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Revolution Does Unreal Engine 3 [Update]

In a job posting, Midway revealed that they were looking for a designer for an FPS using the Unreal Engine 3, headed to next-gen platforms. Surprisingly, Revolution was mentioned and included with the other systems as a recipient of the game. If you remember, back in the fall, VP of Epic Games Mark Rein said ( that most Western developers like his didn’t know whether Revolution could handle ...

European Handheld Tally

Nintendo Galaxy has accumulated the current sales data of the PSP and DS in Europe. The PSP has a total of 2.4 million units sold and DS has 3.7 mil sold. They broke it down like this: United Kingdom: 795, 000 (PSP) 1,000,000 (DS) France:500,000 (PSP)750,000 (DS) Germany: 350,000 (PSP) 520,000 (DS) Spain: 295,000 (PSP) 425,000 (DS) Other Regions:500,000 (PSP)1,005,000 (DS) The DS knows how to take...

Nintendo Evolution

DS Fanboy has an article up in which they state that the DS Lite is the final piece in the puzzle of Nintendo’s new design philosophy. The D-pads are the most obvious move towards the consolidation of their current and upcoming game systems. They say that Nintendo is aiming for and needs “a strong identity, a universal image that simultaneously introduces itself to the world and encour...

Awesome Zelda Merchandise

Are you sick of Zelda yet? Neither are we! Awesome Japanese merchandise retailer King of Games is selling a plethora of awesome Zelda merchandise from t-shirts to these nifty-bricky-figure things. According to the site the t-shirts are ridiculously expensive (almost $60 dollars US), but the brick figures are just about $10 dollars! Too bad they’re not really available in the states! [Source:...

New TP Footage

We know you can’t wait for Zelda: Twilight Princess– it’s certainly torture for us. In the meantime, wallow in some new footage of this almost-next-gen game. It looks awesome. He rides the horse, shoots arrows, turns into a wolf, yadda yadda yadda. Just click already! Plus: a speed run of TP, among other Zelda videos. Thanks MisterInvisible, Anon! [Thanks to frisby and Rob! Sourc...

Zelda: This Wait is Killing Me

When Zelda: Twilight Princess was delayed in August of 2005, I was “TO’d.” Though the DS has a ton of great games out right now, all I want to do is play Link in all his Zelda glory. In short, the wait is killing me. Anyone else? And when will Nintendo pony up a release date? [See also: Wikipedia]

Most Wanted NES Rev Games

From the article:”These seven games represent the best and in some cases, the most screwed up that the NES has to offer, but our staff agrees that these gems are without question some of the most entertaining videogames ever made, and in some cases, better than most games released today.” The list is as follows: 1. Double Dragon II2. Star Tropics3. Clash at Demonhead4. Zombie Nation5. ...

NOE Gets New Reggie

After Jim Merrick’s departure from Nintendo, the company’s European branch was without a permanent senior marketing director– until today. NOE has appointed Laurent Fisher, former marketing director for Nintendo France, as their new senior marketing director (pictured). In December, Merrick was initially thought to be leaving NOE to go work at Nintendo of America, but ended up le...

Evolution of Controllers

Follow the history of game controllers from Atari’s 2600 joystick to Nintendo’s upcoming Rev-mote. From the article: “Since the dawn of video games, we’ve seen controllers ranging from numeric pads, to wireless, rumble emitting, ergonomic controllers. Some have been utter failures, while others have seen runaway success. However, with any successful product, its features an...

Nintendo Spotting

This has to be a first for the GBA SP spotted on a topless beach. Nothing like a strapless tan and a little portable Pokemon. [Thanks, Jose. I guess…]

NES Retrospect

Many found memories were spent on this bad boy, and one slick shot to match. What’s your all-time favorite NES game? [Source: Flickr]

Revolution Boot-Up Screen? Part two?

Kotaku Posted a video of what appears to be a revolution boot-up screen. While the enty states that the video could be real or fake, I think the cheesy background bubbles, weird background music, and the fact that the video is in wide-screen don’t really make a case for the video’s authenticity. I could debate this on my own for another two paragraphs but hey- we have a comments sectio...