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  1. Posted

    I really disliked the Sheraton as a hosting facility. Everything was so spread out, some stuff was buried away that I totally missed it. A lot of areas were cramped and made me feel like I was in the way of other people which probably has a lot to do with the lack of vids.

     

    I think that part of the issue was that some of the stickers went by the concession stand, and it didn't seem like there would be another hallway beyond that would have more rooms attached. Seemed like a dead-end

  2. Posted

    Just to let the mods know, this guy is one of the more clever spambots... posting a couple different things, but inevitably trying to get the link in his signature seen by search engines

  3. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I'm in Honolulu, visiting family, where my cousin recently got a Super NES... problem is, he only has two games, one of which I brought over. Are there any decent stores on the island that have these kinds of games? I know of a couple in Minneapolis, even Western Wisconsin, but the economy here is so tourist-based, it's hard to find anything that is not so common, especially since they rarely have any kind of website (making google easier said than done)

     

    I know that there isn't a huge group of people around here, but if anybody would know, I'm sure someone here would. Any thoughts?

     

    Thanks,

    spongebue

  9. Posted

    thats easter week(easter falls on march 23rd next year) might be tough to get the week off unless I take the middle of

    the week off. I'll just have to wait and see.

    the good news that will put MGC and VGS(july 12th,2008) 5 months apart.

     

    That can't be right. There must be some mistake. Please tell me there is some mistake. :|

  11. Posted

    best I was able to get when you factor location, cost, and check-in age was a Super 8 motel in Fort Atkinson, WI, about a 25 mile drive away. I only got it last night, so I'd imagine rooms are still available.

     

    Now that I think about it, I take it free parking is available at the event? Also, there shouldn't be any problem with buying tickets at the door, right?

  13. Posted

    let me guess... you're using a mac. files starting with ._ are mac hidden files. You should be able to open the terminal (finder->utilities->terminal) and cd into your directory, like in DOS (usually your drive is in /Volumes/NAME_OF_DRIVE) and run the following command:

     

    rm ._*

     

    This will delete all hidden files.

  15. Posted

    There's a blip on the news about it. If you bought a Wii before December 11th then they said you have the old strap but if you purchased your system after then you should have the new strap. The site that they (the news) linked to was "wiihaveaproblem.com " and said that more oftem problems occur after people have been playing for a while and their hands get sweaty or people have had something alcoholic to drink and try playing. Also there were a few cases when the remote was held onlt but the batteries went flying. The site is not only full of horror stories but also lots of photos.

     

    *nod* I gave Nintendo.com my serial # and since I bought my second Wiimote before the 11th I requested two straps just in case. They said no problem, we're shipping out replacements right away, sorry for the inconvenience. I gotta say between this and replacing my wife's unhinged DS for free, Nintendo's customer service reputation has gone WAY UP in my book.

     

    I've never had to deal with Nintendo until my Wii, but I've been extremely happy with their service as well. First of all, I was able to order the wrist straps online without any problems, they came nice and quickly. Later, I called them up because I noticed my A/V cord was acting a bit weird (there was a short in the right audio connector or something, so it occasionally made a faint buzzing noise) He asked if it would be possible to swap cables or wiis, and I said that it would be possible, but not very practical (my roommate has a wii as well) since the problem is intermittent. The guy was very understanding, and sent me a new cable very quickly :)

  19. Posted

    My great-uncle knows nothing about computers, (besides his TRS-80) video games, or pretty much anything made after the 80's (the one exception being his DVD player... which he barely uses and has trouble with)

     

    I'm going to see him tomorrow, probably, and hope to see how he likes the Wii. I predict it will basically be me showing it to him, and he won't play it much if at all, but it could be fun, too :)

  23. Posted

    Hey, there's some pretty good money in it for me... comes in handy when you're in college :) Plus, like I said, I had a great experience with them and will probably end up shopping from them more often (well, when they are accessible... there isn't one in the town I currently live in)

  24. Posted

    And now, it's time for the results...

     

    First of all, some clarifications and stuff...

     

    To start, I agree that going to court over something like this is pretty dumb. But it wasn't my idea :) Also, since I didn't sign a non-disclosure agreement like I expected, it was Best Buy that I went to (although, not the one in Richfield... they had people lined up a long time ago)

     

    Now, on with the result of the story...

     

    I arrived there just a few minutes after 2:00. Not bad, considering the drive I had to make to get there. I was brought into a room, where the manager apologized, explained why they had the maximum times, and stuff like that. I explained to him that I wasn't mad about the maximum times, but at the fact that they weren't enforced. He agreed with me completely, and was a really nice about it all. Then came the big moment. The happymaker, I guess. I figured it must have been something good, since one of the other managers that I saw before he came said something about me being there for "the package." The manager admitted that it wasn't the best situation, but he had a 20GB model ready for me to buy, and pulled it out. Good enough for me, I figured :)

     

    He even was good enough to wrap it up in black shrinkwrap before he bagged it, to prevent people from knowing what it was. We exchanged different stories about what happened and all that stuff. Bought it, was congratulated by the cashier on my luck, and am now planning on reselling :)

     

    Also, there was one other thing I wanted to emphasize... the workers there were awesome. I'm sure they were all stressed to hell, but they would never show it, not once. Whenever I had a question about something, they would answer... one guy even told me a little too much ("Don't tell anyone I said this... but I would be optimistic")

  25. Posted

    Actually...according to the flyers released here last week and this week, Each Wal-mart claims to have at least a minimum of 20 of each. Not sure how true that is...but given Wal-Marts huge retail presence in the US...it is likely very true.

     

    Then again, I only care about getting a Wii.

     

    It probably depends on where you are. For a lot of stores, they have different ads for different parts of the country. I was told that my Wal Mart would have 16 Wiis, for example. Keep in mind, I do live in a really small town :)

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