Posted September 12, 2006 just checked that link above, apparently NY has daylight saving? so it'll actually be 1400, not 1500"Daylight Saving Time is in effect on this date/time in America/New_York Daylight Saving Time is not in effect on this date/time in GMT " ofcourse that relies on that website being reliable but we are not in GMT we are in BST so add 1 hour which brings it back to 15:00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Indeed, nice to see someone else actually understands Summer Time :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 lol, ah right my bad :$ did NoE announce their conference GMT or BST then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 i believe it is BST which is what they meant by local time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 ok, so Mike master of time, would these be correct-ish times? Japan Thursday 0700-1300 America Thursday 2000-0200 UK Friday 1500-2100 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Japan Event first: 8:00PM (Wednesday) - 2:00AM (Thursday) EDT 5:00PM (Wednesday) - 11:00PM (Wednesday) PDT 1:00AM (Thursday) - 7:00AM (Thursday) GMT/UTC 2:00AM (Thursday) - 8:00AM (Thursday) BST 10:00AM (Thursday) - 4:00PM (Thursday) Japan Time US Event comes second: 10:00AM (Thursday) - 4:00PM (Thursday) EDT 7:00AM (Thursday) - 1:00PM (Thursday) PDT 2:00PM (Thursday) - 8:00PM (Thursday) GMT/UTC 3:00PM (Thursday) - 9:00PM (Thursday) BST 11:00PM (Thursday) - 5:00AM (Friday) Japan Time Finally the Europe event comes third: 8:00AM (Friday) - 2:00PM (Friday) EDT 5:00AM (Friday) - 11:00AM (Friday) PDT 11:00AM (Friday) - 5:00PM (Friday) GMT/UTC 12:00PM (Friday) - 6:00PM (Friday) BST 10:00PM (Friday) - 4:00AM (Saturday) Japan Time Credits to IGN boards. --- EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (what the US is in right now) PDT = Pacific Daylight Time (what the US is in right now) GMT/UTC = Greenwich Meridian Time/Universal Time Coordinated BST = British Summer Time (What the UK is in right now) *UK times bolded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Most interesting...why does the clock at the bottom of this very page say it is GMT+1, even though it is the same as my clock, which is GMT? And before you say "BST!", Greenwich is in BST, which means it should be the same as GMT... Ok, I've just confused myself. Somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Most interesting...why does the clock at the bottom of this very page say it is GMT+1, even though it is the same as my clock, which is GMT?And before you say "BST!", Greenwich is in BST, which means it should be the same as GMT... Ok, I've just confused myself. Somehow. GMT remains the same at all times. When we last changed the clocks we switched time zone so lighting was nicer... we switch back to GMT next time the clocks change. The whole thing confuses me, mainly because I'm too lazy to pay attention, but as I understand it during the summer we are BST, during the winter we are GMT. GMT was established as a time anchor back when Britain had a nice lil empire going. GMT is left over from that, but I believe alot of people tried (or are trying?) to get a neutral standard implemented cos GMT isn't PC due to its link with the empire. Thanks Twilight that unconfuses me a bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 GMT remains the same at all times. When we last changed the clocks we switched time zone so lighting was nicer... we switch back to GMT next time the clocks change. The whole thing confuses me, mainly because I'm too lazy to pay attention, but as I understand it during the summer we are BST, during the winter we are GMT. GMT was established as a time anchor back when Britain had a nice lil empire going. GMT is left over from that, but I believe alot of people tried (or are trying?) to get a neutral standard implemented cos GMT isn't PC due to its link with the empire. Thanks Twilight that unconfuses me a bit Ok thanks that clears it up for me. I just couldn't really get my head round something, which, as it's very simple, is rather fucking odd for me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Well you've all confused me now What time are these events on in UK time and how long are the sheduled to last? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Well you've all confused me now What time are these events on in UK time and how long are the sheduled to last? Basiclly, UK is GMT+1, or BST. They are the same when BST is operational. