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Opinion: Nintendo: There Is Enough New Stuff in Animal Crossing: City Folk

05 Jan 2009 17:01:41 PST

It was not that long ago that I had the pleasure of reviewing Animal Crossing: City Folk. However, I did second-guess my review a little, because as I said within it, it's a very difficult game to accurately rate after only a week or so of gameplay; it's a game meant to be played continuously to...

Original story at Kombo.com .

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Opinion: Let'z play Super FX 2 games: Star Fox 2 (beta) Part 3 of 3

04 Jan 2009 21:51:38 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (THE7thHAND)
The Super FX is a coprocessor chip used in select Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game cartridges. This custom-made RISC processor was typically programmed to act like a graphics accelerator chip that would draw polygons to a frame buffer in the RAM that sat adjacent to...

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Meteos Wars Micro-Review: Make It Rain

31 Dec 2008 14:30:10 PST

Written by Michael McWhertor
Q Entertainment has given its Nintendo DS puzzler Meteos new life on Xbox Live Arcade with Meteos Wars. Why the "Wars" distinction? It's certainly no bloodier than the standard Meteos (or even Meteos Disney Magic.) Meteos Wars was developed and published by Q Entertainment, released on D...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Meteos Wars Micro-Review: Make It Rain

31 Dec 2008 14:30:10 PST

Original story at Kotaku .

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REVIEW: iDeaS v1.0.2.7 - Another option for DS emulation on Linux

29 Dec 2008 02:27:17 PST

Written by openbytes
iDeaS is another DS emulator for the Linux platform that I discovered recently. Supporting the dual screen of the Nintendo DS and allowing It is my opinion that iDeaS currently offers the best in DS emulation on Linux at the present time.

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REVIEW: iDeaS v1.0.2.7 - Another option for DS emulation on Linux

29 Dec 2008 02:27:17 PST

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Nintendo news and blogs - January 07, 2009

07 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Nintendo news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• "Magical Chase" - Turbo Grafx 16 / Turbo Duo game REVIEW (Rare)! -- by rss@youtube.com (spida1a) from YouTube :: Tag // nintendo
• Nintendo DS Review: My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr -- from Blogcritics.org
• Review: Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Nintendo Wii) -- by Zodiarck from GameTZ
• Kotaku's Most Read and Commented Stories of 2008 [Year In Review 2008] -- by Brian Crecente from Kotaku
• REVIEW: iDeaS v1.0.2.7 - Another option for DS emulation on Linux -- by openbytes from emulator « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Opinion: PlayStation 3 console sales lag behind the competition -- from Post-Bulletin
• Game Guys Review "Ultimate Band" for Nintendo Wii -- from News10.net
• Import Review: Nintendo DSi - Everything you need to know -- from Vooks.Net RSS Feed
• Opinion: Top 10 Games of 2008 -- by Chris Kohler from Wired: Science
• Game Guys Review "Tecmo Bowl Kickoff" for the Nintendo DS -- from News10.net

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GoNintendo ‘End of day’ thoughts - Exclusive: Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler discusses the state of expanded audience game reviews

04 Dec 2008 03:14:08 PST

Written by The News Team
RMC: Nintendo has quite a few titles that present interesting dilemmas for media outlets when time comes for reviews. Titles like Animal Crossing: City Folk, Nintendogs, Brain Age, and others all involve a lot of time to invest. With that said, do you think that titles such as these can be ac...

Original story at Go Nintendo .

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GoNintendo ‘End of day’ thoughts - Exclusive: Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler discusses the state of expanded audience game reviews

04 Dec 2008 02:57:57 PST

Original story at Untitled .

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GoNintendo ‘End of day’ thoughts - Exclusive: Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler discusses the state of expanded audience game reviews

04 Dec 2008 02:57:57 PST

Original story at Untitled .

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Castlevania Judgment Wii Review

29 Nov 2008 14:04:28 PST

Konami has done a great job recently with the latest Castlevania games, especially with the releases on the Nintendo DS. They have attempted something new this time out with Castlevania Judgment on the Nintendo Wii, as it is a one-on-one fighting game.

Original story at dBTechno .

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Opinion: New Releases - The Best Defence

23 Sep 2008 04:16:50 PDT

Written by Mark Brown
Mini Review: Lock’s Quest (Nintendo DS) Xbox 360 PDC World Championship Darts 2008 Pure Xbox Live Arcade: Duke Nukem 3D (800 Points, September 24th) Nintendo Wii Pipemania Rock Band: Song Pack 1 Samba De Amigo de Blob The Destiny of Zorro Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (BGB Review)

Original story at British Gaming .

