Tweet For a first-party AAA game in an extremely well-known franchise releasing this time of year, Skyward Sword‘s fanfare upon arrival was remarkably quiet.  Perhaps the nearly year-long game drought  had something to do with it, or perhaps it was this game’s unsurprising year-long delay, but...

Tweet There was once a time when grown men would cry when a new Legend of Zelda game was announced. The 25 year-old franchise is second only to Mario when it comes to Nintendo’s most valuable and beloved intellectual properties. In a time when Nintendo has gone from the most successful console...

Tweet Football season is right around the corner. Its the time for Fantasy Football drafts, speculation on Brett Favre’s return and another edition of Madden. Yes, the long running football franchise is back once again, even if the season itself was in question. Unfortunately it looks like most of the...

Tweet It’s that time of the year.  Flowers are blooming, rain is falling, and hardcore gamers are once again whipping themselves up into a frenzy over the industry-wide hype train known as E3. Here we go again. This year’s E3 should be interesting for a variety of reasons.  The industry has...

Tweet Well, well, well.   That didn’t take long. We’ve all noticed a severe lack of activity from Nintendo on the Wii, contrary to Reggie’s promises about additional content before E3 in June. Nintendo’s Q2 lineup was released earlier this week to the typical groans and sighs of...

Tweet Game: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Publisher: EA Developer: EA Tiburon Genre: Golf Price: $49.99 Verdict: An accessible and content rich golf experience which, yes features the Masters. Pros: Precise motion controls offer the most immersive sports game experience...

Tweet Today, Nintendo of Europe has announced the localization (localisation?) of Monolithsoft’s Japanese release, Xenoblade.  The title is slated to reach European Wii consoles later this year as Xenoblade Chronicles – though no date has been announced. According to the press release, the game...

Tweet Like it or hate it, Japan has been a portable-driven market over the last few years. HD consoles have been relatively ignored by the masses, while the DS and PSP have gobbled up the lion’s share of hardware and software sales. There has already been a lot of discussion among both Eastern and...

Tweet Following up on the absolutely terrific Kirby’s Epic Yarn (For which you can see my review here), Hal Laboratory and Nintendo have decided that one Wii adventure wasn’t quite enough for everyones’ favorite amorphous transforming pink blob. The new game was announced during a...

Tweet Though the rumor mill had been churning for some time prior to this week’s The Last Story conference about the possibility of an international release date being announced at the event, no such announcement took place.  There were, however, many other details about the game released at the...