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First, why I am comparing Dolphin to old Wii? It can play Gamecube games and support GC Pads.
Hello and welcome to In My Horrible Opinion #2. I’ll be proving you that Dolphin is way better than Wii. I’ll try to make it like PSVita vs 3DS article not so long ago, so everything will be decided in five categories: Compatibility, Graphics, Controls, Sound and Functions.

1. Compatibility!

This is the only category, where Wii wins. Although compatibility of Dolphin is very huge, still some games work better on Old Wii, and there are many issues in Dolphin-Emulator. Shame. List of them can be found here. So, against my will, Wii wins that one.

Wii 1:0 Dolphin

2. Graphics!

And here ends the Wii domination. According to some of the newest relases, Dolphin is able to display Wii games on 4K screen without pixelisation. You can add anti-aliasing, filtering, disable lighting, fog, bla bla bla. But it looks awesome, while Wii even can’t be connected via HDMI, which leaves us with the exact resolution that N64 had, 640×480. (I found in some sources 854×480, but well, I’ve seen Wii for real, and played for real, and I doubt it was more than 640×480)
Below incredible screenies from MKDD and MKWii in Dolphin 3.0-408.

Wii 1:1 Dolphin

3. Controls.

So, yaaaaay! It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this!

…but seriously, time to play MKWii. Facepalm after facepalm. Hopefully you can also have NUNCHUCK!

…which is also useless in SSBB. That’s why we need GAMECUBE CONTROLLER!
…which is hard to get. You can always get WII CLASSIC CONTROLLER!
…which lacks many buttons. Then you have to come back to Wiimote + Nunchuck. In order to work you need SENSOR BAAAAAAR!

…which also costs some money. That’s why Dolphin also wins this category. It doesn’t matter, if you have got DualShock 3, or Xbox 360 pad, or even Market 0,05€ one. Everything works with Dolphin, and you can connect even Wii Clasic Controller, which can be used as emulated Wiimote or GC Pad, or Wiimote + Nunchuck, or GC Controller. You should try it.

Wii 1:2 Dolphin.

4. Sound. 

So I herd U hav got 7.1 in ur home? And Wii connected to TV? Forget. Time to get on your PC and try to run Dolphin. Some music will be, Shaymi-ng (embarrasing). But, anyway, in hits as Pikmin (GC), Metroid (Any), Mario (Any), Super Smash (Any) without any doubts you can connect 7.1 and enjoy wonderful sound. So, we know for sure that Dolphin won. Can Wii get last point?

Wii 1:3 Dolphin

5. Functions.

And that is last because it’s the hardest part to write about. Dolphin has got Save States, can connect any controller, can TAS, load Wii menu, Netplay, import Wii saves, export Wii saves, add AR and Gecko codes, extract files from ISO, BUT, it can’t fe. Access settings in Wii menu. It doesn’t have Homebrew Channel, nor Riivolution. You can’t play in Nintendo Internet (but it has slow Netplay as higher) and I guess that lack of that major features (and many major features) gives us a draw.

Wii 2:4 Dolphin.

If you’re reading this opinion, make sure to leave hating/praising comment. Written by MEH, Szymbar15!

Yamilla and I were thinking about the Wii U. Nintendo’s new device that comes with a Tablet as a controller. This could make it a DS for home since it has 2 screens. People have their own questions. Our question is: are we (human beings) ready for a console with a second screen? That’s why Kelly and I made a test with a normal DS and a TV.

Many people know that YamiHoshi.nl is known to have a home made DS Capture Device, dubbed as the YH-NITRO-CAPTURE. So we have asked Kelly to play with a DS connected to a Windows PC that is yet again connected to a TV. As the main rule: she has to use the touch screen, but is prohibited to look at the actual DS while playing.

This idea came while playing Pokémon while watching on my TV screen while having a DS in my hands. I had to watch on my DS during every battle, but not while running. I was wondering this only happens to me, or does anyone else have this problem too? I already asked Yamilla for this: she also has problems with it, but we’re twins so that explains. According to the video Kelly and I made, she also has this problem. The video is featuring Kirby Mass Attack.
Video can be found below.

