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Video Console Cakes Offer a Little Something Old, a Little Something New…

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While these lumpy cakes certainly aren’t the most precise video game inspired baked goods I’ve featured here on Technabob, this is definitely the first time I’ve seen so many console cakes congregated in the same place.

There are cakey versions of the Gamecube, an NES, an Atari 2600, a TurboGrafx-16,…

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April 25th, 2009 by: Technabob

Eat ‘Em Up on the Wii With the Munchables

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What do you get if you combine the charm of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy with the gimmicks of classic Pac-Man and Kirby, and also the recent Prey the Stars…? Not a mess, as you might think; that does sound like quite a combination, doesn’t it? No, the

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April 20th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Riiflex: Add Some Weight to Wii Fit

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If you prefer sweatin’ with a Wii remote over doing the same with the “oldies,” you might be the target audience for the Riiflex. Also: those of you who really dig filling up your houses with Wii accessories, pay attention. In an effort to make Wii workouts more robust, one…

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April 13th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Feel: Japanese Horror Film Director Sets His Sights on Nintendo Wii

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Japanese director Takashi Shimizu, the man behind the series Ju-on (The Grudge), has turned to the Nintendo Wii as his next vehicle for pursuit of the franchise. In the recent Famitsu, he revealed a game tentatively titled Feel that is based on The Grudge….

Feel seems to

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April 10th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

One From the Old School: Classic Arcade Games Coming to Virtual Console [Wii]

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At this week’s Game Developers Conference, a number of incredible new (and old) additions were announced for the Wii’s downloadable game services, but the one that really gets me going is this: arcade titles will be added to the Virtual Console lineup. There’s just nothing like the classics.

Nintendo didn’t…

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March 26th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Elaborate Wii Zapper Could Become Your Very Favorite Gun

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The Dark Ops Wii Light Gun seems to have been designed with two kinds of people in mind: a) the kind of people who want to play every Wii game with a gun (i.e. the people I didn’t know existed) and b) people who want to inject some sort of…

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March 12th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Video Game Controllers for Your Cat

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You may have read about this innovative video game for cats last April. Now there’s a bunch of cat toys perfect for those geeky cats who like to gnaw on the wires from your video game controllers.

GEEKitty makes these soft and lumpy cat toy versions of controllers that are…

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March 12th, 2009 by: Technabob

Wii Breakfast Just Might be an Awesome Game. Not.

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With games like Cooking Mama and peripherals like the Wii Fit, Nintendo is raking in bajillions of money by making video games out of everyday tasks. This though, would definitely fall under the “you are flippin’ overdoing it” category. Comedybox Sketch proudly presents: Wii Breakfast….

Yup, that there’s an

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March 9th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

I Love Those Toyota Priora: Origins of Popular Hi-Tech Names

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If you happen to meet an Indonesian man and you tell him that you like watching TV programs at Hulu, he may tell you that he just likes staring at Hulus. That’s because “Hulu” means “butt” in Indonesian. So…we’ve been watching videos from a butt. I knew it.

Mentalfloss has…

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March 4th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Start Saving Now: Next-Next Gen Console Chatter Surfaces

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Ready for the NextXbox 360? The PS4 or WiiToo? It might be time to start thinking about what you want in the next generation of gaming consoles. Yes, already…. The center of console gaming’s future is already being planned, and rumors about the graphics chips in the next round

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February 9th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

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