After the showings of Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and the Wii Zapper at E3, you’d think that Nintendo would be all out of surprises for this year. And you’d be right; it was third-party developers that shook up the Tokyo Game Show. Blue Dragon DS is now official, a 3D Kingdom Hearts is also …
It’s known that Sony left out the rumble from the PlayStation 3’s controller due to Immersion’s lawsuit over use of their patented rumble technology. Sony’s official line, however, was that the rumble feature affected the motion sensor SIXAXIS technology, and that it’s a last generation feature anyway. Which was obviously rubbish as a new rumbling …
It’s not unusual for retailers to start selling hyped-beyond-belief games a couple of days before their actual release. Rainforest-destroying* Argos, though, have set a new record by selling Halo 3 a whole week early. It’s all to do with their ‘check and reserve’ system – eager fans have spotted that their website has copies in …
You might not have heard of the GP2X before – Gamepark’s marketing budget doesn’t extend to much beyond a full page advert in Retro Gamer. The fact that you can’t simply pop down to Gamestation and buy one doesn’t help the publicity side of things either. For those not in the know it’s a neat …
Don’t you think? There are two reasons I’m interested in the game: Wipeout was the first game I had for the PlayStation, so I have an unreasonable amount of affection for the series; and I like the way the HUD bends inwards. Neither’s a particularly good reason, so hopefully it’ll actually be good as well. …
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 …