Conclusion: we at YamiHoshi.nl are still not ready for the Wii U. Try this at home with any touch device with on a TV (popular setup: an iPad on HDMI) and leave a comment down below about your experience. This was David Blaszyk together with Kelly Mońka and Yamilla Hoshi.

Uhhh, I was doing scratch feuilletons for too long… Okay, so here is first finished one. Soooo, few days ago I found some information about Nintendo Network, and I’m proud (?) owner of PSP, so here are my thoughts. All haters, please critise my line of thinking. Nintendo Network, as Nintendo has proven once, was implemented for a test in MK7, I mean, all online stuff, along with “Join Game” button, is Nintendo Network. Before the “right” one will be added, Nintendo will release update bigger than 2.2.0. As far as I have read, this will have all DLCs, and ability to check everything on PC/Smartphone (Probably like Capcom, only on iOS). I guess, that if Nintendo said that it will be similar to MK7, we can expect Clans, group plays, stats, friends and other stuff. Now, enough about Nintendo Network (Read: I don’t know anything more), time to go into PSN. PSN from PSP is… limited to Playstation Store. But you can download lots of non-limited demos, themes, buy games, Minis and other stuff. And that’s the answer to topic of this feuilleton. So, why there is same thing in another way? Because *Quotes G.W.Bush* “You actually forgot about Poland.” In that case it should be you forgot about PS3. Playstation Third also supports PSN, and here are some more things. By “more” I think about this load of stuff…  It’s as much/more even than Xbrick 360. There is absolutely no way that Nintendo with it’s current ideas (Do almost nothing but it is) will overtake this amount of stuff. This is the shortest of all my scratches, but at least this is finished. All haters, comment!

Who doesn’t know that, getting destroyed by Blue Shells right at the finish, cheating online, or even disconnecting?
These are pretty big frustrations, but how much frustrating are they?
Well, this article will tell it you, using a Top 5.

Number 5: Heavy vs Light
Okay than, light weights usually have better acceleration, while heavy weights usually have better speed.
But how about the following fact: Heavy weights are also stronger than light weights, but you prefer light weights.
Because of this, the opponent will knock you off the stage.
Well, that’s rude!
In fact, they usually keep driving onto you, until they see you fall down.
This is even more frustrating when playing on Rainbow Road.

Number 4: Snaking
Snaking wouldn’t be a big frustration, until you find out that everyone can snake too.
It’s even more frustrating when they use the PRB technique, which means they keep Snaking without having a brake at all, so they can take use shortcuts you can’t do normally.
But let’s say that you’re a n00b, how is it if anyone else is Snaking?
To get your answer, see Number 1.

Number 3: Shortcuts
No, I’m not talking about the normal shortcuts, I’m talking about the glitched ones!
That’s right, what’s worse than seeing your opponents fall off the stage, in order to win?
Where’s Nintendo with their Bugfixes?
Most of them aren’t that bad, but some of them, as seen on Wuhu Island 2 and Grumble Volcano, are simply horrible, even for the Pro’s.

Number 2: Uber Items
“Hey, how about a nice race where no Items are allowed?”
“How about NO?!”
You’ll most likely not have this conversation, but just try to be first for the most of the time, and, there you go, Blue Shell, 3 Red Shells, and a Thunderbolt, right before you finish the race!
How can you not be frustrated by that, when the weaklings beat the best players?
Cover story? Or just annoying?
You decide.

Number 1: Disconnecting
This is the worst thing that can happen, especially in Mario Kart DS.
People have a strange mentality to turn off their systems when they lose, making you lose with them.
And atop of it, you’ll end up without playing anything at all.
However, this problem is already solved in most cases on Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, but it’s not fully solved, as you can still get disconnected.
What to do about it? Reading the manuals? Looking up the Error Code?
No! Just race with friends only!
Friends will not disconnect that easily!

Any of you are having other frustrations online?
Tell it us in the Comments below.

The Next Generation of consoles might have better hardware, and that’s easier for professional Game Developers to make good games on it.
But, what if you’re a developer, but you can’t get a license/can’t afford their Dev Units?
Don’t worry, go one Generation back, and you’ll be all set!
But, why?

