Following Revolution

No More

2006-03-13T06:31:00.000-05:00

Just to let you all know, please do not post any more comments on this blog if possible. I have the couple recent comments for the next podcast, but please do not post here anymore. From not on please post all comments at the new Following Revolution (www.followingrevolution.com), and on the FR Podcast Blog. Thanks.

Perfect score!

2006-03-09T22:53:00.000-05:00

It's not everyday that Famitsu, famous Japanese video game publication, reviews and gives games a perfect score...

Let's see in the history of its publication, which I'd assume is at least during PS era... we've had these titles receive a perfect 40 out of 40 review (4 reviewers, 1-10 scale)

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
2. Soul Calibur (DC)
3. Vagrant Story (PSX)
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
5. Nintendogs (DS)

And just recently, there has been a 6th game to grace this honor. Everyone (and fans, especially Mark and Zan) will go crazy over this one...

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6. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

You know it's interesting to note how there's only one game on each platform...

Anywho, comment away, we may discuss it in our next podcast.

Podcast 008

2006-03-05T21:09:00.000-05:00

Of course, one can go to the Following Revolution Podcast Blog page for the d/ls and such. But here I am just for the fun of it to report our production of Podcast episode008 and request that our listeners provide some more user input.

Not that we absolutely need it, but it's nice to have outside input.

As for me, back to Chem... >.>

Microsoft, literally (or rather Microhard)

2006-03-01T22:15:00.000-05:00

Looks like Microsoft is starting up a handheld (I didn't see Mark post it, so I thought I'd post it real quick)

So now... we're gonna literally have "micro"hardware and software coming from Microsoft... It's called Origami for now, and supposedly will play music, video (and download them), and video games such as Halo.

http://www.origamiproject.com/1/

For those who would like to see the completely pointless trailer, that makes me think Microsoft is trying to rip off of DS's success.

Well, those are my 2 cents, just to show you all I'm still alive. This week is midterm week for Chem, so I have some slight downtime due to the shortened take-home test.

~Siggy

DELAYED!!!

2006-02-28T18:55:00.000-05:00

Actually this post isn't about Twilight Princess, even though it has been delayed well over one year. This is about the Nintendo DS Lite. It turns out that the 2 alternate colors, icy blue and enamel navy (sorry if I have the name wrong on the icy blue), have been delayed to slightly after the release of the silver one due to factory production. Too bad, but then again, this applies to Japan, and not us.

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 7 Is Up

2006-02-24T21:19:00.000-05:00

It's been up on the podcast blog for about a day now, but just to let you all know, episode 7 of the podcast is up and downloadable, also as well on iTunes. Episode 7.5 will be up sometime tonight.

Who Likes Typing ".blogspot???"

2006-02-24T06:22:00.000-05:00

Well no more of those long URLs for us here at Following Revolution. No need to type in followingrevolution.blogspot.com, now its just followingrevolution.com!!!!!! That's right! Now we have a domain name! For now it just links to the blog so use it as you wish, but later on it will be showing a lot of new updates until a whole new thing.

BIG UPDATE!!!

2006-02-21T22:43:00.000-05:00

Well it's been a while since a good update, but Maple Story has pretty much owned my life. I finally fixed up the whole podcast system. Podcasts will no long be posted in this main area, but in a separate blog (frpodcast.blogspot.com), which there is a link to off in the right side of this page. Only podcats are posted there. No need to comment on anything, just download and listen. Everything new will still mainly be on this blog. As for podcasts on iTunes, they are all fixed, they will all be availible for download sometime soon, perhaps within an hour of this post, whenever iTunes updates. New updates of the podcast? We get them! They should be up tomorrow. We have episode 7, and a special episode 7.5. Whats in a "half" episode? You'll have to listen to find out!

News Catch Up: Power Supply, Advent Children, PS3, and More!

2006-02-16T23:47:00.000-05:00

Sorry to all of you, but I have been quite encaptured into Maple Story for the pas few days. Here is all that's happened that I never posted about:

The Revolution's base will act as a power supply

PS3 speculated release date: September 21st

Playstations online service called Playstation HUB, and if delivers what it says, it will be a "Live-Killer"

PS3 will not ship with a hard drive

Advent Children for US is dated at April 24th (OFFICIALLY!)

In a Nintendo WFC ad in Europe, there are hidden letters that spell out Revolution in the background

DS Lite speculated to be in US in May

DS TV Tuner and Opera Browser unveiled for DS (Tuner is currently slated for Japan only)

Opera Browser will come with extra RAM for the DS to go into GBA Slot, it will make browsing a lot faster, and unsure if games will use it

The Xbox Live camera will not let you change gamer pictures

Lubidium for Maple Story was not released in patch .18

President Bush signed a bill into a law that by February 17th, 2009, all TV signals must be digital. No More Analog.

You can purchase a web browser for the Revolution according to a phone support NOA

There will be an online golf game by Tecmo for the Revolution at launch

The graphics chip for the Revolution was designed the same way as the Flipper for the Cube, from the ground up specifically for the system. This dosn't mean they are near the same specs or architexture wise, just the idea used to make it. Ground up is perfect optimizing it to its fullest potential.

Live and Wifi Connection, Meet Your New Competition

2006-02-15T15:06:00.000-05:00

It was recently found out by Next Generation that Sony's new "Live-Killer" is called PlayStation HUB. The HUB will be featured on the PS3 and PS2, and offers everything Xbox Live does, and takes it a step furhter with more media to the point of offering it more like iTunes, although this won't come free as it is implied that the HUB will have a monthly fee. With more information of the PS3 coming, we have an estimated release date of Sepetember 21st, with it being a simulatenous launch in Japan and US, with Japan estimated on the 16th. Even more news, it seems that the Hard Drive will be sold separately from the PS3 (it uses a standard 2.5" laptop hard drive), which would suggest that the PS3 will launch for $400, and not the unwished $500. Although if you don't have a compatible hard drive, you could be spending an easy $500 on launch day for the system and the hard drive, if not later bundled. I personally though plan to get around all of the extra prices. By then I'll have a new laptop with no need for my old one, so just open it up, salvage some parts, and I got a free 40GB PS3 Hard Drive. I'll also have an unused 512MB Compact Flash Card, so theres my memory card. Not too bad, atleast the PS3 has amazing compatibility with media. The PS3 isn't looking too bad now, knowing of the HUB service, although I just don't know about this controller...

Revolution Logo Leaked?

2006-02-14T16:03:00.000-05:00

We saw beta pics of the logo leaked a long time ago back around May of 05, but it seems that we now may have a final Revolution logo, and in my opinion it looks friecken' nice! Blitz Games revealed on their website that they are creating a game for the Revolution, but in a sidebar section of their website you see different console logos of systems they are making games for, and amongst the GC, XB, PS2, X360, and PS3 was this logo! It dosn't show anywhere that it is a beta logo or only a suggestion of sorts, and it matches the old leak photos very closely, but not exactly. We saw that same R design, but not as the R in Revolution, and more just as a picture above the words Nintendo Revolution. This looks like a real, and professional looking photo, and I think we migth have ourselves the final logo here, even if IGN thinks that it isn't the final. This would also mean that the final name is the Revolution. It just sticks!

Voice Chat Finally On The DS!!!

2006-02-09T12:37:00.000-05:00

It was confirmed today that there will be voice chat in Metroid Prime Hunters for the DS, in the lobby before and after games, although not during. This is good and bad, hopefully now people can't try and distract you during the game haha. It's a step toward better online gaming for Nintendo!

Also, download kiosks will be popping up later next month by Nintendo at popular stores like Best Buy and Gamestop, to feature downloadable demos and movie trailers to your DS, like the service currently seen in Japan.

Some Real DS Lite Pictures

2006-02-08T17:33:00.000-05:00

Straight from Engadget are some pics of an actual DS Lite! How did they get them? Who took them!? WHERE IS THE POWER BUTTON!? So many questions and still so many answers. Seriously, if someone finds the power button please comment and tell me where it is!

The Dreamcast 360!

2006-02-07T23:49:00.000-05:00

Now now it's not a new system, but a very interesting idea. It has been rumored (it may have been official, but I can't remember) that Sega and Microsoft are teaming up to revive Dreamcast games onto the 360 through the Xbox Live Arcade. We knew this arcade was goin places, but this is huge! They would release ports of these games for you to download at around $10 each online to download to your hard drive. This would be great to relive classics like Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adv. games, Power Stone, Marvel vs Capcom, and more! Even though a lot of these games have already been made for other systems, not all have. If they are given the 360 treatment like Xbox games, and have a smart resizer filter to stretch em to HD size, added a filter like 2xsai type, and make em widescreen, this would be great! If they were online, even better! I would love some online Power Stone or Marvel vs Capcom. This would be an amazing move for the 360 and Sega. I hope it happenes!

Music, Internet, GameCubes, and More Revolution, Oh My!

2006-02-07T23:23:00.000-05:00

Nintendo sure isn't about to be left in the dust with the "all-in-one" devices Sony and Microsoft are making in the industry. The PSP can play movies and music, and browse the internet, the 360 can do all sorts of internet communication, and more. Reggie sure isn't about to let Nintendo be left in the dust. Yesterday 1up talked about how they interviewed the Regginator recently, and he had went on record saying you will be able to play music on your GameBoy, browse the web on your DS, that you shouldn't toss your GameCube just yet, and that there is infact something big about the Revolution that we don't know. This is all great stuff, knowning that they might finally bring the play-yan to the states, and perhaps the old V-Pocket thing for DS that could feature a web browser. Why shouldn't we throw out our GameCubes? Well because it's a good system haha, but perhaps meaning Zelda TP is in fact for the GameCube like previously said. What could the final piece of the Revolution puzzle be? A microphone? I wonder what it could be....
For the whole article, you gotta buy the next issue of EGM which should be in newstands next week. I'll buy an issue for sure.

Disrupting Development

2006-02-07T23:02:00.000-05:00

It was announced today (like it was 1 year ago for GDC 05) that Satoru Iwata will be delivering the Nintendo keynote, as titled this year, "Disrupting Developement." This is good to have confirmation that the keynote will be delivered by him, and not anyone else. The topics are told to be Brain Age, N WFC, and Revolution. It will be March 23rd and 10:30, and will last one hour long.

We Need Content For Episode 007 Of The Podcast, And We Have A New Idea...

2006-02-01T23:54:00.000-05:00

Since episode 006 is finally up, we need your content suggestions and questions for episode 007! You should have some time to submit, as I will be completely busy this upcoming weekend and won't be able to record a podcast. We might be able to record one sometime during the week though, so don't slack off too much!

Here is my idea. I want to try it once, do a completely uncut podcast, hear how it reall sounds. If a phone rings, we won't cut it out. If someone walks in on us, we won't cut it out. It would be like you're actually there! But this could be something not too big perhaps, but I want to add one thing to enhance the "live-style" uncut episode, and I would like to have a live call-in. While we are recording, we call you up, and you're part of our show! This definately wouldn't be a weekly thing, but it would be cool to try out once, and possibly try again later if it turns out good. Here's the problem though, how would you suggest we record the phone call as we are doing the show? We use an external microphone and record it on my laptop using Audacity. To avoid charges to the caller, we would make the call, and though I have free long-distance at my house, Zan dosn't I believe, and that is where we record. Although we do all have cell phones, and that is long-distance free. Would you suggest we just have the cell phone on speakerphone, and see if the microphone picks it up? I would think it would, its a very good microphone, with good sensitivity with according settings. We would obviously try out some tests first, but if you are interested in calling in, just leave a comment anywhere!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 006

2006-02-01T15:01:00.000-05:00

Finally we got episode 6 up! The show is shorter than normal, but sometimes the hour and ten minute times can get a little long. Sorry if theres not as much content as normal, but all of us have been quite busy recently, although I now introduce the news flash segment, bringing to you the news that matters at lightning fast speeds!

