Month: May 2007
PS3 “too big,” but Wii’s challenge is just right
Kick, punch, it’s all in your mind… PaRappa the Rapper anyone? I only ask because NanaOn-Sha boss Masaya Matsuura spoke to Gamendustry.biz recently and said his company was planning a simple little “one-button” Wii title. Why the Wii? Because the PS3 is a developer’s minefield and the Xbox 360 has an AC adapter the size of my apartment (I paraphrase a tad, but he real...
What’s the deal with a lack of Nintendo support at Blockbuster?
I’ve got a bone to pick with Blockbuster Video: why doesn’t the company stock more Nintendo titles for rental, especially when considering the immense success of DS and early success of Wii? I don’t rent games that often, but even the struggling PSP gets more rental love than the DS and Wii. Has anyone else noticed this? If not, just go look at the number of games on the store...
Tomb Raider Anniversary coming to Wii
Eidos announced today that Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a remake of the original game, will also be coming to Wii later this year in addition to the PC and PS2. The Wii version is said to feature “special” goodies and motion-controls to “ensure Anniversary really hits the spot,” says a company spokesman. I wasted many nights playing this great game (the original) back in the d...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl preview site is being previewed
The Internet’s obsession with countdowns for countdown sites advances unabated today, with Nintendo becoming the most recent pusher of this mind-numbingly presumptuous practice. Nintendo is guilty of putting up a countdown site for the preview site of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the most anticipated Wii titles expected to drop sometime this year (or decade, depending on your level of cyn...
IGN says Nintendo Power may be finished
IGN is reporting that Nintendo “may be planning to close or restructure its official Nintendo Power magazine,” this according to moles deep within the company. They continue, “Sources close to the publication tell IGN that mass layoffs are underway and that employees are being told to look for new work by September of this year.” Indeed, Nintendo Power announced the depatur...
Tell us your favorite game, win a Micro t-shirt – UPDATE
UPDATE: Congratulations to J. Lingenfelter from Loudonville, Ohio. Random luck was on his side, and he just scored a free t-shirt. Thanks to all who participated. Until the next contest! What would a newly launched site and birthday party be without goodies? Want a FREE Game Boy Micro shirt (the one Nintendo gives out with NP subscriptions) ? It will make you ridiculously good-looking… To en...
Is the Wiimote a Trojan horse for developers?
People talk and talk some more about how the Wiimote is the part of the Wii that is revolutionizing gaming, but what if it isn’t? What if it was something less obvious, yet completely obvious at the same time? Take it away, Kyoshi Shin (of Japan’s International Game Developers’ Association: Kyoshi Shin of Japan’s International Game Developers’ Association was less pos...
Poll – How do you play portable games?
On the train, on the can, on the couch .. Portable games go with us everywhere. Some folks just mute their DS and others bring headphones along. This week, we want to know: {democracy:2} [Update:Â Assume we’re asking for the way you play games the majority of the time.]
Is there life beyond Wii Sports?
Infendo regular invisibleman brings up a great point today in response to our post on the Wii and rehabilitation. You know, I’ve been hearing all these Wii success stories for months now, and they are all wonderful, but after thinking about all of them, I find something curious: they all revolve about Wii Sports!! Are there any other Wii games out there that deserve the praise Wii Sports has...
Get Your Spend On – new releases this week
New releases for this week: US releases: Wii Shrek the Third DS Code Lyoko Etrian Odyssey Touch The Dead EU/UK releases: DS MinDStorm Pony Friends It looks like the only fun to be had this week will be on the DS in the US. Anyone picking up Etrian Odyssey?
Wii stimulates, rehabilitates the brain
If you were to have told me in November that Wii Sports boxing would be helping a stroke victim get back into the real ring I would have laughed out loud. I think a lot of people would have done the same. Wii Sports was a watershed moment for the gaming industry at the time, but it was by no means a panacea for anything but gaming. Or was it? Today we learn that the doctors at the Glenrose Rehabil...
Virtual Console Monday – Pac-Man, Ninja Gaiden, and Ninja Spirit
Power Pills and Ninja overload on the Virtual Console this week: Pac-Man – NES – 500 Wii Points Move Pac-Man through the maze, avoiding ghosts and eating all the Pac-Dots. Beware, each of the ghosts behave differently. When Pac-Man chomps a Power Pellet, he becomes invincible and is able to eat the blue ghosts. Ninja Gaiden – NES – 500 Wii Points Players take on the role of...