(Warning, post for video game fans only, if you aren’t, then this post won’t make sense to you.)

So the long awaited NXE launched two days ago (Nov 19)! I have been waiting for it ever since it was featured in E3 (Side note: M$ stole the entire E3 show announcing FFXIII for the 360. My initial reaction was “OMGWTFBBQ!”. The news was so big it crashed NeoGAF for a few hours! I feel sorry for the Nintendo kiddies and their pathetic E3 showing. When will they realize their Wii (your wanna-be gaming machine aka Gamecube 1.1) is made for toddlers who still watches Barney!)

Despite my disgust in Nintendo, you can’t help the fact that M$ stole the whole Mii idea, wrapped it more polygons, and presented it as their own avatar system. I guess M$ is just doing what they are best at, stealing other people’s idea and improving on it. Regardless, building your avatar on the XBOX 360 is many times more fun then waving your hands like a retard, trying to put your Mii together.

This is me after seeing the Wii sell out.		This is me when I see people picking up a Wii

I tried to create an avatar to look like me, but it was an epic fail! My attempt #2 will be coming very soon.

This is me after playing a FPS with the wii-mote		This is me when I hear Wiitards call their system “next gen”

I would have to say, I am really enjoying NXE. Not only do the menus load faster, but the interface is also easier to use. Stolen idea #2, the PSP and PS3 menu hierarchy. You scroll your main menu up and down (vs Sony’s left and right) and the side menu left and right (vs Sony’s up and down). Hey, at least they tried to disguise it by swapping the order around. Props to them!

The best improvement would have to be the guide button. The lag is gone when you open the menu mid game, and all the menu features are just a few clicks away.

What a nice freebie M$ gave us. Now if only Netflix movie streaming was available in Canada…. then everything would be perfect. To all the whiners who complained about paying $70 a year for xbox live, all I have to say is, you get what you pay for, so don’t be jealous.

crazyPyxo’s Rating:

8.5/10