Archive for May, 2006

Gamestop List of Nintendo Games

I have the current reiease list for all DS, Cube, and Wii games: August has some new titles for DS (Deep Labyrinth, Suite Life Zack and Cody, and Tenchu: Dark Secret).  September is a big DS RPG month, with Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Contact, and Final Fantasy III all coming 9/12/06, along with Pokemon [...]

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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin to have Touch Control

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is the latest sequel in the long running Castlevania franchise. Like its predecessor, Dawn of Sorrow, POR will be released on the Nintendo DS, and builds upon the series’ use of the DS stylus. There are two main characters: Charlotte and Jonathan. Charlotte uses magic as her primary weapon, allowing her [...]

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Magnetica’s Site

Nintendo has opened their official site for the upcoming DS puzzler Magnetica. Visit the site to find out what the game is all about, and nab a couple exclusive wallpapers while you’re at it. By the way, I really dig the music on the site…and I am guessing we will find it in the game [...]

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Orb Screenshots

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One Piece: Unlimited Adventure Screens

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November 6th Launch Rumor

According to an industry source speaking to Cubed³, the Nintendo Wii is set to launch in the “Thanksgiving period in the USA” (Thanksgiving falls on November 23rd this year), with Japanese and European launches set to be “in the same timeframe”. With Nintendo trying for a worldwide launch of their new system, this would probably [...]

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Wii Specs Rumor

Easy Nintendo: First i would like to thank you for this interview, it really means alot to us here at Easy Nintendo. Red Steel got alot of attention at E3 this year, what is Ubisofts reaction to that?Xavier Poix: Well we are very happy that everyone got to experience it for themselves and that many [...]

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Tokyo Game Show Announcement

Following the initial confirmation of Tokyo Game Show 2006, to be held September 22nd to the 24th 2006 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo’s Chiba prefecture, the organizers have announced the theme for the show and goals for attendees.The 10th anniversary show’s theme, jointly announced by Japanese game industry trade body CESA and its chairman [...]

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Against Lag?

War has been declared on lag, and it’s about goddamn time. After the resounding success of the war on terror, the war on drugs, and the war on war, we can expect to be free of the menace of lag any day now.We received the first glimpse of our impending liberation at this year’s GDC, [...]

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Set List at Play! Symphony Orchestra

The set list for Play! on Saturday is as follows: Fanfare — Nobuo Uematsu Liberi Fitali (Final Fantasy VII) — Nobuo Uematsu Super Mario Bros. (New Super Mario Bros.) — Koji Kondo Super Mario Bros. Suite (Super Mario Bros.) — Koji Kondo Shenmue Suite (Shenmue and Shenmue II) — Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Battlefield Suite (Battlefield 1942 [...]

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New Japan Game Rating System

With two forms of adult-related ratings — Japan’s new video game system seems so familiar. Kotaku and its correspondent in Japan (Brian Ashcraft) report that the Japanese will adopt a new rating system for video games.The Japanese ratings are A, B, C, D and Z. Games rated D have content for gamers above 17-years-old, while [...]

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Nintendo Amusement Park

Nintendo fans are known for their obsessive nature; it’s part of their lifeblood. Who knew such an infatuation with a fat, Italian plumber who can’t score with the chick he keeps saving would manifest itself into the conceptualization of an amusement park based on the principles of the platforming series: jumping, hitting blocks and destroying [...]

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New Twilight Princess Screens

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New Super Mario Galaxy Screens

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Medal of Honor: Airborne

Here is some e3 news that didn’t get the recognition it deserved. Sure, we knew about Call of Duty 3, but there are also loyal Medal of Honor fans. Here is a short article from Nintendo Power, July 2006 issue: “When you’re parachuting into Nazi territory, nothing cramps your WWII fighting style more than nonintuitive [...]

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