You know how to tell if I'm back?

It's quite simple, really. There's a delay! Yep, nothing tonight. I've got the article about halfway done, though, so it should be a cinch to wrap it up tomorrow. As for now, though, I'm incredibly tired.

I will go straight to bed. I will not pass Go, I will not collect $200, and I will continue to be a lazy jerk. Good night!

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Poll #51: "What do you think of third-party software on the Wii so far?" results, banner, back in business

Just as I promised, folks, One Duck's Opinion is back in action, right on schedule. So then, poll results!

"Fantastic!" 0 votes (0%)
"Good" 8 votes (26%)
"Okay" 9 votes (30%)
"Bad" 10 votes (33%)
"Terrible!" 2 votes (6%)
"I don't know" 1 vote (3%)

Can't say I'm at all surprised with this turn out. With crap like Ninjabread Man, Far Cry: Vengeance and Alvin and the Chipmunks clogging Wii displays at local Wal-Marts, it's pretty obvious that a large amount of the third-parties are doing very little right on the Wii. To those that actually seem to give a crap, I salute you.

I'm not exactly sure why I made this banner. I needed something quick, and this sort of just happened. Uh... Enjoy, I guess.


Finally, there's the matter of this week's poll: "How much do you want The Conduit?". High Voltage is really proving that third-parties can make awesome Wii games, and I'm highly anticipating the release of their sci-fi shooter. However, not having it anytime soon isn't exactly killing me. I want it, but I'm not desperate.

New article coming up in a bit!

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Time for a break

Sorry to spring this on you guys out of nowhere, but I won't be writing at all from now until next week. I've been thinking of taking a week or so off since about Wednesday, and I finally decided to do it.

Why do I see fit to take a break? Well, to start, I've been totally mentally drained the last little while. I get like this every now and then, resulting in lackluster articles and missed updates. After thinking about how I've been feeling lately, I decided that it would make more sense to take a break than to push myself and pump out crappy articles. Thus, One Duck's Opinion will be going into a brief hiatus.

What will I be doing with this time? Mostly, I'll be sitting back and giving my brain a mini-vacation. Even though I only write three times a week, I'm thinking about the next post almost every single day. Stress is not my friend!

I'll still be online, checking out the poll's progress and moderating the forum. You'll be able to find me at all the usual places, I assure you (Yes, I have "usual places"). I'll be here, but I won't be updating.

When I return next Monday, I'll have a review ready for you to kick things off again. Until then, keep on gaming, folks. See y'all again on the fourth of August!

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Poll #50: "What do you think of Animal Crossing: City Folk?" results, banner

Wow, the fiftieth poll! If only it weren't for my internet and my brain dying on several occasions, we could have gotten to this point weeks ago! Oh well, it's still a landmark. Anyways, results ahoy!

"I can't wait to play it!" 25 votes (67%)
"It looks kinda cool" 8 votes (21%)
"Meh." 3 votes (8%)
"I don't like it at all" 1 vote (2%)
"I'm not sure" 0 votes (0%)

Animal Crossing: City Folk looks to be just as big of a time sucker as Wild World and the original game were, if not more so. It seems I'm not the only person eagerly anticipating its addictive grip, as 67% of voters voted "I can't wait to play it!". Honestly, I think that's the largest percentage any poll option has received in the history of the blog. Hooray for Animal Crossing!

This week's banner comes to us courtesy of the insanely inventively-named forum member Psychogoose. His description is probably more accurate than anything I could have thought up: "Embrace the dark side!"



Finally, the subject of this week's poll is "What do you think of third-party software on the Wii so far?". Personally, I think some of them are doing an okay job, but a whole whackload of them seem to be putting hardly any effort into their games. Overall, it's not they aren't doing too bad, but the quality could be a lot higher on the whole.

Alright, that's it for now. Tonight's article will be up in a little while.

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Shadow with a gun, Sonic with a sword... What could be next?

As everyone with an internet connection is now well aware of, Sonic will be returning to the Wii next year. Thing is, he won't be alone. No, Sega thought it necessary to give Sonic a huge freaking sword to help do the job. Because, you know, it's not like he couldn't fight without a weapon. He's only the fastest thing alive.

Of course, this isn't the first time a Sega character has packed some weaponry. The infamous Shadow the Hedgehog game from 2005 featured Sonic's angst-ridden co-star Shadow wielding a gun and trying so hard to be bad-ass. This got me thinking: What if other normally weaponless characters decided to change things up?



Well, Mario is a plumber, after all, so it would only make sense that he'd have a wrench on him somewhere. Yet, for some reason, Mario's never even touched one in all his years in videogames. I wonder why that is? Perhaps Nintendo isn't so keen on their star character beating enemies to death with a plumbing implement. Could get kind of messy.



Sure, Olimar usually has his Pikmin to do all the dirty work, but really, it's foolish to depend so heavily on weird little plant dudes. With all the tiny little objects he finds on that strange planet, you think he'd turn one into a weapon of some sort, just in case he gets separated from his battalion. So why not a push pin? The little captain could surely wield something as small and lightweight as that. Of course, stabbing Bulborbs would probably lead to a far higher rating than the series' standard E for Everyone. Those guys would almost certainly do a lot of bleeding.



The Rabbids have grown tired of their humour-based weaponry. The world is learning to defend against their plungers and fly-swatters. Now, it's serious. The Rabbids have decided to fight fire with fire. Using their industry connections with Builders League United, the Rabbids have secured several dozen flamethrowers for their world-domination scheme. Because if there's one thing that goes well with idiot rabbits, it's lots and lots of fire.

Although the chances of any of these weapon pair-ups happening are slim, the hilarity that comes from imagining them is immense. The day I see a Rabbid wielding a Team Fortress 2 flamethrower is the day I can die a happy man.

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