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by Robert Howard on June 17, 2008
I've been chewing this over for a little while now. I think the deal with Wii is that a subset of people desperately want the system to magically change into a different experience. We see this...
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by Robert Howard on May 25, 2008
Image from IGN.com I bit the bullet and finally gave No More Heroes a rental. I'm going to have a much longer critical analysis on my personal blog, but for the purposes of House of Nintendo,...
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by Robert Howard on May 18, 2008
This video has been circulating the internets, and Wii fans are buzzing. It's a pretty looking FPS type game with lots of the sort of stuff that we're used to seeing on other systems:...
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by Robert Howard on May 09, 2008
Image from VGChartz.com Image from VGChartz.com Image from VGChartz.com When Nintendo announced the Zapper, people were skeptical of what is essentially a plastic shell (I agree, actually, that the...
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by Robert Howard on May 05, 2008
Image from http://www.thatvideogameblog.com A new blog has burst on the scene that has some excellent articles, which is "That Videogame Blog." I enjoyed their recently published "Wii...
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by Robert Howard on May 03, 2008
Image from nintendowiifanboy.com The chart above, prepared by a site called GameFunk, was compiled using data from GameRankings.com. It begs the question: is the Wii library terrible, or is something...
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by Robert Howard on April 27, 2008
I know all of you are pumped for Mario Kart (so am I!), but another title has hit Wii that has people lining up to take sides. That game is Rawthrills developed and Konami published Target: Terror,...
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by Robert Howard on April 12, 2008
Image from IGN.com With so many big Wii titles already released (with one big exception), one can wonder what is left to look forward to? Let's take a look at some exciting titles coming out for...
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by Robert Howard on April 05, 2008
Iimage from IGN.com. The game is Destineer's hit sports game, Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge IGN.com reviewed yet another Destineer published game, in this case Kawasaki Jet Ski. It scored...
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by Robert Howard on April 01, 2008
They had me for about 5 seconds. When I saw "World Premiere Legend of zelda Trailer" on IGN.com this morning, my eyes bugged out. THEY FINALLY DID IT, I thought, and the heart rate went up,...
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by Robert Howard on March 23, 2008
Image from thatvideogameblog.com We're on a third party supporting binge here at House of Nintendo. Why? It's because we believe that third party support for Wii is dodgy because of...
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by Robert Howard on March 21, 2008
Image from blog.dirkschuetze.de Ugh. I hate to make these posts. But in a lightning like flash, I've noticed that I've let almost 6 full days slip by in between posts here at the House! Maybe...
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by Robert Howard on March 13, 2008
Image from Gamebump.com In the early days of the Wii, gamers were dissapointed to hear that while they were getting an exclusive Resident Evil game, it was going to be a light gun shooter. However,...
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by Robert Howard on March 04, 2008
Image from silconera.com Remember all of those Wii RPGs that we previewed awhile ago? I've decided to put my money where my mouth is (yes, this lowly blogger has to go out and actually buy stuff,...
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by Robert Howard on February 18, 2008
Hidden Gem Alert! I've had this game sitting in the hopper for the past month, begging to be played. Oh no, little Battalion Wars II, you'll have to wait, I said, as I did actual productive...
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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 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
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 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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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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