The Foray into Nico Video

Sorry for the delay, I spent most of the weekend finally taking the plunge into Nico Video. For those who don't know, it's basically Youtube's Japanese rival. Full of crazy videos, a lot of people find ways of copying them to Youtube or even the users themselves post their videos on both sites. So anyway, I followed this guide for registering (as it's all in Japanese) and began looking up game videos. I mostly wanted to find interesting MADs and Caramelldansen videos that might not have appeared on YT yet. I found several of the latter, namely ones from FFIV and VI. I've managed to find a way to rip them from Nico video and convert them to hi-res WMVs/AVIs. Here's Shanks Caramelldansen, Zelda 64 (cleaned up with new audio by me), Terra and Celes, and Final Fantasy IV. Don't worry I'll be putting my Hi-Res files on something like Megaupload so you can download them. And I have more on the way :)

-Found this quite randomly when I happened to look up some old SMB: SS info and videos. A forgotten live action Mario show, unrelated but similar to the classic Lou Albano segments. You can read about it here.

-Hilarious Megaman meets Metal Gear parody here.

-I haven't seen it, but some people might like to know that Funimation has just licensed the Anime "Kenichi: The Mightest Disciple"

-Somewhat old news, but Justice League Season 1 is being released for Blu-Ray. For those like me who already have the DVD set, TVShowsonDVD confirmed that there's nothing EXTRA on it. The only upside to it will be "correcting" the 4:3 Aspect Ratio and making it Widescreen like later releases. You can see the back of the boxart looking identical to the DVD package.

-Hyadain is back with a steamy Crash Man (MM2) remix. Check the video response for an alternate fanmade animation with English subbed lyrics. Probably Hyadain's most off the wall song yet (lyric wise).

-Well Wiiware finally came out on Monday. I'm still too busy playing Smash and Ratchet and Clank as well as conserving money for my New Zealand trip. But it seems Defend your Castle and Lost Winds are definitely getting the most praise. So if you're wondering what games to get, try these.

-Destructive posted a rumor that SNK USA was closing down. Boo! But as Kotaku reports straight from SNK Japan, they're just moving the LA. They're closer to new partner Ignition as well as obviously being closer to their Japan Offices. Phew! BTW, LA is where SNK's offices used to be before their bankruptcy in 2001. It just seems like they're one small step closer to being the company they used to be and then some.