VC Monday: Poke Puzzles and ANOTHER Fighting Game!!

Yes our two VC releases for cinco de mayo were Pokemon Puzzle League and Renegade. Pokemon Puzzle League being a version of Tetris Attack, with Pokemon pasted onto it. The latter game Renegade is about a guy trying to save his girlfriend from a street gang. And it is a fighter. Woop-de-doo...

So go ahead and treat your self to some game play.

Pokemon Puzzle League




Renegade

Rock Band Sells 3 Million Copies, and 10 Million DLC Songs

We have all heard of Rock Band. Face it. You can either love it or hate it, but there is no denying its success. And by these recent sales numbers, MTV Games, and Harmonix are laughing all the way to the bank. Ok that was uncalled for.

But what contributed to the success of Rock Band? The drums and mic? Or just the sheer amount of DLC that there is? I am thinking the DLC. I know of many people that keep going back online to buy the newest songs. And who can blame them? Unlike Guitar Hero 3, there are weekly updates for songs. EVERY week since the game launched. So like I said, laughing all the way to the bank...

Source: kotaku.com

Earthbound heading to VC!

FINALLY! We get the announcement that millions of Nintendo fans have been waiting to hear since the release of the Virtual Console. Earthbound, that little game that boasted high graphics, and spectacular gameplay is coming to Virtual Console. What more can be said?

The above image shows us that the ESRB has rated the game for the Wii.

Source: kotaku.com

FFVII Director Hints at a FFVII Remake!

Woot. I am not much into Final Fantasy, but one of the few games in the series I like is VII. I dunno why, but I just like it. Now we have great news like this. Woot.

Now we do not have any announcements to make this official, and there was also no console to mention either. But just hearing something like this is good for now!

My feelings are that if a remake were to work well then all the core members of the original team must be reassembled, all the artists and designers. The problem is that, although all of us have an idea of what a remake should be and how to do it, organising such a thing right now is logistically very difficult. All the different members are now involved in very new, very large projects like Final Fantasy XIII and those projects are going to take a while. Maybe, when all those games are finished then we can look at doing something like that. Of course, that said we came up with the idea for Crisis Core in just two days. It was a case of 'this is what we want to do, so let's do it'. So, you can definitely expect the probability of something spontaneous happening at some point, but it's hard to predict.

Source: kotaku.com

Conan O Brian's Version of GTA 4

I wonder how many copies it sold?

Wall-e Trailer

New Lego Indiana Jones Trailer

New Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer " The Revived Trailer"

New Guitar Hero Aerosmith Trailer

New Metal Gear Online Video

From the Beta Version...

New Silver GC Controler Features a Longer Cord!

AND ITS SILVER!

Source: gonintendo.com

Rayman Raving Rabbids in Chess?

Well as if eating the Wii Fit Balance Board was not insane enough, they are popping up in a chess game. Now before all of the Nintendo fans out there get all excited, this is not for a Nintendo Console. It is for the Xbox Live Arcade. But wait, this game does not look to graphically powerful on the 360, so there could be a chance for the developers to bring this to WiiWare. That would be cool. I may get this on Xbox Live arcade, because I love the rabbids, and I like a good game of chess.

Source: blog.wired.com

Crash and Spyro are back!

Well any time one game has a new release the other has one too. That is what is going to happen with Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant, and The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. Both of these games are made by Sierra. And both of them look good. Yes, even the Spyro one. Here is what IGN had to say:

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Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant

In Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant, a rejuvenated Neo Cortex is taking over the world one brain at a time! Cortex and N. Brio devise a new kind of evil – a text-messaging, do-anything device which controls both mutant and bandicoot minds. Armed with his quick-wits and lightening agility, Crash must free his friends, the titans and save the day!

"The Crash Bandicoot franchise has built a wide audience of loyal fans, appealing to both male and female gamers of all ages," said Al Simone, senior vice president, Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "The Crash series remains one of the most recognizable franchises in our industry and we're excited to make this year's family-friendly title appear at the top of every gamer's wish list this holiday."

