Feb
23rd

Endless Ocean friend code exchange

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Looking for pals to go swimming with?  Endless Ocean is a fun game, but even more fun with a friend.  Post your friend code here and find codes for others.  It’s always fun to find new friends to explore the ocean with.

Be sure to check out the other friend code exchanges here on the site:

Jan
10th

Video of the day: sadistic SimAnimals

Electronic Arts just can’t get enough money out of The Sims, err, Sim City, err, whatever franchise.  Witness more milking with the announcement of SimAnimals at CES 2009.  The Sims with animals?  Cute, right?

Wrong.  The demonstration given of the title in this video has got to be one of the more sadistic demos ever for a kid’s game.  Why is he shaking that bear?  And then dumping it in a river?  Then he steals a fawn and attempts to dump it in the same river?  You truly have to wonder about the marketing people at Electronic Arts.  Have they just been worked too hard?

Jan
9th

Top ten games of 2008

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10) Spore

No, it did not live up to its billing.  Yes, it is still an incredibly fun game.  But more than being a sim game, Spore echoes many titles on this year’s top ten list by being a creation engine.  Half the fun of the title can be had from creating different creatures, homes, ships, etc. through an incredibly intuitive interface.  Not what you wanted from the game?  Perhaps not for you, but it hardly keeps it from being a good game, or in this case one of the best of the year.

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Jan
7th

Animal Crossing: City Folk friend code exchange

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In keeping with the spirit of our Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii friend code exchanges, please make full use of the comments section below to post your friend codes for Animal Crossing: City Folk.  Sounds fun, doesn’t it?  It’s even more fun in practice, or so they say.  Post away.

Jul
15th

E3 2008: Nintendo press conference review

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There was a time when E3 was a really, really big deal.  Now, it’s simply a really big deal.  One of the biggest factors of its whole big dealness comes from the console manufacturers’ press conferences.  They typically range from the epic (introduction of the Wii) to the horribly, horribly wrong (introduction of the PS3 and real-time weapon changing).  So how did this year go for Nintendo?

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Apr
30th

Mario Kart Wii friend code exchange

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In keeping with the spirit of the Super Smash Bros. Brawl friend code exchange, we have now added a new thread to the forums to exchange Mario Kart Wii codes.  Of course, you can always just post your code into the comments below, as well.  So start exchanging those codes and get out on the race course!

Apr
28th

New this week on Wii Virtual Console

No, this is not the Double Dragon game you are looking for.  Yes, it is the one you remember as a kid on the NES and not the arcade version you wished it was at the time.  More disappointing, however, is that it’s not the vastly superior Double Dragon II.  Oh well, perhaps another day.  Still, the original is a decent game, but with so many better brawlers out there, such as Double Dragon II and Final Fight, its fond memories are best left in the past.

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Apr
21st

New this week on Wii Virtual Console

How do you choose between two classic titles?  One is very likely the ultimate beat-em-up of the 8-bit era, and the other is the least appealing of a classic RPG franchise.  Oh wait–never mind.  River City Ransom is the clear choice this week.  The fact that a decent, comparable follow-up hasn’t made its way into the modern era is beyond belief for one of the NES’s true cult classics.

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Apr
17th

Wii gets even more compact with personal seven inch screen

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What does the diminutive Wii need more than anything?  Not so fast with talk of a hard drive!  No, what it really needs is its own personal seven inch screen.  That way you can feel even more like a giant while playing it!

Chinavision has head your cries and delivered just such a product.  The seven inch monitor is similar to those that have been released in the past for the PS2 and Xbox.  It conveniently (at least in pictures) attaches to the system, features stereo speakers, auxiliary AV connectors, and 480×234 resolution.

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Apr
15th

The future of the Wii2 may already be showing

Johnny Lee is a nerd’s nerd.  He wasn’t simply satisfied with owning the hard to find Wii.  No, Mr. Lee wanted to make a cool little gaming system even cooler.  And he succeeded.  That’s a nerd’s nerd.

Specifically, Mr. Lee is behind the famous tech demo using a pair of glasses to make the Wii present actual 3D images using head tracking software.  In turn, this technique will now be used in Electronic Arts Boom Blox title.  Not too shabby Mr. Lee, but he wasn’t done there.  A new tech demo shows off using the Wii as a virtual whiteboard, a use that Lee notes could save schools thousands of dollars.  Again, not too shabby.

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