Month: January 2009
Mario Tennis Remake Tops Japanese Sales Charts
“New Play Control!” promises to add motion controls, wide screen support, and a maybe some new content to classic Gamecube titles. It’s been done before, with Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, the idea definitely has merit – but western audiences will have to wait unil March to see if these “Wii-Makes” are worth revisiting. Still, looking at Japanese sales can g...
Microsoft cuts ground Flight Simulator series for good
This post has nothing to do with Nintendo, but because we lost such an important industry icon today in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator series, I decided to write about it anyway. It’s true. As part of Microsoft’s “restructuring” plan today (layman’s terms: 5,000 layoffs), almost the entire Flight Simulator team was let go in one fell swoop. I’ll never forget...
WiiMote weight accesory for WiiFit
Ever feel like you are not getting enough out of your various Wii Fit exercises? Those various yogas mini games not burning enough calories. Heading those soccer balls not working your sides enough. Ever wanted to add some various weight training to your regiment? Apparently Riiflex thought that way and decided to release an accessory that adds some weight to your WiiMote. You can get either a 2lb...
Fan made Link’s Awakening (Map) in 3D!
As covered in a previous story, blogger and 3D animator, MithosKuu, is trying to recreate the world map of Links Awakening in lush 3D. As of right now he has about 38% of Koholint Island completed, and it isn’t going to stop when he completes it. MithosKuu plans to fully render all of the dungeons in the game including the bonus dungeon only available in DX. However, if you were wondering ab...
Experts: 3-D movies threaten the very foundation of the industry
Movie critics and other film aficionados were up in arms today over B-movie slasher horror flick My Bloody Valentine 3D, which released just this past Friday to little fanfare, acclaim or a even a noteworthy box office draw to speak of. Nevertheless there was an uproar over the flick that continued today. The problem? The movie was in 3-D. “The new-found interest in 3-D film making is unfort...
Unconfirmed: Play.com lists Pilot Wings Wii with March release date
Like the monster in Loch Ness, or some wily Will-o-Wisp dancing in the periphery of our vision, a Pilot Wings Wii title has faded in and out of the public discourse basically since the Wii first hit store shelves in November 2006. Today, it’s dancing again. A little more solid this time, but still passing through walls like a specter, unconfirmed and ethereal as ever. Will we be jetting abou...
Review: Fireworks dazzle in Big Bang Mini
Sometimes, the best games are the ones you didn’t see coming. Those games are special. Without media hype or a franchise to which they can attach, they fly under the radar, and no one seems to notice. Big Bang Mini is one of them. I’ll be honest. After the game cartridge made that satisfying, springy click into my DS, the last thing I expected was to be blown away. The game’s gen...
Brownie Brown wants to develope for Wii & DS
According to a recent article on Silconera, it would seem that Brownie Brown wants to try and jump into Wii development. Shinichi Kameoka, President of Brownie Brown, is starting to really look into WiiWare and the possibility of developing new exclusive titles for the system. Brownie Brown has a great track record dealing with various hand held RPG’s ranging from Sword of Mana all the way u...
World of Goo Soundtrack up for Grabs
Kyle Gabler, co-founder of 2D boy and the composer and artist for the World of Goo; has recently released the games soundtrack for free on his portfolio page due to the overwhelming response from the fans to get their hands on a copy of it. Thank you to everyone who emailed asking about a World of Goo Soundtrack. This is probably as close to an “official” soundtrack I’ll ever mak...
JPN – Fragile: Farewell Ruins to Moon Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNplGJRxjCo[/youtube] Fragile is an upcoming Japanese RPG that is set to hit store shelves on the 22nd of this month. Fragile is set in a post-apocalyptic near future world that has lost its light and is covered in a dense fog. Almost all the world’s population has vanished, and the cities have been left abandoned. The game places the player in the sho...
Dead Rising Chop til you Drop is already Dead
It seems that zombies are not the only problem that is an issue for the port of Dead Rising. According to the latest Nintendo Power it would appear there a many problems with the game, and a majority of game play elements have been changed. Chop til you Drop will now feature the following list of edits, as summarized by Kotaku. Ӣ There are no time limits. Ӣ Players are not restricted to a single...
Big Bang Mini explosively colorful, addictive
Fireworks get me pumped. When you include them in a video game and let me shoot them, you become an instant winner in my book. SouthPeak Games, a winner is you. The good folks at SouthPeak were kind enough to send me Big Bang Mini last week, their colorful new fireworks-shooter for the Nintendo DS. This game is literally a blast, a polychromatic particle party you’ll definitely want to try. ...