The Year of the LOLz Minigame Collections Image from www.videogamecritic.net 2007 was the year that Nintendo's "Blue Ocean" strategy became a casual gamer tidal wave. Attracting new...
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A Year in Review Part 2: A Year of Controversy February of 2007 included some curious news. Rockstar Games, infamous Grand Theft Auto developers (and, incidentally, famous for shady business...
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Note: This blogger is now in the middle of a 1000+ mile move to Dallas, Texas. When you'll be reading this, I'll be on a plane (with a wife, child, and two cats!). So, until I get back and...
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by Robert Howard on December 25, 2007
It's that time of year again, Game of the Year (GOTY) time! IGN has weighed in with the Wii awards (overall awards won't be announced until Jan. 11). Best Action Game: Resident Evil 4 IGN...
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Image Source: Videogamecritic.net Consider this my little Christmas gift to all of my readers: One of my favorite websites for video games in the entire internet is Dave Mrozek's site...
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by Robert Howard on December 23, 2007
Image from Filefront.com Holy High Score, Batman! Geometry Wars: Galaxies for Wii scored an impressive A from www.videogamecritic.net, this blogger's favorite review source! Now I'm really...
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by Robert Howard on December 23, 2007
From us.wii.com A new interview has been posted on the official Wii website. I love these developer interviews. They offer a fascinating insight into the way Nintendo of Japan's various...
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by Robert Howard on December 21, 2007
Check out this replica of Samus Aran's gunship from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes: Pretty sweet, and a great last minute Christmas gift for somebody... with a boatload of cash. The thing's $300...
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by Robert Howard on December 20, 2007
How many of you are in the Wii Defense Force? You know what I mean. You like what Nintendo is doing. You enjoy the Wii. No, you aren't blind to the other systems. Heck, you probably play them...
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by Robert Howard on December 20, 2007
Image from Gonintendo.com Our friends at Gonintendo are reporting a cool new peripheral today: a retractable sensor bar for the Wii, designed for those of you who travel with your system. I know I...
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by Robert Howard on December 19, 2007
Image from Metacritic.net Today for review roundup, we are going to focus on just one game: the last big megaton release of 2007 for Wii owners: Sega's NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. NiGHTS was a...
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by Robert Howard on December 18, 2007
In today's roundup, we look at a game where you shoot Nazis, and a quiz game, both fairly well rated. Image from Metacritic.net Smartypants is yet another attempt by a third party to strike gold...
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by Robert Howard on December 17, 2007
Remember Manhunt 2? The game IGN's Matt Casamassina hyped for months on end, because it was the most violent game on Wii. Not most fun, mind you, but hey, I guess some of us judge potential hits...
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by Robert Howard on December 17, 2007
Today in Review Roundup, we look at a game in which you pretend to be a doctor and a game were you might have to argue with a cranky one (as in Dr. McCoy). Image from Metacritic.net Trauma Center:...
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by Robert Howard on December 16, 2007
Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, recently had a conference call with the gaming media. More than anything else, what I wanted to pass along to my readers was information regarding...
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by Robert Howard on December 16, 2007
Ah, Sony. The only problem they have is that they are run by humans. Humans that open their pie-holes when they should just keep em' shut. Sony Chairman Sir Howard Stringer joins the unfortunate...
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Recently, I asked myself the question: As red hot as Nintendo is right now, do they have any room for improvement? Of course, the answer is yes. Over at rumblepak.net, I wrote an in-depth article...
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Here's some weekend junk for you guys. Some of the more dedicated among you realize that Nintendo was unfairly attacked by Greenpeace a little while ago for being bad for the earth and some such...
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Hmm, I think I might have accidentally posted today's review roundup (part 2) yesterday. Readers were probably confused by Geometry Wars and Ghost Squad being mentioned... and then only seeing an...
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by Robert Howard on December 13, 2007
Today in our roundup of recently released Wii games, let's take a look at two titles that make me want to grab a fistful of quarters: Geometry Wars: Galaxies, and Soulcalibur Legends. Picture from...
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by Robert Howard on December 13, 2007
It's getting to be Christmas season crunch time, and there are plenty of you wanting to know what to get your loved ones, or yourself! I've tried to be helpful with my Buyer's Guide...
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Contra IV is a game made by fanboys for fanboys. And that's a great thing. Perhaps that is because the game was created by an American developer, Wayforward Technologies. Sometimes the Japanese...
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by Robert Howard on December 10, 2007
Another Christmas season, another Wii shortage. This despite increased capacity from Nintendo. At this point, the success of the Wii is at ludicrous levels, so much so that Nintendo is considering...
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by Robert Howard on December 10, 2007
Sorry for the lack of weekend posts. I honestly thought I had something for at least Saturday, but alas.... I must have had some sort of brain flatulence! So, let the excuses begin! Mainly, the one...
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