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* Limited Edition Mega Man Star Force® 3 laser-inscribed polycarbonate console case with secret 3-game storage shelf * Graphic Screens * Three 2-in-1 SD card and game cases * Precision Stylus * 2-in-1 screen cleaner wrist strap with retro [...]

A portion of an N+ review… N+ Points N+ Easy to use N+ Convenient N+ Compatible with Wii MotionPlus and the Wii Jacket N- Points N- Quite a bit expensive ($49.99) N- Takes a while to fully charge Full review here

Mop the floor with his tears…fantastic! Thanks to Aric for the heads up!

“Ruling out a source of information is never a good idea. The main problem he (Peter Moore) is alluding to is that family games tend to get reviewed poorly, if at all, by many mainstream review sites, typically dropping 10 or more percentage points as a result. Anecdotally, this is because most reviewers are [...]

Halo ODST - 53% God of War III - 49% Wii Sports Resort - 45% Guitar Hero 5 - 42% Final Fantasy XIII - 37% Madden 10 - 35% Guitar Hero: Van Halen - 34% Assassins Creed 2 - 32% Need for Speed: Shift - 32% Need for Speed: Nitro - 32% NCAA Football 10 - 32% The Beatles Rock Band - 30% What game managed to [...]

Let’s Tap has a visualizer…and now we can see what happens when you take your Wiimote and rest it on a speaker while Dark Side of the Moon is playing. Thanks to Rick for the heads up! Direct link here

A pair of retro-themed goodies coming from 1up… Masterpieces: Final Fantasy V’s “Ahead on Our Way” Retro Revival Retrospective: The Simpsons Part 9

Warped Tour Song Packs from Rock Band! Get the Warped Tour song packs for Rock Band featuring tracks from The Devil Wears Prada, Underoath, Bad Religion, Chiodos, A Day to Remember, Thrice and more! Available on June 23rd and 30th in the Rock Band Music Store on Xbox Live Marketplace. Looks like we might be left out [...]

A portion of an Iwata Asks interview with the dev team behind the MotionPlus peripheral… Iwata: I suppose the obvious question is: if it offers such huge advantages, why didn’t you use it in the Wii Remote from the very start? Dev team: We actually looked into the idea of including a gyro sensor at the very [...]

Nintendo of Europe has today confirmed the date of Wii Sports Resort, plus released more info on the game. This summer Wii gamers will be able to head to a sun-drenched island full of twelve sports that take full advantage of the Wii Remote’s MotionPlus add-on. Featuring action ranging from the adrenaline-filled to the fitness-focused, expect [...]

A bit of a different, grittier approach to Samus, but I like it! Check out more pics here (thanks Kurayami!)

Two reviews from N-Sider… Boom Blox Bash Party Help Wanted

Customize a male character and bring him into battle.

“In our ongoing effort to be first to market with new technology, our release of Wand was prior to the launch of Wii Motion Plus and thus, we were unable to confirm compatibility. These types of compatibility problems are unfortunate but fairly common as new technology emerges. After extensive testing we discovered there is a [...]

Extended Menghuo battle footage.

“I think it’s a subject matter barrier. Not everybody wants to get into these super violent worlds and yet here I am making a game about broad axes and decapitation. But I think humour would get more people into games. It’s getting better, it used to be that the games industry had a [...]

“Rock Band never got anybody a date…Never.” - Brad Paisley, Grammy award-winning country music star If only Mr. Paisley would do some research before he made such bold claims. Not only have their been relationships built on Rock Band, there have been marriages as well! We’ve covered numerous stories, including ones that showed off [...]

“We’re consulting for things like Miami Law, consulting localization, actually Miami Law started as straight consulting and then turned into localization. We’ll do that and we’ll do developing, localization, customizing for another publisher, and we also plan on publishing our own stuff too. We’re covering all the bases and not just doing one thing. [...]

Two impressions from C3… Style Savvy Endless Ocean 2

A portion of a RPGFan review… This promotional item, with the definite “Original Soundtrack” surname, only has 13 tracks on it. And here’s the shocker: the best music comes from the lesser-known composers. Full review here (thanks Marl0!)

Flash Liquidizing Ultra Dousing Device Do you know what game that comes from? Come on, it’s an easy one! If you are really stumped, check after the jump for the answer. Stupid game terminology - full article here

“We have huge regard for companies like Playfish; they don’t have high customer acquisition costs and they’re getting users to bite on micro-transactions from the start. So we’re in investment mode, and we’ll be announcing deals with companies that will be of note some time in the near future.” - Electronic Arts COO John Pleasants EA [...]

Public opinion of video games has come miles from where it once was. Things are leagues above the early days, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have a long road still to pave. We have to stick to our guns, keep trumpeting games, and make it our mission to show what the industry can [...]