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Videos: Mass Effect 2 Gameplay Trailers
Video Games | Mass Effect 2 | Afterlife GameplayXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii If you're in media blackout for Mass Effect 2 until the game's release at the end of January, you can move right along. Otherwise, if you don't mind a few mild plot details for the upcoming RPG/Shooter, the...
Survey: Kids Want Guitar Hero, DSi For Christmas, Xbox, PSP Not So Much
Among the games that made the list, pretty much everyone wants Guitar Hero 5. Even yucky girls! Nintendo sees high demand as well for Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games. I didn't realize how much kids loved curling!
Survey: Kids Want Guitar Hero, DSi For Christmas, Xbox, PSP Not So Much
A survey by retailer Game Crazy finds that 66% of gamers ages 8 to 17 are hoping to get a new console over the holidays. The Nintendo DSi leads the pack with 24% of respondents putting it at the top of their wishlist, with the Wii and PS3 tie for second place at 21%. The Xbox 360 comes in with 16%, wit...
Shiren the Wanderer May Be Wandering To The PSP
I have one serious RPG crush this console generation and this has my steady, Square Enix slightly jealous. Square originally stole my heart with Final Fantasy but while producing a lackluster showing over the past few years (do we really need another re-skinned tower defense game?!) Atl...
Wednesday, Nov 4
LEGO Mario Stands Tall, Helps Families
That, my friend, is the world's largest Mario built of LEGOs clocking in at just under 5' 9" (180 cm) and made from over 40,000 Lego bricks, which luckily makes him only weigh 110 lbs. (and I know plenty of 6' guys of that proportion that only wished they weighed a buck ten). Apparently he was bui...
Hold It! Phoenix Wright Is Wii-Bound?
Get ready to yell "Objection!" while striking a dramatic pose with your Wii remote, because it looks like the Ace Attorney might be venturing to Nintendo's console in the future. That is, according to Germany's USK rating system which recently posted a rating for a Wii Phoenix Wright game.
Video: Shattered Horizon Gameplay
Video Games | Shattered Horizon | Escalation GameplayXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii I already made mention of Shattered Horizon with a rather quiet and eerie video that reflected the silence of space. Well, today is the release date, and can be purchased from many different sites...
Demos Coming To WiiWare... Kinda Sorta
The latest news from the "Why weren't they doing this in the first place?" department has let out that Nintendo is planning on enabling publishers to create and release demos for WiiWare titles through a trial program. No word on which titles will be part of the initial wave or how this will b...
Auditorium Bringing Musical Puzzles To Consoles Next Year
Zoo Games, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoo Entertainment, Inc. Run by industry veterans, the company is focused on licensing, developing, and publishing a wide variety of casual and family-friendly video games for Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Playstation®2 system, PSP (PlayStation®P...
Rock Band DLC - Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett
Foo Fighters - "Best of You"Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"Foo Fighters - "Wheels"Foo Fighters - "Word Forward"Nirvana - "About a Girl"Nirvana - "Blew"Nirvana - "School"Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "Fake Friends" These tracks will be available for purchase as "Nirvana Bleach Pa...
Monday, Nov 2
Guitar Hero DLC Rocks Novmeber
If you're getting bored shredding to the same old songs, Activision would like you to know that there's a bunch of new tuneage coming in November for Guitar Hero. As I mentioned before, on November 5, you'll be able to import 69 tracks from Guitar Hero 5 into Band Hero, or go the other way and im...
Nintendownloads - 11/2/09
I don't know what the special occasion is, but this week Nintendo is releasing twice as many games as per a typical Monday morning. First up on WiiWare we've got three new titles. Carnival King brings all of the fun of a carnival midway to your home without any of the creepy carnies. "Aha! I Got It...
New Releases For The Week Of 11/1/2009
Playmobil 2 Pack (PC)Barbie and the Three Musketeers (WII, DS)Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3, X360)Jewel Quest Mysteries (WII)Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (DS)We Cheer 2 (WII)Buck Fever (WII)Chronicles of Mystery: The Tree of Life (PC)Dragon Age: Origins (X360)Chronicles of...