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Podcast Delay

2006-02-01T06:29:00.000-05:00

I'm very sorry that the podcast isn't up yet, even though I said in a comment last night that it would be up by about 6:30 this morning, well I put the final touches on it this morning, and seeing that I'm saving the final MP3 now which takes about 8 minutes, and I have to leave for school in about 15-20 minutes, there would be no time at all to get it uploaded and posted in time. I even woke up extra early to try and get it done haha. But this means the podcast and post-production is done, and it will be uploaded right when I get home from school sometime in the 2:45pm ET area, so it shouldn't be later than 3:30pm just incase. Look for the podcast then!

Also it has been brought to my attention that you can no longer download old episodes off of iTunes. I think I found out the problem, and I will be fixing it sometime later today.

Following Revolution Insider: Nintendo's Next Lie: Twilight Princess?

2006-01-29T17:49:00.000-05:00

We have heard Nintendo lie to us before, most recently with their statement of "we are not planning to remake the Nintendo DS anytime soon," and then they show off the DS Lite about a week later. We have heard Satoru Iwata say over and over that Twilight Princess will be for the GameCube, but are we so sure about that now? I have very close relations with my local EB Games, and one of the employees there personally knows a Nintendo Rep and recently talked to him the other day. I am not making this up at all, I'm only here to post real information I have heard, and not start rumors. It is now being heard that Twilight Princess could be delayed even until August of this year, and he quoted that "I have heard plenty of things around the office that Twilight Princess will be delayed until the launch of the Revolution, and be a launch title for it." He went onto further emphasize that if happened, Twilight Princess would not be a GameCube game, and not compatible with a GameCube. I was skeptical at first hearing of how Iwata has said that it would be a GameCube game, although after the DS Lite unveiling, right after saying there wouldn't be one. Then again, the words of the Nintendo Rep contact to EB Games hasn't been wrong before, and it is an official source. Why would Twilight Princess be delayed so long though? It was supposed to be released back in October, and at first even earlier. They even had a playable demo of multiple levels back in May of 2005. If they had gained so much progress that long ago, they could have easily released it by now. Even when they pushed it back to December 2nd of 2005 release, it could have been for GameCube then, but now it's set for just a "later" release. They have no clue when it will be released, but then again, they have no clue when the Revolution will be released. If they are shooting for having the best Zelda game ever made, putting it on the Revolution and having the new control style can only make it better. Nintendo needs some big hits for the Revolution if they want it to sell amazingly, and if they had a hit Zelda game at launch, along with games such as Metroid Prime 3, Mario Revolution (128), and Super Smash Bros. 3, there would be no doubt that the Revolution would have the most amazing launch of any game system in history.

The Following Revolution Podcast Challenge

2006-01-29T00:22:00.000-05:00

All right everyone, no one has heard episode 6 yet of the podcast, but it is recorded and should be up tomorrow, but I'll yet ya in on the podcast challenge of the week so you can start your entries. Now we have all seen the mockups of what the Revolution interface might be, so your assignment is to make your own mockup! What do you think the whole menu system or interface will look like? Either make a picture or two, or go the extra mile with a video or flash menu system. It's up to you. The hosts of the podcast will also be competing, so watch out! I'm not completely sure how we'll determine winners yet, either we'll judge them anonymously, or maybe a poll on the blog. We'll find a way. Get your entries in by next Saturday, February 4th. Good luck to all!

Having Media Center On Your Xbox 360 Enabled: Priceless

2006-01-27T15:46:00.000-05:00

Never before have I truly thought the Xbox 360 was worth the $400 price tag. I have thought it was well worth it up to now, but now $400 almost seems like a bargain. Yes thats right, I said bargain. For years I have been looking for a solution to be able to play my huge archive of videos stored on my computer on my TV. Anything from AMVs, anime, TV shows, random internet videos, movies, and more. Well as long as they are in the WMV format (thank god almost my entire collection is), then the Xbox 360 has you covered. Quite some time ago I before I got my 360, I tried to setup Media Center Edition on my desktop computer, and without knowing that you are not able to upgrade any version of Windows (Home edition in my case) to a Media Center Edition copy, I completely crashed my Windows. I didn't lose any files, but I can now no longer boot to that drive or re-install any form of windows (even Home) without formatting the hard drive. Luckily I made a backup Windows on my D drive just incase, so now for the past months everything has been running off my slaved D drive. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. Last night I realized that the problem was that you need to install Media Center fresh from format, and I thought of my laptop. I never kept anything on it that wasn't on my desktop. I did a quick backup and begun formatting and soon installing Windows XP Media Center Edition. After my terrible laptop kept erroring, such as the CD drive just not responding once it asked for disc 2 and stuff, it took me about 2.5 hours to get the Media Center installed. Then once I got it running, it took about another hour until I got the network setup right and for the 360 to recognize my laptop. I nearly fell asleep using my laptop, so I called it a day and began working again this morning. Finally after getting all the new Media Extender software setup, and my 360 to recognize my laptop, it was ready to fire up the Media Center on t he 360. Now my setup is a Netgear Super G 108MBPS router, wirelessly connected to my laptop with a Super G card, and wired to my 360 and desktop. So there should be no problem playing back any videos, right? Wrong. Even using a 108MBPS wireless connection (which stays about 40MBPS standard), the Media Center was very laggy, even in the menu and playing SDTV videos. So now I have my laptop folded up next to my desktop and connected through wires. Now Media Center runs perfectly smooth, and all my videos, even HD ones, play perfectly. I have it setup so I can control my folders on my laptop with my desktop, so I can add or delete videos anytime I want without opening the laptop, and my 360 can access them anytime. After all the work setting it up, the reward is well worth it. It's never been easier to watch any video off my computer on my TV. This is much easier than trying to deal with video outs on computer and messing through crazy settings. I search my entire laptop hard drive with my 360 and instantly add any folder to the mix. It's perfect. I don't even have the entire Media Center experience, as you can also watch TV, and have the 360 act as a full DVR. I just wish it could play more codecs such as a DivX or XviD, so I'll just have to stick to converting videos still to WMV. If you want to watch videos from your computer on your TV, and you have a 360, get Media Center Edition NOW. Even if you're low on cash, I'm sure there is some way you get a hold of it...... (DON'T LOOK AT ME! ;) ). Going through the setup is well worth it, and really shows why you should have an Xbox 360.

Oh How We Have Grown

2006-01-27T02:34:00.000-05:00

Ever since the early July 7th 2005 launch of Following Revolution, my site has grown leaps and bounds. Back in the early days I would normally get around 20 or so hits a day, with occasional big spikes around big times in the games industry. During the craziness of SeriousGamer when I set out to sift out the truth, once my blog got a link on the Revolution Rumor's blog, we spiked to about 300-400 visits a day, although it only lasted for about a week, slowing down to 40-50 hits a day. My next big break was The Tokyo Game Show. With great coverage on the Revolution controller, along with a huge album of pics with high rez snaps from games such as Sonic The Hedgehog and Metal Gear Solid 4, the blog jumped to abouta steady 200 a day if I can recall correctly, although lasting only for about two weeks. Yesterday marked a new milestone for Following Revolution which was the announcement of the DS Lite. I made sure to stay close on the news going through different news sites finding all the important information about it, and bringing it to one place for our viewers. After I made the video of the DS Lite model, I finally got my link on Joystiq, an extremely popular gaming blog which I read about 20 times a day, and submit tips to all the time. This is the first time a tip has ever made it onto their blog, and since the launch of the story about 5 hours ago, I have received around 1400 visits and counting. My visits only count from the homepage though, and Joystiq only had a direct link to the story page. This means those 1500 people actually went to look further into my site and going to the homepage. From the mass amount of visits gained by the Joystiq post, it now accounts for about 10% of all visits Following Revolution has had since the July debut. This just shows the kind of great content we offer and the interest in can spark in many. Since the launch I have also hired a new blogger for the site earlier this month, Siggy, who you have heard in the podcast. He's only had one post so far, and he won't post much, but some is better than none. We have also launched and set up a popular podcast featuring me and my 2 friends, Zan (Schiz0id) and Henry (Siggy). For any newcomers, just believe people with what they say about the site. We don't have many hardcore fans of the blog, but with who we do have, such as Lynx stating just how awesome we are, I believe we can attract many more hardcore fans. Just to assure you, Following Revolution isn't going away. The Following Revolution Podcast isn't going away. I will try my best to provide the most important of information along with special exclusives you can't get anywhere else. Come on everyone, spread the word, let's ALL FOLLOW REVOLUTION!!!

Full Auto Demo On Xbox Live Marketplace

2006-01-27T00:58:00.000-05:00

Earlier today, Sega unleashed it's demo of Full Auto on the Xbox Live Marketplace for the public to play. I downloaded the demo expecting a very good game, but my thoughts were mixed. One of the first noticeable things was the frame rate. The game never runs at a smooth 60 fps. Once in a while in a thin corridor/tunnel the game will reach 60fps, but back into action and you'll be steady 40fps area, with drops to 20 I would say. Hopefully this will be addressed in the final version. The graphics are nice, but I'm expecting much more out of an Xbox 360 only title. Next was the action. If action racing was a bit hit with Burnout, why not pop on some weapons? It should be better, but I find it not to be. I originally loved the idea, but it's very distracting to try and aim a weapon while trying to drive at high speeds and avoiding obstacles. It's just too much. Having your car as the weapon in a game like Burnout 4 is much better, as you're only focusing on one thing to control, your car. Full Auto is nice, but no where near to what I was expecting.

High Rez Pics Of My DS Lite Model

2006-01-26T23:03:00.000-05:00

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It's been requested, and I answered. Here are some high rez pics of my DS Lite model against a white background.

THE VIDEO HAS BEEN REMADE!!! People asked for me to remake it because of the black DS Lite on black background. Go now and re-download it from the same link, I refilmed it with a white background!

Finally Some Following Revolution Recognition!!!

2006-01-26T22:44:00.000-05:00

Popular gaming blogger Joystiq posted a story about an hour and fifteen minutes ago titled Dubious DS lite vs. DS video. Hmmm.... what DS Lite vs DS videos have been on the net lately? OURS!!! I've been trying to supply Joystiq with news for months and finally I got in! Since the news story launched we've gotten over 600 hits!!! For all who come and checked out the site, I urge you to keep returning, reading our news, and listening to our podcast. It is subscribable on iTunes, and we are recording episode 6 this weekend. Thanks for the support!

And I'm remaking the DS Lite comparison video now.

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More Colors For The DS Lite To Be Shown

2006-01-26T17:03:00.000-05:00

My hopes for a glossy black DS Lite have been fullfilled, kinda. While reading around more about the DS Lite, I found out that Nintendo announced that the DS Lite will be unveiled in 3 different colors, although the only official color so far is the glossy white. I would be very surprised if there wasn't a glossy black also availible at launch seeing the popularity of the Black Revolution.

