CorgiShinobi

Not necessarily "most" of your content, because I have backed up my PS3, and thankfully I did it recently, but since I have PS+ (still), I don't have to worry about saves. It's all the downloaded content that will have to be put back onto the new console through your PSN account. So you'll essentially have your PS3 back, but it will take some time to bring the new one up to speed. On Wii SD cards... yeah, but the whole Wii is a catastrophe since there's no account management and if you ever had a broken Wii, to recover any of the data, you would need to send it to Nintendo to transfer onto a new Wii. I doubt there's even going to be a method to have your VC content from the Wii to the WiiU, but I also stopped getting online content for my Wii years ago. I do underestimate people's knowledge because, unless you're a gamer, any video game related media would be foreign knowledge. I would say most people know the average file size of a video/movie and a music file, but what about a modern game? "It fits on a disc, so..." How much each generation of games is in comparison. I know when I popped a SD card into my Wii, the amount of NES games I could fit on that 16GB card was insane. It's just that my perception of the the casual market is that they'll just assume the console can save their games, and it will because 3.~GB can hold a good amount of save files. Now, something that was mentioned before is false advertising, or "lying." It's not false advertising if the actual component is 8GB. That number on the box is the capacity of the drive, not actual free space. When we began talking about this, I think we agreed that it was common knowledge that you don't actually get that number. An 8GB iPod is actually around 6.9 - 7.1GB, or a flash drive like mine that is "16GB" is actually 15.1GB. Or like my previous PS3, that 250GB HDD I installed only had 237GB available. What makes this unique is how much the default data/settings takes up of that limited space. It would be like giving a modern laptop an insanely small sized HDD. I'm actually kinda surprised we didn't realize this before when it was announced that there would be an 8GB. In hindsight, Nintendo should have done a 32GB and 64GB model. If there is a ruling on that Microsoft Surface case, it will have to be worded carefully. You would think that companies would have a disclaimer somewhere on the box of the product to clarify the actual free space of the device. Maybe some already do as perhaps there have been these same complaints in the past over the loss of a gigabyte. If there does have to be a disclaimer, it would probably have to apply to the percentage of space taken up on the drive to warrant a warning. After all, losing a gigabyte of free space on an 8GB iPod is more noticeable than a gigabyte on a 32GB iPod. EDIT: To clarify, I do believe this is a legitimate concern, though I don't think it's necessarily going to blow up. Just lately there have been a slew of concerns over the WiiU. Recently IGN was warning people about the auto-shutdown feature, but it turns out IGN had left the console on without any input for 90 minutes (the default setting), so who exactly is going to be leaving there WiiU on by itself for an hour and a half?

WiiU isn't going to be doing much revolutionizing its first year if you ask me. It's going to be as much of the seventh generation as long as Microsoft and Sony support their current consoles. And I'm not against that it legitimately sucks that you don't get at least 90% of your internal storage, but at the same time I don't see the majority of 8GB owners complaining since I wouldn't put it past those consumers to even realize how much space they use for save files and other data. If they're aware of that, then they must have already realized, before purchasing, they need to add extra space from one of the methods that is surely listed in the user's manual. P.S. After having a PS3 die on me, I can greatly appreciate the design of a Microsoft HDD serving as the core of your console rather than storage. Of course, the downside of your "console" is then it would have to be transferred to have more storage. As I remember it, that requires a cable and disc supplied from Microsoft themselves. The upside to an external HDD is that it's an external HDD. Depending on how the WiiU actually interfaces with the drive, if the console were to fail, and this is a theory (but maybe there's evidence to the contrary), the data could still be accessible. With a PS3, while the drive can be pulled out, it's still tied to the motherboard of the console that has perished. That why I got an enclosure for my 250GB SATA and, if a WiiU is ever possible in my future, that will be the storage for my console.

You really can't do anything with the 4GB Xbox 360 either. I had a neighbor a year ago who won one from his work and there were so many demos we couldn't download because we were short a little bit. He at least got it for free, but as a gamer with roughly 3GB of free space, it meant he had to go out and get the overpriced 250GB Microsoft Xbox HDD. Thing is, that small space does work for many others. I mentioned how there are Wii owners who have party and dance games for their Wii, but they have never gone to the Wii Shop to purchase more tracks or whatever those games throw at them. This is an assumption obviously, but I imagine the same can be said for the WiiU. Majority of those going after the "cheap" WiiU probably couldn't put into perspective how much a gigabyte of harddrive space will get them. And if they want more? They get a dirt cheap external harddrive and plug it into a USB port. Unless you're actually into "all of this," it's not going to affect you. Heck, if it really does become a problem, I'm sure Nintendo could pull off what Sony has done with their PS3 constantly. PS3 20GB models didn't have that long of a run as I remember it seeing as PS3 80GB models were out the second year.

