Hiatus... we can explain!

And now, to open this blog post, we have words of wisdom from the guy who invented the word "cool," Mr. Josh Indech: "FOR REAL! finally we are going to have anew video. this willl be the best one yet. school is over and we ave time to do this video. For the little amount of fans we have left we hope you enjoy the new NB adventures in HD." Hahaha, ohhhh, you wish I would spell check his blog posts.. but nahhh, that's why we love him! (: Haaa... so anyway, yeah! There is so much truth to those bold words of Josh. We did it. After such a long time with no videos, we made a new video. And ironically enough, the video is about the reason why we haven't had any new content on this site in a while, which gives it the proper name... Hiatus. Such a cool word, no? This is actually an uncommon English word, so let me just give you the definition: "suspension: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something." So... make sense now? :P If you already knew the meaning of the word, then my hat off to you!

Man, was it sure fun to make this one. An oh so satisfying feeling that we finally have under our belt, another video. And this, if you've been watching this blog lately, you will know that this is our first true high definition video. This 5 minute video took 2 hours to save from my Movie Studio Software in HD format, and then another 2 looooooong hours for it to upload to YouTube, as the video is almost a whopping 1 GB! :O But don't fret, iTunes users, the Podcast version of this episode will NOT be that big! Haha, oh geez! *pulls shirt collar nervously*

Hopefully this is the beginning of more to come. Haha, this new video is so random when I really think about. Let me know what you think in the YouTube comments page!  Thanks for loving us and stuff! :]

Click here to watch it on YouTube!

Celebrate in the new Video Theater!

Sooooo... guess what? We have a new video out today! Woooo hooo! Yep, our brand new film we promised by the end of 2008, is Rock Band Documentary. In the video, we tried to make a band because we became bored of random comedies that are really not that funny at all... haha. But, as we make the band... well, I won't spoil it, so GO SEE the documentary!

With the release of this new movie, I decided to make things a little extra special, as this is the first video to be viewed in the brand new Video Theater!

I am very excited to release this, basically, a video application, and that you can now view the videos literally on the site... and you can also comment with your profiles! It's so cool, and be sure to check it out! You can get to the Theater throught the Project page, or anytime you see a video icon... also, with this new app, members will soon be able to post their own videos, making it a true theater experience (it would be lame if a movie theater just had the same movies, huh?)! :)

And so that's that in a nutshell. You can now see the new video also on the home page, complete with a brand new site tagline, thanks to Mr. Andrew Shain. And.. if you were wondering bloopers... YES, they are coming TODAY! The link (at the time of writing) is currently dead as the bloopers are not done yet, but keep your eyes peeled on the home page when you see the link turn green indicating it is now clickable, and be prepared to laugh hard... very, very hard. [:

(edit: 9:50 PM EST -  the bloopers are now online!)

A Blog Post about Boredom

Haha not really. In fact quite the opposite... and ALSO the name of our new video! This is the week of Nintendo Boy. First off, happy birthday to the site. It is 1 year old today, and my premium domain & email services are renewed for another year. Here's to another great year! xDAnyway, $30 later, here we are! Not too many videos since a year ago, but eh, we have fun with it. Speaking of videos, I've assumed you've already seen our brand new video, Boredom, along with the bloopers to it! I believe it's our best one, filmed in HD, but YouTube chipped the quality away, and the Freewebs-NB Site Player is just awful, but it's the alternative to be able to play it at my school and other areas where YouTube is difficult to access. If you haven't seen it, stop by the home page and be sure to rate/comment with your YouTube/Google Account!

And so, I think that's it for now. Just enjoy the videos, and keep coming back! As we work on the next video, The Rendezvous will soon return to being the center of attention... yes I know it's currently a somewhat dead end! 