Source: IGN

Following Revolution Exclusive: Comparing The Nintendo DS and (Model Of) DS Lite

2006-01-26T14:48:00.000-05:00

Some of you may of had the first thought I did about the DS Lite, and that was, is it worth it for something not that much smaller? Comparing the GBASP and the GBM, the size comparison was insane, the GBM was so insanely small that it might have easily been worth it for all you GBA fans. Now I'm a DS enthusiast so you would expect me to be really hyped up, and I am, but with some concerns. With size in mind, Nintendo says that it is less than 2/3 the size of the original. I took the dimensions provided by Nintendo of Japan and made my own model of the DS Lite with cardboard covered with electrical tape. Now of course its not EXACTLY the size of what it will be due to human error, but it's very very close. Just to show you the model I made with it next to the original DS, I put a small video together displaying the two next to each other showing different angles. Just click the link below to download the video. Then again, if the size dosn't exactly do it for you, the re-designed d-pad, buttons, button (and microphone) placement might, and brighter screen might. All in all I'm betting it will be a great product and it will sell tons, although for a possible $150, I don't know if it will be worth it right away for current DS owners to pop for the new one.

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Introducing The Nintendo DS Lite!!!

2006-01-26T11:46:00.000-05:00

Earlier today Nintendo unveiled it's new Nintendo DS Lite. The company boasts that the new handheld is less than 2/3 the size of the old one, with new dimensions of 133mm x 73.9mm x 21.5mm. Also by looking at the picture it seems to help fix up the d-pad and face buttons. The system will launch in Japan on March 2nd of this year, with a US launch date to come. The system is told to also have a brighter screen compared to the last one. Here's the question though, is it so much different than the old DS? The GameBoy Micro was incredibly small compared to any past GBA, but after sketching the dimensions on paper of the DS Liter and holding my DS next to it, I wonder if this will really be a big improvement. It is also lighter, which will help a lot, and those buttons I'm sure are a ton better. The system will launch in Japan for 16,800 yen, which is about $144 in US. If the system sells for $150 in the US, I really doubt that I will buy it right away. Though I would love to, that is a steep price to pay for something not groundbreaking compared to the original. If it was somehow in the $100-$120 mark, then maybe I would consider it. The system also looks to have a sleek "apple-esque" glossy white look, although I don't know if I would swing for that. Introduce a glossy-black though, and I'll be all over it. It is currently unsure if it plays GBA games, but the chances or if not are a million to one, because of expansion packs such as then rumble pack, so expect a GBA slot. Call me crazy if you wish, but I just thought they could have done a little more. Maybe if I get good trade-in credit or eBay money for my DS I will consider getting it.

For All New Visitors To The Site

2006-01-25T18:35:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Following Revolution! Your #1 source (well maybe not #1, but its quite good haha) for important information concerning the Nintendo Revolution, along with other consoles and handhelds out there. We shift through all the news and bring you what's really important. We have special exclusives for the site such as our part live coverage of Xbox 360 campouts, smashing of rumors such as SeriousGamer and the mysterious Nintendo ON, Tecmo's Only For Xbox Mystery, and much more! Along with bringing you important news and exclusive updates, we here at Following Revolution also host a (normally weekly) podcast! The Following Revolution podcast features Mark (me, ElChibo), Zan (Schiz0id), and Henry (Siggy), providing you with a very casual laid back podcast, normall topping well over an hour per episode providing you with plenty of content until the next show. In our podcast we have constant hilarious rants, our thoughts on games, game reviews each week, podcast challenges and other ways to involve the listeners, and tons of comment and topic requests. For the blog however is currently just Henry and I posting. Ever need to know anything? Just post a comment in any news post, and you'll receive a comment very very soon. Most times within 15 minutes or show (cause I happen to check my email like every 15min-1hr haha, and all comments are forwarded to me). So just start browsing through all archives of posts, listen to some podcasts, and leave some comments. Spread the word about Following Revolution!!!!!!

Podcast is availible for free subscribing on iTunes, and downloadable off the website in news posts about it. RSS feed availible with link off to the right side.

Recent Updates To The Site

2006-01-22T00:58:00.000-05:00

You might notice a few new changes to the site here recently in the past 12 or so hours. It isn't much, but I added some more stuff over to the right side of the page. First I added the Following Revolution Poll. Listeners of Podcast Episode 005 will remember hearing Zan talk about it, and I actually followed through and got the requested poll up. Serious votes only, and it's 100% anonmymous. If you can not choose, and like every podcaster equally, just post a comment and say so. Note, if you choose someone, that dosn't mean you don't like them, it's just that you like the others better.

The second thing I added was the donation link above the poll. The donation is running through paypal and is really easy to use. Just simply click it, sign into your paypal account, and a screen comes up asking you how much you wish to donate. Things here sometimes are kinda hard to run, between having to buy the new microphone and other things. One of the main reasons of the donated money to us though will of course be games. I bet you figured that one out already didn't ya? Many of you will notice that sometimes our game reviews have some very old and out-dated games, and thats because we really don't have the cash for new games. It was a miracle that Henry just happened to buy Mega Man X Collection a couple days before recording Episode 005. Money received will be split up between Henry, Zan, and I, and will be used to purchase games. On the podcast we will shout out to all contributers thanking them for their donation, then say what game(s) we got, and of course make a review. Since not everyone might not want to listen to the podcast, I will also have all games bought with donation money be reviewed on the podcast as well as typed out for the blog. So even if you have just a dollar, or even if you have 500,000,000 any donation is glady appreciated. Together we can make a difference!

Jack Thompson, You Have Gone Too Far...

2006-01-21T18:02:00.000-05:00

Surely you have heard of Jack Thompson before, he's the monster who is trying to kill all video games. Now this may be known as libel against Mr. Thompson, but it is him who first wronged attacking with libel against the video games industry. Time after time he has gone after the likes of Grand Theft Auto and other games such as 25 To Life, Killer 7, Postal, and even The Sims 2! He believes that pracitcally every single death or act of violence can be traced to video games and their negative impact on society. Now of course someone like myself, whos life is practically video games (not fully literally, I do plenty other things), is starting to get quite angry at his actions. The video game industry has done it's part with the ESRB rating games, so he should be looking more after the parents. Don't start saying that ratings are never enforced, because I have been carded planty of times, for trying to buy games such as Resident Evil 4 and Dead Or Alive 4. Even something that has no connections to gaming, he of course says its the source of the problem. His latest act of stupidity and blaming of video games has come in the form of a gamer taking his own life. Here is the following story as told from GamingHorizon.com:

"Earlier this month, gamer named Mitchell S. with the online screenname "Kuja105" who posts on a few online videogame forums (including GameFaqs.com and MetalGearSolid.org) committed suicide. On January 2 he posted a message in both forums detailing his intent to end his own life, citing overwhelming complications with school and finances.

A very brief period of initial disbelief was followed by a barrage of replies from fellow forum members pleading that he not take his life, trying to talk him out of it.

For days, no word was heard from Mitchell. Fearing the worst, members and administration from metalgearsolid.org began searching for contact information, spending hours on the phone trying to get in touch with him. Finally on January 4, Ryan K., an administrator at metalgearsolid.org, got him on the phone and spent hours desperately trying to talk him out of it.

Sadly, Mitchell soon ended his own life by consuming antifreeze and painkillers.

Later, members from the site contacted Mitchell's family to find out the grave news. They reported it to their online community, and posted a tribute to their passed friend on the front page of metalgearsolid.org."

Jack Thompsons of course had to send a nice letter to MetalGearSolid.org. The letter is as follows:

"Your "gamer friend" will find peace through the Lord, Jesus Christ, but sadly it's too late for that.

There is a void in every heart. You can fill it up with the things of God, or the things not of God. This unfortunate soul chose to fill it up with combat games. The playing of these video games is masturbatory activity, meaning senseless self-stimulation. If you gamers could use a dictionary you would know that that term is not necessarily a sexual one.

The real tragedy here extends beyond the life and death of this one fellow. There are literally millions of young people and young adults whose despair is deepend by turning to the things of this world and then finding them meaningless.

All of you gamers need to put down the controllers and get a life. The utter inanity of the vast majority of postings here shows how vapid "gaming" really is.

You are one of the cheerleaders for this wasting of time and the wasting of lives. Do you feel any remorse for having contributed to this "culture of death?" Of course not. Hey, let's all play MORE games, and ignore all the really productive things to do with our lives.

Let's pretend to be shocked that a gamer might descend into deeper depression, as his gamer "buds," knowing he was killing himself, couldn't figure out how to call 911 themselves for him. That would have involved leaving their computers I guess.

Sad. Sad for all of you."

Oh I'm sorry, did I say nice letter? I meant the exact opposite. The article had said that Mitchell said he took his life do to overwhelming complications with school and finances. It did not mention video games at all. But since he was a gamer evidentally, Thompson had to make his accusations. Maybe he shoulda taken his time from writing the letter against video games, and write a letter of grief and sadness to the family of Mitchell, because they are surely going through tough times right now. Thompson is outright making fun of gamers like you and I with comments like we wouldn't even call 911 if we needed to because we would have to leave our computers. I also like how my playing of video games is contributing to a "culture of death." You can post a letter like this anytime you want Jack, but why post it in a time of sadness after the death of a gamer. This is definately not the time. If you wanted publicity from this Thompson, you got it, negative publicity. Saying terrible things about Mitchell how it's too late to find peace through Jesus Christ is just down right terrible. What if he was Muslim? Haha, only a joke. But I want everyone to known what has happened just so they can tell how terrible and un-sympathetic Jack Thompson is. He should be exiled to Antartica...

By the way, I currently in the middle of playing through Killer 7. M rated games such as Killer 7, GTA San Andreas, Dead Or Alive 4, Resident Evil 4 and others are all amazing games. They are here for a reason with providing a different gaming experience than our Marios and Sonics. We need to embrace all types of games, whether violent or not. It's up to the developer what kind of game to make, and it's up to the player to decide which game to play. It's all the gamers fault to decide what to do with their life, and is no way the fault of companies like Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Capcom, Tecmo, Rockstar, Sega, Activision, and many more.

Nintendo Makes Another Appearance At GDC

2006-01-20T00:18:00.000-05:00

Like last year, Nintendo has decided to show and present a keynote at this year's GDC. They claim to talk about the Nintendo Wifi Connection service, and possibly how it will work with Revolution. Last year we did hear Revolution info, such as it's wireless out of the box, and the codename of the system. I applied for a job to work at GDC this year, so hopefully they'll accept me and I can somehow convince my parents to travel to California. If so, you'll be getting special exclusive FR only content!

I'm Thankfull For My Revolution...

2006-01-20T00:15:00.000-05:00

Well everyone should be saying that by Thanksgiving this year, because Iwata has been on record saying that he wants the Revolution out by Thanksgiving in the US before the holiday rush, and what Iwata wants, Iwata gets. There is no way Revolution could launch any later, they need to make it in time for holiday 2006, and right before black friday is perfect!

Revolutionized Sonic! Is The Hedgehog Ready For A Melee?

2006-01-20T00:06:00.000-05:00

IGN recently posted an article on their Revolution channel which sets it's sights on Sega. It has been reported by people very close to Sega that Sonic will indeed be appearing on the upcoming Revolution, but not the same Sonic The Hedgehog appearing on the Xbox 360 and the PS3. This is great to see Sega pushing innovation as they have already with the DS, but this means a possible non-Nintendo exclusive Sonic! (not counting when Sega was a hardware manufacturer of course) It was obivous knowing the Sonic would be coming to the Revolution, but how? The article goes onto talk about how Miyamoto was and still is very interested in the relationship with Sega, and would like to see a cross-over. Now finding Sonic running around in some secret area of a Mario game as an easter-egg just wouldn't do, so what else would make the best cross-over? Well it worked for Capcom, SNK, Marvel, and others, so why not Nintendo? If this isn't a clue that Sega characters are coming to the next Super Smash Bros., then I don't know what would. Everyone has wanted Sonic to duke it out against Mario, and now gamers might get their wish. Melee added tons of characters to the SSB line, but how many more can they make? I mean Ice Climbers and Mr. Game and Watch? Pretty cool none the less, but it seems like their scrapping the bottom of the barrel. Before you know it they'll have to make Wapeach just full a spot in the next Mario sport or SSB game.... And I don't want to see a Wapeach, Sega, save us!

