Will

I've joined - should be fun.

I can't really help if I don't know what the data is for. I assume your extra functionality revolves around users / interaction with the data in the database? You know a database of games will work and things can always be added to these. I suppose you'll have to get creating the database yourself.

I'd say its extremely unlikely anyone will give you their database. It's what their whole business is based on. What do you actually need the info for?

I'd also try: IGDB Moby Games Depending on what fields you need and what exactly its for I may be able to help with data also.

You can do everything with the Cube controllers, its just that the button layout isn't exactly best suited to it. I thought I'd use the Cube pad the most but actually the difficulty of using it with only two hands mean that the Wii Remote is a much better option. You pretty much need to use the buttons, shoulder buttons, left anologue still and the d-pad all at the same time.

I got up to about 8,800 at one point but the penalties for losing at that point become too much to keep it up there. I'm hovering around the 8,500 mark now and to be honest I can't see myself straying too far from there in the future.

I think its right not to be counted, I mean, its not really a game at all. I don't understand why games magazines are reviewing it either. Just becuase it's software for a machine doesn't make it a game. Here in the UK it probably will be counted as ChartTrack count sales of things like Norton anti-virus so in theory it will be too.

People still need extra wii-motes when they get their new console.

I love my current one but this new model is seriously tempting for an upgrade. Would like the bigger screen and improved hardware. Will have to see how I feel nearer the time.

I think without games we'd just be different people rather than better. I'm sure everyone would find something equally as pointless to do with their spare time. Saying that though, if it weren't for games, I wouldn't have a job so they get a big thumbs up from me.

Screenshots are taken at the highest resolution possible, often more than the console can output. Come release it will be standard Wii resolution.

What company is it with? Phone interviews I've found either go really well or really badly. It can be tough to understand the interviewers mood and meanings without actually seeing them in person so the main thing is to stay calm and take your time. There's loads of help for what questions to expect on google so I'd have some notes of the main ones and the key points you want to get across when answering. Have your CV to hand for any key things they ask or you want to tell them that maybe they don't mention (I assume they've seen it already but it never hurts to emphasize key points). Just take it easy and I'm sure it will be fine, my phone interview for my current job was basically just a chat about our favourite games and what we were looking for. Being for a tester role I don't think they're going to give you too much of a grilling but being prepared will really make you stand out.

Don't forget it was the first full year on sale for the Wii compared with a console that had a massive install base. Add in stock issues and the fact the Wii only became ridiculously popular in the middle of the year and its easy to see how the PS2 is ahead. By the end of 2008 I think a similar chart is going to be very Nintendo-centric.

I've only used the Remote + Nunchuck combo, I wouldn't even consider using the wheel. After Excite Truck I just don't think it works well enough to be able to do what I want when I want. Done pretty well online using the pad, pretty much always beating people using the wheel.

Its just a case of beating the regular ones by a decent amount I think. Thats what I've found so far but there may be more to it.

Wasn't this confirmed as fake earlier in the week?

Nintendo would be absolutely crazy to do any sort of price drop at the moment. The machine is outselling everything out there by a long long way at the moment. As far as I can tell the stock issue still isn't completely resolved either. I will be shocked if anything goes on price-wise.

I assume this will operate in a similar fashion to the EEE Laptop. With that you get a recovery partition and also a CD of drivers and installation files. These can either be used direct from the CD via an external drive or put on a USB stick and installed / recovered by that. When I put windows on mine I just used an external CD Rom drive and everything installed fine. Its very simple and the drive only cost me £5. I don't think the lack of a drive in this machine will cause many issues at all.

Haha no its nothing at all to do with testing games. Its looking at market trends, sales, hardware install bases/demographs and trying to work out where the market is going, how well various games in development will sell and advising people as to what will or won't work.

Currently I'm a Video Games Analyst which to be fair is actually a lot of fun. Lots of different things to do, trips to great places and working in a field I really enjoy. Realistic dream job would to be working for myself still doing something in the games industry, I'm working on it but these things take time. Totally unrealistic dream job however is:

Not interested in the wired ones, if they were white wavebirds I'd probably have bought 3. Would be even better if they'd bring out a proper Wii controller.

I'm pretty sure orange will be the colour. That's what they demo'd the game with at play.com live if I remember correctly. I actually think its a pretty cool colour for it.

Yep its true, looks like its time to import the PS3 version. Wish I hadn't bothered waiting now.

There's hardly a lack of choice for playing Crazy Taxi, just get the Cube version and play it on your Wii. I still have my DC version which I've been meaning to set up for a while now. Also got the PSP version but nothing to play it on. The DC was just too early. It should have come out a little later imo.

I really wouldn't worry about the PS2 ruining things for the Wii for too much longer. Its hardly shifting any software anymore and its not going to be profitable for too much longer. Expect the rubbish to be Wii only pretty soon.