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on March 26, 2008
Luc-Bernard is the developer of "Eternity's Child," a WiiWare game that has received much attention due to its outstanding 2D art and the developer's iconoclastic interviews with the...
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on March 1, 2008
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David Jaffe is at it again! in a farcical conversation about what he'd do if tasked with a Mario game, the man credited with creating God of War...
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on February 27, 2008
I haven't done one of these "Best of the Best" type posts in a long time. So here you go:
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Resident Evil 0 being remade for Wii, should be out this summer...
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on February 26, 2008
Sales will be "THIS BIG!" (Image from IGN.com)
I'm excited for Wii Fit. For one, I'm a fattie, I need every tool in the arsenal to fight that. Two, the potential for future games i...
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on February 25, 2008
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Industry insiders know that EA, among other big publishers, decided that Wii was going to fail and didn't emphasize it. Well, those publishers were burned.
This is the prima...
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on February 23, 2008
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Gamespot is reporting that Commodore64 games are coming to Nintendo's Virtual Console.... in Europe.
I speculate that, just like Neo Geo in Japan, it is only a matt...
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on February 21, 2008
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Some fresh news of interest from the GDC:
Telltale Games, developers of the recent Sam and Max downloadable games (I believe primarily available via Gametap), have lon...
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on February 7, 2008
The Game Audio Network Guild, or GANG, released its nominees for its awards for game music and audio, held every year at the Game Developer's Conference in March (hat tip to Gonintendo.com):
AU...
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on February 6, 2008
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Gonintendo is reporting various details from the upcoming Mario Kart Wii. We don't *actually* have a U.S. release date yet that is firm, but we know it is coming out in Japan ...
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on February 4, 2008
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Hori's fighting stick is now available at certain online retailers, and reviews have been strong. Here's an excerpt from C3 News:
The build quality is wonderful, every...
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on February 1, 2008
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David Jaffe is at it again! The God of War and Calling all Cars developer took a jab at industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto, making light of his distaste for Retro studio...
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on January 29, 2008
Here's a portion of the Gamedaily review of Endless Ocean, thankfully free of silliness:
Nintendo provides you with lots to do. As you run across different forms of aquatic life, you can log them...
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on January 27, 2008
Here is yet another example of the bias running rampant against Nintendo in the print media. EGM magazine, instead of actually reviewing "Endless Ocean," decides to rip it, for being a &qu...
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on January 23, 2008
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Nintendowiifanboy.com is reporting that several more characters have been confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl:
Ness from the SNES game Earthbound. This should...
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on January 21, 2008
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Endless Ocean is a fascinating experiment from Nintendo. Essentially a budget priced, sandbox "scuba diving" game, you wander around the ocean studying the anima...
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on January 15, 2008
Read the official story from IGN.com.
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on January 14, 2008
Odd. This fellow, who used to work for Midway, is suing Nintendo because he claimed that he had the idea for the Wii before, obviously, Nintendo did.
His evidence (I guess) involves this "tec...
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on January 11, 2008
So much for Nintendo losing its dominance in Japan, seen as almost inevitable back in November. Nintendo took
all ten positions in the latest Media Create charts, which looks something like this:
1...
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on January 10, 2008
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Gonintendo.com is reporting that Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii) might be delayed until March.
Obviously, this being, you know, the most anticipated game on Wii since zelda,...
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on January 8, 2008
Floating around the ether is yet another report of Sony looking to fight Nintendo's success by using their old PS2 console. Kaz Hirai, between marathon sessions of "Riiiiidge Raaceeeerrrr,&...
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on January 7, 2008
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NeoGAF user Mandoric translated an interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. As usual, the Nintendo chief sounds friendly and affable: utterly impossible to dislike.
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on January 4, 2008
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Where does all the, ah, um, "budget" wii titles come from? Such as the now legendary Ninjabread Man?
From publishers like Destineer, who has agreed to pub...
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on January 3, 2008
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Game Informer Magazine has always had a sketchy vibe when it comes to Nintendo stuff. For instance, in one issue, they said the only thing Wii Sports was good for was pla...
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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
I...
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on December 23, 2007
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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 real...
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on December 23, 2007
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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 developm...
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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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on December 20, 2007
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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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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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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 regardi...
