Apr 20 2008

Retro Exosuited Turrican Time!

Whilst researching a post on the recent Wii Shop release of the classic parallax shoot em up Turrican on Virtual Console, I discovered that the game is nowhere near as dead as I had been lead to believe.
I first discovered Turrican as a teenager, wowed by the amazing C64 graphics in Zzap! magazine.  While the [...]

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Mar 11 2008

Super Smash Bros might not work on your Wii

Nintendo has announced that a % of Wii owners will have trouble playing the fourth coming Super Smash Bros. The problems have arisen because the game utilizes a double-layer disc which has a large memory capacity.
Nintendo explain on their support page that :
Super Smash Bros. Brawl utilizes a double-layer disc which has a large memory [...]

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Mar 6 2008

Battle of the FanBoys - Wii vs The World!

I read an article by Andrew Macarthy on the Nintendo fan site Nintendic yesterday entitled ‘Why the Wii will outlast the PS3 and Xbox 360‘. It’s an extremely one sided view which is clearly written by a Fanboy. He gives reasons why the Wii is amazing and why it will outlast both the PS3 and [...]

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Feb 28 2008

Wii Fit to cost £70

Wii have announced today that the fourthcoming Wii Fit will cost a whopping £70!!

The game is set to be released on 25th April 2008. The game does come with the Wii Balance Board accessory though it remains to be seen if UK gamers will snap this game up as quickly as our Japanese counterparts.

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Feb 19 2008

Mario Kart Wii Preview

Today both IGN and 1Up have posted previews of the eagerly anticipated Mario Kart on the Nintendo Wii.

Due out in a few months, Mario Kart looks like it’s going to be a fun multiplayer game.
Checkout the previews at IGN and 1Up

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Feb 1 2008

Rock Band Coming to UK

The first quarter of EA’s fiscal year (read: April - June) will see the release of Rock Band to European retailers. EA has sold 1.5 million copies (a considerable amount given how much the different instruments cost) in North America already and hopes to replicate the game’s success overseas. Rock Band has won scads of [...]

Jan 31 2008

Sega Master System Hits Virtual Console

The Master system was much more successful in Europe than elsewhere, so UK gamers should be particularly jazzed about this announcement. Is it weird for anyone else that these games are being released for a Nintendo console? The last time I even heard someone talk about the Sega Master System was when some schoolyard tough [...]

Jan 20 2008

Critics Give Bully a Verbal Swirley

These days, bullies just can’t catch a break. The PS2 hit is now slated for a revamped release on the Xbox 360 and Wii, called Bully: Scholarship Edition. That lovable mainstream media hysteria is back with a vengeance. Where would Biff Tannen and Scott Farkas be in today’s politically correct world?
“We’re disappointed this game was [...]

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