Netflix problems on your Nintendo 3DS?

For anyone who got one under a tree today for themselves or a munchkin... you may have experienced the following error code:

Error Code: 006-0803

Googling around, people are saying because of Christmas, that the servers are overloaded and that is the cause. I'm not too sure because I was able to get Netflix to work on one 3DS but got that error on another.

The only difference was I set up Parental Controls on the 2nd one. So when I removed them, guess what... I was able to start Netflix.

Initially, I just put Parental Controls on 3D image viewing so I just removed that but I got a different error code. When I removed ALL settings... it worked.

Not sure if that's a coincidence but you might want to try that to see if it helps you out... good luck and Happy Holidays.

Nintendo goes 3D... S, PS3 starts to Move and iPhone pre-orders are killing server farms.

At the 2nd day of E3, Nintendo's keynote introduced us to the new 3DS, with glasses-free 3D, an analog control pad and the ability to play videos:

More details at: http://e3.nintendo.com/3ds/

Sony shows us their new motion-based controller... the Move: It's kind of like an ice cream on a Wii-mote:

I wonder how this will compete with Xbox360's no-controller motion system? More info at:

http://us.playstation.com/ps3/playstation-move/index.htm

And... today is iPreOrder day... but you'll have a hard time getting it online from Apple and AT&T as there have been many reports of delays, no responses etc etc. And trying to go to a local store is just as bad as AT&T has made an official announcement that they have sold out of their launch day pre-order inventory and a visit to my local Best Buy shows pre-order numbers higher than what they are rumored to get.

Must be nice to be able to print money like Steve Jobs can.

I think Verizon and Sprint should really get on HTC about not making enough EVOs and Incredibles. They have this huge demand before the next iPhone release because when it does... demand for their best phones will wane (well... the Droid X is supposed to hit before then on VZW).

Xbox 360 gets Wii-ggy with it... and PS3-slimmer too.

At the E3 Microsoft keynote, MS announced their new hardware motion control add-on, the Kinect. It's basically full-body motion (and voice) control without the need of any other controllers. Check out Engadget's liveblog (plus a video feed) because the stuff they are doing with it are beyond what the Wii has done:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/live-from-microsofts-e3-2010-keynote/

Also announced, a new Xbox 360 Slim with built-in WiFi N and a 250GB hard drive:

 (photo from Engadget)

Wouldn't it be great if they put a Blu-Ray player in there?

Pacman is old (which means I am too)!

Pacman turns 30 and Google celebrates that with their front page and fully playable game (www.google.com):

This may be dating me but Pacman was a big obsession for me. I played it all the time in the arcades, bought the first Atari 2600 version of it (which was AWFUL), a stand-alone mini arcade version of it (also bad) and even my parents got Pacman fever when I got the Atari 1200XL version (which was exactly like the arcade). They would even be up late at night playing it while I was trying to get some sleep.