PS3 PRICE DROP!

Well, though it does sound like a good thing, a trust me it is, you may be disappointed that this only applies to Japan....

But if you're still interested in reading on, listen closely because there is good news for the US at the end of this.

Generally the Sony executives in Japan came to their senses and dropped the price, to a much lower price. After currency conversions the price drop is $110 difference, making it a mere $439! Despite the fact that the American PS3 is over $250 more expensive, but to redeem themselves after being questioned Kaz Hirai quickly added that though they are comfortable with the current price tag, they will be shipping an HDMI port with the American PS3, but despite this I don't think it's worth the $600, so if you still want a PS3, import it from Japan! Might I recommend using the following site for the import:

http://lik-sang.com/


And here's a direct link to the PS3 page on the site, which you will able to purchase the PS3 with, once it launches:

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=339&products_id=6997&PHPSESSID=ac6173d4968043497dbb3e48462c65d7

Nintendo Fusion Tour!

Well, this year's Nintendo Fusion Tour has now offically begun! In case you don't exactly know what the Fusion Tour is, it's generally a rock concert touring throughout the United States, which takes off every year. So, Nintendo shows off their stuff while 5 bands rock out on stage. This year, tickets to the Nintendo Fusion Tour will cost $22 (though, it's an unconfirmed rumor that the stop at the Nintendo World Store on October 3rd is free), with part of the admissions going to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. But what makes this year stand out is that the Fusion Tour is bringing along their Nintendo Wii with them, alongside some nice playable demos (The Nintendo DS Lite is goin' along to, but I don't really think anyone cares about that).

The Wii Demos will include:

• Wii Sports
• Excite Truck
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves
• And others!

The Bands Touring this time are:

• Hawthorne Heights
• Relient K
• Emery
• Plain White T's
• The Sleeping

To Purchase Tickets go to: NintendoFusionTour.com

OR

TicketMaster.com


The one thing I don't like about it, is the fact that Twilight Princess isn't going on the tour.

Tokyo Game Show 2006!

Well, the Tokyo Game Show is going on right now in Tokyo.... of course. And from what we've seen so far, it's coming along pretty dang well. Unfortunetely, Nintendo isn't showing off anything there, or even going there for that matter, but we got enough from them at their conferences last week. In a way, it's strategic to have their own event as they did rather than showing off at TGS, so that way they were the only ones in the spotlight, then to rather have to fight for it at TGS, although I still wonder why they couldn't at least put up some demos there.... We'll be giving you more updates from this year's Tokyo Game Show soon....

GamersCast Mobile - Episode 1 Released (Episode 16)

Well, after much planning (yeah, we planned, we just didn't tell you about it at the time), the first episode of GamersCast Mobile was released onto the GamersCast podcast feed! In this premiering segment, I decided to start out with a basic quick survey, by asking people at my school which one of the 3 new-generation consoles they preferred the most. Their replies are unedited (aside from the bleeps).

One more thing, we did record the actual episode 16 of GamersCast, but computer broke down while it was saving. To say the least it was interesting, but it could have went better anyway, so we are gonna better organize the content of the episode and re-record it, so it will also include information about what's going on at the Tokyo Game Show this year!


PS: If you'rre upset we didn't tell you that we were planning GamersCast Mobile, then I'll hint to you that we're preparing something over the next few weeks to better organize every scrap of GamersCast content, in a way that you never saw coming..... So, now I made anticipation and it will still be a surprise once I announce it (not even the co-hosts know about it yet)

Wii Question and Answer Session

FAR OVER A DOZEN VIDEOS OF THE EVENT AND THE WII WILL BE RELEASED ON THE FEED TODAY!!

Here's the transcript from the Wii Question and Answer Session at Nintendo's event in New York:

Question and Answer Session Begins

Q: How much are the remotes?

A: Wii remote is $39.99 and the nunchuck attachment is $19.99.

Q: What's up with Zelda for GameCube?

A: Zelda GameCube launches on December 11.

Q: What's the cost of accessing the Internet?

A: No cost through our system. You need an Internet connection at your home. Wii is Wi-Fi enabled.

Q: First-party games will be $49.99. Will third parties price at $59.99?

A: We encourage third parties to price appropriately.

Question about 16:9 games that can't be answered.

Q: Talk about integration between DS and Wii.

A: In the future we'll talk about that.

Q: Metroid Prime 3?

A: 2007 game.

Q: When we can we expect to play games online for Wii and what kind of interface?

A: What's been announced in Japan is that the first online multiplayer game is going to be Pokemon Battle that will be launching during their launch window in Japan. When can you expect that here in the US? Shortly thereafter.

