Looking for a Factory Sealed Nintendo Wavebird?

Yes, another long break from posting, but boy oh boy is Super Smash Bros. Brawl fun! I hate to say it, but when I have free time, I don't even think about poor ol' NC as long as there is Smash to be played. I hope you all have been enjoying it as well or whatever it is that you are playing and are looking forward to this Tuesday's mega hit release Mario Kart Wii. I know I can't wait.

Anyway, I don't know about you, but as a Melee veteran switching to the Wii Remote for Brawl was a bit awkward. I'm thankful that I still have my GameCube and especially my Wavebird which has made the experience much better. However, I know there are quite a few Brawl players still desperate to get their hands on the now discontinued Wavebird. I've been searching for awhile to get some for my friends, but haven't come up with anything, until very recently.


As luck would have it I found several brand new, still factory sealed, platinum Nintendo Wavebirds. I jumped at the opportunity and purchased several and am now offering them up for sale to the highest bidder on eBay. If you are interested in getting your hands on a brand new, sealed, platinum Wavebird for Smash, or even Mario Kart Wii you can click here. If you miss out on that one just keep checking eBay as the weeks go on because I will probably try and list more.

$29.99 Games - Keep Them Coming

In a brief post last month I mentioned that Ghost Squad was a pretty good game for only $29.99. Now, I have another to mention, that being the just released Endless Ocean. After reading through the IGN Review, which you can read here, I was still feeling "iffy" about the game. Then I read the last sentence, "Did I mention it's only $29.99?" Now I'm still not sold on the game, but I am no longer as "iffy" as I once was.

It's a very attractive price and I'm glad that it's not disappearing, despite the fact that we're seeing an increase in the number of $59.99 games on the 360 and Playstation 3. Not only that, but we're seeing a larger amount of quality titles for only 30 bucks. In a world where we've had consoles that are $600 and games that are over $100 it's refreshing to know that I can still drop a smaller amount of change and get a fun console game.

So after finding out about Endless Ocean's surprisingly low cost I'm going to have to take a second look at it, and I suggest that you do too. If I get some free time I'll try and make a list of the best Wii games at $29.99, so check back later if you're a penny pincher like me.

New Poll for the New Year

As the old poll on Virtual Console downloads had been up for 6 or 7 months I decided to retire it. The final results were fairly interesting, after all the hub bub going on about the lack of memory on the Wii I was expecting to see a lot of votes for some of the higher numbers, but it was just the opposite. In case you didn't catch the final tally here were the results:

How many Virtual Console games have you downloaded?
None: 44% (30 votes)
1 - 5: 34% (23 votes)
6 - 10: 13% (9 votes)
10-20: 3% (2 votes)
More than 20: 6% (4 votes)

Like I said, fairly interesting results, but now onto the new poll. The new poll, which you can see over to the right, asks "What game are you looking forward to the most in 2008?" I did limit the answers to Wii and DS games, this is after all a Nintendo blog, but you can vote "Other" if you feel so inclined.

Now, I have a pretty good idea of which game will probably lead the pack, but like last time, I could be wrong. So go vote!

And by the way have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Quick Food For Thought

• Ghost Squad Wii is a really fun multiplayer game, especially for only 30 bucks.
• Medal of Honor Heroes 2 features 32 player online multiplayer and 1 player local. As in no local multiplayer whatsoever. Lame.
• Better posts are still coming.
  

My Return Is Imminent

I will be posting regularly again soon.

Still Here

I know I've left you all hanging in an awful suspense with my last post, but I've been more busy than any person should ever have to be. I just wanted to post real quick and let you all know that I'm still here and that I will hopefully be able to finish up my story sometime soon, but I can't say exactly when.

My Sensor Bar Snag

Ever since I first mentioned it, I'm sure all 15 of you readers out there have been desperately waiting to read my story about the death of my Wii Sensor Bar. While it isn't an epic tale, it is a story with a point. Due to it's length I have decided to separate it into two parts, the first of which day, and the other likely coming Friday or Saturday. I hope by the end you'll appreciate your own Sensor Bar, because you just don't know how important something is until it's gone.


Within the past month I've been fairly busy, what with school starting, soccer practice, and a job, I barely had any time to play my Wii. On top of that, one of my cats gave birth to a litter of four kittens awhile back, and I've been trying my best to spend as much time with them before we have to give them away. Now at a few months old they are a rambunctious bunch, who love to climb curtains and sink their teeth into anything that moves, but enough about the kittens for now, we'll talk more about them later.

Anyway, one afternoon last week I was quite pleased when I found myself with an open hour or two when I could sit down, relax, and play some Red Steel. I grabbed my remote and turned on my Wii and got comfortably centered with the T.V. However, my Wii Remote lights started to flash every time I pushed a button signifying a problem that I have had before, and have read on other forums that Wii owners have encountered as well. The first methods of approaching this problem is to check the batteries and try and sync the remotes, but with no success I had to move on to the last resort. Turning off and unplugging the console. After letting my Wii sit for a few minutes, I plugged it back in and started it right up. Thankfully, the lights stopped flashing and I could hit the A button to skip the black and white warning screen, but as I soon found out, this minor issue was nothing like the major problem I was about to face.

Once the main page was up, I pointed my remote toward Red Steel and attempted to click it, but for some odd reason my cursor was not appearing on the screen. I checked to make sure the remote was functioning properly and found that my buttons still worked, but that I could not point at anything. At once I tried to move closer to the television. No cursor. Then I moved back. Still no cursor. Perturbed, but not distressed I picked up my other remote and tried. Nothing. Now after replacing the batteries, syncing the controllers, and resetting the console four or five times I started to get worried. So I turned to Nintendo's trusty customer service and troubleshooting site. I soon found the information I was looking for and went straight down through the list of tips. Most of them I had already attempted, but I had not tried cleaning the sensor bar. So I gave it a nice wipe down with the bottom of my shirt, took my seat, moved my controller, and as I'm sure you can guess by now, no cursor appeared.

With each failed attempt I only grew more concerned. Finally, I was left with only one last troubleshooting instruction before it appeared I was going to have to send off my remotes and console for repair. The advice was the following:

Check the cord on the Sensor Bar for any frayed wires or kinks, and verify that the Sensor Bar is free of obstructions.

Of course I couldn't have ever imagined anything damaging my cord, but I checked anyway. As I ran the cord through my fingers, about two feet through I felt it, the awful break in the perfectly smooth plastic. Sure enough, there was a frayed part where a piece of wire had been torn loose. Ironically enough, at the same time one of my new pet kittens started to rub against my leg and purr. Then, I knew what had caused the tear. Whether guilty or not, I no longer had the same fondness for that particular kitten as much as the others. It has taken several weeks before I have been willing to put aside my grudge and move on, but nonetheless now I knew what I had to do.

To Be Continued...

Check back in later this week for the exciting conclusion to my story, in which I come across yet another dilemma and am forced to make a tough decision. For any of you thinking of getting a new or different type of sensor bar you won't want to miss it!