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Britney: The Game
Come on, who doesn't love Britney. Either you loved her in a red PVC jumpsuit and are clinging to that memory, or you love the manner of her trashy decline into the dustbin of contemporary pop culture history. I'm a little of both. That video where she gets licked for three minutes is one of my all-time favourites, but every time I see her now all I can think of is that Family Guy skit where she's dancing in a wheelchair. And then I giggle.I honestly had no idea that keeping your child away from protective services could be so challenging and difficult! I have a newfound respect for Britney now.
Seriously, that game was way hard.
We're Sending Two to the Tokyo Game Show
What. A. Contest. You want to go to Japan? With a friend? And not *just* Japan, but the Tokyo Game Show. Here's the deal: Today, we're kicking off a contest that will run through the end of March. We're going to run three (count 'em) trivia questions over this period in the form of sponsored polls. Today's is brought to you by Old Spice thank-you-very-much.Holy shit, I was right.
Let me just take a moment to express my appreciation for opening up such a friggin' awesome contest to your loyal reader base.
Now that the moment is over... is there a question , or is this one of those N0tpr0n things where we have to find the answer in the source code or play some audio file backwards? Cause that would be not cool. I don't know HTML.
Clips: Wii Short Film
This either needs to win an award at Venice/Cannes, or become Nintendo's next Wii commercial. Luke Plunkett [Thanks Thomas]I kept watching it, waiting for the moment when it became "Canne" worthy or the moment where it could become an ad for Nintendo.
And thus, I wathced the whole thing.
What a piece of crap. There's no accounting for bad taste, there really isn't.
The Wii Reaches ALL Demographics
I was sitting in my living room last night when the Zelda itch hit me. My girlfriend was still at work, so it was safe to pull out the wiimote and nunchuck, or so I thought. Et tu, Rufus? So not only is my girlfriend bogarting the Wii, now my little fuzzy partner in crime was coveting it as well? I mean, I know I could certainly take it from him with nothing more than a few scratches, but the sheer cuteness formed a solid wall that would only allow through air and camera flash.The real test of the Wii's appeal is to place it in the same room as the most money-grubbing, fan-hating, patronizing, insulting, foot-in-mouthing, vicious creature on the face of the earth...
...the Sony executive. Only then can we know the true power of the Wii.
Clips: Oneechanbara VorteX Hacking and Slashing
Zombies: Check Women in bikinis: Check Blood splashing on the screen: Check Yep, sounds like the perfect game. Though it looks like they need to put more work into the boob physics. Brian CrecenteIs it just me or does this game look really dull?
The Wii Sports Experiment
Since the release of the Nintendo Wii, we here at Kotaku have wondered how much of an effect playing Wii sports actually has on the human body. How would it effect weight, heart rate, and overall general health? As we gathered our resources together, ready to hire a massive team of scientists, nutritionists, and computer specialists to do just that, someone else beat us to it."psst: "effect" and "affect" have to completely different meanings..."
Anyone else see the irony?
I do, I do!
Secret Minigame Lurking Within Twilight Princess
Doesn't look that hidden to me, look at it, it's sitting right there out in the open. It's cute, but also sad, because it reminds me how much I miss the "sspplliiiisshhhh" guy from Wind Waker. Luke PlunkettI'm pretty sure this is a secret only if you're blind.
You know where you go to fish, up at the top of the Zora's mountain? And there's that shop there with the girl in it? And you can look around the shop and she'll comment on different things? And, hey, there's a minigame sitting on the shelf, hidden behind a lot of air? That's the "lurking" secret.
Hey, I like the word "lurking." We should use it more often.
I, too, love my Zelda videos with a healthy dose of stupid. As in "You're stupid if you can't find this" stupid.
Can't wait for the "Secret Zelda Water Temple" video and the "Secret New Hookshot Found in Zelda" clip to pop up. And who out there doesn't want to see "Secret New Midna Character Found"?