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 its just not something people think about much, twice a year we change clocks, and since greenwich is in the UK its easy enough to just think GMT= our local time, I know its what I tend to do, and I think most people do, its nothing to do with its complexity, just common usage (or misusage) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 So if i live in Essex United Kingdom, and want to read-up on the Japanese conference as it happens! What time shall i be on the PC? The Japanese conference is tomorrow (Wednesday) isn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 So if i live in Essex United Kingdom, and want to read-up on the Japanese conference as it happens! What time shall i be on the PC? The Japanese conference is tomorrow (Wednesday) isn't it? from what i can gather you'd have to up till 2:00AM if you wanted to know what was going on as it happens. (thursday morning) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 from what i can gather you'd have to up till 2:00AM if you wanted to know what was going on as it happens. (thursday morning) Thursday and Friday are VERY busy days then! (hopefully) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 from what i can gather you'd have to up till 2:00AM if you wanted to know what was going on as it happens. (thursday morning) That´s right. The event is from 2am to 8am on Thursday morning. oh and I bolded the UK times in my last post to clarify the confusion... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 i was confused earlier because i had no idea the events would go on for that long. They better not let us down this time.... without knowing a price or date the Wii seems fictional in a way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 yay for time confusion. Wouldnt it all be great if we just abided by GMT, no more time difference! that way, we get games the same time as other countries. cant wait till this, ill be expeting a (big thread) on here on the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 12, 2006 Japan Event first:8:00PM (Wednesday) - 2:00AM (Thursday) EDT 5:00PM (Wednesday) - 11:00PM (Wednesday) PDT 1:00AM (Thursday) - 7:00AM (Thursday) GMT/UTC 2:00AM (Thursday) - 8:00AM (Thursday) BST 10:00AM (Thursday) - 4:00PM (Thursday) Japan Time US Event comes second: 10:00AM (Thursday) - 4:00PM (Thursday) EDT 7:00AM (Thursday) - 1:00PM (Thursday) PDT 2:00PM (Thursday) - 8:00PM (Thursday) GMT/UTC 3:00PM (Thursday) - 9:00PM (Thursday) BST 11:00PM (Thursday) - 5:00AM (Friday) Japan Time Finally the Europe event comes third: 8:00AM (Friday) - 2:00PM (Friday) EDT 5:00AM (Friday) - 11:00AM (Friday) PDT 11:00AM (Friday) - 5:00PM (Friday) GMT/UTC 12:00PM (Friday) - 6:00PM (Friday) BST 10:00PM (Friday) - 4:00AM (Saturday) Japan Time Credits to IGN boards. --- EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (what the US is in right now) PDT = Pacific Daylight Time (what the US is in right now) GMT/UTC = Greenwich Meridian Time/Universal Time Coordinated BST = British Summer Time (What the UK is in right now) *UK times bolded London UK time is 9 hours behind Melbourne Australia time is that right? ^-- If this is the case the times for the conferences in Australian Eastern Standard Time at least according to this quoted post are: Japan: 11:00AM (Thursday) - 5:00PM (Thursday) EST United States: 12:00AM (Friday) - 6:00AM (Friday) EST Europe: 9:00PM (Friday) - 3:00AM (Saturday) EST ON AN UNRELATED NOTE: The fact there are three separate conferences in NTSC and PAL regions, does this CONFIRM region locking? Or do you think there is some trick up Nintendos sleeve where somehow the conferences all link together and announce that the Wii is region free? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2006 So what do you guys think will be waiting for you tommorow morning? I mean news wise not your sweet wife/husband/partner/blowup dolls face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2006 i found http://www.thursdayton.com/ which has count downs to all 3 events, only just over 16hours left for japan one. we will defiantly get release dates (except for Australia, we will get ours in about two weeks), we will see some games we have not seen before FarCry is already confirmed. Maybe we will get some new game announcements, but mostly i think it will focus on the wii features connect 24, Controller, Virtual Console and other unique features. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2006 Twilight = n-europe's official life saver Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2006 Release date, price, VC system, whats in the box, how much everything is, new games etc.. etc.. EVERY secret Nintendo has kept from us! Just everything now, please. Thankyou. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2006 yep.. I don't think we will be dissapointed again.. i just checked the official nintendo page here in denmark.. they say that price and date will be released friday.. and even though Nintendo isnt big here in denmark I don't think they would put that on their page if it wasnt true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 13, 2006 yep.. I don't think we will be dissapointed again.. i just checked the official nintendo page here in denmark.. they say that price and date will be released friday.. and even though Nintendo isnt big here in denmark I don't think they would put that on their page if it wasnt true Really? Brilliant. That can't put that, if there not going to say it. So it's pretty confirmed we will get price and release date! When i wake up tomorrow i'm hoping for a mass of news from the Japanese conference! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
