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by Robert Howard on July 31, 2008
Image from billboard.com Video Games Live, a concert tour featuring classic video game tunes as well as works by the tours conductor and main "pitchman," noted game composers Jack Wall and...
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Let's take a look at some of the more interesting recent offerings on the Nintendo DS, shall we (I admit, I never do enough DS updates here at the House!): Final Fantasy IV Image from...
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WiiWare. Only a few months old, and already some are calling it a dissapointment. But is that true? No, it isn't. The only thing WiiWare is guilty of is not revolutionizing downloadable content....
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by Robert Howard on July 29, 2008
In this case, the Picard Facepalm is for various Nintendo outlets that misread something Sony honcho Kaz Hirai said to MCV.com in their exclusive interview with him. The money quote: "If...
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Filed in archive Deals
by Robert Howard on July 29, 2008
Image from majescoentertainment.com So, what would any good Wii owner do when a recently released game that's got a metascore of 83 suddenly gets a drop in price? You'd get excited, run to...
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by Robert Howard on July 22, 2008
Image from popularmechanics.com You'd be hard pressed to find anyone inside the "whinecore" audience who thought Nintendo had anything to offer at E3, despite a bevy of exciting...
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Filed in archive by Robert Howard on July 17, 2008
Fanboy hate is embarassing (image by Rob Howard for House of Nintendo). Amid all of the turmoil surrounding the Nintendo press conference, Miyamoto has come out and made his attempt to calm the...
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Filed in archive Wii
by Robert Howard on July 16, 2008
"Winers." So all is said and done at Nintendo's E3 presser. Here were my thoughts: Great on the hardware end, below average on software. Animal Crossing was something we all knew about,...
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by Robert Howard on July 15, 2008
E3 is always a big time of year for game industry wonks like myself, so I thought I would share my thoughts on "the other guys," since some of you definitely own the other systems....
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Filed in archive Wii
by Robert Howard on July 15, 2008
We are mere hours away from Nintendo's big press conference- and we already had one small dissapointment: no Kid Icarus at E3. However, any sadness over that vanished when the Motion Plus add on...
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Filed in archive Wii
by Robert Howard on July 10, 2008
It's almost E3, and a action adventure Kid Icarus game, new IP, and other Nintendo surprises are all dancing in our heads. Almost every year, Nintendo comes out a winner at this conference,...
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Filed in archive Wii
by Robert Howard on July 10, 2008
Toot toot! Hear that sound? That's the hype train for High Voltage Software's The Conduit gaining steam and picking up more passengers. Here's the latest footage: In addition, IGN.com...
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Filed in archive Wii
by Robert Howard on July 05, 2008
The PAL version has better boxart. Ah, Red Steel, the early pariah of the Wii. Hyped up powerfully, it fell prey to high expectations. Honestly, had it been released now, we'd be thrilled to see...
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