Posts Tagged 'Nintendo'

The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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Kirby's Epic Yarn – Review

Developers: Feel-Good and Hal Laboratories Publisher: Nintendo Director: Kentaro Sei Platform: Nintendo Wii Perhaps epic is not the adjective I would use to describe Kirby’s new patchwork tale. Clever is the first thing that comes to mind, though I suppose

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Kirby's Epic Yarn – Review

Developers: Feel-Good and Hal Laboratories Publisher: Nintendo Director: Kentaro Sei Platform: Nintendo Wii Perhaps epic is not the adjective I would use to describe Kirby’s new patchwork tale. Clever is the first thing that comes to mind, though I suppose

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METROID: OTHER M – Review

METROID: OTHER M is a videogame developed by Project M, published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by TAKEHIKO HOSOKAWA, YUSUKE HAYASHI and YOSHIO SAKAMOTO. Shigeru Miyamoto has had some pretty inspiring ideas in the past. The

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METROID: OTHER M – Review

METROID: OTHER M is a videogame developed by Project M, published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by TAKEHIKO HOSOKAWA, YUSUKE HAYASHI and YOSHIO SAKAMOTO. Shigeru Miyamoto has had some pretty inspiring ideas in the past. The

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Check Out Some of DK Return's Tunes

Hyped for the return of Donkey Kong? Well, here are some samples of the DKR soundtrack, featuring both remix and new tracks alike. First, we have what is probably the most iconic song, in remix form: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-xf3gPQU4]   Remember Cranky’s

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Check Out Some of DK Return's Tunes

Hyped for the return of Donkey Kong? Well, here are some samples of the DKR soundtrack, featuring both remix and new tracks alike. First, we have what is probably the most iconic song, in remix form: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-xf3gPQU4]   Remember Cranky’s

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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn exists

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro4-yxQw2Gg&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here’s a question. You are Nintendo. You decide to make a sequel to a much beloved niche franchise, and put it on the best selling console in the world, the DS. You then do not publicize this game at

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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn exists

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro4-yxQw2Gg&fs=1&hl=en_US] Here’s a question. You are Nintendo. You decide to make a sequel to a much beloved niche franchise, and put it on the best selling console in the world, the DS. You then do not publicize this game at

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NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE – Review

NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE is a videogame developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, published by Ubisoft (North America), Rising Star Games (Europe) and Marvelous Entertainment/Spike (Japan) for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by NOBUTAKA ICHIKI. George Carlin noted that

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NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE – Review

NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE is a videogame developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, published by Ubisoft (North America), Rising Star Games (Europe) and Marvelous Entertainment/Spike (Japan) for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by NOBUTAKA ICHIKI. George Carlin noted that

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To be the very best

Hello there! Welcome to the world of Pokemon! My first memories of Pokemon came with an issue of Nintendo Power. Back in 1998, when Pokemon was just another Japanese thing destined to not reach American shores, Nintendo Power made inserts,

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To be the very best

Hello there! Welcome to the world of Pokemon! My first memories of Pokemon came with an issue of Nintendo Power. Back in 1998, when Pokemon was just another Japanese thing destined to not reach American shores, Nintendo Power made inserts,

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Metroid: Other M Live Action Trailer

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CZqO5Z5uxU] Gotta say, that’s a spot-on depiction of Zero Suit Samus–almost ridiculously so. Fans will undoubtedly be taken aback by the voicing, though. Overall, I’m still a sucker for live-action trailers so this looks downright sexy to me.

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Metroid: Other M Live Action Trailer

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CZqO5Z5uxU] Gotta say, that’s a spot-on depiction of Zero Suit Samus–almost ridiculously so. Fans will undoubtedly be taken aback by the voicing, though. Overall, I’m still a sucker for live-action trailers so this looks downright sexy to me.

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Nintendo's retro platformers dated

Wonder when you’re going to get to play Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Donkey Kong Country Returns? So did I. As recently as last night, in fact, when I was trying to pick out which games I would deign to spend

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Nintendo's retro platformers dated

Wonder when you’re going to get to play Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Donkey Kong Country Returns? So did I. As recently as last night, in fact, when I was trying to pick out which games I would deign to spend

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Pokemon Black and White to feature entirely new cast

You know, this is the best thing I’ve read all day. All week, even. Pokemon Black and White’s gambit is that every Pokemon you get until you beat the Elite Four (I assume there’ll be an Elite Four) will be

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Pokemon Black and White to feature entirely new cast

You know, this is the best thing I’ve read all day. All week, even. Pokemon Black and White’s gambit is that every Pokemon you get until you beat the Elite Four (I assume there’ll be an Elite Four) will be

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