Sunday, Nov 1
Video: Tatsunoko Fight! PSX
Last week I showered you with snapshots of Capcom's upcoming Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. Today I'd like to continue my love letter to Japanimation and Fighters with an oldie but a goodie. The upcoming Wii game is not Tatsunoko's first foray into the game market. In October of 2000, Takara released T...
Friday, Oct 30
Canadian Judge Takes Boy's Wii Over Bail Money
I know it doesn't look good," Serena Puranen said. "I've never seen him enraged, I've never seen him upset. He's a 12-year-old who is generally quite scared." Listen, if some funny-named Canadian judge took away a game system every time I found myself in the middle of a sticky situation, I'd b...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Beatles Rock Band Abbey Road DLC Launches Today!
The first of the Beatles Rock Band downloadable albums, Abbey Road, releases today for Xbox 360 and Wii and Thursday for PS3. Come Together, Something, Octopus's Garden, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Here Comes The Sun and The End are already available on the game disc leaving Maxwell's Sil...
Monday, Oct 19
Even More New Super Mario Bros. Wii Details, Super Guide Block, And No Playable Princess
After praising Wii Fit and admonishing journalists not to ask questions about Zelda, Miyamoto got down to business describing his team's motivations behind making a new New Mario game, this time on consoles. He describes the ultimate decision coming not from a sense of going retro, but o...
Nintendownloads - 10/19/09
It's a big week for Nintendo fans on the Wii and DSi download shops. WiiWare kicks things off with the long awaited sequel Lostwinds: Winter of Melodias, and with a longer quest, new wind powers, and a stunning art style, this is not a game you'll want to miss. Also on WiiWare is Shootanto: Evol...
Friday, Oct 16
New New Super Mario Bros. Wii Items, Enemies, And Story Details
The scans also show that the game will have 80 stages, and a world map. The world maps and level screen shots show things like different kinds of mushroom houses, caves, haunted houses and dungeons. New Super Mario Bros. Wii comes out in North America on November 15th, Europe on November 20th,...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Hands On: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Recently at Long Island Comic Con (where I played The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks) I also had a chance to play New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Needless to say, I'm super excited about this game! Mario is one of the few games I can get my boyfriend to play, and NSMBW will be the least lame multi-playe...
Retailers Can't Agree On Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Release Date
Walmart is the least optimistic about the game's release, claiming December 8 as the date for the Wii, while PS2, and PSP versions get pushed back to Christmas day. GameStop isn't much better claiming a December 8 date for all three versions. GameFly is a little more optimistic, at least for...
Monday, Oct 12
LEGO Rock Band Track List Revealed
Well, LEGO Rock Band, the family friendly version of Rock Band just spilled some important information on all things dealing with songs, downloads, and content. The game, due out this holiday season on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS, just announced the full list of songs...
Sunday, Oct 11
GayGamer Week In Review - Week Of 10/05/2009
Game Informer revealed Epic Mickey, the new Wii exclusive from Warren Spector featuring Mickey Mouse and a host of forgotten Disney characters. Bradamantium shared his impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Wootini went poms-on with We Cheer 2.
Friday, Oct 9
Project Runway Wii Exclusive Anounced
OMG you guys! I'm a huge fan of Project Runway. Variety is reporting that Atari is going to be working on a Project Runway game as a Wii exclusive, and may work on versions for other consoles in the future. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are involved, hopefully providing the voice work for their in-gam...
Rock Band Goes iPhone - TI82 Calculators, You're Next
Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch - Info/Song List Share Yesterday at 9:00am FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! ** Play ROCK BAND, the best band music game of all time - now on your iPhone® or iPod touch®! Enjoy the first full band multiplayer experience on the iPhone or iPod touch.
