I know that the videos are in Japanese, but figured you’d want to see some visuals from Nintendo’s big announcement. The announcement for the Nintendo DSi was made last night at Nintendo’s Japanese Fall Conference.

Here is a list of the specs for the Nintendo DSi:

Screen Size: 3.25 inches

Dimensions: Width 137mm, Length 74.9mm, Thickness 18.9mm

Weight: 214g

Battery Life: The lowest brightness (9-14 hrs), low brightness (8-12 hours), medium brightness (6-9 hours), high brightness (4-6 hours), highest brightness(3-4 hours)

(via: Kotaku)

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The Nintendo Wii isn’t even fully 2 years old yet. Don’t tell that to What They Play who is reporting rumors that Nintendo is working on a successor to the Wii, which according to them is slated to release in 2011.

There have been very few vague details released about the new Wii system. The sources that provided What They Play, had this to say, “While our sources are reluctant to be too specific about “Wii HD,” they have been able to divulge some (albeit predictable) generalizations. High definition visuals are assured, as is a greater emphasis on digitally distributed and backwardly compatible content, indicating that the new system will feature some form of local storage medium such as a hard drive or large flash memory solution. It has also been indicated that Nintendo’s emphasis is again on what the consumer will hold in their hands and interact with, rather than the “console” itself.”

What I find funny is that most of these speculated ideas is what gamers have been screaming for since the Wii was released. Probably their most credible claim is how much Nintendo’s spending has increased for their R&D department. In 2003 $34 million was spent on R&D, then in 2007, that number peaked at $370 million.

With Nintendo’s Media Summit coming tomorrow, there’s a very miniscule chance we’ll get some information. With the more substantial rumor that the new Nintendo DS is on its way, my money is on that being announced before “Wii HD”.

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Very few times in life do I feel violated. I don’t think any girl could ever sexually harass me, as I’ve deemed it impossible. I couldn’t name a particular instance that I’ve ever been offended. EA has put that streak to and end, as they’ve left me feeling violated, and offended. They’ve done what I thought could never be done.

For anyone who’s downloaded/installed Spore onto their computer, I urge you take up a lawsuit against EA. I hate the way lawsuits have been thrown around in our country, but in this case it is deserved. EA has gone to the extreme in protecting their product from illegal pirating.

Whenever you install Spore onto your PC, another program called SecuROM is installed alongside it. The program is a security measure in which EA can regulate how many times Spore is installed on the PC. The original cap was set at three installs, then was bumped up to five due to fan’s complaints.

It has now been learned that SecuROM does more than just that. The program scans your computer and relays information back to EA, which is how it knows how many times you’ve installed. So when you’re done with Spore and are ready to uninstall, SecuROM leaves along with it, right? HA, instead of taking that common sense measure, SecuROM can’t be deleted in any other means than reformatting your hard drive, or buying a new drive. This to me makes it even more dangerous than spyware. Atleast with a spyware program, unwanted programs can be removed. With SecuROM, it’s completely free from being deleted.

As someone who downloaded and played Spore, I can say I feel as though I’ve been completely violated. I’ve always been on the fence when it comes to DRM practices. I can understand companies protecting their brand from piracy. This goes beyond the DRM argument though, as this is invasion of privacy. If I don’t want the government to be able to get inside my computer with out reasonable cause, what makes EA think I want them there as well?

Luckily, there has been one case where someone has stood up to EA. Melissa Thomas filed a suit against EA, stating that SecuROM violated the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law. Her along with other Spore customers in the area will be compensated back their $49.99 along with damages. I hope to see other cases like this pop up around the country. Until we let companies know that practices like this won’t be tolerated, they will continue to happen.

Source: Cnet

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Oh, the election season it always brings out the best in people. We get to argue topics that generally no one knows what the hell they’re talking about. What I find so great about the political season is the humorous attacks that each side of political spectrum throws at the other. Here’s the first flash game to pop up for one of the presidential vice-presidential candidates.

For all of you conservatives out there who are offended, don’t worry. The first game that pops up with Obama running around inflating people’s tires, I’ll be the first to post it.

If you care to find out the reason behind the game, click on the information option on the menu screen. Be careful, Sarah Palin will blindside you with that tank of hers.

[via: T-Enterprise]

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