1. Console is already hacked
Newer consoles are better to develop on, but it might be easier for you to make a game on an older platform, because they are already hacked, so you won’t need to waste your time on finding exploits.
Besides, older consoles usually don’t get updated anymore, making exploits unfixable.
I was using a DS myself, when I had a project at school lately, so why not?

2. Free support
Community Support is available free of charge, around the world.
Of course official licensee also have their own support Forums behind the scenes, but nobody else can access it!
In exchange, the Homebrew Community could have a to good sense of humor, so beware it you’re mad on your non-working project.

3. SDK’s freely available
What’s a developer without an SDK?
In order to make your own game on a hacked console, make sure you have an SDK, that anyone else uses too.
This because the more people use the same SDK, the better people can help you out.
But don’t forget you’ll at least need to understand C and C++, or even an SDK won’t help you out.
Wii Development uses DevkitPPC, DS Development uses DevkitARM, etc.

4. Smaller restrictions
Licensed Developers have big restrictions to make money, usually through an NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement), but in return, they get lots of money for it.
Homebrew Developers, at the other hand, don’t have an NDA, and are free to do with an console whatever they like.
It doesn’t mind if you make a Super Mario Galaxy 3, or an 8-bit Tetris clone, nobody can sue you for it.

5. No costs
Official Developers have to buy an official Debug Unit, Capture Unit, Development Console, Flash Cards/rewritable discs, 3D Studio Max or Maya, Photoshop, and other bla.
Homebrew Developers don’t make these costs, and make games right away!
Well, they need Flash Cards for DS Development, but most of the other platforms, have a fully soft-mod solution.
So as long as you’re a geek, you’ll make no big costs, or no costs at all.

Okay, you might know that the big Nintendo 3DS Update will be launched at December 8th, right?
But, all of them, USA, Europe, Australia, and Japan, have exactly the same date in mind.
Also, the eShop is fully down, at the moment of writing, so you might think Nintendo is preparing everything, right?
You might be right, but who knows?

But, what I wanted to mention is, December 8th.
This could mean they’ll roll out the update per Time Zone, but that very unlikely, as they always did the entire planet at the same time.
It’s more likely they’ll roll it out all at the same time!
But, when?
According to the Time Zones, it’ll be no earlier than 9:00 AM CET (the last Americans are going to sleep by then), and no later than 5:00 PM CET (the first Japanese are going to sleep by then).
So, we in Europe can expect this update between 9:00 AM CET, and 5:00 PM CET, making this exactly during business hours!

Also keep in mind, that Nintendo of Japan is most likely closing their businesses around 5:00 PM JST (not sure, so don’t blame me), so if that’s true, they’ll release the update, exactly at 9:00 AM CET.
However, this is no News, no fact, no anything, so don’t take this way to seriously.
This is an opinion, based on calculations.
Why I wrote this? Because I’m bored before bed time!

The iPhone and Android phone, the most functional portable devices around.
You can make phone calls, check your email, chat with your friends, check your schedule, and play video games on the go.
We’ll be talking about the last one: Play video games on a phone.
In my opinion, playing video games on a smartphone is the same as driving a car without using the steering wheel.

For instance, let’s say we have a Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, iPhone 4S, and Google Galaxy Nexus, which are the highest end portables, at the moment of writing.
The Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita both have physical buttons, 1 or 2 control sticks/pads, and even more buttons.
Playing on the 3DS and Vita is great, because the buttons do give better controls after all.
And besides, you won’t need to worry to be unable to see the whole game, whereas on the iPhone and Nexus, all controls are on the Touch Screen, so you won’t see a lot, and they’re not as accurate as buttons.
More about that, iOS and Android games are typically very short games.
They can be fun to play while being on the go and kill some time, but sorry, I prefer real buttons and full view on the screen or screens.
Don’t call me a fangirl, but how about games like Super Mario, Pokémon, Metroid, Zelda, Smash Bros., and more?
As of today, only 1 official Pokémon game has been seen on smartphones, and takes up only 2 minutes to beat, no matter what.