Monday, Oct 5
Review: Wii Fit Plus
Interestingly, while I eschewed the balance games of the original Wii Fit in favor of strength training and aerobic exercise, the 15 new balance games included in Wii Fit Plus are pulling all my focus this time around. Nintendo has really integrated the Balance Board into the games more, s...
Thursday, Oct 1
Wii 4.2 Update Crushes Homebrew, Possibly You Too
Well, a little earlier this week, Nintendo put out a new update (4.2) for the Wii. From what we were told, it was mainly an update that sped things up behind the sense, fixed some bugs, and didn't really bring any visible new features. On top of all of that, it also destroyed unauthorized saves an...
Monday, Sep 28
Nintendownloads - 9/28/09
In a nice change of pace the DSi gets the best treatment in this week's Nintendo download update. Finally you'll have something to spend those free Nintendo points on (or a reason to get a DSi before October 5 so you can get free Nintendo points). Dragon Quest Wars is a grid-based strategy game...
Sunday, Sep 27
GayGamer Week In Review - Week Of 9/21/2009
Wootini went hands (and feet) on with Wii Fit Plus. The Tokyo Game Show gave us release dates for both the Sony Motion Controller and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. NaviFairy reviewed the Xbox Live indie game Weapon of Choice, while Bradamantium handled the iPhone's Hybrid: Eternal Whisper.
Friday, Sep 25
Nintendo Offers Wii Sports Resort Bundle
Normally, Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort comes with one Wii Motion Plus accessory for $49.99. So if you want to play the game with anyone, you have to shell out another $19.99 for an additional Wii Motion Plus, since they're required to play. However, starting on October 12, Nintendo is preppin...
Thursday, Sep 24
GayGamer.net Podcast #39
Join Fruit Brute and Tiny Dancer as they welcome special guest host Bradamantium and talk over the latest news coming out of TGS. But that's not all! hear with they think about the Wii price drop, the PS3 motion controller, Dante's Inferno's media blitz, Scribblenauts and much, much more!
Tuesday, Sep 15
Rumorama: Wii Price Drop?
Well it looks like falling prices are in the air. We had the PS3 price drop last month and it seems that Nintendo may have caught the fever too. Since it's release almost 3 years ago, Nintendo has kept the Wii at the price of $250, with seemingly no reason to drop the price; however, it looks as tho...
Nintendownloads - 9/15/09
Usually Nintendo is very good about getting their Monday download update out on time, but yesterday seemed to be a problem day for the house of Mario. Maybe it was all of the hubbub over updating the Nintendo Channel, but mum was the word on Nintendo's press page yesterday as to what new downl...
Monday, Sep 14
Nintendo Channel Updates
Now you can rate DS games as well as Wii games, and view other users' recommendations in the "Everyone's Recommendations" feature. Videos can now be viewed in either "High" or "Normal" quality.On each game details page, you can now bookmark your favorites to make it easier to find them late...
Wednesday, Sep 2
Nintendo Flipping Out At PAX
Today Nintendo announced their game line-up for PAX, which is starting tomorrow, along with a few treats for us to "flipout" about at the event. First up we have a large assortment of the usually suspects as playable games for PAX, namely: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Spiri...
Monday, Aug 24
Opinion: Hands On: Deca Sports 2
Hudson had a surprise hit with Deca Sports on the Nintendo Wii, shipping over two million units, so it's a natural that they're releasing a sequel, Deca Sports 2, due out September 29. The game features ten sports: Tennis, Speed Skating, Synchronized Swimming, Road Racing (on motorcycle...
Metroid Prime Trilogy Demands Motion-Control
As it did with the Wii version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Nintendo is removing the ability to play with legacy Gamecube controllers from the two Gamecube Metroid Prime games as they appear in the upcoming Metroid Prime Trilogy.
Monday, Aug 17
Review: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
I hate it when reviews for Wii games, be it retail or WiiWare, use the phrase "...for a Wii game" as some sort of backhanded complement, as if things cannot play, sound, or look good on the system. Even if the system's hardware is relatively limited, all it takes is the right team with the right des...
