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Who knew that Mario could make me love the RPG genre? Well, to be completely truthful, he didn’t get me to love RPGs. Instead, he got me to love his own outings in the RPG realm. I just can’t deny it, I love any RPG that Mario is in. I wish [...]

Direct link here If you’re interested in checking out the game for yourself, you can grab a version of it right here! I wonder if Nintendo will squash this one as well. Link

Two VC reviews from OMG Nintendo… Secret Commando Secret Commando is one of the more derivative games I’ve ever played, as it’s a shot-for-shot homage (homage being the word you use if you’re feeling charitable) to other 8-bit top-down shooters. Pulseman It’s worth picking up, as the difficulty doesn’t detract from the gameplay at all, and any decent platformer [...]

Would you ever expect to find a massive Mario mural on the side of a TV repair shop? Well, that’s just what you’ll find if you travel to Weslaco, Texas. Huge thanks to 8-Bit Jay for the heads up, and the pics! Make sure to check out more after the jump.

“Online co-op isn’t just a ‘oh, let’s just tuck that in there.’ There’s a ton of design work on top of the technological implementation that would have to be done. Then there’s online testing to do. Online is really, really hard in anything and should never be done as an afterthought. And in 2009, [...]

Jools Watsham himself was nice enough to share this screen with us, the first screen from Dementium II. It was featured in the most recent issue of Nintendo Power. While we gave you a quick summary of info, you can now read the full article at the Renegade Kid site.

It’s a pretty big month for NASA, the Moon, and mankind in general. You knew there would have to be a way to tie quite possibly the greatest achievement of mankind into the world of videogames! The article below takes a look at a few games that have the moon playing a rather [...]

A portion of a C3 interview with Suda51… C3: Why did you decide to resurrect FSR in the first place, and why put an old PS2 game on the DS rather than a home console like Wii? Goichi Suda, CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture: I received an offer from Wada-san of Marvelous Entertainment. He is the well-known Producer [...]

Reader/GameStop employee Hayden snapped us this pic of the updated release list for Wii. On that sheet is a listing for Harvest Moon Magical Melody, the Cube title that was ported to Wii. It looks like North America will actually get the game, but it’ll be a GameStop exclusive.

Looks like Google caught onto all the buzz about the hidden Triforce emblems in their special logos. Earlier today, they had all Triforce emblems removed from the logos. Any Google logo that had a hidden Triforce has now been scrubbed clean. Wow, I guess Google isn’t as easy-going as I thought! Link

For those of you that wanted to check out the ‘Orange Lights’ comic that was available for certain customers that picked up The Conduit, you can now check out the comic for free via Amazon. Just right click and save the link below to get a .PDF of the full comic. Comic here (thank Greenyz!)

The Lunar series definitely has its fans, which is why the franchise gets new entries, as well as numerous remakes. All of these happen to be varying levels of quality, but the overall feeling of the franchise has managed to stay positive. To figure out how the series got to where it is [...]

I often wonder if gamers get tired of the first-person genre. There are so many options available that for me, it becomes quite hard to keep all of them from blending together. I’ve played a handful of truly memorable FPS titles, but I’ve played many, many more that do nothing to stand out [...]

I knew that Stephen Totilo’s article from earlier today would cause quite a stir, and now we see other media outlets already putting together their rebuttals. That’s exactly what the short, but sweet article is below. I, too happen to disagree with Mr. Totilo…and I might have to put together an ‘End of [...]

Did I ever tell you guys that I hate achievements, and the entire idea of achievements? Man, it’s my biggest gaming pet-peeve! Maybe I’ll get into that story another day. Link and Link

“This is bigger than brain games and could rival and potentially eclipse the music category. It’s another reason to buy the Wii console and it makes it more of a family buy.” - analyst Billy Pidgeon with Game Changer Research “Everyone has seen that if you put out a good fitness product, you do good [...]

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Reader Gigahedgehog noticed a Dr. Pepper block ad that has been floating aroudn the internet, and he thought he recognized the backdrop from somewhere. Above you can see the ad compared to the Metroid title screen. They’re definitely similar…but is this a coincidence, or is there more to it?

Reader Gigahedgehog noticed a Dr. Pepper block ad that has been floating aroudn the internet, and he thought he recognized the backdrop from somewhere. Above you can see the ad compared to the Metroid title screen. They’re definitely similar…but is this a coincidence, or is there more to it?

Pokemon Red/Blue turned out to be the second lowest-rated game in this issue of Nintendo Power, only beating out Disney’s Mulan on Game Boy. Man, things sure have changed, haven’t they!? Link

Nintendo has had amazing success with the Wii, and now that Wii Sports Resort is going to hit in Europe and North America, you can be sure that good times are ahead. The key component to Wii Sports Resort is the MotionPlus accessory. While the public has already latched onto the device with over 400,000 [...]

Sexy Poker Platform: Wii Rating: Mature Content descriptors: Simulated Gambling, Suggestive Themes Rating summary: This is a Strip Poker game in which players engage in games of Black Jack and Poker against female avatar opponents. The object of the game is to win hands in order to remove articles of clothing from still images of the female characters. Nurses, [...]

There are millions of players out there that own a copy of Dragon Quest IX. There’s no doubt that a sizable amount of them have already beaten the game, but you can be sure that they’re still plugging away at the title. 1up’s Jeremy Parish is one of those lucky gamers that has [...]

Reader Remzi is a serious…VERY serious Super Smash Bros. Brawl player. He’s put together a video featuring, in his opinion, the top 10 Brawl plays of the week. It looks like he’s going to do this every week, and he’s open to suggestions for videos. Just shoot him a message on his [...]