The Sims 3 for Wii: An Avalanche of FAIL

I've been waiting for the sims 3 to come out for Wii for 2 years. I pre-ordered it and when I finally played it, I felt ripped off to an unprecedented degree. Now, the other Sims games for Nintendo platforms were glitchy, they even froze constantly and crashed the system from time to time, but THIS game is totally useless! It doesn't seem to work on my Wii at ALL. Yes, the game will run... SORT OF... but there are endless, unbelievable glitches that make playing it a nightmare, and my Wii constantly makes noises like it is desperately straining itself just trying to run the game! Also, the glitches are impossible to work around!

For example, sometimes when I invite a sim over, the sim I want to interact with is INVISIBLE! Sometimes the house itself doesn't load properly or AT ALL. Worst of all, I can't even place houses on the lots because it says I'm over the "fire code" even though the houses are EMPTY and I cleaned out my moving storage, too! What's the point of this game if I can't even upgrade the stupid houses they force you to use? These are just a handful of examples, because I lost count after 1 day of trying to play it. The glitches and malfunctions and problems with gameplay were evident after only an hour or two of playing. EA released this game in order to make money during this holiday season, but the game was NOT READY. It doesn't even WORK! I idiotically threw out my receipt or I would return it TODAY. EA/Nintendo need to give customers a working game or refund our money, as they did with other glitchy games. How can they get away with selling a product that malfunctions to such an extent that it is utterly useless? What gall! All Sims 3 games for Wii should be recalled and pulled off the shelves until they can make a game that works!

I can not tell you how frustrated, shocked, and disappointed I am. Did they seriously think no one would notice that the game won't play anywhere near to an acceptable level on the Wii? Did the discussion go something like "Hmm, the Sims 3 is only 1/25th of the way through testing and development... maybe we should delay its release." "No, we need to get it on the shelves before Christmas 2010! Think of all the profits we'll miss out on if we don't! We'll just have to release it as is." "But, sir, the game doesn't work..." "It doesn't need to work, it just needs to SELL!"

So, BUYER BEWARE. They shoved this game out when it should be in development for AT LEAST another 9 months! What a rip-off!!! Unbelievable! And before you ask, yes, my wii is updated and should run this disc. I can't believe they have the nerve to charge people $50 for this! This is the worst, most disappointing gaming experience I've ever had, and I'm a survivor of the Metroid Prime 2 Main Research room glitch. Ugh!! Get it right for once Nintendo / EA Games!!!

A Bitchy Day in Every Way

Hello N3rd Friends. It's the first of the month and the G33k Goddess is having a bitchy day. The day is being a bitch to her, so she is being a bitch right back. Oh yes, and writing in the third person, so you know it's pretty awful.

One thing I cannot stand is when my already molasses-slow dial-up connection starts to give me lip. Today my shit is loading so slowly that I'm considering doing a time-lapse photography project about it. Forchristssake, I already have my Entertainment Weekly magazine at the ready so I'll have something to DO while I wait for pages to load - and that is on a NORMAL day. With THIS kind of connection, I could finish War & Peace before I'm able to read a single email. But that's not the only thing that has my panties in a bunch today.

I've got a mad case of hiccups. Ok, I know it's not as bad as having AIDS or something, but hiccups are annoying when you are TRYING TO BREATHE AND SHIT. I'm trying to munch on a breakfast/lunch of dry pumpernickel toast and every couple of seconds I nearly hoover it right into my fucking lungs. I don't need this shit.

Oh and hey... guess what! It's HOT again today! It's like being tucked snugly inside the folds of a demon's anus. And just as humid, too! So forget sitting outside with a cinnamon latte and catching up on my correspondence while pondering the natural beauty that surrounds me. Not unless I want to immediately catch on fire like an ant under a magnifying glass! Fuck you, climate change.

Speaking of which, due to global warming, my seldom awakened ragweed allergies are totally out of control. Itchy, watery eyes, sleeplessness, scratchy throat, sneezing, coughing, itching - the works. It's miserable, and distracting, and it makes me want to stab something. Here, kitty, kitty!!

But of course, underlying all of this annoyance and negativity is my utter frustration that I can't get any of the merchandise in my shop to MOVE. I was misled into believing that my shop was "finally taking off" by mega-sales in July. But August certainly humbled me, and my bank account. At this point I'm so far in the hole it takes 300,000 years for light to reach me from the surface. Doesn't anybody want some nice, handmade jewelry, or handmade business card cases? Come on! Made in the U.S.A.! Unique and affordable accessories that will make you the talk of the bloody town!! I'm thisclose to having to sell off some organs!!

So, this is my bitchy self on a bitchy day. Let's hope for my sake, and the sake of my cats, that things turn around soon!

NOTE: No kitties were harmed in the making of this blog post.

The Sims - Nintendo

I pre-ordered my copy of The Sims 3 for Wii, which is coming out mid-late October. I'm a Sim-a-holic. The Gamecube versions were terrible, but did that stop me from playing them for 13 hours a day? No.

I'm just getting back into The Urbz. My first game wasn't so great, but now that I kind of know what I'm doing, I've started a new game and it's pretty fun. Sales in my Etsy Shop are really slow this month, and I needed a break from crafting, so I'm breaking out the console again while I patiently wait for mad etsy success to find me.

Since I'm at home all the time, I have upped my Netflix subscription to 7 DVDs at a time... I know that sounds insane, but I go through DVDs like you wouldn't believe. Can I just take a second to say how much I love Netflix? Add Film Geek to my list of creds. Right now I'm indulging in The Kids In The Hall, random TV shows (because there's no cable infrastructure on my road) and I'm giving Star Trek: Voyager a try. On Monday I get my first disc. Nothing compares to TNG - but Voyager beats the hell out of DS9! I ABHOR DS9. YICK!

Well, I'm off to network in simland! See you nerds later!!

She's Baaaaaa-aaack!

Ok, my geeky brethren... fasten your seat-belts, because I have returned... with a vengeance! I've had so many geeky adventures since my last post that I dare not attempt to detail my exploits here... that's why I've hired monks to transcribe it all for me! I've got them chained up in the basement with angry dogs...

Anyway, pretty soon we will be covering topics such as Doctor Who, Star Trek Next Gen paperback novels (OH THE GEEKY GLORY!), Sci-fi audio books, and RANDOM FACTS ABOUT TURTLES!! Yes, it will be the nerdblog to end all nerdblogs!

Coming soon!!