Sunday, Aug 16
Tatsunoko Vs Heartbreak: Phoenix Wright This Close To Making The Roster
Speaking with NGamer Magazine, producer Ryota Niitsuma from the Wii mascot fighter Tatsunoko Vs Capcom revealed that the developers originally had plans to add characters from the company's legal blockbuster to the game's line-up.
Thursday, Aug 13
High Voltage Signs Up For Lifetime License To Ghostbusters Engine
No PS3 or Xbox 360 games have been announced by High Voltage yet, but it looks like it will just be a matter of time. The only question is, will High Voltage just be porting its Wii games to other platforms with the Infernal Engine, or will it be developing new IPs? Given the overcrowded shooter...
Sunday, Aug 9
Nintendownloads - 8/10/2009
Virtual Console Risk your life as a Jedi Knight. Join Luke, Han and Chewbacca in their fierce war against the Evil Empire. Battle treacherous aliens. Pilot two vehicles in high-speed, first-person 3-D sequences. Rip through the desert in Luke's landspeeder. Clash with aliens in the Mos Eisl...
Tuesday, Aug 4
Iwata: Lack Of 'Big Titles' Behind Wii Sales Decline, No Price Cut
Nintendo's recent investor meeting saw president Satoru Iwata both defending the slowdown in Wii sales and deflecting talk of a hardware price cut: "It's not the case of the quality of hardware moved, the feeling of missing strong competitive power, lacking its luster or poor sales," r...
Thursday, Jul 30
Review: Wii Sports Resort
It may not be called Wii Sports 2, but for all intents and purposes, that's exactly what Wii Sports Resort is. Using the Wuhu Island setting of Wii Fit (guess it saves them from having to program a whole new environment from scratch), Wii Sports Resort offers up 12 new activities to enjoy. Well...
Wednesday, Jul 29
"Epic Mickey" Bringing Steampunk Disney To The Wii
Some more digging via Kotaku reveals that another concept artist, Tony Pulham, lists work for a Wii game titled "Epic Mickey" on his resume, which further adds to the legitimacy of the project. But who is making this epic interpretation of Disney's classic characters? Why, Deus Ex creato...
Monday, Jul 20
Nintendownloads - 7/20/09
But Nintendo is trying to save you some of those precious Wii points for DLC by not releasing any virtual console games this week. Although there are still two more WiiWare titles this week, Battle Poker and 5 Spots Party bring "family-friendly" fun to fans of gambling and spot-the-differ...
Thursday, Jul 9
Video: DJ Star Trailer
Video Games | DJ Star | Debut TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii I have no actual musical talent myself, which is why I love my music games. I can't sing that well, but Lips and Karaoke Revolution are a blast. Only took guitar lessons for a few months as a kid, but that doesn't stop me fr...
Wednesday, Jul 8
GameStop Slashes Prices On Guitar Hero World Tour Sets
GameStop.com is also teasing some more summer sales. I have no idea what "May I Have Some More Please?" means, but I guess we'll find out from July 15 to July 17. Although "Wii Thiink You'll Like Thiis Offer" from July 22 to July 25 sounds like a buy one get one kind of sale. The Guitar Hero Band Kits a...
Monday, Jul 6
No More Heroes Could Ditch Wii
Hardware-wise, it was all about Project Natal," Suda said. "It's hard to really understand it unless you use it, and it remains to be seen what you can do with it, but I think it'll be a huge device. We developed No More Heroes with the Wii remote in mind, but now I want to think about games with Nat...
Nintendownloads - 7/6/09
This week NIntendo is releasing some hot downloads to match the summer season. Things kick off with BIT.TRIP CORE coming to WiiWare, expanding on the amazing BIT.TRIP BEAT by bringing retro rhythm gameplay to two axes instead of just one. Or if you're looking for a more conventional puzzle ga...
Wednesday, Jul 1
Nintendo Plus HD?!?
