Gamepark Holdings Officially Announces the WIZ Handheld 166
Croakyvoice writes "Gamepark Holdings, the makers of the GP2X
Console, have today announced
the successor, which is called the WIZ. The new GBA Micro-sized console features
a touchscreen, Linux OS, an Arm9 533MHZ 3D processor with 64MB of ram and will
have commercial games on sale at launch in October. Best of all for fans of homebrew
and emulation on the GP2X, all that needs to be done is recompiling of sourcecode."
Cheezy Anime (Score:2, Insightful)
I can't afford one (Score:5, Insightful)
I went to the site, and there was no listed price. "Son, if you have to ask what it costs, you can't afford one". Too bad, It looks like something I would really like.
Maybe the lack of a price on the "buy it now" button was an oversight; if so, they need to get their heads out of their asses. Very few of us are Bill gates or Larry Ellison; we can't buy things we don't know the price of.
A lame website makes me think they must have a lame product as well. Be careful with your sites, folks! A good site will sell a bad product, but you can't even sell a good product on a bad site.
Re:Cheezy Anime (Score:4, Insightful)
All of the games look like cheezy anime. I am not impressed or amused. This just looks like another hand held disappointment.
If it's meant to be like the GP2X and GP32 (of which some misguided person made the same criticism), then you're missing the point. Those were primarily meant for those seeking a more open, hackable handheld that can run emulators and all sorts of other things. They're not really competing with the DS or PSP, which would be better choices if you just want to play games- or at least the kind of mainstream games that Nintendo and/or Sony want you to play.
Re:Cheezy Anime (Score:3, Insightful)
so make your own.
Re:emulation (Score:3, Insightful)
Emulators are inefficient, and the Wii is not the most powerful of the current gen:
WIZ might make Wiis wheeze...
Re:Cheezy Anime (Score:4, Insightful)
I hate that fallacy.
Just becasue someone can't do something doesn't mean that can't identify something that is crap.
I can't build a jumbo jet, but if someone made one with square wheels, I would point out the flaw.
Re:Reality Check (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Reality Check (Score:3, Insightful)
Look, obviously most of these ROM files are being played computers, MAME boxes, and devices like this, by people who don't own the originals. Downloaded from people who don't have distribution rights. And I'm not going to tell you not to vilify people when you're clearly so good at it. But for god's sakes, at least get your damn facts straight. Reverse engineering is legal. Emulators are legal. Both are important tools and used every day in the tech industry. LEARN TO READ.