Month: April 2009
Review: Legacy of Ys: Books I & II [DS]
If you don’t know how to pronounce it, don’t worry ”“ neither does the rest of North America. Despite having been released in DOS, on the Famicom, and a slew of other platforms, the Ys RPG series only saw major stateside release on the Turbographix 16 – and even this version of the game was extremely difficult to find until it was finally released on the Nintendo Wii’s Virt...
Rock Out – music DLC for the week of April 12th
Click on in for the list of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour DLC for Wii this week!
Console war over: Wii Sensor Bar stand patented
Sony and Microsoft might as well just pack up and start selling kitchen appliances. The Wii Sensor Bar Stand is patented plastic.
Wii AccessoryPlus? A rumination on white plastic with Jack & David
David: Wii MotionPlus = $20? Yeesh. Jack: when people actually use it, that’s going to become a sweet spot price point my prediction anyway David: yeah, but is it just another zapper? an afterthought for devs? games won’t ever require the damn thing. Jack: all i can say is it will be different this time. and that Nintendo might counter that trend by having publishers include it with ga...
New Super Robot Taisen OG Saga Screens
Atlus has just released a new batch of new screen shots for Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (Blah! That’s a mouthful) which is to be released on the Nintendo DS on April 28th. For those of you who do not know about the games history. Endless Saga was originally published by Namco-Bandai in japan and features various Namco characters such as Kos-Mos. The game is looking to be ver...
What’s your most wanted Virtual Console game?
Question: What game would you most like to see re-released on Virtual Console. Any platform. You decide.
Nintendo Download – Mixed Messages, Shuffle Games, Party Fun Pirate, and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
The new Nintendo DSi system has been on store shelves for just a week now. Today Activision’s Mixed Messages becomes the first third-party downloadable game for the new system. Mixed Messages is a game of electronic telephone that can accommodate a whopping 21 players. On the WiiWare side, fans will find a game based on the popular Pop-Up Pirate toy that might have players sticking virtual s...
Punch-Out – now with local multiplayer, Giga Mac, and more
My 4cr RSS feed lit up like a lighthouse when I saw the news that Punch-Out for the Wii will have local multiplayer! Also, there’s a sort of “hulk out” mode for Little Mac to turn into Giga Mac, which you can see in the updated trailer at GameTrailers. Not sure how I feel about Giga Mac, but I’m excited to Punch Out with a pal. (Keep your eyes open for confirmation co...
New Game Get – Nintendo releases for the week ending April 18th
Wow, only three games coming out for the DS and Wii this week. You’d think the week after a new iteration of the DS came out would have something major, but we’ll have to make do with two Atlus RPGs and a point-click adventure on Wii. DS Dokapon Journey The Dark Spire Wii Escape The Museum Actually, The Dark Spire looks pretty cool. I’m a sucker for its “classic” ...
Cave Story Good Things Coming Soon…
There was a rumor on the internet (originating from IGN) that Cave Story was going to launch sometime in September of this year. That would mean a Quarter 3 WiiWare release, however the good people from Nicalis have recently shot down that accusation. I think Matt at IGN must have gotten his wires crossed. We’re aiming to release Night Game around September. Pixel, Tiffany, Yann, Nicklas, Mi...
Dan Aykroyd prefers Wii graphics, laments gut
In wake of recent murmurs of a third movie, Ghostbusters co-creator Dan Aykroyd has been “doing the rounds,” dropping hints about rumored upcoming film and the impending video game. In an interview with Newsweek, Aykroyd suggested that he liked his portrayal on the Wii better than on competing “high-performance” consoles: I love the way we look in the Wii platform, becaus...