Many people say to PS3 fanboys mocking them that they have to wait for the big titles while they are playing the big games. With the recent E3, this statement now goes toward those with baised for the Wii.

PS3 and 360 have been getting a good amount of huge name hits. Grand Theft Auto IV just came on both platforms and got a 10 here at GS. PS3 owners just got treated with MGS4, also which received a 10 here. The games are defining what we know about games and making strives toward innovation. You could argue this with Super Mario Galaxy, but the game makes hardly any use of the Nintendo's main future...motion control.

The innovation, instead of making games that push the boundries, is to make games that people unwilling to learn button controls can be able to play. For the hardcore games, Nintendo just slaps many control options to play the games, none of them really do anything different than last time. Innovation with the controller was done with Zack and Wiki, where is Nintendo's version of this game?

Now Nintendo gives us features that were already standard on the other two platforms: internet play (only one done decently was Mario Kart Wii) and voice chat (welcome to 2002). They failed to address any real issues with us Wii owners like "With Wiiware, is there a way I can hold more games?", "Is there going to be a price drop anytime soon", and "What is next in store for the big named franchises?". Instead, they tell us we should have been contented with what was shown at E3 instead of the usual "we have big things in store".

Listen, E3 was meant for gamers...not some retail store. Why invite networks like G4, GS, and IGN if this is for the retailers? They don't even need to promote the casual games, people will see Wii on the title and buy it. Casuals don't care about the quality of the gameplay because they don't know better. Anyways, if there was games on the horizon, such as the rumored Pikmin 3, he would have said something. Reggie telling G4 that AC and GTA: China Town for the DS is hardcore, that means there is nothing planned to be soon. The list Nintendo gave us was up until Summer of 2009. It might be true that Mario and Zelda is being worked on, but it is not coming anytime soon. For a game to be coming soon, it has to have screens and videos to get the gaming community excited and Nintendo obviously has none of this.

The PS3 has shown they have a big list planned for later. Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet is this year, while Killzone 2 and INFAMOUS is next year. We don't know much about MAG and GoW3 which will obviously be shown next year. 360 has the new Banjo on 360 and remake on XBLA. Fable 2, Too Human, and Gears 2 is coming this year, and there will be many new games planned for 2009 next E3. The third party supports PC, PS3, and 360 since many huge games are on it such as Mirror's Edge, Far Cry 2, and more.

What about the Wii? None of the huge 3rd party titles are coming out. The third party just for the Wii actually does look interesting this year. They have to make up for Nintendo's lack luster showing. Wii Sports Resort isn't even this year. All we get from them is Wario 2D (why isn't a WiiWare game...in fact where were the WiiWare games in E3?), Animal Crossing (ok game, but nothing huge), and Mario Sluggers (I already played baseball in Wii Sports...pass). This means no time near will be the new Kirby Wii game or F-Zero. They are planned for late 09...great.

Including the big release of Soul Caliber IV this month, 360 and PS3 owners will be busy with many games. Wii owners have hardly anything this summer or fall to play. They will be the ones waiting instead of the cows. So if you see a sheep, say "just wait" to him and laugh.

I don't care if you want to expand the market and such. Although what you are doing is leaving your long time fans in the dust. Sure you bring the big franchises back again, but what is the point with such a crippled online mode?

Take pokemon for example, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl was huge due to the voice chat options and having one of the best games for online to be fully functional. Sure the codes were annoying, but it is what fans wanted. What did you do to the Wii version? Kill it...in fact it crashes more often than not.

Mario Kart also. The DS version took off due to voice chat and real online play. Now with Wii version, you only support text. TEXT? *facepalm* The DS version of your franchise is better than the Wii versions. Stop protecting us Nintendo, we don't need it. Your online is weak compared to the others. In fact, Brawl online what I played made me hype it less since it was limiting.

Sony gets too harsh of critism, but they are improving their online. With home around the corner and MGS4 including online play, Sony's online is going to take off. XBL we know is a great feature, but it costs money so it is give or take. PC online is the peak of online due to it being different each game and free for the most part. So Nintendo, just stop it. If you continue this path, the DS will always be better than the Wii. You turn away hardcore gamers and go toward the moms of the family. Your plan will fail Nintendo, casuals will get bored of motion controls and you will be up the creek without a paddle. Start thinking about the long time Nintendo fans and make full functioning online.

Merry Christmas all! I wanted to start off the holiday season by reviewing Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This musical is the 5th project of Deep and Burton. Does it slice n dice or is it a dull blade?

Imagine London in the middle ages, where orphans where abused and the insane are treated worse. We see a barber who calls himself Sweeney Todd. He tells about how an evil judge, Judge Turpin, tries to steal away his wife, Lucy. He finds her friend, a meat pie maker, and plans to get rid of the judge.

Burton really creates a masterpiece of London. The places are beautiful and the main characters are easily different than the world that surrounds them. The blends of black and white show how dark the times really were. The blood, being brighter than normal blow, show how much death affects the bland world.

The singing in the movie is mostly speech rather than full blown songs. Alot of the actors are not trained to sing, but you can not tell this with some of the actor. Johanna, Sweeny's daughter, has one of the best voices I heard in a long time. Anothony Hope, a sailor that helps Sweeny, also sings beautiful voices to Johanna. Deep also has a great voice, along with alot of the actors. You won't hate the music in this film.

