Helped my brother install the Swap Magic cover on his SCHP-50003 PS2 today. He decided to go with the Swap Magic 3 Coder Plus and the Slider Tool Pro because he didn't want the console chipped to play imports. Was a bit worried when I was going to remove the front CD cover because people were saying how easy it was to break the clips. It was...
I don't usually watch Korean drama but because the Korean boom has been very strong in Asia lately, there's been lots of them on TV in Hong Kong. So while I was over there in January I came across "My Girl (마이걸)", otherwise known as "大話妹" in Cantonese meaning "The Lying Little Girl". They were advertising the drama every hour or...
Looks like the Flash exploit hasn't been patched with yesterday's update after all. I was using the Internet Channel as usual today and ironically, the problematic Flash presentation that froze my Wii was on Nintendo's very own site! I always visit the European Nintendo site via the Favourites section of the browser just to see...
If you had your Wii running today then, you might have noticed the blue light blinking again. In my case, it was blinking while I left the Wii menu running away idly. When I came back, Nintendo left this message on the board: "This update will prevent your Wii console from locking up, which can occur when using the Internet Channel if you...
Last night was supposedly the best time to view the annual Perseid meteor shower after 21:00 GMT and was due to peak at sunrise. What was special about this year's event was you could see the shooting stars in the sky easily with the naked eye because it happened during the dark hours without a moon. So I decided to stay up until morning last...
Famitsu made a detailed comparison between the original PSP and the upcoming slimmer PSP-2000 that's due out next month in Japan on September 20th. In case you missed the last post about the new features, they are:
Quite a number of changes, no? You can check out the full side-by-side photo comparison on the Famitsu website. As much as...
An early post today since I already had this written up from last night. I decided to give the short story translation from yesterday a separate post because considering how long the post was, some people might end up missing this gem. I didn't like having it stuck in the centre. This is one of the 10 short stories that Shinkai came up with...
Yes, after watching a downloaded copy I liked the movie so much I decided to shell out for it. My limited edition of "Byousoku 5 Centimeters" arrived from Play-Asia safely this morning with no custom charges. The last time I tried ordering a Japanese DVD, they taxed me around £10 or so... Originally I was planning to order from the...
On Tuesday, Nintendo released their next major firmware update for their Wii console, FW v3.00. The greatest change is probably how much faster the Wii boots up and resets itself after exiting a channel now. Then there's also a bundle of cosmetic changes. There's a digital clock added to the Wii Menu and the blue light turns on when you...
Woohoo! Dispatched yesterday and arrived this morning. Wasn't expecting it to be that quick with the extended strike going on. And the official European release date for Trauma Center Second Opinion is supposed to be Friday as well but, I'm not complaining. I'm glad I pre-ordered and paid for 1st class delivery with Gameplay. Saying...