Official Wii Brawl Ad (Wii Would Like To Play)

Sorry it’s low quality, but only one person’s got it right now. I’m disappointed that Nintendo didn’t make an action-packed, unique ad for one of the most anticipated titles ever. Oh well.

iPhone and Wii Share the Stage with Jon Stewart at the Oscars

Last Night, I’m sure many of you watched the Academy Awards. For those of you who didn’t, Jon Stewart, the host, was spotted playing Lawrence of Arabia on his iPhone, and playing Wii after the commercial break. The video is below.

Microsoft responds to Yahoo with a childish and somewhat hostile message

It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.

We are offering shareholders superior value and the opportunity to participate in the upside of the combined company. The combination also offers an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market.

A Microsoft-Yahoo! combination will create a more effective company that would provide greater value and service to our customers. Furthermore, the combination will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.

The Yahoo! response does not change our belief in the strategic and financial merits of our proposal. As we have said previously, Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo!’s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.

Microsoft is basically saying, “No Yahoo, we know what’s right for you, and you don’t. Shareholders are with us, and we will stalk and take you over like Genghis Khan took over Asia.”

This potential Google ad deal would surely flaw Microsoft’s takeover, and I hope Google’s deal comes through. Yahoo! forever!

Yahoo to Reject Microsoft Bid, according to Wall Street Journal; Alex leaps for joy.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo will reject the
Microsoft bid and stay independent, so my wish came true. Yahoo Forever!

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Some impressions of Brawl from 1Up and Gamevideos.com (Warning, Spoilers!)

Brawl’s coming soon, and I’ll be posting more videos until it finally comes out. From what I hear, the characters aren’t that hard to unlock, so that’s a disappointment, but it seems like a good game overall, with an awesome soundtrack.

Some positives are that the game is a little slower than Melee, so you can actually have a strategy,  and that the stages are really nice.

One thing I want to point out real quick is something I’ve heard a lot, and that is “Why aren’t the characters balanced?” Well, they’re not, because it’s not possible.  Every character has a different style, and each player has a different way to play. You’re supposed to find the perfect character for you. Now, on with the video!

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Brawl video, just for fun (no spoilers)

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Yahoo and the Future of the Internet – Google listens to me (see below)

The Official Google Blog has responded to a possible Yahoo! and Microsoft buyout.  They talk about the openness of the internet, and how Microsoft could limit the openness of the internet by buying out Yahoo. I actually hope that Google could potentially buy Yahoo. I mean, Yahoo’s services. like Yahoo! Mail, Flickr, and Yahoo! Messenger would really fit hand in hand with Google’s search engine and webapps like Google Reader or Google Docs. The post is below.

The openness of the Internet is what made Google — and Yahoo! — possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly. Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. It’s what makes the Internet such an exciting place.

So Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking over another. It’s about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and innovation.

Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies — and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets.

Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft — despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses — to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. And between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ email, IM, and web-based services? Policymakers around the world need to ask these questions — and consumers deserve satisfying answers.

This hostile bid was announced on Friday, so there is plenty of time for these questions to be thoroughly addressed. We take Internet openness, choice and innovation seriously. They are the core of our culture. We believe that the interests of Internet users come first — and should come first — as the merits of this proposed acquisition are examined and alternatives explored.

-The Official Google Blog

Microsoft bids $44.6 for Yahoo; I am not happy.

What is this crap that Yahoo can’t beat Google alone? Right now, Yahoo doesn’t need to beat Google. Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Flickr, and all of their great services are ones I use daily. I, in the past, tried MSN/Windows Live products. It’s the most basic stuff you can have on these kinds of services.

I believe that Yahoo IS NOT one of those Microsoft “Put no effort into it” companies. Microsoft is going to screw Yahoo up if Jerry Yang doesn’t take some action. I have tried Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft services, and I will gladly say I can use Yahoo services better. Simple interfaces, and great people. Yahoo Mail is also seamlessly integrated with my iPod touch mail app.

So, Yahoo, if you are an employee, and stumble across this post, PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU, DO NOT LET MICROSOFT TURN YOUR SERVICES IN CRAP! Bill Gates is pretty much gone, Steve Ballmer is an evil man. I can’t just let you go like this, and I hope that you go it alone against Google. I’m rooting for you Yahoo. Good luck, Jerry Yang.

-Alex66