The characters are lovable and hatable at the same time. With Sweeney, you feel sorry for him even though you know he is killing innocent people later on the film. He starts out sane, but the judge that drives him crazy. Judge Turpin is also played by the same actor that played Snape in the Harry Potter films. The role of the mean judge works for him. You will want Sweeney to kill him due to how he treats Johanna and Anthony. The friend, Neille Lovett, is a strange, but likeable character. You will see her try to fall in love with Todd. Many other characters show up in the film, and the cast is all fantastic... it is hard to find a character that acts bad in the film.

The humor is also funny. The elixer compared to piss will make anyone laugh. There are also other points as the young assistant getting picked on and the pies being nasty adding to the humor of the darkness. You are sure to smile at the attempts at humor.

The only complaint that this film has is the excess of the gore. The blood might looks cartoonish, but the amount of blood by cutting the neck is to the point where it is unrealistic. For me, this made the effects of the killing more effective. Other people, however, don't like this point.

Sweeney Todd might be a demon barber. Although, you will love this demon. He shows how a man can become so obsessed with revenge his mind becomes cluttered. The side story with Anthony Hope and Johanna is also touching. It throws a Romeo and Juliet element to this horror play. These parts also have the best singing parts on top of this. This film is one of those films you have to see this year, if the only film you see in 2007. The ending is also very well done. It is not the typical ending and it does not sell out. This demon feels more like a saving grace of movies.

9/10

So, we all know what happened the past few days. I don't have to tell you about it. What is making me type this blog post is sadness. Not sadness of the event, but how it affects people. I had my critism with Gamestop editors and mods. But...this is just something.

To have a coward fire someone big and important. Jeff was the funny guy of GS. He made you smile whenever you saw him. So what if he gave Zelda 8.8? Reviews are opinion, and all opinions are right. What grieves me is that he was someone I liked. Someone I could talk to about things. The worst part is how it affects others.

Alex...he was very close to Jeff. In his recent blog post, he talked about SimCity disaster. I also have a feeling Alex knows alot about what happened and that is why he feels so bad. Many other people, such as Carrie and Bob C, were older staff members coming up to show their support. Before you know it, Greg K. will be posting a blog I think. Richie made a blog post about Jeff that was light and humorous. Frank posted in his Live Journal about how much shocked he was. The saddest one came from Bethany with the slime story. After reading that post, I got choked.

I personally never knew Jeff as much as others, but it is hard seeing someone get out of a job for a stupid reason. It just proves good sites get taken over by big corporations who do nothing but cause grief. The days of fun in Gamestop is over. No more fun shows and fair reviews. Now you will be seeing 50 Cent's next game as a Game of the Year contender. I am torn...I want to give the staff money, but not the corrupt Vice President who is nothing but a big fat coward. If any Gamespot staff member wants to contact me, I would gladly pay you something for sticking through all of this.

Society, how short you have fallen. Two big roles have played a big part in much of today's stress. They even affected me in ways. Two simple short words: Cowards and Beggers.

Cowards, they do everything behind your back. They are not brave enough to tell you straight up what is happening and use other resources to get their way. Lawsuits, Protests, Threads, AIM chats, you name it. The coward has used one of these to get their way without the simple and easy way: telling the person what is happening. Cowards are the big cause of today's society. For one, they are bullies. Bullies are the scum of the earth, blaming their own problems on others. Picking on innocent people just because they want something or they feel bad about themselves. Bullies become grown up into killers, taking a life due to their own insecurities. They do nothing now but run from the law or take up space in a jail bin. Yeah, being a coward really pays off at the end. You hurt others and end up hurting yourself. What could have happened if you went straight up to the person or thing that is bothering you and try to solve it? Most of the time it will work.

The other world is beggers. They always want something for nothing. Don't get your way? Beg to others and let them take it care for you. Cry until you get your way. Begging sometimes gets into name calling. Didn't get your way? Call the reviewer "fat" or "dumb". I must admit I sorta did this, and I apologize. I was young and ignorant. What isbad is being old and ignorant. Your sports team didn't win? Cry. Did someone kick you from something? Cry. Cry, Cry, Cry seems to be the answer to these people. Crying never solves anything and tends to annoy people. Ratchet got 7.5, I still like it, I don't care. Yet, people cried and abused Aaron on his blog post.

These two things do nothing but hurt you. I got hurt by bullies for no reason at all in my childhood. I did absolutely nothing to these kids. Maybe the parents are morons, or maybe I am right in that this society is going on a one way ticket down to Hades. Now recently, I noticed this happen alot with me. Cowards hurting not only me, but others as well. Beggers also wanting their way without trying to make it happen. The sheer laziness of today's people is sickening. I am up at 1 AM with these thoughts, mainly for a reason of these two things pissing me off. It could all be avoided if people followed good morals. Morals such as treat others the way you want to be treated and treat your enemies as friends. Would you want people making fun of you all the time? Would you want people asking you for stuff all the time without even trying?

I don't mean those that try to do something and just can't get it. I am ok with those type of people. Those people show at least they care and just lack the ability. Most beggers, however, is gimmie without having to do anything. Now think about it, do you really want people to be beggers and cowards? No, then don't be like that yourself. I learned this lesson early on, but other people still need to learn this.