Yes, these people are all hitting up DS Download Stations in order to grab the latest Dragon Quest IX content. Dragon Quest really does have an amazing power over the Japanese, doesn’t it?!
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The gang at Unseen64 are doing their best to try and raise money in order to purchase two game prototypes, one for Earthworm Jim 2 and the other for Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon. Both of these games are favorites of mine, and I’d love to see what hidden goodies away in the proto versions! [...]
“Microsoft is very smart to go after this kind of, Wii Fit-type market. I mean, my Mom this Christmas asked for a Wii and a Wii Fit. She doesn’t play games at all and I’m like ‘Damn you Nintendo!’ But that’s cool, right? That she’s playing games she wouldn’t normally have played.” - Cliffy [...]
Reader MazKiller has sent us numerous tips in the past, and he’s always been a dependable guy. This time around he sends in a mysterious tip telling us that Flipnote Studio is due out on August 3rd in the states, and July 31st in Europe/Australia. I sure hope he’s right, but I’ll keep [...]
I bet Mario wishes he could have pulled off a trick like this when he was running about Super Mario Bros. 2! Check out the Flickr step-by-step gallery here
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We all know that every copy of Wii Sports Resort comes with a MotionPlus. Going off of that statement, I have a question. Do you all know how every game in Wii Sports Resort utilizes the MotionPlus? Surprisingly enough, there may be a few games that don’t really use the device. [...]
The gang over at GPara did some investigations to find out how many DS gamers they could spot using R4/R4-like devices to play Dragon Quest IX. They did their study over the course of two days at JR’s Yamanote train line.
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- 106 DS players
- 5 using bootleg devices to play games
- 1 using [...]
One long-time Nintendo gamer doesn’t like what he sees with motion-sensing/exergaming, and he takes a final stand against the expanded audience. It had me chuckling at a few points!
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Nintendo doesn’t seem to have much faith in the Gamescom conference. We have now learned that the Big N won’t be putting together any sort of press conference for the event. We’ve already learned that companies such as EA will be doing a presentation of sorts, but Nintendo has decided to opt out. [...]
A portion of a No Added Sugar interview with Harmonix’s John Drake…
No Added Sugar: As regards the Wii version (of The Beatles: Rock Band), which I didn’t get the chance to play today, what will it be like? I’ll be diplomatic and say that Rock Band on Wii wasn’t exactly the greatest conversion of all [...]
PLAYER -> Serve Ideal and speak truth to power? -> YES -> Spiritual victory -> Player is killed but is resurrected and the 45 revolver glows gold -> Apotheosis & showdown: Exalted consequences and ideals are rendered real. - patent from Elliot McGucken
Well, that certainly seems like your basic morality choice in a game, and [...]
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While the Thermidoom factory has been busy making both friendly household appliances and dangerous military robots, they′ve also been carelessly polluting the nearby lake. Getting the worst of this is a lonely beaver, who has been horribly scarred and deformed by the toxins – and also [...]
This is a fan-project that is currently a work-in-progress, but you can still download the current build and wander around a bit. This needs to turn into a WiiWare project, Nintendo!
Grab the demo here
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Are you a big fan of Weezer? Do you happen to like chiptune music? Well, you might want to check out this tribute album, which features some of Weezer’s most well-known songs, but give an 8-bit makeover! Amanaguchi has a track on the album…the same band that we have as our podcast [...]
Hey everyone, it’s Juggernaut! Aren’t you excited to play as him? Well if you are, you better get the 360 or PS3 version of the game, as he’s not playable in the Wii version! Awesome job, Activision!
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Check out this bit from the gang over at ONM…
Review code of Contra Rebirth plonked onto Fred’s desk this morning, prompting a flush of excitement from everyone in the office with fond memories of Super Probotector on the SNES.
Looks like Contra Rebirth is definitely going to hit Europe this August. Now someone tell [...]