We Need Content For Episode 006 Of The Podcast!

2006-01-19T22:48:00.000-05:00

Start leaving questions, topics, and anything podcast related in a comment on any post now! I'll be gathering topics throughout the days, and if you left something, you'll hear it on the podcast! Hurry up, we might even record episode 006 on Sunday which is only 3 days away!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 005

2006-01-19T19:54:00.000-05:00

It's up! It's finally up! What is the big surprise you ask? AMAZING AUDIO QUALITY!!! No more ear bleeds and mind-numbing pain from that terrible audio quality. I finally went out and bought a Logitech USB Desktop Microphone, which I have seen to be reccomended for podcasters. It's great having it USB with no required drivers. Henry is also back for the show! We even have tons and tons of questions to answer for our listeners. Listen up now!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 005

Greetings! Tis I!!!

2006-01-19T19:01:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: CONSOLE SALES HAVE BEEN ADDED

Greetings! Tis, I, Siggy! For followers of our podcast (our = elchibo, Teh Schizoid, and myself) you may already be familiar with me. If not, oh well, listen to the podcast! Anywho, elchibo has got me on board to help him out on the blog. Being that I "follow Revolution" I'll try to help out and vary this blog a little.

This week we have some numbers (for those who don't or do like to see these):

Here are the Top 10 console games in Japan for the week of Jan 9 - 15, 2006:

Kahashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu: Motto Nouo Kitaeru Otona DS Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 141,307 [845,885] units
Doubutsu no Mori DS [Animal Crossing: Wild World] (NDS, Nintendo) - 50,032 [1,565,251] units
Kahashima Ryuuta Kyouju no Nouo Kitaeru Otona DS Training (NDS, Nintendo) - 49,774 [1,321,504] units
Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) - 39,182 [990,369] units
Gunparade Orchestra: Shiro no Shou (PS2, Sony) - 35,709 units
Monster Hunter Portable (PSP, Capcom) - 34,937 [377,138] units
Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, Square Enix) - 32,880 [1,000,509] units
Mario & Luigi RPG 2 (NDS, Nintendo) - 29,639 [260,799] units
Yawaraka AtamaJuku (NDS, Nintendo) - 25,780 [1,023,979] units
Tamagotchi no PuchiPuchi Omisecchi (NDS, Bandai) - 24,550 [870,921] units

Here are the Console Hardware sales in Japan for the week of Jan 9 - 15, 2006:

PSP - 57,686 [190,443] units
Nintendo DS - 54,284 [145,663] units
PlayStation 2 - 39,076 [119,962] units
GameBoy Advance SP - 9,982 [27,425] units
GameBoy Micro - 6,341 [18,159] units
Xbox 360 - 6,107 [13,584] units
GameCube - 5,465 [18,888] units
GameBoy Advance - 233 [797] units
Xbox - 119 [275] units

Those who have listened to Podcast Episode004 will noticed that I was seriously absent from the recording. elchibo's and schizoid's amusing recreation of the phone call is actually very accurate. They did a very good job imitating my voice and terse responses as well, I'm quite surprised, lol. However, I did not hang up, as elchibo states (my timer was still going for at least 10 seconds when he stopped talking). For those who wonder where the heck I could be that could be more important than our loyal fans, well I have a lot of things to do these days. So my personal life will sometimes get in the way of things. Avid listeners will notice my affinity for Chemistry and that is another thing, I tend to have a much more hectic schoolworkload and schedule than my fellow 2 podcasters. Nonetheless, I apologize for delaying the podcast and possibly reducing quality (or for those who did like me not being there, I guess I wouldn't have to apologize right? xD).

Source:Famitsu

Something Big Is Coming To The Podcast...

2006-01-11T22:42:00.000-05:00

Ok everyone, whether you have before or never, be sure to listen to podcast episode 005 when it debuts next Monday. It is currently on track to release then as we normally record on Sundays, but nothing is set in stone. If we can't record Sunday for some reason, then it won't be much longer of a wait. If I can't get it uploaded right away on Monday after editing, it will be availible for download early Tuesday morning, most likely in time for all of ya to download it before school so you can listen to our podcast on the way! We're trying as hard as we can to get the podcast and blog really going to attract as much attention as possible. While the blog brings dosage of important information and updates and occasional exclusive features, we are really focusing on the podcast. The next episode of the podcast will be big, and if you have listened to it before, you will love what we have done. I have released some of the information on a couple of choice blogs for you to dig through, but I'm not saying anything yet. With new content, new topics, and new techniques, you'll wonder why no one wouldn't want to Follow Revolution!

Content For Podcast Episode 005

2006-01-10T21:52:00.000-05:00

All right everyone, we're not happy with the turnout of requests for episode 004, and it's time to repay for your sins!!! Not literally, but seriously, leave some content and requests! Comment on anything! Ask anything! Try and stump me with a gaming question! What do you think of the show? Well tell us and it will be on the podcast! Leave your answers for the podcast song of the day! PLEASE SOMETHING!!!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 004

2006-01-10T21:38:00.000-05:00

In this episode of Following Revolution, Schiz0id (Zan) and I (ElChibo, Mark) take a look back on the Christmas vacation and the New Year. With start off with some new ideas, trying to revamp our podcast to a bit of a fresher stlye. Siggy (Henry) was absent for the show, but we were forced to make it anyway because we havn't had a podcast for a couple weeks. We have a couple of reviews, some game of the year awards, and interesting rants and debates coming out of no where. We go back to a completely unscripted style as we did more in episode 01. We seriously had no idea what we were doing, as I didn't even know what review I was doing when asked which! Podcast challenge I made on the fly, and the review was also made up on the go. I tried experimenting with some new aspects of the show such as the opening theme. You'll notice a different music playing than the regular Super Mario 3 music at the beginning, and that is part of a new thing were doing. Every episode, a different classic gaming song will play as the opening song, and you guys have to post in comments on the blog as what game it is from, and what in the game it is. Get it right, and we'll give a shoutout to you on the podcast. Get it completely terribly wrong, and we'll probably make fun of you, haha. I also worked with some extra sound bites. Not sure how they work, so tell us what you think. Come on everyone, it's A NEW HOPE!

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Maple Story

2006-01-09T00:41:00.000-05:00

Who here plays the free 2d MMO Maple Story? Plenty do, but how about the fans of Following Revolution? I'm thinking about maybe starting up a gang in Maple Story, like the Jjang Gang. If you are completely serious, and already into Maple, drop a comment with your name in Maple. Broa server reccomended.

Need An Xbox 360? Following Revolution Has You Covered!

2006-01-03T21:26:00.000-05:00

In my still continuing search for an Xbox 360 Premium, I went to Best Buy today to find a couple of Core systems still in stock and no Premiums. Well I'm really hurting for money and I have a Premium system coming into EB Games this week, so I did what no true "Xbox fanboy" would ever do, buy some systems and sell em on eBay. But I'm not an Xbox fanboy so it doesn't matter! I really need the profit to make some cash, and right now one of them is up on eBay on a 1 day auction. You can find it here. The second one will go up tomorow when the first ends depending on how much it sells for. The core system isn't bad, I just prefer the Premium.

2006 Predictions

2006-01-02T17:32:00.000-05:00

I had recently read a list of predictions for 2006 from some site that was posted on Joystiq. Among them were some very clever ones, along with some even comical in a way such as Sega will finally release a good 3D Sonic game. I decided to make my own list of predictions for 2006.

1. Nintendo will be the winner of E3 2006. They will completely loom over Sony and Microsoft with the full unveiling of The Revolution

2. The PS3 will have an ok launch, but not fantastic due to it's price

3. The DS will drop to $99 MSRP by the end of December 2006

4. The GameBoy Micro will drop to atleast $69 MSRP

5. There will be a 40GB Hard Drive availible for the Xbox 360, if not a 60GB or 80GB by years end

6. The Xbox 360 will be hacked and be able to play burned games

7. Metal Gear Solid 4 will be delayed not released until 2007

8. DS stays at the top of handheld game sales

9. VHS tapes will no longer be manufactured (not gaming releated, but its bound to happen haha)

10. GT4 (or anothe iteration of Grand Turismo) for the PSP will finally be released, but will not sell well because everyone forgot about it after being heard of for so long, but never seen. It won't be bad by any means, but it will do nothing to get PSP over DS.

Hey Tecmo, Is It Only For Xbox?

2006-01-01T01:35:00.000-05:00

After finding out Dead Or Alive 4's possible secret of coming to another console, I decided to check out more on Tecmo's Xbox games. It seems very sporadic whether they put the "Only For Xbox" label on or not. One of Tecmo's games for the Xbox is Ninja Gaiden, which does not feature the "Only For Xbox" logo at the top, but it's been a while since the game has been released, and still no release of it on another system... The recent remake though, Ninja Gaiden Black for the Xbox does feature the "Only For Xbox" logo. Dead Or Alive 3 does not have the "Only For Xbox" Logo at the top, and it's been 4 years since the game has launched, and still no other console release, or even a remake. Even when the game changed boxart for the Platinum Hits, they still didn't add the "Only For Xbox" logo I believe. The 3rd and probably final DOA2 remake, Dead Or Alive Ultimate for the Xbox does feature the "Only For Xbox" logo at the top. I'm so confused...

Is Dead Or Alive 4 Coming Out For The PS3 Or Revolution?

2005-12-30T20:58:00.000-05:00

I recently picked up my copy of DOA4 for the Xbox 360 to be surprised by one major thing. There is no label on the top of the box stating that its "Only For Xbox 360." Could this be a manufacturing glitch form it's very sporaditc launch? Or does Itagaki have something new in store for us later?

Following Revolution's End Of The Year Awards!

2005-12-26T01:31:00.000-05:00

This year of 2005 has shown us a wide variety of games and all around gaming news and announcements. With unveiling of the all next-generation systems, the launch of a next generation system, and tons and tons of top-notch games, it was tough finding winners for each of the categories. I'm not going all big time what not like IGN might, and I'm going to cut straight to the basics. Games of the year.
(Note: I do not own an Xbox and have not played too many games for it, but I will base my judgements for awards based on what I have played for the system, and with my extensive knowledge of games. I will not be including Xbox 360 or PSP in any game of the year awards. The 360 has been out for just over a month, and I havn't played any games for it except the Kameo and Call of Duty 2 Demos. As for PSP, let's just say I don't feel like writing that much about such a system. Let's just say GTA Liberty City Stories and call it a day.)