Even though I rather not watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory again for my entire lifetime, that is a pretty good collection.

Alright, was thinking about this at work today, but what's up with the trope of finding [naked] girls in containers? Outlaw Star, girl in giant suitcase Eureka Seven, girl in refrigerator Gurren Lagann, girl in waste container I know there are some others, just can't think of them right now.

Yeah, I realize, if not already said that too. Maybe wanted to join in, but you guys got it "covered." Thing is, sure you're taking issue with it, but if we're being honest here, would you have gone for a 8GB WiiU from the start if you were getting a WiiU? Even 32GB won't be enough for anyone who's going to be doing a lot of gaming on the system. Maybe if you could fine a cheap external HDD with a few hundred gigs, then gamers would go for an 8GB model, but the two different units pretty much paint a picture of who would (not will) buy that model.

Nothing out of the ordinary here. Look at your PS3 even where "250GB" really translates to about 237GB, though obviously that's more of a dent than a majority of your space. Yet, if Xbox 360 4GB consoles are bought regularly and preferred amongst the "casual" market, the same can be said for the WiiU 8GB. That variant is going to serve the purpose of holding saves and possibly a Netflix channel. That's fine for the consumer that isn't going to be pouring money into digital content, those same people who are okay with the default songs/dances in their music games, and etc. EDIT: WiiU Menu Music, for those wanting to get all kinds of zen.

More like... Grill the ungrillable, clean the uncleanable, WHOA WHOA TAKE A SHOWER!

Pizza Hut is terrible every time I eat it, but my experience with Papa Johns is that you have to find the good locations that on average do a good job. But I guess I've got strange tastes, but my body tends to reject Pizza Hut either way. Now I think I'm going to go back to "local," though the only local pizza that was good changed their ingredients a few years ago and it's just not the same. Some joint where my grandmother lives can't even make a cheese pizza to save their life. I'm talking like a slab of melted cheese on tomato sauce.

I kept chanting "Stop the unstoppable, break the unbreakable, ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER!" all day at work. It just gets into your soul, man! Makes you want to scream out... WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!!!?!??!!!

Old News for Slowpokes Gurren Lagann is a favorite of mine, but I never bothered with the "movies" because they're primarily compilations of the series with some added scenes. Things is, I didn't realize they essentially made a completely different final battle. Then as I was reading through the differences, I discover Gainax made well sure of showing Nia and Yoko's nipples because you're bound to find one instance of nipples somewhere in a Gainax production. Thinking, "I wonder if I can catch the subtle slip, haha!" After some amazing mecha transformations and combat, Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann appears, and... Well, 10 seconds of slo-mo glowing boobies wasn't as subtle as I expected.

Prepare for sadness, because like we were talking about before, Marcy...

I doubt many of the signers believe it will work, but of the very few people I've talked to from Texas (the most signatures), it's about "sending a message." I don't think "Texas No Like Democrat" is that unfamiliar of a concept, but whatever gets these people to blow off steam (I guess).

Yep, pretty much. I had the Fire Orange console myself.

Watched the premiere (again) on television, and Jack, about the weapon...

I'll be selling the games at the least since I do have the Uncharted and Infamous series, but it can't hurt to have four controllers. I'll be getting a brand spanking new one with the bundle, so I guess I could try to sell my first one. Just... the transparent red is calling out to me! (And at $40.)

It might be a good game, just they slapped the "Banjo-Kazooie" name to it and Pandora's Box unleashed its chaos. Example A

This will sound silly, but now that the Target ad scans are in color, my suspicion was correct. The Target "exclusive" you see on the PS3 controller meant that it was a red colored transparent controller. A little peeve I have about console controllers is that I can't have three controllers. It's either two or four controllers. Probably stems from my N64 days when, as a hallmark four player console, I only had three controllers and so a friend would sit out while three of us play. Typically I would get some third party controller though, and that's how MadCatz became infamous.

Serious, every time the camera turns to her, it's a near constipated pout. Sure, she had her badass scene, but then reverted back to one-dimension. Not much to really discuss about the episode, other than Daryl has cemented himself as my all-time favorite character for the series. Well... I guess there was Rick's And Woodbury's little sporting event was messed up, but we all knew Woodbury was messed up anyway.

Not sure of the exact spelling, but it's

I wouldn't be too literal because

I'm thinking it was like in the main timeline where

The actual episodes were leaked days before, which is why we have those "preview" clips I posted. If you want, Upload Date is a good filter. *cough*

Yeah, I couldn't resist and watched the episodes too. I didn't expect a tell-all since Adventure Time isn't geared toward a more adult narrative, but the writers and artists throw in the hints that we can pick up on. W&S pretty much nailed it, and obviously most wishing scenarios are going to be Monkey's Palm because the concept of instant gratification is all too fantastic and there must be consequences to altering reality. The things we learned in this episode: