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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Despite average reviews, SSX Blur is a superb game on Wii, and deserves much better than it got. Smooth controls, great challenge, and beautiful wintery graphics are married to a fantastic soundtrack...
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by Robert Howard on December 07, 2007
Image from www.next-gen.biz EA Casual president Kathy Vrabek isn't too pleased with some of the reviews out there for casual games: "Metacritic scores or the GameRankings scores are just...
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by Robert Howard on December 06, 2007
Image from MSN.com. I know people are probably tired of these stories, but hey, they always warm the heart, don't they? On a personal note, I always have to laugh when I see these folks playing...
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The other day, the detroit tigers, my baseball team of choice (and genetics, as it were), made a blockbuster trade. So, as a result (after annoying my wife, child, and two cats by running around...
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Today's installment of our buyer's guide features a hotly anticipated Wii FPS game, and an "under the radar" Dragon Quest spinoff. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) With the obvious...
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Here's some tasty bits from the Nintendo internets, with commentary from yours truly: Nintendowiifanboy has a regular feature called "Revolutionary." This week, they imagine the Guitar...
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Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Anyone looking to play one of the finest games in the last ten years, look no further. Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece, taking the Resident Evil formula and injecting it...
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by Robert Howard on December 04, 2007
So says the Associated Press/AOL, who surveyed parents and kids. The survey found that 62% of adults do not play video games. This, of course, is no big surprise. Yet most of us video game fanboys...
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by Robert Howard on December 04, 2007
I just posted a long review of Super Mario Galaxy over at my blog, Rumblepak.net. Needless to say I loved the game. Actually, it might be the best "pure" video game of all time. What I mean...
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Throughout December, House of Nintendo will be providing you with our recommendations for both the Nintendo Wii and DS. These are our personal favorites from last year, and should provide plenty of...
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Gamasutra Interviewed Yasuhiro Wada, creator of the harvest moon series. I've always liked the premise of these games, or, really, any game that goes a non-traditional route in that it doesn't...
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Nintendo's official Smash Bros. site has released new information today regarding the online mode of the game. Specifically, friend list management. I like the taunts; it should be good fun to...
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Sunday can be a somewhat slow day for Nintendo news. So, every Sunday night we are going to press the "pause" button and take a look back in time at some part of Nintendo's history. With...
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by Robert Howard on December 02, 2007
According to Midway's VP of publishing Miguel Iribarren, Nintendo is "a victim of their own success," and they are having trouble keeping up with the demand for Wii game product. Now,...
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by Robert Howard on December 01, 2007
Wii Fit is a really big experiment from Nintendo. With Wii's dominance all but assured for the time being in America, Nintendo is still in a bit of a battle in Japan. The PS3 and PSP have been...
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Photo from www.nintendowiifanboy.com The folks over at Nintendowiifanboy.com have found a pretty cool Gamecube mod. I wish I had the time and energy to mod my old stuff like that! I'd bet I'd...
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by Robert Howard on December 01, 2007
Matt Casamassina, IGN.com's Nintendo scoop-meister extraordinaire, is at it again! According to our friends at Gonintendo.com, Matt claims that Nintendo is recreating an old, previously forgotten...
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As you know, it is common among video game blogs to have a "What Are You Playing" feature on Fridays. Or, well, in my case, 12:29 AM Saturday morning! However, I thought it would be much...
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