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What game are you most excited to play next year?
Nintendo today previewed their early 2010 lineup of games. In addition to any others, what are you most excited to play next year?
What makes retro games so special?
The last thing I need is more new games to play. Despite this, publishers continue to tempt me with upwards of 50 new games a month. These people are so prolific, in fact, it’s rare for my backlog of “games to play” to number fewer than a dozen at any given time. More if you count games missed in the last several years. And yet here I am, downloading Donkey Kong Country on Wii’a ...
Miyamoto says Nintendo probably wouldn’t hire him today, given his humble education
When Shigeru Miyamoto joined Nintendo as an artist in 1977, he did so after graduating from some no-name community college. Apparently, that wouldn’t fly today, says the Father of Mario. “Nintendo has become one of those companies that graduates from colleges and good universities really want to work for,” Miyamoto said in an interview with Edge this month. “And that means ...
50 million Wii owners humiliated after internet commenter tells them to “get a real console”
DENVER’A hush fell over the internet today as one commenter let gloves fly and cut more than 50 million Wii owners to their core, using only four words. “Get a real console,” said Bryce Meikle, an accredited “fun expert” and frequenter of Kotaku, an American video game blog with a Japanese-sounding name. “Who the hell would even play a Wii?” Meikle derisively ad...
Poll: How do you usually buy video games?
Do tell! {democracy:99}
NES Guitar: Now you’re playing with power!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WUNyImfBPQ[/youtube] First an NES Boy. Now this, replete with Lou Albino tribute music. Fast forward to 2:15 to hear the dude solo a Nintendo medley. Not the warmest sound, but hey’it works! Thanks for the link, Tyson.
The future of motion control is exciting
I shudder to think where video games would be today without Wii. There would still be games worth playing, but the focus on control, new ideas, and the realization of fresher experiences wouldn’t be as pronounced as they are now. Like d-pads and analog sticks, motion control is now standard. Well, sort of. While Sony and Microsoft are expected to launch their motion controlling gadetry for P...
Warning: Playing Zelda Ocarina of Time will make every other game you play a slight disappointment
I really need to hunker down and beat this game once and for all. At this point in the game, it’s sort of embarrassing to say I haven’t already. In any case, read more mock game warnings here.
Cops Play Wii Sports During Drug Raid
Do you see those arms in the air? That is pure happiness. You’ve just finished locking up a drug dealer and are in the middle of raiding his home. How do you celebrate? A) Play Wii Sports Boxing to relieve stress. B) Play Wii Sports Tennis. C) Play Wii Sports Bowling. For police officers in Polk County, Florida the obvious answer was “C,” play Wii Sports Bowling. Officers where c...
Top 5 foods to avoid while playing video games
As a general rule, food and video games are about as compatible as texting and driving (hint: they’re not). You might be able to get away with cold pizza with a controller in hand, but never stuff your pie-hole with this messiness during play:
Best wedding motif ever
Why didn’t I think of this? The rest is a little over the top. But it sure is fun.
Violent games debate dwindling, but Columbine and elections spike it twice a year
Information is Beautiful graphed the search intensity of “violent video games” earlier this month using Google Insights. The result is interesting, showing that violent video games aren’t as controversial as they used to be, at least according to internet searches. But its the spikes that are even more fascinating. Like clockwork, the April 20th Columbine anniversary and November...