Q: How will the Wii Points be translated to Canada?

: 2,000 Wi points will be $24 Canadian.

The Day of Announcements!

At long last, today Nintendo has announced the official price, date, and package information, for the Nintendo Wii! $250 (to keep their promise, it's 5 cents lower than announced actually being $250) is the price, November 19th is the date (2 days after PS3 launch), it's being budled with Wii Sports for free (with two new sports added to the game!) It comes with a controller and naunchuck. And much more!

Throughout the entire day, we will be updating the GamersCast Feed with information, videos, discussions, commments, and a surprise you didn't see coming!

Happy 1-Year Anniversary to GamersCast!!

iTunes 7 Released!

iTunes version 7.0 and an iPod Firmware Upgrade have just been released today. Why I'm mentioning it here is because, along with this Apple has also updated the interface of the iTunes Music Store, allowing you to download games to your iPod for just 5 dollars each! To get this new version of iTunes, please visit:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download

Listening to GamersCast in iTunes 7 is also easier than ever! So, please upgrade today!

GamersCast Tournament Sign-Ups

The following tournament sign-ups are open:

• Metroid Prime Hunters
• Mario Kart DS
• Star Fox Command
• More Coming Soon...
  

To sign-up go to: http://www.gamerscastpodcast.com/tourny and fill out the sign-up form.

For any other questions, send an e-mail to: Tournaments@GamersCastPodCast.com

Low-Bandwith GamersCast Feed!

We are now making yet another podcast feed on iTunes! This one is for the dial-up users. From now on, the podcasts in which you download from both the normal bandwith and high bandwith feeds will be downloaded as follows:

Normal Bandwith Feed

Audio Files: Either 64kbps or 96kbps (FM Radio Quality - CD Quality)

Video Files: Either 256kbps or 362kbps (audio at 64kbps - stereo)

Low Bandwith Feed

Audio Files: 48 kbps (AM radio Quality)

Video Files: Either 128 kbps or 256kbps (audio at 56kbps - mono)


The Tournament feed will not have a low bandwith version of itself as most of the content covered is also found on the GamersCast Tournament News Feed and making a new low-bandwith version of that podcast would be unnessessary, but for your conveinence I will tell you the bitrate of the tournament podcast:

Audio Files: 48kbps or 64kbps (if music is attached 64kbps will be used, if not 48kbps will be used)

Video Files: 256kbps (audio at 56kbps or 64kbps - stereo)


Nor will a low-bandwith version of the video podcast be made as it is unneeded at this time. In the meta data of the videos shown on the podcast, the source of the video is shown, and can be found on that website, thus downloading the videos is not essential to view them. All videos made by Brett Portelli or myself (Matthew Goldzman), can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/GamersCast as well as on the feed itself. But just so you know....

Video Files: 256kbps (audio at 56kbps or 64kbps - stereo)

GamersCast Tournaments News Feed

To go straight to the GamersCast Tournaments News Feed, click here.

Along with the GamersCast Tournament podcast on iTunes, The GamersCast Tournaments News Feed page will also keep you upto date on all of GamersCast's Tournaments. So, this way, the hearing impaired and those who don't want to bother downloading, can also stay upto date and compete in our tournaments. The page does use the same service as The GamersCast News Feed, so you will still get the same constant updates you have become accustomed to, but this page is using a new BETA by Blogger, so you will notice a few changes. One of which, is tagged posts. Using tagged posts, you will be able to choose the posts that interest you most, and will allow more organized web browsing. For example, if you would only like to see posts relating to the Metroid Prime Hunters Tournament, you will be able to simply click on the Metroid Prime Hunters tag. This will also allow us to arrange sign-ups for multiple tournaments at the same time as others. We soon hope to introduce this feature along with the other new features seen here, to the GamersCast News Feed.

The New PSP!

Sony has confirmed that it will not be making a PSP2, but has said it will begin production on a new refurbished PSP, with the following spotlight features:

• 8GigaByte Flash Drive
• Built-in EyeToy
• Thinner and Lighter Design
  

Wii Release Date.....

Well, it seems that on September 14th, and the days surrounding it, we will be getting the last pieces of information about the Nintendo Wii, including the much anticipated release date and price!
Speaking of the release date, a chinese website has recently reported that Nintendo is having some glitches with the sensitivity of the buttons on the Wiimote, which may cause a later release date, but this is an unconfirmed rumor.

You can be sure we will have a podcast a few days after this event to discuss it, along with our celebration of GamersCast's 1-Year-Anniversary!


Episode 15, is almost out of editing right now....