GameCube Game of The Year:

Resident Evil 4

Did you expect me to pick anything else? Well maybe if Twilight Princess had come out, but due to an extrordinary amount of delays, Resident Evil 4 easily takes the award. Noteably, Resident Evil 4 isn't even a Nintendo game! Third party developer Capcom made this fine game bringing the mature gaming that gamers yearned for to the black (or purple... or spice... or platinum...) lunchbox. Whoever said all violent video games are terrible has not played this game. The game's story line is top notch following Leon Kennedy, assigned to rescure the President's Daughter as he travels to Spain and finds races of parasites that infect the bodies of humans turning them zombie like, yet having the intelligence of a human. The game shows off some of the best graphics of any current generation game availible on any system, great controls, lengthy gameplay, high replayability, and more. Unless you aren't 17 yet (I bought the game while I was 16 though), buy this game right now. Go drive over to your local games store, and buy it. End of story. If you've played it many times, then if you don't mind spending the money, you can even pick it up on the PS2 now (note the Only For GameCube on the corner of the box), which has extra gameplay modes, though lower graphics. If you have to choose between one, get the GameCube version by all means. GameCube has way better controls, graphics, and it's the Cube!

Playstation 2 Game Of The Year:

We Love Katamari

Every "hard-core" gamer that loves games like Shadow of the Collosus, Tekken 5, Soul Calibur 3, and Burnout Revenge just skipped a heart beat. Well I stand by my choice of picking We Love Katamari for Game of the Year for PS2. The original Katamari was one of the main reasons I bought a PS2 and havn't regreted it since. Just after beating Katamari Damacy, I rushed out to EB on launch day and bought We Love Katamari and was amazed at what I played. What I played was a truly innovative, addictive, and fun game. "Oh but it's just more Katamari! I'm fine with the original!" Many of you say, well I say go lock yourself up. We Love Katamari takes the innovative gameplay created from Katamari Damacy, and mixes it up beyond belief. You're know rolling under water, in the sky, and many other levels with crazy missions such as rolling up Hansel and Gretel's Gingerbread House, or saving the Earth from a meteor. Graphics have been slightly upgraded, and the music has also been stepped up a notch. You can now listen to new hits such as Katamari On The Swing, and Song For The King Of Kings. Don't like the Prince? Well now you can play with a HUGE assortment of crazy looking cousins. Didn't think the max out size of around 800m was enough in the first game? Well now quench your thirst with over 3500m size possible in this game. Priced at only $30, if you have a PS2, there is no reason not to have this game.

Xbox Game of the Year:

Psychonauts

Now remember that I haven't played this game or many other Xbox games, also considering I probably havn't touched the console since the summer maybe. I am quite surprised to see that Psychonauts did'nt sell well. Tim Schafer is a well known name for his success in games like Grim Fandango and Curse of Monkey Island. Psychonauts is an innovative game in which you travel into the minds of people as your levels. The game has a very unique art style, although could be a hit or miss. You either like it or not. The characters are very believeable with great personality and with amazing voice overs. The game has been released for the PS2 and PC, but wanting a good controller in hand, drop the PC, and wanting good graphics, drop the PS2. The game shouldn't be much now, maybe $20. Give it a shot!

Nintendo DS Game of the Year

Mario Kart DS

This definately was not a hard choice. Though we have seen great games like Canvas Curse, Nintendogs, Sonic Rush, and Animal Crossing, Mario Kart stands amongst them as the best. The game launch alongside Tony Hawk's American Sk8land to bring online play for the first time to a Nintendo system, and it launched with a bang. The online became an instant success with over 50% of people trying online. The game has a long extensive 1 player mode, with tons of GPs to do, characters and karts to unlock, time trials, and a whole new mission mode. The game doesn't stop there. You also have a LAN multiplayer with either single or multi kart. With multi card, you can choose between every level availible, and with single kart you have 8 courses, and every person without a game plays as the character Shy-Guy, whom you can't play as with the game. The game nails every aspect almost perfectly, being the best Mario Kart ever, and the best DS game to date.

GBA Game of the Year:

Gunstar Super Heroes

It has been way too long since the first Gunstar Heroes, but after the extremely long wait Sega has finally delivered. We now can play Gunstar Super Heroes, the new AMAZING sequel to Gunstar Heroes for the Genesis. What's Gunstar Heroes you say? If you don't know what Gunstar Heroes was, then go buy it now on something like eBay, or maybe ROM it (ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL! *wink wink*). Gunstar Super Heroes provides a perfect quick fix gameplay for when your on the go. Fire it up, blast through a stage, then play some more later. The game is very similar to the original, but in a very good way, The graphics are very similar, the gameplay is very similar, the bosses are the same but in new contraptions, and much more. The game has a new more anime like style to tell the story of the game when combined with the in game real time graphics, shows off some of the best graphics ever seen on the GBA. The game could have been longer, but you can't complain with two different characters, and three very ranging difficulties. There is infact only one main problem with this game, which is multiplayer. Multiplayer in the original was one of it's key aspects, and they left it out of the new game. I wish this was instead made for something like the DS where you can have easy wireless multiplayer, or perhaps for a console like the Cube. If you have a GBA or DS, buy this now.

Twilight Princess Revolutionized?

2005-12-22T21:52:00.000-05:00

According to NGC Magazine out of the UK, when you play Zelda: Twilight Princess (STILL FOR THE CUBE!) on the Revolution when later released, you will be able to play the game using the new controller. I personally am very excited about this. We've seen different system enhancements like this before, as if you played Zelda: Oracle of Seasons or Ages for GBC on a GBA, you could access a special "advanced" shop where you could purchase special items not availible elsewhere. Showing that a GameCube game designed to primarily work with a standard 2-hand controller to then work with the Revolution free-hand controller is great to see that you can still play standard games with the new controller and closing the gap. Then again, Reggie did say that the classic controller shell for the Revolution will be similar to the Wavebird, so perhaps the new Zelda will use the Revolution controller, when combined with a classic gaming shell. Or maybe you can unlock some crazy Tingle minigame that uses the free-hand controller, haha. With the supposed release dates of April and November of 2006 for Twilight Princess and Revolution so far apart, this could easily help boost the re-playability of Twilight Princess so you can play it again at a later date, with a whole new way to play. This could also help Nintendo as they can market it again strongly in November as a Revolution-friendly game and keeping it at the strong $50 price point still, to help Nintendo regain some money. If this is all true, this would make this Zelda the best Zelda to date, and would account for the major delay in launch date.

We Need Requests For Podcast Episode 4!!!

2005-12-22T18:13:00.000-05:00

Start commenting and leaving user requests and questions for our 4th episode of the podcast! Three is now availible for download if you havn't seen it yet. Try out the podcast challenege this week! Submissions are due by Saturday the 31st, or maybe Earlier on the 1st if you must.

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 003

2005-12-22T18:10:00.000-05:00

We discuss the 18th anniversary of Rockman, we introduce our three new "corners," reply to new user requests, and review a couple of new games!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 003

Podcast Is A Sucess!

2005-12-14T19:00:00.000-05:00

We have been working hard on the podcast, and it is always great to hear some feedback from our listeners. Many have dubbed our podcast to be great, and a good casual gamer podcast. We don't need all the technicality and strict business pre-scripting craziness for our podcast. One of our loyal viewers have even called it "the next This Week In Tech." Even though we're not in the same exact category, we're video games instead of all tech, TWiT is a very high scale podcast run by big named people such as Leo Laporte (well maybe not all of you have heard of him, haha). It's great to know that we are on the right track with what we do. Although are major criticism is all the same, we need a better way to record. I know it, I've said it, our recording quality is terrible. Well not terrible, it's easily audible, but it's no where up to par with all the other podcasts out there. Give support and click on a google link around the blog! You don't have to, but it'll be appreciated. If everyone clicked the ad once (then hit the back button, it doesn't matter, it takes about 3 seconds), I would make tons of money! They're harmless ads, they just bring up game related google searches, and tons of us use google multiple times a day. And for every click on an ad or every search from the form at the bottom of the page, I get money that I will put toward funding on the blog! Or you could donate money via paypal by sending payments to MarkKorsak@comcast.net, but I don't expect any of you to actually do that haha, but it evidentally works for all the people at the sites like smashmyipod.com and smashmyxbox.com. Anyway, thanks for all the support!

Leave some comments about the podcast! Let's hear some more feedback!
As for one other question going out to all the readers out there... Does anyone know how to find out how many people are subscribed to your podcasts on iTunes?

With Much Discussion On The Topic Of Camping...

2005-12-14T18:47:00.000-05:00

When all you guys go camping, what do you bring? Sure it might be easy to think of many things, but try thinking of what you would bring if you didn't have a power source...
Is this a chance to try and get ideas of how to prepare for Best Buy? Kinda, but then again, it's great to get the public involved with topics! Everyone leave a comment with your answer.

As for what I can think of bringing:

Tent
Thin foam mattress for bottom of tent
Sleeping bags (Won't be sleeping at Best Buy though, but they're good for warmth
Flashlight
Extra Clothes (In case it gets really really cold, I live in a cold area)
School Books (Hey I'll have homework due on Monday, and I'll be that bored at some point in 13 hours, haha)
Nintendo DS (No PSP!)
Mario Kart DS (It's worth separately mentioning, haha it's that good)
Cell Phone
Hand and Feet Warmers
CD Player/iPod
Bookbag (How can you hold everything?)
Snacks and Drinks (Don't eat too much though. Atleast for going to the bathroom #1 theres some woods type are on the side of Best Buy haha)
More specifically, Energy Drinks (Choice drink: Sobe Adrenaline Rush)
Camera
Poster For Following Revolution Advertisment (I had one launch day, and even wet from rain, people were noticing it and asking about it!)
Thats pretty much all I got right now...

As for other stuff I'm going to do, I'm gonna try and score an interview with the person who's #1 in line. I was going to try to launch day, but I didn't want to take my camera out in the rain. Plus I'm sure no one will be as interested in him being the 2nd shipment, but I'm sure we can get a cool story out, perhaps reminiscing on the launch of the 360 and his terrible story of how he didn't get one. And my camera takes amazing video, so I can do a video interview and not picture/voice, or text...

Xbox 360 Chance Number 2

2005-12-14T18:46:00.000-05:00

Yea, it's not Revolution information, but there isn't any right now, and possibly none for a while... Although we all love news of other systems, and Microsoft still has that new system! Many of you know about my experience camping out at Best Buy back on launch day for the Xbox 360, and that due to line cutters and all this misorganization and problems, I was about 5 people short. That time I camped out 8 and a half hours, starting at 1:30 in the morning. Well as many of you now know, Best Buy is getting the next shipment this weekend and I will be camping once again! 13 hours starting at 9pm. Crazy? Probably... Gonna get a 360? I think so! This time it shouldn't be raining, and I'll truly be camping, I'm bringing a whole tent deal and everything. I'll find a way to blog from there for live updates. I just have to find a different way than last time through my cell phone sending text messages to blogger. Does anyone have any ideas? I have a laptop with a cord to hook up my cell phone to get some good speed internet, but my laptop's battery is terrible and barely lasts even 10 minutes. I doubt theres a plug outside Best Buy I can use... Any ideas anyone?

We Need Content For Podcast Episode 003

2005-12-11T21:42:00.000-05:00

Episode 003 will be recording next weekend on Sunday, so start submitting requests!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 002

2005-12-11T21:32:00.000-05:00

We talk about the Xbox 360 launch, the launch of Nintendo Wifi Connection, and much more including 3 new reviews of games!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 002

First Podcast Is Done!

2005-12-11T21:30:00.000-05:00

After much trouble uploading it, I have finally got the podcasts uploaded onto archive.org. Here it is for listening pleasure! Note that this podcast was recorded a while ago, but it's still here for if you want to listen to it. Episode 2 will be up in a matter of minutes. Look for our podcats on iTunes!