I understand more and more people are getting games for their smartphones, because the games are a hell lot cheaper (5 EUR vs 50 EUR), but I’m not to fund about the quality of these games.
To be honest, I also installed games on my iPod Touch and Nexus One, but nearly all games were played for just 5 minutes, and then I didn’t want to play them anymore.
When I play a new game on my 3DS, at the other hand, I can go on for hours on one single game, while I play 10 games on an iPod or phone for 5 minutes each.
Also to note, the 3DS has 3D without glasses, while Vita has a track pad, both can’t be found on my phone, nor any iOS device.

It is a special list of good games for Nintendo DS, games that you will be laughing on the floor or crying as a baby tring to reach next level, these games aren’t popular (read: Hard to get them) and I’ll write why you have to play that game!

5. Ninjatown!

I don’t know have you heard about this game, or not, it is just funny. It’s basically another Tower Defense game, but this time… You will need special trained Ninja OPS! Or just dumb foams. It may not look like, but in reality this game is harder than Plants vs. Zombies! Oh, right, there isn’t this awesome song ZOMBIEZ ON YR LOWN! If you have played Minecraft, you will notice that some mobs are simmilar to Minecraft ones. WRONG. Ninjatown was first. So we have got some Slugmaslimes, which are trying to eat yourz brainz or just reach Super Mario World, Yoshi’s Island, Mushroom Kingdom, Sinnoh or whatever else, we have got japanese NINJA tunes and awesome multiplayer mode. Yes, you can play and beat your annoying brother/sister/INCREDIBLE mum or dad and show them your killing skillz!
Why play it?: There is so cutish graphs, game is very hard and trailer is just a big LOL. Must-have for Tower Defense fans.

4. Wario Ware Touched!

Your friend could tap. And your exgirlfriend could tap. Ask them. Maybe they tapped some levels? SO NOW TIME FOR YOU. This game is quite popular, but noone actually takes it cause it’s to childlish/boring. NONSENSE! Just after few taps you will be addicted. Wario returns for NDS console, with game relased on 2005… But still, awesummmmmnes ahead. You may be asking, how do you play that game. Real gameplay for that game:
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap tap. Tap tap. Tap. TAP. Tap TAP. TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP.
Really suprising, isn’t it? But that’s not that bad. There are also some minigames, where you have to do:
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap tap. Tap tap. Tap. TAP. Tap TAP. TAP TAP TAP TAP BLOW TAP TAP TAP.
So, we see that this game is very playable without screen-protecting foil. That’s much better than crash testing working DS. Not counting that, there are also some other funny things, funny videos, characters, that are at least “strange” (A-A-SHLEY!) Happy tapping, children 0-194 years old. Older children are too old for that game, being adult is just a boring thing, so not recommended for 195-1001 years old.
THAT MEANS U ALL ENJOY!
Why play it?: To destroy DS, have fun and waste some hours laughing on the floor. Tap. Tap.

3. Pheo… Pohe… Peho… Phoenx… Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney!

*OBJECTION* You work in yamihoshi.nl (Do NOT copy) and you still don’t know how to spell Pheo… Pohe… Peho… Phoenxi… Phoenix Wright? Then you muuuust be gulty of not buying game tagged with my name yet! I, Ph…oenix Wright will tell you a bit about my life. I’m a defensive attorney and I love shouting “Objection”! I have a friend which always tell “Tsk Tsk” and I always win with him even when I lose. I’m just too uber for him. Even if I lose. And I have got a pretty spirit-channeling Assistant. Her name is Maya… Wait, it’s Mia… or Maya? No, it’s Maya. Mia was channeling weirdos some time ago but now… She is a defensive attorney. Or she was. Nevermind, I’m just spoiling the gameplay! AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT NAU TO SEE MANY WEIRD (hot) WITNESSES! April May, very creative name, is just a common rabbit in pink clothes. And I love giving evidence to everyone! You can check it while giving ultrasecretbullet to common stupid… NO, HE IZ ZO ZMART! Just his name tells it, Dick Gumshoe… No associations, pleeeease! If you want to know his smartness, and meet TSK prosecutor, buy this game now! Enjoy 50-60 hours of non-stop being me. Meeee… You will help, me, RIIIIGHT?
Why play it?: Hard, not for neo children, smart jokes, funny characters and frustrating puzzles gonna make a hole in your brain for few long nights…

2. Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time!

