Archive for January, 2009

Nintendo Mensa – January 22nd, 2009

Nintendo Mensa – January 22nd, 2009

In the Mushroom Kingdom one sunny day there was a contest to count the number of 1-UP mushrooms that Mario had put into a clear jar for safe keeping. Yoshi guessed 27 Daisy guessed 26 King Boo guessed 23 Petey Piranha guessed 20 Toadsworth guessed 25. One was off by 1, two were off by [...]

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Donkey Kong Jungle Juice

Donkey Kong Jungle Juice

(Click on photos to enlarge.) I got this as a Christmas gift from one of my best friends.  I thought it was hilarious.  I kept it for a while, thinking about saving it, but I finally broke down and drank it.  The taste was actually pretty good.  My wife and I described it as “liquid [...]

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Circuit City Deal – Wii Wireless Sensor

Circuit City Deal – Wii Wireless Sensor

I found this wireless sensor bar at my local Circuit City for $9.99.  After the 30% liquidation discount, it was only $6.99!  Amazing deal if you’re looking for one of these.  It includes a USB cable for charging and has a sleep setting so you don’t waste your battery when you forget to shut it [...]

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‘Super Meat Boy’ Coming to WiiWare!

‘Super Meat Boy’ Coming to WiiWare!

Edmund McMillen has decided to bring an updated remake of his popular Newgrounds Flash game ‘Meat Boy’ to WiiWare! ‘Meat Boy’ is described as “a platformer similar to Metanet’s N series, but with more persistent blood dripping”. The game should be out by the end of the year… which doesn’t tell us much. But for [...]

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Homebrew – Drunken Coders Winter 2008 Contest: Christmas-Type Adventure Time

Homebrew – Drunken Coders Winter 2008 Contest: Christmas-Type Adventure Time

From the Dev: “This is a game about a stick-man, who, like most other stick-people, likes to run from the start of levels to the end of levels. But, in a daring twist, some weird, mostly-harmless creatures have stolen the Christmas music! It’s actually only one Christmas song, because I ran out of time. But [...]

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Winter – Developer Footage

Wii’s Lost Game: Winter An atmospheric survival-horror title built just for Wii that never saw the light of day. Interview of Developers by Matt at IGN Share

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World of Goo Soundtrack – Free Download

World of Goo Soundtrack – Free Download

Thank you to everyone who emailed asking about a World of Goo Soundtrack. This is probably as close to an “official” soundtrack I’ll ever make for the game World of Goo. I’m making it available here on my personal portfolio for free. I wrote much of this music specifically for the game, but many of [...]

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Deadly Creatures Behind the Scenes with Billy Bob Thorton

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Wii Shop Channel Update 1/19/09 (NA)

Wii Shop Channel Update 1/19/09 (NA)

WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL Jan. 19, 2009 Wii™ owners know all about the power of motion, and this week’s additions to the Wii Shop Channel deliver some cool new reasons to keep on moving. Race, jump and skid in a high-powered hot rod. Slide, [...]

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First DSiWare update released

First DSiWare update released

Two DSiWare titles, Art Style: Decode and Art Style: Aquario, have received updates. Those of you lucky enough to own a Nintendo DSi and have those games can download the updates for free, I assume from the DSi Shop. No word on what has been updated, but it’s good to know that Nintendo is actually [...]

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Nintendo Mensa – January 20th, 2009

Nintendo Mensa – January 20th, 2009

In the seven-character sequence: A.) Samus B.) Luigi C.) Wario D.) Bowser E.) Daisy F.) Goomba G.) Fox McCloud Each character after the first three is the sum of the previous three terms. If: Bowser = 12 Daisy = 17 Fox = 60 Determine the value of “Samus”. [spoiler name="View Answer Here"] ANSWER: Samus = [...]

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GTA: China Town Wars – New Images

GTA: China Town Wars – New Images

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How Will Obama Administration Affect Game Legislation?

How Will Obama Administration Affect Game Legislation?

We know that President Barack Obama has brought a Wii into the White House, but what about future technology and regulation? With the election of Democrat Barack Obama, both gamers and the industry have speculated as to the future of games regulation under his administration. In a new Gamasutra feature posted today and written by [...]

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Hacked DLC widespread in Animal Crossing: City Folk!

Hacked DLC widespread in Animal Crossing: City Folk!

To those that play Animal Crossing: City Folk, many people are suggesting that you don’t go on Wi-Fi for a while. Long story short, hackers have been able to create hacked DLC and if you were to come in contact with the DLC (or in contact with someone who has come in contact with it), [...]

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Homebrew: Splattercastle

Homebrew: Splattercastle

Splatter Castle is a homebrew game made by one guy, Spider Dave, for the Wii. It’s a 2D platform game. Your Wii needs to be enabled for homebrew to play it. If you’d like to learn more about running homebrew check out WiiNintendo’s step by step guide. [ Download Splattercastle ] Share

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