Key features in Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant include:

Mutant in your Pocket! - Not only does Crash gain the ability to control his enemies when he jacks them – now he can store his favorite monsters in his pocket, upgrade them and utilize their powers when they are most advantageous

"Free-Romping" World Design - Wumpa Island becomes a "free-romping" environment, allowing players to travel and explore through intersecting worlds, with different gameplay options available depending on what creature you've brought along for the ride

The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon

In the final chapter of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master's (voiced by Mark Hamill) evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks. The game introduces two never before seen elements into the Spyro universe: Spyro can now fly at any time and players can drop-in/drop-out with the new cooperative feature. The co-op feature allows players to have the option of completing the game as either Spyro or Cynder, giving them more freedom to explore Spyro's world in completely new ways. "Spyro has grown up a lot since his debut, and players are going to notice advanced gameplay, character design and story lines in Dawn of the Dragon," said Al Simone, senior vice president, Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "The game takes some exciting twists and turns – fans of the series and newcomers alike will experience non-stop fun, a renewed sense of intensity and the type of challenging adventure only Spyro can overcome.

Ubisoft With Two New Price of Persia Games for Holidays

Well, thats just dandy. I try and get into this series, and I get stuck about 25 percent into the first game. Now this is going to be like the 5th or so game in the series. Meh. But for you fans out there know that there is going to be a Xbox 360/PS3 game which may start another trilogy. There is also going to be a new separate game made for the DS.

Source: www.xbox360fanboy.com

New TV Show King Pictures!

Now now the name of this game sound cheezy, But the premise sounds awesome. A triva show about T.V., and from the looks of some screens movies too. It also seems to use the Miis.



This is a WiiWare game developed by Game Loft. They make cell phone games. But this game is looking good, and I may get it...

See more at ign.com

Raving rabbids 3 will use Wii balance board!

Well, it looks like there's going to be a third installment in the popular rayman raving rabbids part games on wii. This next one is going to use the wii balance board, but how will it affect the mini games? We'll just have to find out when the game comes out, but for now, here's the short teaser trailer:



Source: ign.com

The United Gaming Convention Presents: Two Mario Kart Wii Videos

As part of our coverage of Mario Kart Wii, the United Gaming Convention is going to be providing many gameplay videos for the game. Here are the first two, so check them out and enjoy!

This is also the United Gaming Convention's 100th post, so thanks to all of you readers fro making the site what it is now!

Mario Kart Wii - Luigi's Circut (US)

Mario Kart Wii - Coconut Mall (US)

Mario Kart Wii Video Unboxing

Well here it is. A little but after the written one, but still good. It is more detailed, so watch it for that. Otherwise enjoy!

Mario Kart Wii Unboxing

Hello fellow gamers. It is April 27th 2008, and that is the release day of Mario Kart Wii. Now lets get to the unboxing. It will be in two versions. The picture and text version that is in this post. And the video version, that will be in another post. So enjoy.

The box.


Front

Back

Comments: This is what you will see at the store. So you do not actually get to see the initial Mario Kart Wii gamecase until you have bought the pack. It comes with both the game and the Wii Wheel for $50. So they pretty much give you a free Wii Wheel. And that is where the game shines. When you play, you can tell that the Wii Wheel is the best control meathod after a few matches. But during those first few matches the Wii Wheel will be difficult to use. But like I said afterwards it gets a lot better!

The Pack Exposed.
Comments: So here is what you will get after it is all said and done. One copy of Mario Kart Wii, one official Nintendo Wii Wheel, and a nice empty box. Pretty nice.

The Wii Wheel.
Comments: This is the powerful Wii Wheel. In Mario Kart Wii, it comes in this cardboard box along with a instruction manual. And compared to other third party wheels, this one takes the cake. It has an clear plastic piece that goes in front of the Wiimote's IR Sensor. This allows the Wiimote to be able to read the sensor bar. This was the problem with the other wheels.

The Game Case:




Comments: So here is everything you get in the case. One case for Mario Kart Wii. A disc for the game. The instruction booklet. A reminder from Nintendo to register your software. And finally, a pamphlet that pretty much says buy Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, and Super Mario Strikers Charged. Why they did not mention Brawl is unclear to me. But anyways that is what is in the box.

Finial Comments: So there you have it, the unboxing of Mario Kart Wii. You sure do get quite a lot of stuff. I would say that for $50 it is well worth it. Get this game people.

