Wii
If your Wii died tomorrow…
Which downloaded games would you re-purchase? Nintendo’s policy on downloaded Wiiware and Virtual Console games’locking them to one console per purchase’annoys just about everyone. If your machine dies and Nintendo can repair your machine, no problem. If you need to purchase a new Wii, however, you’ve lost all ownership of your downloaded games. So if you had to buy a new machine, whic...
Do the last five hours of Metroid: Other M redeem the first five? No.
By popular demand, I beat Metroid Other M this weekend. Did completing the game change my “meh” opinion? No. As rated in my original review, Metroid: Other M is an average game at best, made worse by limiting controls and a pathetic story. As a result, I believe Other M will go down as a top contender for “weakest Metroid ever.” That said, I did learn some things from ̶...
Atlus publishing Two Naruto Titles [Wii & DS]
If you are a fan of the Naruto anime series then we have exciting news for you today! Atlus has announced that they have acquired the publishing rights to two games in the Shippuden series. One game, Dragon Blade Chronicles, for the Wii, and the other, Naruto vs. Sasuke, for the Nintendo DS. These two chapters in the Naruto franchise are currently scheduled for release on November 16, 2010. Scre...
So… Sega… Why isn’t Sonic 4 Like This?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxXycBv3Rlk[/youtube] Oh right, the Sonic cycle, never mind.
Rock Band 3 looks lame; is proof rhythm games missed the point
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV24LBf7y2A[/youtube] In 2007, a handful of ex-Guitar Hero developers announced a “radical new idea” in video games. I know because I was in the room at E3 when they announced it. They, Harmonix, were going to launch “an interactive music platform” called Rock Band, after which additional songs and game updates would be download later...
Could this be the minimalist gamepad of the future?
As influential as the Wii has been, the gamepad isn’t going anywhere. Heck, even Nintendo’s latest Wii game likes opposable thumbs more than it does motion control.
Paper-mâché plus platforming: And Yet it Moves now on WiiWare
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCgKOp-8bsE[/youtube] David is reviewing the game as we speak and will publish his thoughts later this week. That rhymed. I’m awesome.
How many times have you beaten Zelda: Twilight Princess?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDJrI_xm5Kg[/youtube] Zelda: Twilight Princess is a long game. Really long. Like upwards of 60 hours long, depending on how you play. But that hasn’t stopped this guy from completing it multiple times. “I’ve played this through four times, and I’m still not tired of it,” says Virpoja at Game Trailers. Now that’s dedication...
Review update: Metroid Other M in the house!
Along with resident fan-man Jack, I’ve been skeptical of Other M’s heavy use on cut scenes. After all, Metroid has always been about isolated gameplay’not dialog. Nevertheless, I’m excited to see if developer Team Ninja can smash my suspicions and surprise us all with a great game. And who knows’maybe I’ll be excited enough to bend the rules a little on when I publish my th...
So when’s the Metroid Movie? Other M Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruVuOI5Igo[/youtube] …
Nintendo releases Metroid retrospective narrated by Samus
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlrt9faIh1w[/youtube] As the August 31 release of Metroid Other M nears. No Prime though?
Move over Mario Paint… We got uDraw now!!
THQ has announced something pretty cool today, and I’m not talking about their promise not to release anymore mediocre titles. I’m talking about uDraw Studio. This game comes with a drawling tablet, and that’s almost if not as cool as the Mario Paint mouse back on the Super Nintendo. This $70 add-on accessory uses the WiiMote to power itself and is approximately 9 inches wide a...