rewarding people for pre-ordering early and not punishing them if they can't make the midnight launch. I believe it's basically the same as GAME's system.

Is that #63 at Gamestation? If so I wouldn't worry. As I've said before in this thread - the company is getting 10,000 units at launch and hasn't filled their orders yet. Also, as far as Gamestation go it isn't first-come-first-served with regards to pre-orders. If a store gets 100 units only the first 100 people who pre-ordered will be able to buy one on launch day. Even if you are there at the midnight launch, if you are number #101 you wouldn't get one then (only an example for if a store only got 100 units of course).

The game isn't a port, it's a remake. Just like the REmake on the Gamecube from the PS1.

I miss Bits too. Specifically Bouf's jiggly bits.

Xbox Live is much improved on the 360. Downloadable trailers and demos on a home console. Just think about it, that's a pretty huge thing - even though PC gamers have been doing it for over a decade.

That's what I really want to know. If it can, I'll probably get the ethernet add-on for my Wii and play my DS online through the Wii. Otherwise I will probably get a wireless router for both.

Eh....pardon? Where did you pull that from? That's absolute rubbish. And I too am very much looking forward to WarioWare: Smooth Moves. The Gamecube game is fantastic fun with four people, lots of laughing and friendly competition.

Maybe it just won't be better than a 8.5? People are assuming that this is game is going to be like the Second Coming or something and will be the definition of perfection. I have no doubt that it will be good, but I think a lot of people are setting themselves up for a fall.

Nope, composite isn't the same as RGB.

Great post, explained a lot of the jargon for me!

I dunno about the Glasgow store (Sauchiehall street?) but the one in Dundee has already taken so many pre-orders the manager says there will definitely be a midnight launch for the Wii.