You probably heard about that game. And why you haven’t played it yet? You probably are too lazy for crazy RPG games. It is not another “visual” RPG like Final Fantasy, where 99.9946% of screen is covered with names of items, attacks, stats, skills and other numbers that noone ever needed. Wanna save the world? Yeeees, I know that you probably have Xbox 360/PS3 on which saving the world is more interesting, it is game where you don’t have to save the world, but MUSHROOM KINGDOM! More exciting, right? So, plot is simple, Bowser attacks you, you travel in time to get him, then you take younger copies of you with you and save the past MooShroob Kingdom. It has changed a bit… Noone really cares, the fact is that loads of bosses and about 5 times more monsters types (No, there is not Goomba Junior or Goowser), tons of puzzles and BABIEZ which make gameplay more interesting. DS has got 2 more buttons than GBA, which allows to add more Bros. Attack combinations. This time, Luigi is more… funny. He has probably hit hard pavement. Or time travel tunnel with no walls. Yeah, that’s our lovely Luigi. AND YOU CAN BE EATEN BY GIANT YOSHI! (Yoob) And Kamek appears in this game, guy that rather appears in many, many games but not even one Mario Kart game. Even Mario Kart 7. *Speaks with Italian accent* Luigi, we must save the Princess!
Why play it?: To waste next part of your life laughing on your floor and making tactics for 20 minutes to defeat some clever shroobs, that game is for you!

1. Ping Pals!

THIS GAME IS AWESUM YOU MUST BUY IT NOW IT’S BETTER THAN PICTOCHAT!1!1!1!!11!!1!11oneoneone!oneeno!1!
Just joking, this game isn’t worth 99999th place.

1. Pheo… Pohe… Peho… Phoenx… Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Triw… Tbir… Triblu… Tribulai… Tribulations. Yes, that’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations!

You must be thinking that I’m huge fan of Phoenix Wright series. Yes, I am, but what can I do? After playing Ace Attorney you’ll understand how I feel, when I see this wonderful game far from the first place on All-time best DS games. So you must be thinking that I have an explanation to my fanboyism. Yes, there is. Look higher at Ping Pals, that’s it. Not that it’s only better than Pictochat, it is also better than last 4 games. We might not count this game into Phoenix Wright saga, cause it’s way different that the other ones. So let’s say,
Why isn’t here PW:AA? Cause PW:AA:T&T is better.
Why isn’t here PW:AA:Justice for All? Cause it’s dumb boring.
Why isn’t here Apollo Justice:AA? Cause it’s too easy.
Why aren’t here AA Investigations? See three reasons above.
In this part, we concentrate at Mia Fey previous trials (FINISH ACE ATTORNEY!) and her connections to purely evil DAHLIA HAWTHRONE (Dalia has thrones? WTF?), which seems goodish girl. Forget about dumb cases, there are only 2 of them, other are PURELY EVIL and after them you won’t be sleeping (Case 4) longer than after 999. I hope you played that game? You… Had…? Say yes… Again, for who am I writing? Maybe someone will read MK7 review IF I will write it, but I probably won’t do it. Anyway, prepare for new prosecutor, mysterious coffee lover, GODOT! Wait, what he does exactly do? He don’t shout, some things just go out of his sight, but after all he sees everything. And almost wins the case. Don’t forget we are Phoenix Wright, ACE Attorney, no longer newbie. Winning isn’t most important, the truth matters. FRANZISKA VON KARMA KNOWS IT WELL (The only reason why you HAVE to play Justice for All). And surely, we will face her. And look, TSK attorney returns, MILES EDGEWORTH! F*ck Pokemon, fun is boring, epicness matters.
Why play it?: To see epic scenes of court cases playing as ace attorneys and one more… And also to learn something about Mia Fey. BUY IT NAU.

So I hope I made you feel responsible for NOT YET destroying your DS and playing some funky games. See ya in nearest future.