How to Develop Games For The Nintendo Wii
When it was revealed prior to the Wii’s release that Nintendo was sending free developer kits to small scale game designers, people started to think that maybe the company wanted to open the door to fresh new ideas for its titles. Then, when it became known that indie game designers could get their hands on these kits for less than $2,000, this was confirmed. Of course, not just anyone can get permission and a dev kit from Nintendo to design games with, there are still many requirements that have to be met. Here are just a few of them. Continue reading
Xbox 360 and Your Computer Hard Drive
One of the real limitations of the xBox 360 is its hard drive. Currently, the additional “official” 20 GB hard drive for the xBox 360 sells for around US $100.00. Most of us already know that 20GB hard drives come much cheaper than that. If only there was a way to connect other, cheaper hard drives to our xBox 360, we could save a lot of money and not be slaves to Microsoft. Luckily, there are already some hacks that will allow you to do just this. Here’s an introduction to a couple of the favorites.
xBox 360 Hard Drive Hack #1 – The USB Adapter Hack
If you don’t want to mess around with the inside of your xBox, you can take advantage of the 360′s USB port to add extra memory to your system cheaply and easily. What you need to do is find any USB storage device, or a hard drive that supports a USB 2.0 adapter. In this case, you’ll also need to get the adapter too. Continue reading
Buy An xBox 360: Payment Plan Options
With the xBox 360 still holding strong against the new PS3, many new gamers are planning on purchasing one. The biggest problem though is the price. At between $299 and $399 dollars it can be tricky coming up with the purchase cost all at once. Luckily, most of the major retailers offer some type of payment plan that makes the purchase much easier. Here’s a look at several popular payment plans for the xBox 360.
Walmart’s “Bill Me Later” Program
If you purchase an xBox 360 from Walmart, you have the option to use their “Bill Me Later” program. This gives you up to 90 days to pay for your xBox 360 at the retail price without any extra finance charges. The payment option is actual in the form of a loan from Chase Bank, but as long as you complete your payment within the first 3 months, you won’t be charged any interest. You have to make sure and specifiy you want to use the “No Payments For 90 Days” option when you choose to use the “Bill Me Later” program. Continue reading
The Nintendo Wii Classic Controller : Style And Comfort
The Nintendo Wii is known for its new remote controlled technology, but if you want to feel at home with the old school controller, they also offer the “Classic Controller.”
Since it’s the “classic” controller, it’s ideal for the good old Nintendo games of yesterday. It’s meant to be used for the games where you don’t use the innovative Wiimote, the Nunchuck, or any of the other fancy stuff, but you can use it with any game. This is the controller to use if you want to keep it simple.
The design is similar to the Super Nintendo game pad. It’s oval, and the buttons are shaped like a diamond. The buttons on the front are the good old X, Y, A and B buttons, and there are also four buttons on the top edge of the controller. It has a D-Pad and a start and select button. Continue reading