Mystery Solved

Yep, it's a battery. The panel on the bottom of the Wii is for the battery-backed memory. (Booooring...)

Weird Panel on the Bottom of the Wii

I just took advantage of Nintendo's free Wiimote jacket deal. (Yeah, apparently that's still going on.) While looking for the serial number for the Wii, I noticed a small, inconspicuous, removable panel on the bottom below the eject button:



I'm not really sure what it's for, but the best I could get from various Google searches is that it holds some sort of button-cell battery for keeping the clock ticking when its unplugged. That would make sense; nearly every computer has one of these hidden in them somewhere.

I'm afraid to actually remove the panel to see what's inside. First of all, because it isn't my Wii. It's my brother's. ^_^ Second, because there's a small, small chance it would void the warranty...not likely, but not risking it. Third, because I don't have a Philip's head screwdriver small enough to get the screw out...

I'll bet this little mystery is solved by the manual. Of course, I don't know where the manual went, so that's no help. :P

Heaven is Blue

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! The impossible! The unthinkable! The mind-blowingly awesome! It can't be...yet it is!

All you folks out there who keep saying that Mega Man & Bass is the only "Mega Man 9" that exists...well, now there is UNDENIABLE PROOF TO THE CONTRARY!

I literally feel like jumping and screaming "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" at the top of my lungs. This got got to be the most insanely awesome thing that Capcom has ever done. It looks like they still love us after all...

Ok, here's what I've heard from other blogs, IGN, and the like...I'll probably mangle some of this information so go check it out yourself. Besides, for a lot of people, this is old news by now, but who cares, I'm posting it anyway. :P

First off, the Japan release in September. Speculators say that a US release should follow shortly after since there is obviously not going to be too much effort needed in translating. However, no official date has been set yet.

Next, the game is definitely coming out for WiiWare. Also, it looks like (according to the video) that it's also coming to Xbox Live and Playstation Network. I'm definitely getting the WiiWare version, even though there's a fresh new 360 in my house that just recently got online. Somehow it would just feel unnatural to play a game like this on anything but the Wii.

From what I hear, this game is based mostly on MM2, apparently because most fans said that was their favorite game in the original lineup. In fact, some of the lucky schmucks who got to play the unreleased game Personally, I thought 2 was okay, but not really my favorite. But then, I didn't actually play 2 until many years after conquering 3-8, with 3 being the first MM game I ever played...and fell in love with. :)

It looks like Dr. Light's shop is coming back. (Weird...but cool!) That means that many of the items that you had to "find" in the original series will be bought instead...but hopefully they will still have a few hidden items that you have to find in the stages.

The charge buster is only available from the shop as well--you don't actually start with the ability to charge. That's just cool. But from what I hear, you can't slide...darn. I liked the slide. However, GamesRadar (one of those lucky folk I mentioned) said that there are little tunnles strewn about that look like you should be able to slide through them, so who knows. Maybe it's a hidden ability, like the charge buster.

What amuses me the most is the range of responses that all the hype is getting. 4/5 people are like, "AWESOME!!! I can't believe they're actually doing this!" while the other 1/5 says "This is completely retarded. I can't believe they're actually doing this." All I can do is roll my eyes at the second group. Clearly you don't understand what this really is.

Anyway, W00T!! ^_^ ^_^ ^_^