The Official Off-Topic Lounge: Wii Version

Sometimes we Wii owners need to talk about something besides the incredible awesomeness of the Wii for a change. Thus, I present to you...

The Official Off-Topic Lounge: Wii Version

Unlike some Wii Versions, this one isn't a crappy port created solely to take advantage of the more careless gamers of the world. This Wii Version will rock your socks off in ways you couldn't possibly have imagined if you'd never visited this thread. Duct tape will be provided if you want your feet to stay warm.

All great things must have rules. The regular Gamespot rules apply, of course, but I want to point out some especially relevant ones.

Rules:

1. No spamming - "Off topic" doesn't mean "random and pointless." Start a new discussion or be a part of an on-going one.

2. No trolling or flaming - Keep this thread friendly and civilized and it'll be muchos funtastica.

So take off your virtual coats and stay awhile. The OT Lounge is a warm haven for weary internet wanderers.

One great thing about this kind of thread is that we can get to know the Wii regulars a bit better. So take a minute to introduce yourself however you see fit. I'll start.

My name is actually Jordan Elek, in case anyone thought that was just some highly creative pseudonym I came up with. I registered with Gamespot back when it was mandatory to use your real name as your username, and I've kept with it all these years. And I am a male.... At some point people decide to steal my name and make it a girl's name. :evil:

I'm 23, currently working on my master's degree in English at a community college in Indiana. It sucks because I could have a decent job and be living on my own by now, but I'm focusing on getting this degree as soon as possible. I have an interim job at an auto auction until I find something better.

Most of my time during the semester is spent working and studying. In my free time, I browse Gamespot, play games, play the guitar, and read. I'm in an awkward, nearly friendless stage of my life right now due to just graduating from college in a different town, but it'll improve as I meet more people in this town.

So that's me in a nutshell. I didn't know nuts had shells this big...

Well i hope im known as a regular.

My name is Garrick in the real world and im a junior in high school. I live in California and gaming is my life. Im still pretty new to gamespot though. Im working to be an architect.

Nintendo is my biggest passion.

I'm Jeff Northrop, and I've been a member here for 4 years (damn, this sounds like an A.A confession :S)
I enjoy playing games, and video games have become a big part of my life. Not an enormous part, and by no means so huge it makes me completely anti-social, but just a casual part. I have been called a console gamer because I don't understand games like WoW completely, but I don't mind. I do enjoy MMO games as well as any other games that are available to me.
I am 17 turning 18 in june, and I work at EB games. I like my wii, and honestly, I like the games for it. One thing I both like and dislike about the wii at the same time is that most, if not all games for the wii are either a hit or a miss.

finally i hope we see alot lessdumb threads heredinofan01

I hope we see a lot less dumb responses in here. ;)

Well my name is Andres, i'm 15 and live in Venezuela,i love Nintendo what else is to say :P

I see you went ahead and made this. Thanks, Jordan.rcignoni

You're welcome. Now that this is created, I only have two things left on my Gamespot to-do list: 1) make a video blog and 2) get the recommendation thread updated.

I have an idea for the blog... it's just a matter of gathering the material and summoning the energy to do it. I have fairly primitive equipment, but it should be good enough to put together what I have in mind.

Someone is supposed to be working on a complete overhaul for the recommendation thread, but I guess it's not ready yet. I've been trying to get that thing updated since October. :?

[QUOTE="rcignoni"]I see you went ahead and made this. Thanks, Jordan.JordanElek

You're welcome. Now that this is created, I only have two things left on my Gamespot to-do list: 1) make a video blog and 2) get the recommendation thread updated.

I have an idea for the blog... it's just a matter of gathering the material and summoning the energy to do it. I have fairly primitive equipment, but it should be good enough to put together what I have in mind.

Someone is supposed to be working on a complete overhaul for the recommendation thread, but I guess it's not ready yet. I've been trying to get that thing updated since October. :?

Well, I've never been to one of these grand opening stickys so I might well make my mark whileI still have the chance.

I'm Ritchie, and Im a ery picky gamer. Also, I'm an aspiring artist. Im hoping to make my way into the gaming industry with my talent.

Hello all.

I'm Jonny. I popped in once in a while in ye olde Gamecube forum Off-Topic Lounge, oh the memories.

I'm 19 and I'm in my second yearof university in Atlantic Canada. I'm currently studying Political Science. Besides the obvious activities of school and video games I pretty much enjoy the usual stuff, hang out with friends andgo out to the bar once in a while. I also enjoy weight training.

Well that's pretty much me in a nutshell. Now lets see if we can get this thread as big as the Gamecube edition :P

Okay, so the introduction thing.

I'm Josh, better off known as Sants. You're average high school dude who loves to play games chill with firends, go to parties (basically what high school is about). The first system I ever played was a Commodore 64 and I still love it to this day, even though it was a little ahead of my time. I live in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA one of the few urban areas in the state. And, the only company I support is Nintendo.

I'm a giant (6'1") skinny guy (don't hate) who does track and running year round. I guess you can say I'm a closet hard core gamer because nobody who I know knows that I play games as much as I do.

I'm Jared. I live in Australia, and am currently 13. I'm mildy popular. Which is fine by me. My favourite subject at school is Drama, second is English. I wish to be a Journalist when i am older, but an Actor would be great as well. Where i live is a surfers paradise. (it's not that place though). The northern beaches are quite famous , i believe. I don't really like it here.

Besides games i like Soccer, having fun with friends and watching Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz.