New Line Rider 2 Wii Screens

Check out more at ign.com

IGN Gives Grand Theft Auto a 10/10

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This is insane. A perfect row of tens. They did not do that with any game on IGN in the three years I have been on the site. This is insane. I have seen SO many reviews from the site and never seen a 10. The only other game that got a ten that I can think of is Ocarina of Time. WOW.

From IGN

A "10" is not a score we give out very often. In fact, the last time we gave a 10 to a console game was Soul Calibur in 1999. A 10 doesn't mean a game is perfect -- it means a game is pushing boundaries, expanding a genre, and doing many things to a level so far above and beyond its competitors that they overshadows any flaws. Certainly, GTA IV has some issues, the most noticeable being the occasional flaw in the cover system, but there are many more pieces of GTA IV that are better than anything I've seen from a game in the past decade. We don't give 10s often -- just to games that merit the score.

Now, I was expecting Grand Theft Auto 4 to be a good game, but wow. Not this good. Check out ign's review here.

The Guitar Hero Tie

All I can say is that this is too awesome...

Source: gonintendo.com

Two new Battle of the Bands Videos

See more at gametrailers.com

New Secret Agent Clank Pictures

But your playing as Ratchet...

See more at ign.com

New Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer

New Quake Wars Trailer

New Gears of Ware Two Exclusive Gametrailers Trailer

Monster Hunter Sells Two Million In Japan

The Japanese are obssessed with Monster Hunter. Plain and simple. And why nit? Its a good game. But woah. This is a milestone.

Source: ign.com

Club Nintendo Announced for Australia

Well today is the release of Mario Kart Wii in Australia. So when thousands of Australian Karters open their copies of Mario Kart Wii, they are going to find a slip of paper. A slip of paper inviting them to Club Nintendo. The envy of everyone who does not live in Japan.

If you do not know what Club Nintendo is, its a program which allows you to get points for getting Nintendo games, and other things. You can redeem those points for EXCLUSIVE Nintendo items, like cool action figures, and even exclusive video games. As in game you can;t get anywhere except for from Club Nintendo. Its a cool deal huh? Thought so.

Source: ign.com

Rock Band/ Guitar Hero Stand

We all know that Rock Band/ Guitar Hero has taken over the gaming world. They are both so fun and addicting, people have trouble putting the games down. Literally. People have to prop them against tables, lay them against couches, and other places, because no one has guitar stands in their living rooms. Until now.



The stand is made of wood and can house up to four guitars on each side. It also has a flat tablelike wooden top, where you can put controllers. I personally like this design. It is made out of wood, so it matches with any room. So, for $55 this does not sound like a bad deal.

Source: kotaku.com

Mario Kart Wii review on IGN!

This game now has a written review as well as a video review on IGN, it has a good score, although it didn't get as good a score as Mario Kart DS.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/868/868012p1.html

Playing Halo 2 With a Wiimote and Nunchuck

A gametrailers user seems to have mapped the Wii controls to one of Microsoft's biggest games... Interesting...

Star Wars the Force Unleashed: Bridging the Gap Between Episodes 3 and 4

Guitar Hero 4 is going to be Rock Bandish...

Well its official. We all knew that Guitar Hero would have some major competition when Rock Band came out. I mean why just play Guitar, when you can play Drums, Bass, and sing too? It only makes sense. Now this is rumorish, but Activision has not confirmed more instruments for GH4, but an interview with the president of the company did in a May issue of a magazine. So it kind of makes sense...




Source: ign.com

Virtual Console Monday: RPGs and a Beat'em Up!

Rejoice those who are nerdy and those who err... like to fight? We have two new VC games out today, and they are actually not that bad. Now granted I am not going to buy them, but I know that our RPG for this week Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom, is an RPG that almost any hardcore Phantasy Star fan would like to have again.

Now for the beat'em up. We have River City random. One of the first freeish roaming beat things up for now reason game. It started many games and inspired even more. So if you like random beat'em ups, then this is the game for you.

As always here is your fill of gameplay!

River City Ransom



Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom

Metal Gear Online Beta Pushed Back

Just when thousands of Metal Gear fanboys were counting down till midnight for the servers fro Metal gear Online to open, something odd happened. Well actually nothing happened. So after a long confusion Konami posted an article on their site saying that due to unexpected server traffic they are going to have to pull the beta back to a later date.



