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Dammit, Nintendo…

Dammit, Nintendo…

From Wired Game|Life's hands-on with the "Play It on Wii Selection" version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat:I liked it a lot when it was an innovative platform game played with a drum controller. Now that it's a more straightforward game -- you move Donkey Kong with the...

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Mega Man One-Two Punch

Conspicuous by his absence in Mega Man 9 was the Blue Bomber's chief rival, Bass (like music, not the fish), also known to some as Forte. Mega Man returned with a brand-new game after an 11-year hiatus, and all of his cast was in tow, in some form or fashion-- even...

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Sonic in “Night of the Werehog”

The trailer for this was originally released just prior to Halloween, when the video itself would have been a good, appropriately holiday-timed release to help build up hype for the game. Instead, three weeks after Halloween and after Sonic Unleashed for the...

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North America’s Club Nintendo to Get Game and Watch?

This is just a rumor for now, but it seems the Game & Watch Collection, a Club Nintendo exclusive, has been rated by the ESRB. Could this possibly be related to the North American Club Nintendo? One can hope; I have a copy, thanks to , and I do love it for its Game &...

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Mega Man Fan-Film is Looking Sharp

The fan-made Mega Man film by Eddie Lebron is looking pretty good, provided you're able to look at it with an open mind and consider that, for all the little differences there are, Hollywood would probably do far, far worse. The Robot Masters are definitely awesome,...

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One of Bionic Commando’s Preorder Bonuses is Really Rad

Someone at Capcom either really loves me, or really hates me. What makes me think they love me? Observe, to your right: One preorder bonus for Capcom's Bionic Commando, due in the middle of February 2009. A metal lunchbox, just like we had back in the 80's, adorned...

Oldschool Turtle Tribe

Oldschool Turtle Tribe

A few days ago, I posted a news item about some Black Friday sales with a small tease to see if anyone could identify the picture I had used, posted here again for your convenience. The origin, as I knew it, was in the Christmas Sears "Wish Book" catalogs. At least, I...

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Dunaway Dishes on America’s Club Nintendo

One of the most promising pieces of news to come out of Nintendo's Fall Summit at the beginning of October, in my humble opinion, was that North America was finally going to get Club Nintendo, which has been the name of a program which has persisted in Europe and...

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Sonic Goes to… Missouri?

GameTrailers has a new walkthrough of a level of Sonic Unleashed called Missouri. It's based on Africa. No, I don't really get it, either. But watching the video does give me some hope that the game will be alright. I'm not looking for it to topple Super Mario Galaxy...

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Victory is Mine!

Recently, I expressed my disappointment that Rare would exclude so much of its fanbase and target audience in the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts by making the text nigh-unreadable on a standard-definition television. Worse still was when they were aware of the...

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Sonic Unleashed – Preview Videos

So far, I've been mostly on the fence about Sonic Unleashed. I see good, I see bad, I hear good, I hear bad. On top of that, two different versions with two teams working on them-- how is one to choose whether to get it or not, or which one to buy? Thank goodness for...

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Miyamoto Talks, Talks, and Talks Some More

Nothing like a good Miyamoto interview, and MTV Multiplayer's by Stephen Totilo looks like it may be one of the better ones. It comes in three seperate parts, so there's quite a bit to go over; in fact, I haven't even had a chance to read it fully yet. But here's a...

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You Always Remember Your First…

They say you never forget your first. Of course, this usually applies to... other things: Kisses, girlfriends, cars, sometimes even video games and comic books and the like. But there is another first which is often overlooked: The first enemy you encounter in a video...

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Why Reggie Likes Nintendo

One reason I like Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America President, is because he seems to really, truly enjoy the products Nintendo makes and what they're all about. This is particularly evident as he gives his speech before an audience at the Entertainment Software...

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What a Horrible Night to Have the Flu…

Actually, I've had the flu for several days now. It hasn't been fun. My posting at MMN has suffered for it, my posting here has suffered for it, and most of all, I've suffered for it, because I've had to work through it for most of the week. But at least the weekend...

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Nintendo Shakes Things Up With Wario Land’s Developers

Matt over on Press the Buttons found something neat today that's been lingering for a couple of weeks. Over on Nintendo of Europe's website, they have a three-part interview with the staff of Good-Feel Co., Ltd, the developers of Wario Land: Shake It! Or as it's...

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Ancient Apparel

In my continued hunt for the Super Mario Bros. 3 t-shirt, I decided to check eBay again, to no avail. But holy hell, look at what I did find: I'm pretty sure I remember this from when I was growing up; that art came from an issue, the first issue in fact, of Nintendo...

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Save Us

Been spreading this around. One of my biggest beefs with games over the years, particularly as saving has become more commonplace, is the way some developers implement it. Particularly when it is done poorly. Over at Gamasutra, David Sirlin put together nice feature...