Following Revolution Podcast Episode 001

Got Some New Patents For The Revolution

2005-12-11T21:27:00.000-05:00

Made by Nintendo recently, a couple of new patents have been made recently dealing with displacement mapping. This would take an image and "displace" the y values of the image, producing real 3d textures, with very very low polygon counts. The patent involves hardware optimization for it, and another thing that explains rendering all the 3d in the game on a 2d plane. That would make it require a lot LESS power, meaning with low end equipment, Revolution can have better graphics than X360, and on par with PS3.

Xbox 360 Availability News Is Better Than No News

2005-12-10T23:28:00.000-05:00

Information has been flowing around the net about Best Buy receiving XBox 360's on December 18th, which is almost a week away. Here are all the store numbers and number of units each store will have. It's the store number followed by the amount of units. You can also go to xbox.clambert.org to see their store locator with system amounts. I'll be in line camping once again, so wish me luck!

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Sorry I Had To Resort To This But...

2005-12-08T23:36:00.000-05:00

I unfortunately have decided to put ads on my blog... They aren't too bad, just ignore them if you really want to. I'm still working on them, so they may change in appearance eventually. But could you all help me out and maybe click on them? They aren't anything bad, just google stuff, and we all use google. Perhaps the profit gained can be put torward a microphone for better podcasting, haha.

Revolution Will NOT Be Difficult To Port 3rd Party Games To

2005-12-08T16:50:00.000-05:00

Evidentally, Nintendo is now saying that it will not be difficult to port games to it's next-generation system, the Revolution. This contradicts thoughts of problems such as too low graphics performance, or a crazy controller. Now packed with online, this should extremely help out the 3rd party support of Nintendo. Now developers should have no reason not to release a game on PS3 and Xbox 360, and not Revolution. Perhaps we will soon hear Resident Evil 5 and Sonic The Hedgehog being released on the Revolution soon. Perhaps we can also see big-name franchises return to Nintendo, such as the Burnout series, which left the GameCube after the second installment, because Criterion wanted to focus on online play, which the GameCube doesn't offer well.

With So Much New Information, Let's Do A Summary

2005-12-08T00:16:00.000-05:00

IGN has definately spread some news around about the Revolution confirmed from Devkits sent out to developers. Let's review what we have so far.
* Revolution has 104MB of RAM, 88MB of 1T-SRAM and 16MB DRAM
* Revolution could launch for as low as $99, but probably $150
* Ubisoft is working on a first-person shooter for the Revolution
* Revolution discs can either be single or dual layer. Single layer will be 4.7GB and duals will be 8.5GB, so it's just as good as Xbox 360
* Its possible that the new processor and graphics chip could be the same as the GameCube, but just with double or more the clock speed. This would definately improve over the GameCube's power, but means the Xbox 360 and definately PS3 are stronger stats wise. This on the other hand can save massive money. New hardware features are to be expected on the graphics processor, perhaps a form of cube mapping? If so, and cube mapping is what it seems, we could see Xbox 360 and PS3 quality graphics on the Revolution.
* Revolution will be completely unveiled at E3 2006, on May 9th
* There is another secret to the Revolution as hinted by Miyamoto
* Animal Crossing is coming to Revolution
* The launch of Revolution will probably be around Thanksgiving weekend of 2006, so like Xbox 360, but a year later.
* Revolution will be the best next-gen system. Haha, not officially said by IGN, but I'm betting on it.

Happy Birthday Satoru Iwata!

2005-12-07T17:03:00.000-05:00

It's Satoru's birthday! Today mark's the 2nd president of Nintendo's 46th birthday!

Revolution Finally Joins IGN

2005-12-06T12:41:00.000-05:00

It's about time! Last night, IGN finally made a channel of their website devoted to the Nintendo Revolution. As of now, you can't find the Revolution link at the top of their pages, but you can find it in the GameCube section, or by going to revolution.ign.com. There is also a lot of new information that has been spread out by many developers. Currently, many developers are working with GameCube based dev-kits so they can atleast get used to the controller, but it's told that when the Revolution is finished, it's graphic capabilities may only be like a souped-up Xbox. Now perhaps in the interview, the developer was talking fast and reffered to "Xbox" as being Xbox 360 like people have said in the past, or it could mean the old Xbox, which it probably does. Then again, nothing is complete yet, and we don't truly know the power. Even if the Revolution isn't as powerful as the 360 (I still think it will though), and is atleast better than this Xbox, means it's graphics will be better than all current-gen systems, but think of it this way. You may not have top-notch graphics, but you'll have a new "revolutionary" way of control, you'll be able to play NES, SNES, N64, and possibly more through the download service. You have premium online access all for free, with wifi out of the box, you have a cheap system that will save your wallet, and you have the classic franchises like Mario and Zelda. In other news, it seems that developers were told to try and have their games ready by Thanksgiving week 2006. So if the Revolution was to launch then, means we have just under a year to wait until we finally see the Revolution. I personally wish that it would launch earlier, perhaps in June, or the old rumors of March. Atleast since Twilight Princess is now aiming to be the best zelda ever, that should hold us off for some time. So for all of you wondering if you should grab a 360, or not so you can wait for a revolution, you might wanna go grab that 360 and get the jump start on the next generation.

Wanna Buy An Xbox 360 Hard Drive?

2005-12-04T22:40:00.000-05:00

Wanna buy an Xbox 360 Hard Drive at a cheap price? These are sold out at pracitcally every store, and great if you could only get a Core System. Sorry for the advertisement, but you gotta make money somehow. This item is being sold by me, so I'm not advertising for anyone else, and 100% of profits go right to Following Revolution, so this is your chance to help out, and get a Xbox 360 Hard Drive. The Hard Drive is being sold on eBay and is listed here.

Shadow The Hedgehog Can't Be That Bad.... Can It?

2005-12-02T19:20:00.000-05:00

By the title of this post you would think that I am implying that yes, it is that bad as according to top game reviewers such as IGN and Gamespot. Both sites reviewed the game to be below a 5 out of 10, and I think this is a very understatement. Perhaps this is because they're comparing it to past Sonic games, but this isn't a Sonic game, it's a Shadow game. I recently rented and just got through my first run of the game. I'll admit that at first I was slightly skeptical of the quality of the gameplay, but in the end I find it not the best, but not bad. Some of the levels I played were quite tedious, such as kill 50 of a certain type of enemy, which somehow took 17 minutes!? But when I look back at it, if I had went faster, I could probably get it down to 8 minutes. Other levels though can take about 3 minutes, so it's no problem. This game has so many levels, I believe it's 22 levels, with then 8 bosses, and 11 end bosses/game endings. This game is so expansive that it could take days and weeks to complete everything. I find the sound great. Many people may say that they hate the cheezy 80's rock music, but I wouldn't exactly call it cheezy 80's, but more rockin' 90's music, as the same goes for all past Sonic games. Every game has their own big theme music, and this one delivers with "I Am." I await the big final boss where the music should be the title theme, which not many games do, having a full out rock piece with lyrics play during a boss fight, and every Sonic game pulls it off great. The graphics of the gameplay isn't anything special. They're not bad, but even the Dreamcast could pull it off I bet. And with some frame dropping here and there, it's no where near as bad some people has said it is. Although I have heard that the frame rate on the PS2 version is much worse, but that is expected with the over 5 year old console. The graphical quality of the cinematics are amazing, and possibly the best I have ever seen. Along with such amazing production value on these cinematics, combined with top-notch scripting and cinematic voice overs, it's easy to see how you can easily be blown away right from the beginning cinema. The voice overs in cinemas as I said was great, but in game wasn't quite as good. Like all past Sonic games, they still can't get the characters mouths to match up good at all. Sometimes they won't even move. Sound effects are all right, although sometimes you can tell that they are re-used a lot, even re-used from like Sonic Heroes. Controls are great. Every button has it's own simple function and it all works well. But here's one of the big debates... a Sonic game (technically Shadow...) with guns? Well actually it's really good. I was unsure about the guns addition, but it works great. You can pick up TONS of weapons, even slash weapons like swords, or stop signs? And there's also cars in the game... Not many of them, and thankfully there isn't many. It's like the cars in Tony Hawk's Underground (1), they control bad, and not really needed. They aren't that bad, but they aren't really good, and could have been done without them. The story for me is still very confusing only going through one time, but it seems amazing and very expansive. All in all, Shadow The Hedgehog isn't that bad of a game. Yes it could have been better, but with 3 missions on each level, and 22 different levels with a huge array of bosses, this game will seem like it never ends... in a good way. It's interesting to see how gameplay has changed. We don't exactly need a sequel, because too much of something could be a bad thing in some instances. It's done, it's over, and let's keep it at that. Maybe another Shadow game could be of use if it was re-done a lot (no vehicles!), and if they could work in another top-notch story. I don't know if they'll be able to make another game story wise, unless it's a prequel.

I give this game a 7.5/10

Podcast Problems

2005-12-02T17:41:00.000-05:00

Yes I have the podcast up here for download, but it isn't on iTunes. The problem is that I need a reliable free file hoster that allows true hotlinking. I thought I had a good one with what I uploaded the last two with, but it's not really a hotlink and my RSS feeds aren't recognizing the mp3s to send to iTunes. The file hoster would atleast have to have 50mb minimum file limit per file. I don't mind if its one of the kinds where it will expire after not being used after like 30 days. Does anyone know of a solution?

Following Revolution Podcast 002

2005-12-01T23:20:00.000-05:00

We talk about the Xbox 360 launch, Nintendo Wifi Connection, and each of us even have a review for a game!

Following Revolution Podcast 002 12-01-05

Leave some comments about the episode! I raised the sound quality a bit, but we havn't made a new way to record it yet. The podcast should also be up on iTunes very soon!

Following Revolution Podcast 001

2005-12-01T23:17:00.000-05:00

We all recorded our first podcast today and it's now uploaded for all your listening pleasure.

Following Revolution Podcast 001 11-12-05

Hope you enjoy! Comment about the podcast, and feel free to ask plenty of questions. Your questions may even show up in future podcasts!

Errors With Podcast

2005-12-01T23:14:00.000-05:00

Sorry there has been problems with downloading the podcast recently. Everything is almost fixed and ready to go and I am re-posting the podcasts. Episode 2 should be up tonight or early tomorow.

Revolution Will Be Completely Unveiled In A Mere 165 Days

2005-11-28T20:41:00.000-05:00

Mail has been going around with the following message:

”You’re probably just starting to plan your time for 2006. With a mere 165 days to go (give or take), it’s time to start thinking about next year’s E3. Nintendo is most certainly thinking about it. So pencil us in. You’ll hear all the incredible details about Nintendo’s upcoming games and hardware, including our next home console, code-named Revolution. You won’t want to miss it. See you there.

WHAT: Nintendo’s E3 Media Briefing

WHEN: Briefing begins at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2006.
WHERE: Kodak Theatre (home of the Academy Awards), Hollywood & Highland Center, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028

WHY: You know why.”

The mail has been confirmed to be real, so that means we have to wait 165 days until we finally know everything! I'm sure there will be the small update here and there, but didn't say say back at like E3 this year that everything would be known by the end of 05? It's great to have confirmation that everything will be known then, but hopefully there will be some good information in March at the GDC. Perhaps the name? With a full unveiling at the next E3, this means a couple of things. With Microsoft done unveiling the 360, and a lot of the PS3 supposevly known so far, Nintendo will completely own next years E3, especially if they show off a remodeled DS as well. Unfortunately, this means that there will be no Q1 2006 release of Revolution, so there goes all of the March speculation.

