The video is in Norwegian, so do not expect to understand the how, but the results are pretty special. Joystiq says this crosses the line from geek into official dorkdom, but I am impressed nonetheless. Woot for bluetooth.
I know how much I want a Wii (anyone know of any deals?), but I was surprised to learn there are a number of people interested in trading their hard-won PS3s for the sweet little Nintendo Wii.
We decided upon looking in some of the hottest cities on craigslist: Austin, New York and San Francisco. In my search of Austin, I only turned up 6 total people who wanted to trade their PS3 for a Wii, so I moved on to New York City, which boasted a pretty substantial 18 desired trades. Here’s where it gets crazy: in San Francisco, there are 48 different PS3 for Wii trades going on at this moment. Now, keep in mind, most of these trades are requesting a Wii plus cash difference, but there is the occasional barter that will take a loss just to get their hands on the latest Nintendo console.
This really does surprise me as the PS3’s Resistance: Fall of Man looks like Half Life 2, and that’s good news for Sony. But then, once you’ve beat it a number of times, what else is there? Most of the games are being given a 6 or below, so after beating Resistance, if you want to justify your $600 price tag, you’ll have to pop in a PS2 game for comfort-play.
When the next installments of Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid come out, we’ll see the PS3 get a nice sales boost. But that should also be right around the time Bungee releases Halo 3…
I can’t afford the PS3, but I am still planning on getting one next year. For now I’m concentrating on adding the Wii to my collection of next gen consoles. We have 2 XBox 360s (one for my office and one for the den) and then a handful of DS handhelds as well. I suppose I should also get a PSP, but the draw just isn’t there yet for me. And really, if anyone knows of an online store that’s carrying a Wii, please leave me a comment with a heads-up.
The fake blog and fake YouTube videos that Sony and Zipatoni saddled all of us with this christmas may be more damaging to them both than they currently realize. Next Gen was able to get a comment from Sony on the whole sordid affair:
Next-Gen contacted SCEA PR boss David Karraker who answered a couple quick questions. When asked about the magnitude of this PR mishap, he replied, “Buzz and viral marketing is a common practice across the industry. In this instance, SCEA hired an outside agency to create a humorous ‘underground’ PSP site for the holidays. The tongue-in-cheek nature of the site didn’t come across as intended and we have since altered it.”
When confronted about accusations that Sony underestimated gamers’ intelligence with the campaign, he stated, “Sony just released the most advanced console ever developed, so I doubt seriously that anyone would think we are underestimating our consumers’ intelligence. This was simply a marketing idea that was poorly executed.”
Unfortunately, Zipatoni’s reps are still avoiding any comment on the issue:
Next-Gen also contacted Zipatoni’s Dawn Baskin regarding the website, who said that she was aware of the issue, but added, “At this point, we’re not prepared to comment.”