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A Blog Post for Mario Kart Madness

It's here. Yeah, I know we said it will release in mid-May, but I'm sure by now you know not to believe what we say... or at least as far as timelines go. Eh, what are you gonna do? So, anyway, yes, a new video is here. Finally. We did stick by the odd prequel we posted back 2 months ago on our youtube channel and continued on with a Mario-Kart themed video. I must say, the video was quite random in the long run. I felt it was a little rushed, but that was mainly because I was suppose to get braces... TODAY, and well, we already had half the video done a few months ago, and the ending was finished a couple days ago, and I didn't want me to randomly have braces at the end of the video... haha. ;) But anyway, I just came back from the dentist this morning to find out that the dentist was out of town and whatnot... but ugh, it's a long story that will most likely bore you, but long story short, we coulda worked on the video more had I known my braces would be postponed until August 6th. Ah well.So, let me know what you think. Head over to the project page to see the video and other info! Thanks guys! And also, the rendezvous will be releasing very very soon... so, for those of you who signed up and are pending access, thanks for your patience, the adventure is almost here!

Midnight Madness

The site sure has been quiet lately. This is a direct result of me "hard at work" on school stuff as the final stretch of my junior year of high school approaches. Finals, AP/IB Exams, Essays, Projects... it's all overwhelming. And I must say, April 27th did sneak up on me. Before I knew it, Mario Kart Wii was coming out. Whoa, already?! What was Nintendo thinking releasing 2 huge big name AAA titles within 2 months? Well, I won't question it, even though I sorta just did. ANYWAY, with a new game, comes a new video... actually I just made that up. But seriously though, I am a big fan of Mario Kart. And the latest installment comes with a Wii Wheel (Yes, that's right, "Wii Wheel"... just say that out loud - it's quite awkward to say)! So, when school is finally out, the trio behind the films will once again pull out another video, tentatively titled "Mario Kart Mayhem". It should be great, and funny as always. I look forward to making it.So, you are now wondering, what the title of the post is about. When I said that the 27th sneaked up on me, I wasn't kidding. I knew my local Sam's was opening at midnight to sell the game (for $44.66) and extra wheels (for $8.66), so I thought (5 hours before midnight), why not grab my pals and shoot something there to see what happens?! The end result is a now-dubbed PREQUEL to the next NB video - click here. :]

At Last, I Return...

... to the videos, that is. Ha, yes. The site, NintendoBoy.com, is about my videos. However the last time I released a video (Timebomb) was on December 31st, 2007, but I couldn't get it uploaded online until the first of 2008. Heh, you could say it took a year to do. Or not. Eh, I'm just writing all this on the blog post as it comes to me. I like doing posts this way because I feel like it's first off, easy reading, and also because I like the updates to have sort of a laid back feel. I think that I somewhat achieve that, no? I mean, you are reading this right now and have made it this far, haha! Uh, so anyway, what was I saying?? Oh right, the videos...!Yeah, so it's been up since last Friday, April 11th. It's gotten over 200 hits on YouTube in less than a week. Not bad for a site which hadn't released any new content since January 1st this year. Ah well. So, "Troubleshooting". The first new video since the trilogy. Wow. Haha. You could say that there have been some good improvements. I really had a great time filming with Josh Indech and Andrew Shain. Indech is one of my best buds at school and with band geek stuff, and Shain is also the same, but a bit odd. Ha, he'll never read that. He's funny, and his camera and spiffy Mac proved to be an ally whilst making the film. I had originally planned to write a script and make this video an extremely awesome comeback for the site, but eh, to say the least I was lazy. So, I headed over to Shain's house script-less (but with great plans in my head... haha) to take on this project we'd finally make time for. As you can probably notice, things went really well. Yeah, the video is not perfect, and things could (and probably should) of been changed, but it was an oh-so-satisifying thing for me when completed. After all, this is what this unusually colorful website is all about, right?! So, with that being said... and hopefully seen, what do you think? The video on YouTube has seen some great comments so far, so thanks guys! The video is on the home page until the next video (which I do plan to work on soon) comes, and of course the videos will always have a spot at The Nintendo Boy Project page. There was a thread stated in the forums about a Q&A of the video, so feel free to look at that. And, so uh yeah, I think that's it. Hey, I needed to make a formal post about the video, but again, a combination of laziness and other-things-to-do-ness kept me from doing it earlier... better late then never, right? :]

Futuram

No, not that Futurama, as much as we all love that show. More like the future of the site. Well, the trilogy is done. Yeah, #1.3 kinda sneaked on the site at the beginning of 2008, mainly because... well, I dunno really. The important thing is you either knew already and have seen it, or NOW you know. Haha. Go watch it at YouTube (if you like bad quality). So, with Timebomb done and all... you may think, what's next? Is there more to come? Well yeah, my domain name doesn't expire till September 2008! Heh, okay, that's not totally the reason. Actually, heck, I like doing what I do. Funny how that works out. Well here's the plan:

I've experimented with The Nintendo Boy Project... yes, #1.1-1.3 have all been tests (I hoped you like 'em). The real deal will consist of films that will connect in no way. Basically random episodes. It should be good, seeing as I spent some of my Christmas money on a better camera, so the quality will improve. I have great ideas in store for these new line of videos, the first one launching by the end of January. I don't want to give too much away, but the video is about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii, so stay tuned for a great video, coming to a website near you!