Just Because Theres No Revolution Yet Dosn't Mean We Can't Have Any Next-Gen Nintendo Fun

2005-11-26T22:18:00.000-05:00

Joystiq is having a "Pimp My Xbox 360 Faceplate" contest, and I made this in Paint Shop Pro to enter. It requires a real faceplate to be made, but I explained that I did stand out for a 360, missed it, and dont have a faceplate edit. Oh well, I hope they accept it, but one person on the comments atleast likes my edit!

There's A New Patent By Nintendo Concerning "Virtual Console"

2005-11-26T08:47:00.000-05:00

As found by the website Revolution Report, it seems that Nintendo has a new patent outlining it's virtual console plans. This talks about some technology involved, layout, and even possible new changes. One surprising thing to see if that it mentions that the emulators can run the games solely on the Revolution's CPU, without using the GPU, meaning that it will have a powerful CPU. It mentioned this for NES and SNES, but we do not know if the Revolution would need it's GPU for N64 games, although it most likely would. It says again that games would be offered at low cost, with the seemingly explanation that because it only has to re-distribute the ROM, and not the emulator with it everytime. Think of using an emulator and ROM for your computer, you download one emulator and tons of ROMS for it. Xbox 360 on the other hand though uses multiple emulators for multiple games because one emulator alone could not be made to perfectly play every game, on the one Xbox 360 system setup. It just wouldn't be powerful enough. As for the layout, it seems to have a great layout. You can choose games according to franchise such as Mario, Zelda, and others, or I would imagine you could choose games from NES, SNES, N64, and maybe others. It seems to also offer expandibility so maybe we could Sega taking advantage of this as they were interested to offer some classic Genesis games for download, like our old favorite Sonic games. There is also hinting at how we can see the difference in games. I was kinda confused about this, but going back to what Iwata said about playing games the same, but maybe seeing them different, you might be able to choose what character you play the game with. Imagine going back and playing Super Mario Bros., and now making it Super Wario Bros. That would be pretty weird, yet awesome.

You can read the article here.

Black Friday Video Game Deals!

2005-11-25T09:46:00.000-05:00

Well are they worth it? I just got from my share of Black Friday shopping, and no, I didn't buy any video games. After all, I'm buying for others, and my parents and relatives aren't much of the gamers. As for all the deals I've seen though, EB has it's annual buy 2 pre played and get 1 free with a mix of games and DVDs. This really is a good deal if you think about it. Get three new games, which pre-owned are about $45, so you buy 2 of em for $90, but you get a free $45 game. It just depends on how much you spend. They had a couple other choice specials, such as Ultimate Spider Man for $30, Doom 3 (Xbox) for $30, and others. Then it's not a special but the Mario Party 7 GameCube bundle and Red Hot Nintendo DS Bundles are out. I've seen other deals such as a $99 Nintendo DS at Target, a $50 Gameboy Advance SP at Walmart, and more. I also saw Mario Kart DS at Target for $28, netting you an extra $7 to spend on more gaming haha. Video game deals are never easy to find, as retailers can't stray too far below the MSRP so they can make some sort of a profit. The wholesale price of games is far higher than any DVD's making a cheap price for a game noticeable.

As for not directly gaming related objects, think ahead and look for some SD cards that the Nintendo Revolution will use to expand its memory. After rebates, I picked up a 1GB SD card by Sandisk for only $30 at Office Depot! (After a $30 mail-in rebate) I actually picked up two of them, but one is a present for someone. I plan to use mine in my digital camera for now replacing my 512, but then when the Revolution is out, I'll keep it in that, already bumping my memory 3x from 512mb to 1.5GB. Compare to the everyday price of a 1GB SD Card at around $110 and you see that it's a deal you can't pass up. The deal might even go into Saturday, so go out and pick one up! There are other chances to maybe get some cheap memory cards closer to the Revolution release, such as President's Day in February, CompUSA always has great deals. Who knows, maybe by then you can net yourself a nice 2GB memory card! If I hear of any more great deals related to some gaming, I'll let you all know.

Theres also a deal or two I've seen on Memory Stick Pro DUOs that the PSP uses as it's memory storage, but who really cares haha.

Does Nintendo Envision A World With No Online Identity?

2005-11-24T13:49:00.000-05:00

I was on the Nintendo Forums recently and I had noticed that I receieved the following Private Message:

Hi there. I noticed your sig reveals your MKDS name. Unfortunately, we've been told that you cannot even reveal that much info. I'd like to request that you please remove that. Thank you.
From: Moderator MUKU

I sent him a reply PM to that as follows:

your kidding me right? its so ppl kno if they race "ElChibo" that theyr racing me. its not a friend code, u cant use it to search for me or anything
many peoples forums nicknames are theyr MKDS name, its just that i made this nickname up after i signed up for the forums
are people supposed to black out theyr usernames?
im sorry but if this is nintendo's vision of online gaming, not having any idea of who you are racing, even amongst theyr own forum community, this is not the way to go. I respect the friend code privacy, but usernames? sorry but I first want a specific reason of why we shouldnt give out our usernames, espeically when half the people are by having their forum ID the same as their MKDS name.

We have already been band from sharing our Friend Codes through sigs, through message posts, and even PM's! Now they are trying to take away our Usernames? The simple online racing is cool, but what's the use if you never have any clue of who you're racing, except for the 5 or so people you may have on your friends list that you have met in real life. Believe it or not, people have friends online from talking for years over AIM or message boards, and not allowing them to see each other's usernames on these forums is down right terrible. If Nintendo Revolution's WFC is anything like this, that will be TERRIBLE.

Create Your Very Own Town With Wifi

2005-11-24T00:03:00.000-05:00

We've seen two titles so far from the Nintendo DS, and they've been amazing, especially Nintendo's new installment of their Mario Kart series. Over 45% of Mario Kart DS users have gone online so far, making it the most popular online game to date. Nintendo plans to continue the trend of new great online games with Animal Crossing: Wild World coming to the DS this December. Ever wanted to make you own town? Then you might have looked into Animal Crossing for the Cube. Have you ever wanted your friend across the US, in Europe, or in Asia to check out your town without mailing your memory card? Well now it will be possible with Wild World. Up to 4 people can interact in a single town by LAN or Wifi play. Now in a Nintenfo WFC title, we can actually see interaction between people, as you will be able to chat, and do a lot more than just that within the game's town with your friends. This game is shaping up to be another must-have DS title, and launching before Christmas this year, it will be nothing less than a smash hit. Even people who never got the first Animal Crossing (like me) will most likely enjoy this game, especially with it's online features. This is exactly what Nintendo WFC needs. This game looks great and I look forward to getting it in the future.

Wait, So What Is IGN Telling Me To Do?

2005-11-23T18:10:00.000-05:00

I just talked about IGN's article of the top 10 reasons why to wait for a Revolution, when I just looked around the site more to find two more articles... Top 10 reasons why to buy a 360, and top 10 reasons why to wait for PS3. What am I supposed to do!? Every article targets gamers who who only plan to buy one of the next gen systems (although I plan to probably buy 2, maybe the third in about 3 years haha. PRICE DROP!) I thought for once Revolution was getting the attention it deserves, but with being told that if you can only buy one next gen system, to buy a PS3, Xbox 360, and a Revolution... That just dosn't make sense. After reading the list though, and thinking not Nintendo-biased, I still think it makes Revolution look the best. And one of PS3's reasons was that you can still pre-order it. Well you can still pre-order Revolution and that wasn't a top 10. Seems as if they were running out of ideas to pop onto the PS3 top 10...

It's Not Everyday We Hear Some Good Nintendo Praise

2005-11-23T17:56:00.000-05:00

It seems that nowadays, more and more people are forgetting about Nintendo and turning to Sony and Microsoft. Recently IGN has posted a great article, found here, that really makes you think of just how well the Revolution will do. I have always thought the Revolution will be the lead of the next generation, but I have also been liking the 360 a lot. If I don't get a 360 for Christmas, I was probably going to go out and use my Christmas cash and other money to go buy a system, but this article makes me think different. This only makes me think that Revolution will be so much better, and that I might want to take that $500 or so going to a 360, and spend it on more stuff for a Revolution, like a bunch of accessories, and maybe like 4 launch games, and keep some money in my pocket. This article of the 10 reasons why to wait for a Revolution if you're only buying one console, is what inspired me to re-think the 360 and write my whole ideas about the 360 in my previous post. It seems as if Nintendo will re-dominate the market with this new system. After all, how many people do you know would love to have a system that can replay Mario, Super Mario, and Mario 64, all without the past consoles and no memory card or hard drive.

We Need More Content For The Next Podcast!

2005-11-23T17:24:00.000-05:00

Our next podcast should be recording soon, hopefully over this weekend. Start submitting some questions as comments in this post and we'll answer them!

Taking A Look At The Xbox 360

2005-11-23T16:38:00.000-05:00

Now I can't give a first-hand experience review of the Xbox 360, and anyone who comes to this site should know why, but I've ready so much about it, I have a great understanding of this system.

First thing to think of, is that what does the console bring to the next generation of consoles? If it doesn't bring anything new, then we'll be bored of playing through what seems to be an 12 year long generation. This is where Nintendo strives and they have set the perfect pattern for any company to follow. Set a new standard with a system, then release a system that perfects that standard. We saw the NES start with a good looking 2d side-scrolling system using a controller with a d-pad. We saw systems copy this as Sega did with the Master System. Nintendo then released the SNES, with a better d-pad based controller, and much better 2d graphics. Sega did the same with the Genesis. Now after 2 systems of great 2d graphics, we needed something new. Nintendo unveils the N64 with 3d graphics. What!? 3D!? This is amazing! This is new! Sega did the same with the Saturn, and now Sony jumps into the ring with the Playstation, all offering the same new 3d graphics. When the N64 launched, we had Mario 64, which was a new game we had to buy and play, with a whole new experience. Now after 3d is being the norm, what do we do next? Enhance those 3d graphics, because they really needed some work sometimes. Sega unleashes the Dreamcast, Sony shows off the PS2, and Nintendo unveils the GameCube, all very similar to their last generation counterpart with analog controllers, and now enhanced 3d graphics. Now Microsoft jumps into the race with the Xbox, and the game industry just isn't big enough for 4 systems. This results in the elimination of the Dreamcast, leaving Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. The main problem is that Microsoft jumped in what I call "the enhancing generation." So when it comes time for the next generation which is what we are in now, Microsoft isn't ready to think of something new and exciting to the game industry, and they want to improve on the Xbox. Nintendo has shown off the controller for the Revolution, which will offer brand new "must-play" launch titles with a whole new experience. Sony surprisingly though, shows nothing more than even more enhanced 3d graphics. They have shown the least innovation (especially with the controller) and that leaves Microsoft to hopefully bring new innovation to compete against Nintendo. Many will argue that the new Xbox Live is innovation enough, when in reality, we had it with Xbox, and this is only an enhancement. The graphics are great, but they are only enhancments over the graphics already seen on the Xbox. After all, many of the launch titles are only ports of current generation games such as American Wasteland, and GUN. Media integration is technically new in the system, but it's been looked into the Xbox with hacking and getting media onto it. I personally didn't like the Xbox, but I love the Xbox 360. It took everything the Xbox had potentially good for it, and took everything wrong with it and made it perfect. By itself, the 360 is an amazing system, but compared to a system such as the Revolution, I don't see how it can possibly stand up against it. After the Revolution comes out and people play it, they will then go back to their 360 and try to wave the controller at the TV hoping it will do something. Will it? No it won't.

