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Nintendo’s games are pretty interesting. They have a very basic story on the surface, but for those that are willing to dive very deep, you can come away with some surprisingly engaging tales and themes. No other theme is more present than that of childhood/adulthood in the Zelda series. It’s a reoccurring [...]

I don’t think there are many other games that can outdo the changes that Conker went through before it finally released… Games that changed during development - full list here

This just fell into my inbox from Over the Top games… Over the Top Games is pleased to officially announce the european release date of our WiiWare game “Icarian: Kindred Spirits”. The game will be available this friday (June 19) on Europe. US release date will be announced soon. I am so jealous of our European [...]

A portion of a GamePro review… There’s also nothing wrong with what Let’s Tap is trying to do either: it’s yet another tech demo that further expands upon the Wii Remote’s unique capabilities. The only problem is, I’m not sure if that’s enough to sway gamers to buy it. Full review here

Cambridge, MA – June 15, 2009 – Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today revealed the full setlist for Rock Band™ Country Track Pack™, which includes some of country’s biggest artists from Willie [...]

Nintendo has a few streaming video choices for the Wii in Japan, including a first-party solution. In North America, we can at least watch YouTube videos. Just how much do console owners like watching streaming content on their platforms? A study from In-Stat gives us the details - streaming video via consoles will [...]

Cambridge, Mass. – June 15, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 25 tracks from artists including Soundgarden, Motley Crue, Rush and from artists performing at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii™ system. Bonnaroo is a four-day annual [...]

GameSpite chugs along at a very nice clip, once again offering us some in-depth Nintendo articles to look at. Mr. Parish really outdoes himself with this project. I really do look forward to all the latest features, with the latest batch focusing in on the Game Boy. Coming of Age: Game Boy Takes the [...]

Videos Wii: –The Conduit – Commuter Nightmare Video –Grand Slam Tennis – Wii MotionPlus Video –Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Video –EA Sports Active – Wii Balance Board –Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom – Teaser Video –Indiana Jones & the Staff of Kings – Whip –Your Shape Info Video DS: –Personal Trainer: Walking – Family Challenge #3 –Nintendo DS Summer TV Spot –Nostalgia WiiWare: –Let’s Catch Info Video –Rainbow Islands: Towering [...]

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Water Warfare Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone 10+ Content descriptors: Cartoon Violence Rating summary: “This is a water gun combat game in which players shoot at opponents with a variety of water-based weapons (super-soaker guns, water pistols, water machine guns, etc.). Presented from a first-person perspective, the game allows players to target objects in training mode, then battle human opponents [...]

That image above makes me wish that there were a Slime Knight game! I’d love to spend the entire time bouncing around atop a slime. Are you listening, Square-Enix?! Link

What is more important to you in a Metroid game, the plot or the gameplay? I would like to think that both co-exist, and each element helps the other to be the best it can be. Retro really stepped things up in the story department for the Prime series, but it only existed [...]

Check out more pics here from the inaugural day (thanks Supa_S!)

Our industry has ridiculous highs and terrible lows, depending on the analysts you talk to. We don’t seem to have all that many level-headed analysts keeping eye on our industry. It’s either huge successes, or massive failures. Most analysts are calling doom and gloom for the industry after seeing these numbers from [...]

When reader Trey was heading out to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, little did he known that he’d become the Wii Experience Champion of the day. All he had to do was take on Glass Joe in Punch-Out!!, and see how fast he could knock him out. Trey managed to smash the competition, which [...]

Britain’s Rye Hill prison just got a little less game-friendly. The prison has decided to take away any/all PS3 units that the prisoners have. The reason for doing so was because of the wifi capabilities of the platform. The PS3 has an Ethernet port, as well as a wireless adapter built in. [...]

A survey commissioned by the Develop Conference (14-16 July, Brighton) has revealed that Japanese games legend Shigeru Miyamoto is the game developers’ game development hero. In a poll of 9,000 game developers from across the globe, almost one third (30 per cent) of respondents recognised Miyamoto as their ultimate development hero, ahead of an impressive top [...]