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fcv8DVaoKF4 Nintendo won’t be happy about this. It looks like a combination of the Action Replay with the software program SDload and the official Nintendo SD card adapter will let people enjoy emulators such as SNES9x on their Wiis. I have to admit, I’ve been playing emulators for over 10 years now and I for [...]
Archive for November, 2006
Wii back in stock…for black Friday
I can confirm firsthand that EB/Gamestop retail outlets do indeed have more Wii systems and accessories in stock, but unfortunately the head honchos in corporate will not allow the stores to sell the systems until Black Friday. So if you want a system, better start camping out after you fill up on turkey. As unfair [...]
TG-16 games arrive on Wii
Virtual Console gets updated with first games from NEC’s legacy system; Bonk’s Adventure and Bomberman ’93 selling for 600 points each. When Nintendo launched the Wii on Sunday, it did so with the promised dozen downloadable retro games available on the system’s Virtual Console. But while the initial 12 offerings on the service included titles [...]
BusinessWeek “Wii: One Ferocious Underdog”
Virtual Reality in Your Living Room What makes it so outstanding? It boils down to Nintendo’s (NTDOY) decision to focus on how games are played, rather than the glitz and glitter of the games themselves. The company’s innovative motion-sensitive Wii Remote controller truly creates the closest thing you’ll get on a home system to virtual [...]
The Legend of Zelda – Full Retrospective DVD
If you have not heard or seen anything about the Zelda Retrospective series, it’s about time you did. GameTrailers.com released 6 in-depth videos looking at the entire Zelda series. They released one video a week since October. They finally wrapped up the last part this past Sunday. You can view all 6 videos below: Part [...]
WiiNintendo at Toys ‘R Us midnight party/launch
I have some amazing video from Saturday night, too bad I forgot my power supply to my camera at my friends house in Jersey City or else I would have had all the footage up yesterday. I was able to “get” into the front of the line that wrapped around an entire block (I have [...]
Busy Ole Target Wii Line, REVIEWS FORTHCOMING
Ah, that Target. Sunday morning was coming ever so closer. 8pm. Sat.: I finished my work at my job. OOPS! I left my lights on. Have to get my jumper cables out! 8:30 pm Sat: Not a good start. After getting my car started, I went home with my wife immediately to snoose, but I [...]
IGN video reviews of the latest Wii games, YouTubed:
More to come: Elebits (8.3): RS-15Aoq8IM The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (9.5): hmSr5m-Df-g Wii Sports (7.5): k4ZwcOD96e0 Red Steel (6.0): yN89CQJRwQk Trauma Center – Second Opinion (8.0): picPIpLKB90 Super Monkey Ball – Banana Blitz (8.4): QGI-hIDiEB0 Call of Duty 3 (7.7): Kp_OBBRo0iU Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam (7.0): yb-6J_zamhg Rayman Raving Rabbids (8.3): uOCsVfSmb1E Excite [...]
IGN Gives Zelda: Twilight Princess a 9.5
IGN’s Conclusion: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is, in my opinion, the greatest Zelda game ever created and one of the best launch titles in the history of launch titles – second only, perhaps, to the at-the-time ground-breaking Super Mario 64. It is also one of the finest games I have ever played. The [...]
Game Informer gives Twilight Princess a perfect score
Here’s the basic wrap up, make sure to read the whole review. SCORE: 10 CONCEPT: A darkly themed and lengthy adventure that takes Zelda’s gameplay to the next level GRAPHICS: The detail won’t blow your socks off, but few games are this creative in their designs. The monsters are some of the best I have [...]
News, Impressions, Videos, and Screens 11/17
Essential Animal Character Games More Wii Tidbits from Miyamoto Other Midnight Gamestop Parties GameSpy’s Wii Reviews What to Do at Launch Link’s History Twilight Princess Info GameVideo Wii Guy at PS3 Line Video Sonic and the Secret Rings Screens Need For Speed: Carbon Screens Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam Screens Rayman Raving Rabbids Review Super Monkey [...]
Wii on eBay sold for 1,425.00$
An auction on eBay just ended and a Wii bundled with Zelda (300$ purchased price) sells for 1,425.00$, that’s a 476% profit. Both the seller and the buyer (pictured) have 100% feedback, so this is a legit auction. It’s pretty amazing that the console would go for that much considering there should be 4x the [...]
Game Industry Folks Siding with the Wii
Gamasutra’s semi-regular feature taking the pulse of folks in the game industry turns its attention this week to the PS3 and Wii launches. From the comments submitted to the site, it seems that many industry vets are generally more excited about the Wii than with Sony’s offering. From the article: “‘Definitely a Wii (already pwii-ordered). [...]
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