How about the launch games? The major titles we are looking at are Call of Duty 2, Perfect Dark Zero, Madden 06, and Project Gotham Racing 3. Is there any games here that we couldn't experience in past systems? None. Call of Duty 2 has been on the PC for quite some time, with just as good graphics as long as you have a good enough graphics card. Now I don't have a good graphics card, and the 360 can make better graphics then my computer. I also love Call of Duty 2 on the 360 by what I've played at a demo kiosk. Theres nothing wrong with it. Even though it's port, its a very well done one. Perfect Dark Zero as described by IGN is the same gameplay as the N64 Perfect Dark. That's two generations ago, and nothing new to show except for better graphics and online play, which we had last generation. Madden 06 is a rushed port of a current generation Madden 06 game. It was rushed so much that we don't even have John Madden doing the announcing. They better have him announcing Madden 07 for the 360. I have Madden 06 for my GameCube, and I'm perfectly content with it. And the 360 Madden has less features than the current gen one, no training camp (I love training camp!), and no franchise mode (Even the DS Madden 06 has franchise!) We have never seen a racing game that looks better than PGR3. The graphics on Grand Turismo 4 are amazing, especially on a PS2, but after seeing PGR3, I know that the 360 has the graphical capabilities to stand up to the PS3. In the "in-car" view, we have never seen detail like this EVER before. In the means of racing games, this does hopefully set a new standard and is not to be overlooked. Every other game though is either a sports game that either is out, or will be out for a current generation console, or a port of a current generation system. Whats the difference between GUN for the 360, and GUN for the GameCube or Xbox (the PS2 version is just no where near the 360 graphics wise haha)? The difference is some better graphics and an extra $10. Now if you happen to have a 360 and have not bought the title for a current gen system, by all means get the 360 version. I want a 360 and havn't bought American Wasteland yet, and want it for the 360. The graphics of it are no where near what next generation graphics should be like PGR3, but theyr still a lot better than current gen, especially that of the PS2.

Of what it does bring new to the generation, it does well, with a price... Xbox live is amazing. The main problem is the price. DS just unleashed it's online play, and its very good, and it costs nothing. Over 40% of people have taken their Mario Kart DS online, but only a little over 15% have brought Halo 2 online, and before Mario Kart DS, Halo 2 was the most popular online game. We already paid for the system, we paid for the game, we paid for our internet connection, so why make us pay for an online service? The gamercard is a great idea, but it can atleast be done to a certain extent for free now with Xbox Live Silver. Other things with the online is that we now see Xbox Live's Marketplace, where we can purchase a variety of things via internet to the 360's hard drive (or a cramped memory card if you have a Core without a HD). I still havn't heard on buying VelocityGirl's skatepark from American Wasteland yet though... Overall, the marketplace is good, you can download movie and game trailers, and even game demos! You can purchase small "arcade" games also, and some are worth it, such as geometry wars. But Revolution has them beat out with the virtual console though haha.

Overall the Xbox 360 is a great system, especially for people who don't yet have an Xbox such as me. But it leads me to wonder, will I still think it's such a great system when other next generation systems come out?

Here's One Of The Pictures

2005-11-22T19:13:00.000-05:00

This was taken by my cell phone camera a little before 3am this morning when the rain had slowed down while waiting for an Xbox 360 at Best Buy. Everything was fine at this time. Waiting so far for under 2 hours, not really any issues of line cutting. No banging on the doors saying they were supposed to be open by then. At that point I really thought I was going to get a system, and I was supposed to. I thought that I would post it anyway. Yea and thats also before almost every tent getting destroyed by the unreal winds.

Sorry For The Lack Of MoBlog Updates

2005-11-22T18:55:00.000-05:00

I had taken a couple of pictures and thought I was posting, but things got complicated and messed up. Everything was a disaster. When I got there, we were between 50-60 in line and there were 73 systems. Best Buy though is probably now the worst company ever and wouldn't give out vouchers until 8:40am, which was over 7 hours after I got there. By then, everything was so disorganized, and people were cutting in line. We caught one girl who slept in her truck until 7:30am, who snuck in line, WHO GOT A VOUCHER! Best Buy guy couldn't do anything because he got there at 8:00am and didn't know who cut and who didn't. Everyone was so angry that a riot almost broke out. It got so cold that I couldn't use my phone anymore, and most of the time I was curled up trying to keep warm on the ground. During the last 4 hours, it rained terribly, after slowly raining earlier. Best Buy was supposed to open at 8am, as told to me by about 6 workers I called yesterday, and workers that were there early this morning. Turns out the manager decided to open at 9am. Then there were people who got an Xbox 360 at Target across the street who drove by at like 8:10am waving their 360's in the window of their car. Then the canopy I was using at one point started to blow across the pavement, blew into someone's new truck, then went air born. I was luckily able to jump up and grab it in mid air right before it hit someone else's truck. Best Buy still wouldn't do anything for everyone when it was raining and extremely cold, especially because of the wind chill. Target gave out vouchers at 6am so they could come back at 8am to buy it. So all in all looking for a 360, I tried 2 store standouts, stayed up for almost 40 hours, didn't eat for 13 hours, missed a day of school, almost got sick from standing in the rain for 8 hours, missed my chance at Walmart (but was expected with only arriving at like 5:15am), and missed my chance at Best Buy because of tons of line cutters and so much confusion and disorganization. And I'm not even some adult that may be able to withstand all that waiting and no eating/sleeping as well, I'm 17 years old. And they wouldn't even put us on some sort of list for a next shipment, we have just as much chance as anyone else even though we already stood there for 9 hours. All we got were some coupons and a DVD of game trailers that was made by Best Buy. Thank you Best Buy for ruining my day and letting greedy ungrateful people get a system unjustfully before me.

Is the shortage a fake?

2005-11-22T03:39:00.000-05:00

Is the shortage a fake? Word is that Best Buy has 100 systems and not 72.

I am in line and

2005-11-22T01:42:00.000-05:00

I am in line and should be good to receive a system. Ill keep you on updates.

I am leaving for Best

2005-11-22T01:07:00.000-05:00

I am leaving for Best Buy now.

Everything is according to plan!

2005-11-22T00:13:00.000-05:00

Everything is according to plan! I leave at 1 am ET.

As long as everything goes

2005-11-21T21:49:00.000-05:00

As long as everything goes to plan, I will be heading to my local Best Buy with live blog updates from my phone. Stay tuned for updates!

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2005-11-21T21:45:00.000-05:00

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Sorry For The Lack Of Updates...

2005-11-21T04:28:00.000-05:00

I've been so busy lately. But in about 20 minutes I will leaving to go stand in front of walmart waiting for it to open to buy an Xbox 360! You might be thinking, but it's monday... They give out vouchers on monday, and then you pick the system up on tuesday. I had no clue, I thought you stood outside the store on tuesday... Maybe this will throw off people and not as many will be there. Wish me luck!

Recruiting For Mario Kart DS Clan

2005-11-16T23:26:00.000-05:00

Sorry still no updates, but I can't stop playing! haha.
I'm gathering together a clan, and need people to join!
All the info is here on the Nintendo Forums, I just don't wanna retype it. Instead of PM'ing me on the forums though, you can just leave a comment here.

Mario Kart Challenge

2005-11-16T15:24:00.000-05:00

I'll have a slight review on Mario Kart DS coming up soon, but I'm still busy playing it! For any of you that wanna race me, just IM me on AIM at MarkKorsak83088 and we'll exchange friend codes. I'll even post a list of people I've beaten or lost to!

Podcast Is On iTunes!

2005-11-14T20:01:00.000-05:00

Now you can hear your favorite podcast on the go with an iPod and iTunes! Just go to the music store, and search Following Revolution!

Nintendo Wifi Officially Launches For Consumers Today!

2005-11-14T19:51:00.000-05:00

Today, Nintendo released Mario Kart DS which officially starts off the use of Nintendo WFC for consumers. Nintendo launched the service at a McDonalds in Chicago with Mario and Ronald McDonald at the event.

I'll be picking up my copy tomorow!

Japan To America Localization On Boxart

2005-11-12T22:57:00.000-05:00

I was talking about this in the podcast and said I would post the pictures so here ya go. This is the boxart for the Japanese and European (which is the same as the US) boxarts of Kirby Air Ride. I find it hilarious how they make the Japanese kirby all happy and what not, yet the Euro/American Kirby really pissed off looking. That's pretty funny I'd say haha.

Following Revolution Podcast 001

2005-11-12T18:29:00.000-05:00

New Podcast Coming Soon

2005-11-10T19:52:00.000-05:00

Me and my friends together have decided to start a new video game podcast that will be coming soon. Not too much is known of it now, only that it will cover all topics, not just a certain system. We will be recording our first episode either tomorow or saturday, and if you want any of your questions answered on the podcast, just leave a comment with a question, and maybe it will be answered!

Could Pictochat Be Online Soon?

2005-11-07T00:08:00.000-05:00

While searching around on the nintendo wifi website, in the Q and A I found this question with the following answer:

Can I chat online?

Not all games will contain a chat feature. Each individual game developer determines if chat will be in the game and how it will operate.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games that contain a chat feature will work as follows: "Open" chat is allowed between friends who have exchanged Friend Codes. "Closed" chat is available during "Stranger” or "Rival” play. "Closed" chat means you can select from a set of phrases to send to an opponent but you may not type whatever you want.

One of the great features of the Nintendo DS is Pictochat, which allows players to chat using the local wireless mode of the system. At this time, Pictochat is not a feature of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Keep checking Nintendowifi.com for news of any future uses of the Pictochat feature.

This means that there is a strong possibility for pictochat to be fully online in the future. Lets hope it becomes true!

Nintendo Wifi Site Is Up!!!

2005-11-07T00:05:00.000-05:00

The Nintendo Wifi Connection Website is now up and running! Check out www.nintendowifi.com for details. The site is right now still a little buggy, but if a page doesn't load, just refresh and you should be fine.

Nintendo's Gamers Summit

2005-11-06T00:52:00.000-05:00

Nintendo recently held it's gamers summit, but was there any new information? Nope! Atleast last year we got tons of new DS gameplay footage, specially of Mario 64 DS. All we got this time was Reggie talkin' (although that by itself is awesome haha), and really the only new thing was the annoucnement of the Famicom style GB Micro due for release late this month. But wouldn't an NES style make a lot more sense, considering the Famicom isn't a US system?

More Xbox 360 Kiosk Pictures

2005-10-28T17:20:00.000-04:00

I was able to get down to my local EB Games today where I was able to snap some additional pictures of the Xbox 360 kiosk there. Unfortunately the player 1 controller is already starting to wear down from excessive/abusive use. The analog stick is starting to stick a little so it doesn't return to it's original position right away sometimes. Oh well, atleast I got some good Call of Duty 2 in while it was still good, haha.

Additional Kiosk Pictures

Hands On With The Xbox360

2005-10-26T21:21:00.000-04:00

Today I was able to get down to my local EB Games and to my surprise was an Xbox360 kiosk! I had believed that they weren't going to be one at an EB for a week or two, but they are up and running in great condition with no problems like the Walmart kiosks. The same three games are availible to play, Call of Duty 2, Kameo, and King Kong. I decided to try out Call of Duty 2. Normally I'm not too excited about tactical shooters, especially when on a console with dual analog control, but this game is extremely good. The controller is comfortable, with easy access to all buttons. Call of Duty 2 controls almost perfectly on this controller (but unfortunatelty can probably be controlled better on Revolution, haha). It took time to get used to the controls, but in no time I was getting very good with them, soon completeing the entire demo. The graphics are amazing. It wasn't running at full FPS, but it was a preview build and the issue should be fixed by the time the game is released.