Wii owners too lazy to hit the gym have the option of picking up Wii Fit to aid in shedding a few extra pounds. For gamers too lazy to purchase Wii Fit, now there’s EA SPORTS Active. And if you thought the name was awkward, just wait until you see the photos of the game/device [...]
Continue reading...29. October 2008
After what has been a terrible year for Rock Band in Europe, the troubles could end soon as today MTV and Harmonix finally announced the official release date for the sequel in the territory. But not everyone will be happy when they see the game is a timed exclusive for 360. The critically acclaimed sequel to the alleged [...]
Continue reading...22. October 2008
On November 4, twenty new tracks will be available in Rock Band 2 as DLC courtesy of MTV Games and Harmonix. The download will hit Xbox LIVE, the Playstation Network, and whatever system of voodoo and SD cards that the Wii uses nowadays, and features a lineup of “emerging artists.” Here’s the full list of tracks, [...]
Continue reading...21. October 2008
Back in April, we reported that Grand Theft Auto IV had overtaken Nintendo 64’s classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as the number one ranked game on gamerankings.com (an aggregate site that averages scores of multiple review outlets). The few games that have managed to surpass Nintendo’s 1998 masterpiece usually fall back behind once [...]
Continue reading...13. October 2008
After a series of weeks where nothing worth playing has come to Nintendo’s download service, this week comes as a pleasant surprise. In addition to a highly anticipated WiiWare title, a true classic from the SNES era has finally been released on the Virtual Console. World of Goo is the obvious highlight of the selection, and at [...]
Continue reading...3. October 2008
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it seems that the video game industry is definitely sitting up and taking notice. Just earlier this week I posted a story about a limited edition DS Lite being released, with partial proceeds being donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity. Nintendo isn’t the [...]
Continue reading...3. October 2008
Club Nintendo has been around for a while in Japan, Australia, South Africa and Europe, with varying amounts of success. The whole idea behind the customer loyalty program is to rack up points by both registering Nintendo games and equipment and by completing surveys on their website. You can then use your points to purchase [...]
Continue reading...3. October 2008
The Wii has often been accused of being a waggle version of the GameCube, to the dismay of all the Nintendo Fanboys on the web. Unfortunately, a recent announcement from the company’s Autumn Press Conference doesn’t bode well for this negative way of looking at the Wii, old GameCube games are to be released on the [...]
Continue reading...1. October 2008
All rumors point to true, Nintendo will have a conference tomorrow and President Satoru Iwata may unveil a new version of the DS and new Wii accessories. The new DS will feature a built in camera and mp3 functionality and high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity, according to an article by The Nikkei, Japan’s leading business newspaper, on September [...]
Continue reading...30. September 2008
Guitar Hero isn’t the only music videogame to have landed exclusivity deals with artists; Rock Band is starting to follow the trend. A tenchnique they are using with the release strategy for the AC/DC Track Pack, which will be packaged as a disc, much like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith before. Unlike the Aerosmith offering though, AC/DC are the only [...]
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13. November 2008
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