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Opinion: Blue Dragon Plus Coming to North America, Europe

17 Sep 2008 23:59:56 PDT

Written by Jean Snow
Ignition Entertainment has acquired the North American and European publishing rights for Nintendo DS strategy RPG Blue Dragon Plus, and plans to release the game in March 2009. Although developed by AQ Interactive in Japan and not Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker...

Original story at Wired .

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Opinion: Will Sony, Microsoft Try to 'Out-Wii' Nintendo at E3?

11 Jul 2008 12:20:35 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
See Also: Review: Wii Guitar Hero Controller Almost Makes You a Rawk GodActivision Launches 'Wee 1st' Brand for Wii ExclusivesNintendo: Average Wii Sits on Shelf for Just an HourQ&A: Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Talks Wii FitTriumph of the Wii: How Fun Won Out in the Console Wars

Original story at Wired .

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Defend Your Castle Review

28 Jun 2008 11:58:36 PDT

Written by Charmy
WiiWare — the perfect complement to Nintendo’s own Virtual Console service. And the ideal avenue from which smaller development studios can distribute their retail-unfriendly games. Titles like Defend Your Castle, already a fully playable web-browser experience and something of a...

Original story at WiiNintendo .

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Defend Your Castle Review

28 Jun 2008 11:58:36 PDT

Original story at WiiNintendo .

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Opinion: On Wii Storage, Nintendo Moves From Injury to Insult

11 Jun 2008 11:37:17 PDT

Written by Chris Kohler
See also: Interview: Nintendo Taps U.S. Talent In Search of WiiWare HitsOpinion: For WiiWare, Nintendo Summit Brings More Questions Than AnswersVideo: Game|Life the Video #8, WiiWareReview: GeekDad Reviews the "Nintendo Channel"Hands-On: Wired.com's WiiWare Launch Guide

Original story at Wired .

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Opinion: Iwata Answers: More Wii Storage, Software, Public DS Play [Nintendo]

01 May 2008 16:40:35 PDT

Written by Michael McWhertor
Gamers frustrated with the lack of storage on the Wii may have a glimmer of hope, if we're reading Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata right. He endured the usual end of quarter question barrage from the financial community recently, revealing many a hint about the company's plans for the Wii and Ni...

Original story at Kotaku .

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Review: Mario Kart Wii

28 Apr 2008 11:29:58 PDT

Written by Sal Cangeloso
Share This It’s been almost 16 years since we first played Mario Kart and in that time the game has become one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. In addition to being an important part of Nintendo’s repertoire, it has earned a reputation as being one of the most approachable racing games on a...

Original story at Geek.com .

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Review: Mario Kart Wii

28 Apr 2008 11:29:58 PDT

Original story at Geek.com .

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Review: Dragon Quest Swords: The Mask Queen and the Tower of Mirrors for Nintendo Wii

22 Feb 2008 07:46:35 PST

Written by Meg S
When you think Square Enix, you think about some of the best RPGs on the planet, particularly the Final Fantasy series. Dragon Quest Swords: The Mask Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is Square Enix’s first title on the Nintendo Wii. Read on to find out whether it lives up to the developer’s name.

Original story at Geek.com .

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Review: Dragon Quest Swords: The Mask Queen and the Tower of Mirrors for Nintendo Wii

22 Feb 2008 07:46:35 PST

Original story at Geek.com .

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Nintendo DS Review: Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery (EU)

07 Jul 2007 23:33:09 PDT

Written by Andrew Ogier
Andrew Ogier lives on a little rock in the middle of nowhere. Ever since the tender age of three-years-old, he has been addicted to video games, and has owned every major system created, along with a 10,000 strong video game collection spanning three decades.

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Nintendo DS Review: Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery (EU)

07 Jul 2007 23:33:09 PDT

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Opinion: Wii Development Team interviews - Part 3 - Wii Channels Volume 2

02 Jun 2007 10:08:24 PDT

Written by astrotriforce
Iwata - This is the feature for the original Wii software that Mr (Shigeru) Miyamoto referred to as “kokeshi” (traditional Japanese dolls with a cylindrically shaped body and a round head), isn’t it? Iwata - …you are complimenting Nintendo, aren’t you?

Original story at videogamesblogger.com .

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Opinion: Wii Development Team interviews - Part 3 - Wii Channels Volume 1

01 Jun 2007 05:33:40 PDT

Written by astrotriforce
Iwata - You were conceptualizing Nintendo’s next console release well before the Wii project officially started, right? It might be fair to say that you’ve experienced more Wii presentations, both internal and external, than anyone else!

Original story at videogamesblogger.com .

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