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Msoft Ozy's 2007 Predictions
Ozymandias has put together his game industry predictions for 2007 which, not surprisingly, include some very bad news for Sony. Here's his list and my take: Ozy: The original PSP (with memory stick) will be discontinued, and replaced by a new model with an integrated hard drive. continue reading »
Nintendo Owned Japan In 2006
No. Duh. For those living under rocks last year, Nikkei Net points out that Nintendo took eight of the top ten software sales ranking thanks to the DS juggernaut. Brain games and Pokemon were the monster hits, and the company sold twice the number of games compared to last year. continue reading »
Custom Painted NESes On eBay
eBay seller hellokitty11111111111 (yeah, that's right) is auctioning off a number of hand painted, custom NES consoles, including the pictured Metroid version, as well as ones based on Mega Man 2, Kid Icarus, Dragon Warrior, Bubble Bobble, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario... continue reading »
But Is It Tough To Buy Wiis, PS3s In Japan?
While it's still hard to locate PS3s and Wiis in Japan, otaku site AkibaOS delved in to see how hard. Sure Amazon Japan is selling Sony's new console with somewhat regularly. But, what about bricks-and-mortar shops? continue reading »
Clips: Wario Ware Preview
Gametrailers have a fairly lengthy preview up of Wario Ware: Smooth Moves. I did not think it was possible to get any more excited about this game. I have now been shown to be mistaken. continue reading »
Lead Civ Dev Praises Nintendo
Computer and Video Games has posted wan interview with Soren Johnson, the lead developer for Sid Meier's Civilization III & IV at Firaxis, in which he praises Nintendo for the innovation they've brought to the industry.Obviously, there will always be a place for a traditional... continue reading »
Wii Alpha Moms Make Viral Marketing Fun!
We'd heard plenty from the "Wii Ambassadors" prior to launch—they were mostly hardcore gamers that read sites like Kotaku and were psyched to be chosen and to let us know. continue reading »
Clips: Wii-Controlled Roomba
Chris Huges spend way too much time with his Roomba, but the end result of this unholy relationship is a snazzy and totally unnecessary way to control your robot vacuuming Roomba. continue reading »
How To Play The Wii At A Movie Theater
How hard is it to play the Wii on a 344" screen? If you want to play Wii Sports at Wii-diculous sizes, it's not that hard really. With some soldering skills and off-the-shelf Radio Shack parts, you can do it, too. continue reading »
Trailer: FF XII Revenant Wings
Cubed3 has slapped up a video showing off what is supposed to be new gameplay footage from Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings for the DS. Unfortunately, while you get a glimpse at gameplay, it's windows in the much bigger video window and very quick. continue reading »
The Face of Nintendo in Korea
No, not the lady in the scarf, but the cat in the suit. That's Korean superstar Jang Dong-gun: Actor, musician, gaming spokesperson. Starting in January, Nintendo will feature the popular actor in DS ads starting in January. continue reading »
Clips: A Brief History Of Console TV Ads
Last week Danny Allen put together a fun little list of some of the funniest, most awkward and sometimes even touching console television ads in history. continue reading »
Hole-In-One, Wii Style
Christmas came early to this guy. 'Tis the season of giving, after all, and scoring a hole-in-one in Wii Golf has given him a whole year's worth of bragging rights. continue reading »
Wii - Now Playing In Theatres
Here's one way to protect your television—take your game of Wii Sports to an empty movie theatre. Pretty cool to see some Wii players dwarfed by their Miis. continue reading »
Clips: Bunnies Can't Stand Christmas
I don't know if I will ever get sick of these Very Useful Scientific Facts About Bunnies. The latest? Rabbids can't stand Christmas. That reminds me, I need to play some more Rayman Wii this weekend. continue reading »
Where Wii Play
Nintendo ran a little informal poll over on their MySpace page asking gamers where they would be most excited to play Wii? The results: Living room - 61% Break room - 6% Dorm room - 12% At a party - 21% What? No bathroom? Come on! continue reading »
Clips: Little Girl Wii-Boxes Grown Man
A guy fights a grade schooler. A grade schooler in glasses. And she whoops 'im. As you've probably noticed, h4rdc0r3 gamer skills don't mean much in Wii Sports. continue reading »
Nintendo Hates Importers, Wants To Collect Them All
Well this is unexpected. Hey, Europe, you thought the DS was a region-free system? Don't worry, I did too. Turns out it's not (at least when Pokémon is concerned). continue reading »