Release of the Week: Super Mario All-Stars (Wii)

Release of the Week: Super Mario All-Stars (Wii)

Tweet You know the holiday rush is over when the release of the week is a re-release of a collection of re-releases. If you are looking for a hot bleeding-edge game this week, then there isn’t anything new for you. This week is for gamers who want a taste of nostalgia. I think it’s safe to say...

“Tales of” a Lost Franchise

“Tales of” a Lost Franchise

Tweet Last week marked the release of a high-profile Japanese RPG on the PS3: Tales of Graces F.  But like most console games in the series (and the genre, for that matter), we’ll most likely never see the game translated into English and released on this side of the pond.  In Japan, the Tales...

Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)

Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)

Tweet Back in the twilight years of the 16-bit era, the SNES was pulled back from the brink of a premature death by a crafty European developer.  This developer managed to reinvent a long-dormant Nintendo icon into a bestselling franchise, using clever rendering and downscaling techniques to make a game...

While You Were Gaming: A Wrap-Up of the Weekend Gaming News

While You Were Gaming: A Wrap-Up of the Weekend Gaming News

Tweet Did you know that the world of gaming doesn’t stop over the weekend? Crazy right? Stories do still break and exciting new discoveries are made and we’re here to round them all up for you in a new article that will bring you up to speed. In case you were busy spending your weekend playing...

Stacks O’ Shame

Stacks O’ Shame

Tweet UPDATE: Win your choice of any of the games below to add to your OWN stack of shame. Simply comment below with your own Stack of Shame, and your requested prize, and we’ll pick a winner at random in 30 days time. Just in time for the holidays, right? You know what I’m talking about. Every...

Motion-Controller FPS Done (Almost) Right

Motion-Controller FPS Done (Almost) Right

Tweet When the Wii was first announced, way back in 2005, I was thrilled by the prospect of the motion controller. I knew that it could come off as gimmicky, if not handled well, but I also knew that it had the potential to revolutionize gaming. In the past five years, the motion controller has sort of done...

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 Boss Worried About the Wii

Nintendo Boss Worried About the Wii

Tweet Given the incredible sales of the Wii you might be hard-pressed to find someone using the word “struggling” to define the console. However, that’s the picture painted by none other than Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who says the company’s console may be in trouble if it...

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...

Pachter Says Consoles Are Dead

Pachter Says Consoles Are Dead

Tweet Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is perhaps the most outspoken watcher of the gaming industry. His recent prognostications include stating that Activision should charge for Call of Duty multiplayer, as well as declaring that the sky is falling based on current game sales numbers. Now he offers...

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