All I can say is that it sucks for you PS3 owners...

Source: ign.com

Guitar Hero Aerosmith Boxart

Here it is.

Mario Kart Wii sells big in Japan this week

With 593,576 units in its debut week, Mario Kart Wii was the biggest game in Japan this past week, pushing Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G into second place after two weeks at the top.

But Capcom's PSP smash didn't do too bad either. Media Create's software chart for April 7 to April 13 has it at 221,781 units. The game has now topped the 1.59 million mark, prompting the question, where's the press release about two million shipped, Capcom?

The rest of the top 10 was all old. Coming in at third was Warriors Orochi Maou Sairin (Koei, PS2, 55,506 units), followed by Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii, 31,325), Pokemon Ranger Batonnage (30,159), Tottado (Bandai Namco, DS, 26,109), Pro Baseball Spirits 5 (Konami, PS2, 21,510), Star Ocean 2 Second Evolution (Square Enix, PSP, 17,591), Deca Sporta (Hudson, Wii, 17,171), and Smash Bros. X (Nintendo, Wii, 14,297).

Mario Kart may have topped the software chart, but it didn't do too much to spur Wii hardware sales. The PSP was once again at the top this week with 85,721 units. DS Lite came in at second with 47,158 units, beating the Wii's 46,296.

The PS3 pulled off another shocker this week, dropping into four digit territory with 8,232 units. Below it were the PS2 at 6,834 units and the Xbox 360 at 1,147 units.

Woah.

Source: ign.com

Nintendo Pwns March

We all knew that Brawl was going to sell. But for it to sell as quickly as it did, no one expected. Heres a bit from IGN.

In March, Nintendo again defined industry momentum in both home and portable video games sales, according to the independent NPD Group, which monitors retail activity in the video game industry. More than 720,000 Wii systems sold in March, representing the highest monthly sales total outside of holiday months (November or December) to date, while Nintendo DS™ also sold through nearly 700,000 systems.

Nintendo also finished with the top-selling U.S. game of March. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which launched March 9, came in at No. 1 with 2.7 million units sold.

"Nintendo systems represented 58 percent of all video game hardware sold in March in the United States," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We expect our momentum to continue with big upcoming game launches like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit."

All I can say is another win for Nintendo, and this is March. They have Mario Kart this month. Then the casual gamers get a hit in May with Wii Fit. Nintendo is a genius...

Source: ign.com

Flying Iron Man Video

Fly like a bird...

Mortal Combat V.S DC Announced!

Woah. 2008 is getting crazier each day when it comes to fighting games and cameos. First we have Brawl with Sonic and Snake. Next we have Soul Calibur 4 with Yoda and Darth Vader. Now, we finally have Mortal Combat V.S DC.

So what does this mean. It means all of the insane action of MC, mixed with the dark tales of DC. The box art is showing off Batman and a Mortal Combat character facing each other. It looks cool. Here is the trailer for this awesome game.

New Spiderman Game Announced!

Crank that Superman, Batman, Spiderman, whatever... I am jsut going to play this game.

We finally get a new Spiderman game for the Wii. The last one was Friend or Foe, which was a big mistake. But lets not get into that...

This game is called Web of Shadows. It is looking really cool from the trailer. Check it out!

New Lego Batman Video!

Lego Batman ftw!

HULK SMASH!

With new Wii pictures!


Check out more at ign.com

A Wii FPS? Thats good?

Take a look at this trailer. Woah. The graphics are screaming Xbox 360. Then you slap your self, because they are for the Wii. Yeah thats right the Wii. And we thought Galaxy had good graphics. Pshhh...

The name of this game is called The Conduit, which is a FPS game being made EXCLUSIVLY for the Wii. I hope they pull a great end product from this game. It seems to be very promising.

Xbox 360 beats PS3 in March

By a slim line.

We all know of the success that the PS3 has had for the past two months. It got its turn to prance circles around the Xbox 360, and have a moment of glory. Until it looked up and saw the Wii...

But none the less, the PS3 had its glory. But now the 360 gets its throne back (that is still under the Wii...) But the 360 barley beat the PS3 this month, and PS3 can easily come back in the later months with its exclusives like Metal Gear Solid 4...

