The official Smash Bros. blog has released new details on the Wi-Fi options for Smash Bros. Dojo. The first thing to take in is the sweet apologetic note from Masahiro Sakurai about how playing someone in a different country may result in a lot of lag. Something which we’d have hoped they could have sorted …
Midway’s heavy promotion for Stranglehold – sorry, John Woo Presents Stranglehold – has paid off: it’s #2 in the chart, beating off Super Paper Mario which goes in at #4. Medal of Honor Airbourne is still on top. Heavenly Sword enters at #7, Wii Play is back in at #5 rising from #14, but the …
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An e-mail has popped into the inbox of subscribers to Nintendo of Europe’s newsletter, announcing something called the ‘Hanabi Festival’ – a celebration of previously unreleased Japan titles arriving on European Virtual Console. It kicks off this week with two Mario games – Mario Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES version) and the SNES …
The underwater city of Rapture was designed to be a place where the population would be rewarded for their loyalty, and where scientists could experiment freely. But things have gone horribly tits up: after mass rebellion, all that’s left are mutated freaks and a place in urgent need of a visit from a handyman. Kudos …
When the Xbox 360 Elite was released earlier this month, it had Bioshock and Blue Dragon to bolster its launch. For reasons we cannot comprehend, Sony haven’t bothered to line up anything decent to launch with the £129.99 PSP Slim and Lite – yes, that’s its official name – this week. In fact, there are …
How do you decide what’s cool? You don’t, idiot. You’re told what’s cool by the CoolBrands poll. And this is what’s cool in the UK this year: Aston Martin, iPod and YouTube. In our world, PlayStation (6th) is cooler than Nintendo (9th). It’s not surprising that PlayStation is the higher, but it’s encouraging that Nintendo …
We all know that the Xbox 360 is struggling in Japan, but if Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show pre-conference is anything to go by, then they aren’t about to give up just yet. If anything they’re trying to woo the hardcore, by announcing the likes of Castle Shikigami III (AKA Mobile Light Force) and Gundam Operation …
It’s doubtful that Spectrum or Commodore 64 games will be appearing on the Wii’s Virtual Console any time soon, but Alten8 have a solution – retro compilations Commodore Allstars and Sinclair Spectrum Allstars for both Wii and DS. If the PC version of Commodore Allstars is anything to go by, we can expect at least …
Last week Jake mentioned that he wasn’t sure if the PlayStation 2 would still be around in winter 2008. Future Publishing must be hoping that it will be – they’re just about to re-launch the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine. A drastic fall in sales is likely to be the main reason, although we’d wager that …
Incoming! EA’s Medal of Honor: Airborne has pushed Bioshock off the top spot and into third place, with Tiger Woods 08 sticking at #2. The reportedly rubbish Two Worlds has somehow managed to enter the chart at #4, which probably automatically makes it South Peak Interactive’s best selling game so far. Stuntman: Ignition is on …
It seems that every day developers and publishers mishear Nintendo’s plea for casual and accessible games. They seem to hear Iwata-san crying out for glorified screensavers. Today is no exception. Let’s see what today’s stupid barely-interactive idea is: Two additions to the Zen Games series were announced today by growing UK games publisher, Mercury Games …
It looks like the cherished N64 shooter Sin & Punishment could finally be making an appearance outside of Japan, via the Wii’s Virtual Console. Not only has it been listed as one of the upcoming releases on the Japanese Virtual Console schedule, but according to numerous Nintendo sites, Australia’s rating board – the OFLC – …
There are no less than six stat-filled RPG epics out this week. In fact, if you class Monster Hunter 2 on PSP an RPG, that figure grows to a monstrous seven. There’s also Blazing Angels 2 and Medal of Honor: Airbourne if you fancy shooting people to bits rather than hitting them to death with …
Nintendo were once concerned about their family image, famously forcing Acclaim to remove the gore from the SNES version of Mortal Kombat and – less famously – remove all signs of alcohol from Duke Nuke’em: Zero Hour on the N64. With the Wii still yet to see its first birthday, we’ve already seen a barrage …
