Parents are Evil: My Son’s First Gaming System

Parents are Evil: My Son’s First Gaming System

Tweet As one can imagine, in a household such as mine that is fraught with gaming systems, it’s a tad difficult to keep games away from our toddler. Even though we are gamers, we don’t want our son exposed to too much gaming just yet, because we’d rather he go play outside with friends....

Optimal Viewing Angle: Hands-On with the 3DS

Optimal Viewing Angle: Hands-On with the 3DS

Tweet Welcome to the next generation, indeed. I was fortunate enough to get some hands-on time with the 3DS over the last couple of days, and I came away a little disappointed. Based on the glowing impressions of Nintendo’s new handheld that came out of last year’s E3, I was expecting something...

Amazon’s Weekly DS Deals

Amazon’s Weekly DS Deals

Tweet Hey, you crazy portable gamers! Check out this week’s list of the sweetest DS deals from Amazon: Popularity: unranked...

3DS and PSP2 vs. iPhone: Relevance in a New Mobile Market

3DS and PSP2 vs. iPhone: Relevance in a New Mobile Market

Tweet It took me a long time, as a fan of Japanese games, to accept the direction of the industry away from consoles and towards the portable space. Both Sony and Nintendo have their next-gen portables in the works, with the 3DS launching next month in Japan and the PSP2 rumored to be available at retail by...

You Don’t Know Jack Returning Early Next Year

You Don’t Know Jack Returning Early Next Year

Tweet In the early days of CD-ROM based interactive entertainment, You Don’t Know Jack was unique for providing an experience that wasn’t reliant on full-motion video and CG sequences. Instead, it presented an excellent adult trivia experience, complete with a host which regularly poked fun at...

Nintendo Admits It Needs Better Third Party Support

Nintendo Admits It Needs Better Third Party Support

Tweet In a somewhat surprising move Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has copped to the fact that Nintendo’s track record of support among third party publishers has been pretty abysmal. “It is true that the third party software sales ratio on Nintendo platforms are comparatively smaller in...

Wall of Sound: A Soundtrack for a True Gentlemen

Wall of Sound: A Soundtrack for a True Gentlemen

Tweet So I’ve decided to make a triumphant return to Wall of Sound with somewhat of a timely piece (as the third installment in the series hit US store shelves on Sunday) featuring the music of the Professor Layton series. I honestly have had a difficult time qualifying where the series and it’s...

Release of the Week: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (PS3, 360, Wii, DS)

Release of the Week: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (PS3, 360, Wii, DS)

Tweet It wasn’t long ago that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick proclaimed that “”Our Spider Man Games Have sucked”. Although he said that he hadn’t played the newest games, he admitted that they got poor ratings because they were bad games. Spider man should be about web slinging,...

The Lord of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Screens

Tweet Headstrong Games and Warner Bros. Interactive want players to return to Middle-Earth again in September. This time with their first LoTR game for all-ages. This launch will be available for Wii, DS, PS3, PSP and PS2. The content of the game immerses players into the role of Aragon over the battles...

Review: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo DS)

Review: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo DS)

Tweet Game: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Publisher: Nintendo USA Developer: Square Enix Genre: RPG Price: $34.99 Verdict: Only for hard core fans Pros: Easy to play, some interesting storylines Cons: Fairly stale gameplay; we’ve already played this game It’s not often that I...

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