Source: ign.com

New Tales of Vesperia Trailer

Finally! We got more news on the first Tales Of game coming to a Microsoft console! WOOT!

First Videos of Darth Vader and Yoda in Action In Soul Calibur 4!

The fanboy in me exploded....


Buy this on PS3 for Vader, and the Xbox 360 for Yoda...

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress Gameplay

Once more, from gamtrailers! Click here for more!

Japanese Mario Kart Wii Videos!

From gametrailers! Go here to see more!

New We Ski Trailer

Remember its We Ski, not Wii Ski...

Official US Release Date for Soulcalibur IV

YAY! This game has Yoda and Darth Vader in it! Well Darth Vader for the PS3 version, and Yoda for the 360 version.


Yeah, I had a Star Wars Fanboy moment there. But anyways the official date for the games release in the US is July 29! Happy fighting!

The Five "Wii-Exclusive Tracks" for Rock Band Wii

These five tracks are supposed to be exclusive to the Nintendo version, which they are. But you can get them as DLC on the 360, and PS3 versions of the game. Never the less the developers were nice enough to compensate us on something when you we get this gimped version of the game...



The Songs:

"Dirty Little Secret" - The All-American Rejects
"Don't Look Back in Anger" - Oasis
"Roam" - The B-52's
"Rockaway Beach" - The Ramones
"Roxanne" - The Police

Source: ign.com

New Trailer and Interview for Rock Band Wii!

Rock on with double the goodness!

Samaba De Amigo Video Interview!

Shake it up with the Wii Version of this game! Err just watch the video with the makers of the game!

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Video Interview!

Check out the latest scoop about the first and coolest looking Sonic RPG on the DS from the makers of the game themselves!

Strongbad's Cool Game for Attracive People Video and Interview!

DOUBLE THE HOMESTARWUNNA GOODNESS!

Two Wii and DS Force Unleashed Videos

Weild either your Stylus or Wiimote and battle the darkside with these two videos of The Force Unleashed in action!

New Boom Blox Video

We all know by now about this game. You know, the game that EA is making with Stephen Spielberg. So his magic has to spread to Wii games now huh?

But this is actually looking to be a pretty solid game, an d with someone like Spielberg on crew, it can only get better.

New LostWinds Video!

We have a TON of Nintendo content from a variety of sites, simply because of the extensiveness at Nintendo's Media Summit. So brace your selves for a wave of Nintendo after this post!

LostWinds is looking better and better with each video of it they show. The gameplay reminds me a little of Galaxy. Well the pointer functionality does. This is looking like a game to get when WiiWare releases! But nonetheless here is a video of some brand spanking new gameplay!

New Naruto Ninja Storm Trailer!

BELIEVE IT! Not much to say. Sony and Naruto games go hand in hand. So every game is generally a big deal. This is the first video footage of the game we have had for months, so enjoy! This will also be Naruto's first outing on thePS3...

Dragon Quest V Announced for the DS!

Yay! The DS is finally getting some much appreciated Dragon Questness from Square! This is actually relatively unexpected, considering the DS just got Dragon Quest Jokers for the DS last fall. Still more Dragonquest is always good, so it works out with me. Also this game is coming out in June. Weather this is for the US or for Japan is uncertain, but knowing Square it is probably going to be Japan. Still this is great news. Check out these pictures!



See more pics at ign.com

Two new Xbox Originals Coming on the 21

You heard me. Finally we get to have two new Xbox Originals hitting our 360. Will these games be worth it? I'll let you be the judge of that.

Here are the games!

- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- Metal Arms

I will cover these games more upon their release, but know this. Get Splinter Cell.

Source: ign.com

Samba De Amigo... It has Wi-Fi!

It seems that every game these days has online play. In one way shape or form. But the majority end up disappointing us via leaderboards.


This happened to us with Sega's game Ghost Squad. When we see that Wi-Fi Logo, we all thought, online multiplayer! But it just turned out to be leaderboards. So now we have Samba De Amigo's Boxart coming out with a big fat Wi-Fi logo slapped on that infamous upperlefthand corner. Every Nintendo fanboy checks that corner. Its a habit. But I honestly am puzzled by Samba De Amigo having online. Will it go the way of online multiplayer like Guitar Hero 3? Or will Sega pull another fast one on us, and have only leaderboards and no online multiplayer? We have no details, but wait with baited breath. Err, well the Samba De Amigo fanboys will... All three of them...