My blog on here is updated daily, so if you want to know even more, have a look at that. (Shameless Plug-in)

im a regular college student who doesn't have his life all planned out, soi don't know what i am majoring in. :P im in my second year and im still debating in what i want to dowith my life. i live in joplin, missouri, which is lame cause it's a small town (the population is about 55,000), and there's nothing to do here.

my name is fear the black list mhuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:

btw not an racial thing

My name is Alex and i live in Victoria, Australia. Im 15 and im sorta an above average student. I get good marks but i do get into trouble pretty often. Ive been playing games since the NES, but i really got into it with the SNES, so im a longtime fan of Nintendo. I play bass guitar and plan on putting together a thrash metal band next year. Thrash Metal, Grunge and Punk are my fave types of music. I watch anime, my fave being Cowboy Bebop. Ive never really stuck to a sport, the only one i really got into was field hockey and i played full or left half back, but i quit due to other commitments. I enjoy reading (just finished Looking For Alibrandi and starting To Kill A Mockingbird) and also playing games on my laptop and my wii. I got no plans for the future but i might be looking at a career as either an author or a psychiatrist. And im open to all friend requests.

Hey Alex, im in Victoria to.

good sutff.

So how are we all? close to christmas.

In all honesty this is the first christmas i have been excited for in a long time, on account that im getting a wii. Anyways, toodles.

I'm Danny. I'm in High School. I mostly play RPGs, particularly strategy RPGs, but I've got a plethora of different genres in my collection.

I come to the Wii forums because I really like the Wii, and I like helping other posters out when they've got questions. I also like to write my posts in orange.

im a regular college student who doesn't have his life all planned out, soi don't know what i am majoring in. :P im in my second year and im still debating in what i want to dowith my life.yeahyeahbigN

Don't worry. I'm in my first year of grad school and I'm still debating about what I want to do with my life. It sucks when you realize way too late that what you thought you wanted to do was actually going to be torture. They say that for most entry level jobs, all you really need is a college degree, regardless of the major. So don't stress out too much, I guess. The general skills you learn in college should go a long way.

Hey there, no one knows me here but I've been around for some time now (I'm user since 2003) and even not posting anything I always read the forums, and now with my wii I've been praticaly addicted to the Wii forum, reading it everyday but never saying anything...

Anyway, my name is Pedro, I am from São Paulo, Brasil, and I have 17 years right now, going to [I don't know how you call up there, but the thing you do after finishing high school :P].... Well, I've always been addicted to games, and even with me being quite young I played a lot of the games 'of my generation'... I had a SNES, a N64, a Playstation, a Playstation 2, a Gamecube and now the Wii.... And Oh, I also play A LOT of computer games (really don't remember when I started, but I do play a lot :)).... And well, at least on the consoles every game I had I played a lot...Ah,and I have already been a gamespot paying member for a year :p

Uhmm... I think I wrote too much, well if anyone cared to read so far this is me :D.. Maybe after this introduction I start to post a little more :p

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I forgot to do the whole introduction thing.

My name is Robert Cignoni, hence my username, rcignoni. I live in Kentucky, but hail from Massachusetts. I'm practiacally 15, halfway through my Freshman year in high school. I'm a very likeable guy at school, and most of friends love to come over and play the average round of Guitar Hero or WarioWare. I'm usually the one who organizes parties, and mind you, I get pissed off when my plans fall apart.

My name is Luke. I enjoy coffee. I play guitar. I run long distances for fun. I enjoy nintendo games. I live in minesota. I am on a swim team. I sing in a choir. I get along with mostly everyone, but not always emos and hicks. I am a christian. I am a senior in high school. I think the beatles are the greatest band ever. I find Jim Carrey to be very funny. My favorite food is anything with meat. My favorite color is blue. My favorite kitchen utensil is the whisk (preferbly wire). My favorite word is bodacious. TTFN thats all for now.

My name is Aaron,

i live in Minnesota

im a Senior in High School yeaaaaa

and i love nintendo and sony:D

and i cant wait tell x-mas so i can

get my Wii!!!!!

Uhmm... I think I wrote too much, well if anyone cared to read so far this is me :D.. Maybe after this introduction I start to post a little more :ppeixotopeticov

You'll find that the forums are infinitely more enjoyable once you start posting more often, trust me. I'm glad this thread helped you break out of your shell. :)

anyone see "I Am Legend"?ZumaJones07

anyone see "I Am Legend"? After I watched it... I realized how similar to RE4 it is.. or any RE game for that matterZumaJones07

Yeah it was a pretty solid movie. What I didn't like about it though was that how the first half of the movie, which was all about him surviving alone with his dog (so technically not alone) was very good and interesting..but then the second half kind of turned into a generic zombie type movie. With bad zombie CGI.

But still worth seeing if you ask me.

Jordan i noticed in the Read before Postingyou linked up the Dear Nintendo thread about les track more safari what was your intentions about thatlolag

[QUOTE="lolag"]Jordan i noticed in the Read before Postingyou linked up the Dear Nintendo thread about les track more safari what was your intentions about thatrcignoni

Indeed. I didn't want it to be lost forever. That thread is legendary.

anyone see "I Am Legend"? After I watched it... I realized how similar to RE4 it is.. or any RE game for that matterZumaJones07

Hopefully I'll see a bunch of movies over break since one of my good friends will be home for the holidays. We're going to see The Golden Compass at some point because I'm a sucker for that kind of thing and she's curious about it. We'll probably see I Am Legend, too, and whatever else we have time for.

I would like to start a new discussion.

What was Jeff's last great accomplishment?

I would like to start a new discussion.

What was Jeff's last great accomplishment?

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