Ok,
Every time I see MAILER_DAEMON moderate/lock someone's post with his current Count von Count avatar I cant help but think of Dave Chappelle's bit where he insists that Count has to be a pimp.

"How many times is the Count going to have to smack you before you act right? *SMACK* One smack *SMACK* two! Two smacks! *SMACK* Three smacks!! AH! AH! AH! "

To answer your question is it the same as watching TV, yes, it is exactly the same thing. The only difference is that your probably concentrating on the screen much more intently then you would be if you were watching Oprah.
The question "does gaming in any way ruin your eyes" is debatable.

Like anything strenuous, you need to make use of that pause button and take a 5 minuet brake now and then. Another thing I think is important is to change the distance you are viewing from. So many of us (I'm guilty of this too) have our chairs effectively mounted to a fixed position in our rooms that the coke stains and chair impressions in the carpet are proof of. If you move around a bit it will keep your eyes from getting used to viewing one specific focal point.

I save my in the dark gaming for when it counts and try to make that time my "treat". Once in a while I will treat myself to a session of Silent Hill or Tron 2.0 in the dark because those experiences are enhanced quite a bit for me with the lights out and the headphones on. Playing a game like Lego Star Wars or Tiger Woods hardly calls for it.

I don't think that watching TV or gaming (in the dark or otherwise) for prolonged periods of time is harmful to your eyes but I'm positive it increases the risk of eyestrain as TheMadGamer mentioned. That can cause headaches and blurred vision but neither of those would be permanent. Doing the things I mentioned can help avoid that.

I did a quick google but could not find any credible info on the subject. I found a couple of things saying that reading in the dark and watching to much tv is not bad for your eyes but nothing I'm comfortable with quoting as proof one way or the other.

P.S. I forget to blink all the time when I'm gaming...... seriously. :?

At the very top of the Welcome Newbies forum is a pinned thread titled How do I gain levels.

Lets clear one thing up.
Amazon is not selling the Wii for $629.99 that is a private party using Amazon marketplace. That is the equivalent to selling it on E-bay with a minimum bid or Buy Now price. Right now I see them going for about 550 but that changes quickly. MARKET PLACE LINK I see people looking for a sucker with them priced at $649 and $729 at the bottom. If you look at the main product page you see it is not available from Amazon directly. AMAZON WII MAIN PAGE LINK

You are correct in that you can't purchase one online for the MSR of $249.99 at least not that I could find. Your only going to find that price at a retail store and good luck finding a system alone. It's possible but most stores are only selling a system as a bundle. My blog from the beginning of the month is on the subject of Wii availability and how dealers are scamming you with these bundles. Check it out.

Its supply and demand, it happens every Christmas. It may be a year old but face it, the Wii is still a hot item this year and they are only going to get harder to find the closer we get to Christmas.

Just a "Shooter"
It can be a bit confusing

Warhawk specifically is a Sci-Fi Shooter.
It would be found in "Other Shooters" in the game list since it is not a FPS or Tactical Shooter.

They should have gotten Richard (Mac) Machowicz to play him.
Navy Seal, Host of Futureweapons on Discover and all around bad ***

He looks just like 47 but I don't know how good an actor he would be.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

This could help, although it may sound more like Engrish than anything else.

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WOW does that turn out seriously bad LMAO but it does make it decipherable. Thanks :)
Kinda gives you new respect for the people that make the packages and instructions we Americans are so fond of making fun of.

Anyway, it looks pretty sweet. The fact that it costs and extra few bucks above the standard park admission hints at the fact that it must be fun. That would be like when you to Magic Mountain and have to pay an additional charge to play laser tag or something similar.

It says that the guns are hefty and have force feed back. The attraction is as much about scaring you as it is about creeping around hunting zombies. It says it's does a good job of recreating RE and has the usual theme park stuff like getting your picture taken before you go in and at the end you can purchase it in the usual forms. (I assume a mug, 8x10, key chain and so on) I'm sure they have lots of other RE goodies in the gift shop too. I would undoubtedly blow some cash in there.

Looks like a good bit of fun, especially for a gamer.
Here's hoping they do something like this here in the USA. Maybe at Universal.

This question is better suited to the Ask The Mod's section. Forum posting policy questions are answered in there.
The average member can't answer this question and this thread really does not prompt any game related discussion.

My guess is the answer is going to be no but its worth a shot.
What you could do is Blog your survey and then people could respond to it in the comments section.

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LOL ok jk
Wish I could read the artical. Sounds and looks cool. Maybe one of our fine Japanese speaking members could translate a portion for us :)

I assume your talking about for the 360

Its in this guidesearch for Capitol Codes