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Ridiculous Mad Dog Mccree Games Make a Wii Return
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It’s a match made in silly retro heaven: the Nintendo Wii and its motion-sensing controller (perfect for shooting) and classic corny live action arcade shooters. Majesco’s just released a pack of three Mad Dog McCree games at a budget price. How can you resist this face? One disc: Mad Dog … |
June 23rd, 2009
Future Wii Video Games Will be Able to Play on Their Own
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In an interview with USA Today, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. video game on the Wii will have an optional feature, tentatively called “Demo Play.” I could describe Demo Play using a single word, but instead I’ll let Miyamoto-sama explain: “In New Super … |
June 17th, 2009
Black Nintendo Wii, Red Dsi for Japan
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Rejoice (Japan)! New colors for Nintendo entertainment systems! And at last, new colors for the Wii. Well, new color, singular. Well, sort of a color. It’s black. Well, it’s different…, anyway. The new DSi is decked out in red, which is nice, but not a patch on this sexy |
June 5th, 2009
Project Natal for Xbox 360 Could Put Microsoft Ahead of Wii With Controller-Free Gaming
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Microsoft today took the wraps off of their new input device for the Xbox 360, known as Project Natal. The new technology does away with traditional controllers and lets player use their full body to interact with video games and the Xbox 360 interface. Unlike Nintendo’s Wii-mote, the Project Natal… |
June 1st, 2009
Wiiearth: Travel the World From the Safety of Your Couch
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If you happen to enjoy fiddling around with Google Maps and other similar tools, you might be interested in the homebrew app WiiEarth…. Just as with Google Earth, you can zoom around the world, checking out various locations, but now you can do it all while sprawled out on |
May 31st, 2009
Wii Set for Fragile Adventure in a Ruined World
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In even more game localization news, the atmospheric adventure Fragile is set for release outside Japan. The moody title follows Seto, a young boy traversing a ruined world in search of other people–any other people. Certainly a darker theme than the anime-inspired visuals might at first evoke, but Fragile… is |
May 29th, 2009
Wii Dart Controller – Don’T Throw Your Wiimote at the Tv!
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This new add-on kit from PEGA turns your stock Wiimote controller into a giant dart. Designed specifically for games like PDC World Championship Darts…, this kit adds a soft arrow tip and feather-shaped tail to your Wii controller. At that size, it looks much more like a lawn dart |
May 17th, 2009
Overturn: Everybody was Robot Fighting [Wii]
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Looking to throw down with some giant stompy robots in a realistic, immersive way? Upset that virtual reality tech hasn’t swept in to take care of this for you? While you may not be able to climb into your personalized mech and brawl your heart out, thanks to a forthcoming… |
May 8th, 2009
Console X-Rays: How to Get Inside Your Video Game System Without Voiding the Warranty
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If you’re a tinkerer like me, you’ve probably cracked the case open on at least a few of your electronic gadgets to see what they look like on the inside. But I bet you’ve never seen the guts of your video game console quite like this. It’s pretty obvious that’s… |
May 1st, 2009
Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers Wii Game Trailer, Now With Helpful Subtitles
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles… is certainly already among the best visual achievements we’ve seen with the Nintendo Wii, but the storyline and gameplay have been kept largely under wraps. We know a few key things: it’s pretty, there’s flying (lots of flying), and telekinetic powers are important. Otherwise, we expect |
April 28th, 2009
