Today marked the official Japanese launch of WiiWare, Nintendo’s new download service for original games. The launch lineup includes a few classic retreads and a couple original games to boot, as well as a few, um, pieces of shovelware.
One of the first launch titles, and one of the more eagerly anticipated offerings, is an update […]
If you’re a Sega fan, or just simply have a passion for Sonic, you probably heard about a spiky blue hedgehog’s latest videogame while combing the internet over the weekend. Currently titled Sonic Unleashed, the game has gained a lot of attention for, ostensibly, being a throwback to classic Sonic games. The first, non-cinematic screenshots […]
Let it never be said that Activision, the publishers of Guitar Hero, hates money. Sure, every company loves money and works to get the largest amount of it possible, but who amongst us could have truly foreseen this: Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS. Many would have thought that the inerrant flaws of […]
Having recently hacked the Wii via a Twilight Princess gamesave exploit, the Wii Homebrew Community has taken the next step in fully cracking open the lovely white little box: they’ve managed to install a custom channel to the Wii menu that can boot custom code from the Wii’s SD card slot. For those only passingly […]
Welcome back for part two of “Upcoming WiiWare Theatre.” When we last met, we marveled at the awe inspiring shmuping of Star Solider R. Now, we present, with limited commercial interruption, the Japanese commercial for WiiWare’s Dr. Mario update.
Featuring Mii integration, a competitive online mode, and what appears to be a cooperative multiplayer mode, WiiWare […]
Still new to the trendy video-podcasting scene, Game|Life turns its attention to the Wii for its 4th epsiode, covering the upcoming Wii Fit and the already released, already terrible, crop of “shovelware” titles available. Even if you are completely uninterested in either of those two topics, you should probably give the video a watch, […]
Ready to covet something that, up until a few hours ago, you didn’t even know you wanted? Well get ready to be confused, amazed, and envious (in that order) over the Wii’s latest, and Japan exclusive, channel: “Terebi no Tomo” channel, or for you gaijin, the “TV Friend” channel. Let’s try and tackle the […]
If the 2D fighting game genre could be epitomized by one single aspect it is most certainly the unwillingness to redraw anything in subsequent revisions. Character sprites get reused over and over again, continuity between new sprites and 10-year old sprites be damned. I don’t blame them, though. In attempts to lure young latch-key children […]
While the Angry Video Game Nerd does prey upon the weak, terrible dregs of the videogame world, this time he may have gone too far. The Castlevania series can take it. The Karate Kid videogame deserved it. But the Virtual Boy? That’s like going into an old southern cemetery, digging up some klansman, and […]
Recently given a European release date of April 11th, Mario Kart Wii is still scheduled for the nebulous Spring 2008 in the Americas. The game will feature a few firsts for the series: motorcycles, motion controls, combo/trick system, and online multiplayer supporting up to 12 players. The game will also come packaged with a new […]