Personally, I'm glad there's no HD Wii Plus on the way. And Nintendo would be foolish to do it. The Wii is still champ, and while I have no doubt that somewhere, deep in the recesses of Nintendo's stronghold, they are already hard at work on its successor, there's no way anything is going to come...
Monday, Jun 29
Nintendownloads - 6/29/09
This week's downloads explore Nintendo's love for watersports. On WiiWare Nintendo starts things off with Water Warfare from Hudson, which takes a standard FPS deathmatch and replaces all the guns with water guns to make it kid-friendly. If that aquatic action is too fast-paced for you t...
Thursday, Jun 25
Stealth Workouts
After Wii Fit exploded, lots of other exercise games flooded the market like EA Sports Active and Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009. Older titles like Yourself Fitness may have paved the way, but it was Nintendo's juggernaut that really helped launch a popular new sub-genre with e...
Double Helix QA Lead Uses Anti-Gay Epithet To Lash Out At Game Media Sites
Eurogamer magically changes review score. All these f*gs are the same. F*ck #Kotaku, #Joystiq, #Gamespot, etc." This is just sad and yet somehow not terribly surprising. Outbursts like this happen fairly frequently in the games industry albeit without the anti-gay slurs. For an industry t...
Monday, Jun 22
Endless Ocean 2 Won't Be As Relaxing
Instead of a specific patch of ocean, this time you'll be able to explore areas all over the world for a wider variety of creatures. You can also sell salvageable items to buy decorations for their own personal reef to attract fish or decorate aquariums. Rather than just pet the fish this time...
Nintendownloads - 6/22/09
On the Wii, Nintendo is letting loose a set of 3 WiiWare games. Drill Sergeant Mindstrong will train your brain in a number of mental party games. NEVES Plus should fill your puzzle fix with tangram inspired silhouette matching puzzles. Then there is also Family Mini Golf, providing some Mot...
Monday, Jun 15
Pachter Expects Wii Price Cut
Wii supply has finally exceeded demand, so we expect hardware sales to show year-over-year decreases for the first half of 2009," he said in a research note. "In order to hit its full-year Wii shipment forecast, we expect Nintendo to cut the price of the Wii before [the] holiday, likely to $...
Thursday, Jun 4
Opinion: E3 09: Why You Should Actually Care About The Wii Vitality Sensor
When the Wii Vitality Sensor was announced at Nintendo's E3 press conference, it didn't exactly get the warmest reception. And given the way that Nintendo described the device, as a fitness and health tool for relaxation and presumably Wii Fit integration, it's perfectly reasonable fo...
Friday, May 29
Review: Klonoa
What do you get when you take a game created on the PlayStation over ten years ago and redress it for the Wii? Well if the remake of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is any indication, you get pretty graphics, great gameplay, and interesting characters along with newly added cutscenes with full v...
Review: Klonoa
A month ago I got to see a preview of Klonoa at the Namco-Bandai Editors Day and was very happy with what was presented. The graphics wowed me and the gameplay seemed refreshing and fun. The game was released a few weeks ago at the $29.99 price point for the Wii and so I got a copy; however, would the...
Monday, Feb 16
Opinion: "Gaming Essentials" Stretches The Definition
Although it did get me thinking about what I would consider to be essential peripherals for the Wii. Definitely a rechargeable battery pack or batteries. I'd also go with a good-sized SD card for downloading games. Maybe even a Classic Controller to make playing some of those downloaded gam...
Tuesday, Jan 13
Opinion: Wii Music 101
The cynical among us might find Nintendo's motives a little suspect with their announcement that they're bringing last year's Wii Music into school classrooms. Dodgy attempt to boost the game's flagging sales with a promotional push? Albeit with an educational spin? Eh, what does it ma...
Monday, Dec 29
Opinion: Impressions: The Homebrew Channel
At the end of the day, it's hard to say whether I'll actually use the Homebrew Channel with any amount of regularity. I eagerly wait to try out some imported Wii titles and SCUMM VM might get a few plays, but that's about all there is to it. So what have I learned from this little project? For start...