So, that's as far as the films go, which will take up most of my free time, as I want to make these as best I can. That being said, I'm relieving the stress on myself with making the website less-feature-like. I decided to throw out the Nintendo Reviews section, but I guess it's better, because after awhile putting all those reviews will take a lot space on the site (which is something I don't have). The one thing I will try to do better at, is games. Many people complain that I don't have games... I do, but not many. Actually just two. Keep a look out on the Nintastic!! page as I will re-do the games page as I add more and keep the page organized with fast-loading times. I think that will be the only thing I work on as far as the site goes... the games. Also, the Nintendo news thing, I've linked a great source for some news, so check that out on the Nintastic!! page as well.

Many things are coming up, such as me cleaning up the website more, and spending time on the new films (which will be good, I hope)!  So, to you guys at home, I thank you, for always coming back, to NintendoBoy.com! ^^

Thank you for-a visiting my site!

Hello there! Another update from nintendoboy.com. Wow, I really don't know how or why, but my site has received so much traffic this past month and I'm too happy to even express my thoughts! As the month of November finishes up, my site has gotten a little over 7,300 hits in just a month, from all over the world. No kidding (well most was from U.S., but still, got some UK visitors, Italy vistors, etc.). Very cool. The feedback of my latest video (#1.2) is so great and even better than the first. I plan to release #1.3 (the last of ep.1) sometime at the end of the year or early next year -- the wait will be worth it, I promise. Anyway again, I'd just like to thank everyone who has been on my site, and have come back for more! I plan to keep supplying new content often, so don't be shy to come back! Oh thing I forgot to add was that I got an email from freewebs (my hosting service) and they said they love my website and they would like to promote on the "explore the best sites" page on freewebs.com. I thought, well isn't that neat? Free promotions, and more and more visitors have come to my site. The most popular hit are the videos, which is good because that's the center of the site. Speaking of other things actually, I have been working on some side projects for 'The Nintendo Boy Project'. Remember the QUEST EVENTS page I had up for a while? Well, I am finally getting around that under a new name and idea. It's still a working progress and I hope to have it live by the end of December. You can however check out the intro by clicking the link "Adventure Plot" on the left-hand navigation bar!

Oh yeah, and also I am fixing up the lounge... again, for the better! Keep an eye out for that update soon!

Well, I think that's it. Remember, if you're new to the site, please go sign the guestbook! I like to see who comes and goes, and I'd like a bunch of signatures!

Thanks again! I really appreciate you visiting my site and would love to hear from you sometime! Go Nintendo! ^^

I Can't Believe it's not not Nintendo Boy!

Well, it's done. The first episode ever to walk the nintendoboy.com site. It took 3 hours to make, 2 computer re-boots, and 1 beautiful movie maker program. Priceless. (Okay, so that was a bit cliche)

It's Episode #1.1!!! So far I've posted it on YouTube and Facebook, and it should be here on its own page by the time you read this.

I am really happy the way it turned out. Yeah, it's not perfect, but it's my first video ever, and it can now grace the pages of this site.

Episode #1.1 is a bit cliche itself in the way the music elements are used, but hey, what are you gonna do? After all, it's the first NB video ever. Soon hopefully, I'll have 'em in iPod-ready format for you to download (that is if you want my pretty face on your iPod... lol)

Anyway, I welcome you to view it here, YouTube, or whatever, and please leave my some feedback! It'll help me when I go about making the next episodes in the series.

So, uh, thanks for your support, and thanks for coming to nintendoboy.com! I appreciate your page hits immensely! Heh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJbMhIAoi6Y

-Jeffrey Vega
Nintendo Boy