Source: gonintendo.com

Okami Thank You Stamps and Seeds!

Well thats quite kind, and er... odd of Capcom. If you preprdered your copy of Okami at the Capcom Store for the Nintendo Wii you get two things. Okami stamps that you can use for err... mailing things? You also get some seeds to plant in your favorite garden! These seeds are actually inside the stamps, so do these stamps act as a case for the seeds? This is all very confusing. Oh, and for all of your gardeners who are wondering what plant the seeds grow into, its a sage. Woot. I sure hope we all perordered!

Source: kotaku.com

Rock Band Wii, PS2, and PS3 to Come out Aug 29 (WAIT UPDATED!)

Well we all know Europe got screwed over with the 360 and ESPECIALLY the PS3 releases of Rock Band. But they FINALLY have a date for the gimped piece of crap that is Rock Band Wii! Aug 29. This is also the release date for Rock Band Wii's gimped cousin Rock Band PS2. The only good part of this post is the PS3 version, that comes out along side its gimped friends. I wounder how many times I used gimped in this post? So all of you gamers in Europe take a word from the wise. GO BUY THE NEXTGEN(NONWII) versions!

NOTE: I like Rock Band. It is a really fun game! Just the 360 and PS3 versions though...

EDIT: GUAZ! EA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THIS RELEASE DATE FOR EUROPE IS WRONG! THE ACTUAL RELEASE DATE WILL BE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER! SO YEAH, THE XBOX 360 VERSION COMES OUT IN MAY, SO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HOLD OFF FOR THE OTHER VERSIONS, NOW WITH A SUMMER RELEASE...

No Mario Kart Disc Read Errors for Europe

Well Nintendo has hopped onto the idea of dual layered discs. It is the new format for their Wii games. The first game was Brawl. And with that came the drys of a thousand fanboys when their Wii's could not read their new shiny dual layered copies of Brawl. Why? Because the lens in their Wii's were too dirty. Now Nintendo is willing to take your Wii and clean it and send it back to you. All free of charge I may add.



But recently many people with Mario Kart Wii in Japan were experiencing the same problems that Brawl owners had.

Ok, so the same Dual layered game is out in Europe now, and no one has had any problems with the discs. Odd. Either Europe got a good batch of discs, or Europeans can take better care of their Wii's than everyone else...

Source: gonintendo.com

Virtual Console Monday: SEGA FUN!

Well we get two games again this week. And I have not heard of a single one of them. The two games are Fantasy Zone, which is like a aerial shooter, that seems cutesy, and puzzleish. It is shard to describe. Also there were no gameplay videos of it on youtube. That is odd. But it looks like a cool game. So now we have two whole games on the Master System. Our next game is Mega Turrican. It looks like a shooter of some sort. It is for the Genesis. I do have a video for that game. So enjoy, and spend those Wii Points wisely. We have Wii Ware coming soon...

Mega Turrican

Weekend Review

Alright guys heres the first weekend review. A post, where we list all of this past weeks posts. Enjoy!

Friday, April 11, 2008
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Mario Kart Wii Released in the UK Today!
New Halo 3 Map Pack out for the Xbox 360
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Trailer
Toki Tori being remade for WiiWare
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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Nintendo Takes a Swing at Mario Super Sluggers
Retro DS Cases Now For Sale
Mushroom Rock Band Drum Pads
Nkyo has the one guitar to play them all!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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Sony shuts down older PS2 and PSP Servers
New Wii White GC Controller
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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Iron Man Story Trailer
Sonic Unleashed Teaser Trailer
Virtual Console Monday: Yoshi's Cookie, and Bases Loaded

That sure was an eventful week of gaming news. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks to all the fans out there. You guys rock, and make this site a great place to be! Now if you will excuse me I have some Brawling to do...

Mario Kart Wii Released in the UK Today!

Well thats just great for Europeans. Well while us Americans and Canadians are going to be the last ones to get Mario Kart, Europe still has no release date for Brawl, its only fair. But anyways my friend IronIsland made a great video where he unboxes the games, and previews the game as he plays for the first time. He also shows off the Wii Wheel. The game comes out to North America on the 27th. So play Brawl until then!

New Halo 3 Map Pack out for the Xbox 360

More places to have more headshots! Here is a look at each map in video form. I really can't describe them any better than direct gameplay can, so watch the three videos for each of the three maps in the pack!

Ghost Town



Avalanche



Blackout

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Trailer

Wow. I never expected to see our friends from Home Star Runner appearing on Wii. There is so much to say, bu t the trailer explains most of it, so I am going to summarize things. This game is being made by the same people who made the Sam and Max series of point and click puzzlers. This game will be a point and click puzzler too. I also find it interesting that this game was announced only a few days after the announcement of Sam and Max coming to Wii. Another interesting similarity between the two is the fact that they are both episodic games. Meaning a new episode, (or part of the game) is released monthly (or however long). I am excited. WiiWare is getting better and better each day. Now watch the trailer...

Toki Tori being remade for WiiWare

Well Wii Ware is looking better each day. It seems that each day I hear about a new game for the system, and each one looks good. I just am shocked. But anyways lets talka bout Toki Tori. What is it you may ask? I am not entirely sure. All I know is that it was a game for the GBC and I think this is a remake of it. Also, from the screens, it seems to be a platformer/puzzle game with a baby chicken.



But anyways it looks to be pretty fun. I'll wait for a review t conform the greatness of it though.

Go check out IGN for more screens.

Nintendo Takes a Swing at Mario Super Sluggers

It has been a few months since the conformation of " Mario Baseball" We had that name and a picture of the game to hold us over. Well now at Nintendo's Media Summit, they played a bit of the game. From the screens that I have seen it looks like a really good game. Although the camera angle seems to have changed as far as batting goes. It is more zoomed is as you will see in the below picture.



A bit from Kotaku:

Nintendo kicked off its Media Summit this morning with a quick preview of its next mascot-filled baseball title, now known as Mario Super Sluggers. Nintendo of America's Bill Trinnen walked the gathered press through a single inning—much speedier than the real life thing—featuring the Mario Firebats team taking on the Peach Royals. Like Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Super Sluggers uses a similar coach character team set up, with second string NIntendo characters like Shy Guy and Baby Mario covering the field while the player handles pitching duties.

Mario Super Sluggers uses a control scheme built on the foundation of Wii Sports baseball, with only Wii Remote gestures required to play. With Mario as his pitcher, Trinnen demoed the game's controls, using Wii-mote swinging to throw fastballs, curveballs and, naturally, fireballs. Twists of the remote during your swing allows for curveballs, with a properly timed swing—performed just as a set of glowing rings centers on your character—adding extra heat to the ball.

Power moves can be pulled of with an A+B button combination, when charged.

Fielding appeared to be largely controlled by the game's AI, with a shake of the Wii Remote making your fielder sprint to the ball. Throwing to a baseman requires just a simple toss. A quick press of A will make your defensive player dive for the ball, for dramatic last second catches.

Batting used a similar control method, with a Wii Sports-like batting swing and timing for hits following the same ring indicator. Your character can use power-ups while at bat, with Mario delivering a flaming baseball to centerfield, which Donkey Kong obviously dropped when caught.

Nintendo was light on details during the brief demo of Mario Super Sluggers, but it looks to follow previous Mario-themed sporting events, with guest appearances from a big number of Nintendo mainstays. We saw Mario, Luigi, Peach, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Daisy, Shy Guy, Monty Mole, and Donkey Kong—who opts for a boxing glove instead of a bat—in the line-up.

Mario Super Sluggers was described as one of Nintendo's "bridge games", one that is designed to appeal to the Wii Sports crowd, and looks to aim for accessibility for traditional non-gamers. No one will mistake it for anything resembling a sim, but it's clear Nintendo is going for an even more casual audience-friendly look and feel.

As for me, I am glad they have the feeling largely controlled with the AI, because on Wii that would be difficult to control. But I do like being able to shake the Wiimote to let your AI controlled fielder run faster to get the ball. I also am glad they have that same coaching system that they used in Mario Strikers Charged, where you pick from Main characters to do main things, and use secondary characters to handle the fielding and other things. This is looking to be a great game. I just hope they get the motion right. If they do alls cool!