Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Cave Story, Metroid Prime, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Resident Evil, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: beiden Views: 288 Replies: 0 Linky Dinky Sold by Hubbagames Online Coupons” |
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“Some rumors are swirling regarding a possible “slim” version of the Xbox 360. And why not? The console being sold is largely the same as one they were selling… wow, is it more than four years ago now? Of course, the ones they sell…” |
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“When Nintendo first unveiled Metroid Prime , fans were skeptical (if not downright apeshit). For a 2D adventure game based on exploration, how could it possibly work in first person? Long story short, Metroid Prime was pretty much universally…” |
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“A portion of another interview with Reggie: Are you concerned that Sony’s newly introduced PlayStation Move motion controller and Microsoft’s planned motion-sensing camera Project Natal are moving onto turf that Nintendo has dominated?…” |
| “This Week in Imports Sakamoto on Metroid Other M: No Nunchuk for You Red Steel 2 Features Wild West Meets Asia Fusion Original Music Score by Tom Salta Resident Evil Creator Opens New Studio Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of…” |
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“What’s up with this? We have to “write in” the Wii? Guess it’s not a real gaming system. Thanks to PsychoDuck for the heads up! Link” |
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“I’ve been wanting to know when this title was coming stateside. It’s shaping up real nice and it has quite a bit of extra features that I’m interested in. Time to get three friends in on this one! Link” |
| “Direct link here (thanks KirbyGCN!)” |
| “Direct link and videos for Everyone’s Recommendation Selection, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Pocosuka Racing, Sengoku Jidai, Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2010, Minna no Suizokukan, Kawaii Koinu DS3, AA! Nikaku Tori, Brain Challenge, DS Demos…” |
| “The PlayStation Move was just announced, but Sony is wasting no time before going on the attack. The newest—not to mention first—advertisement for the peripheral makes fun of the Nintendo Wii, attacks Microsoft’s Project Natal, and…” |
Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“With all the snow that’s been falling recently, it’s always fun to get out there and do something with it. Me? I write my name in it. WITH THE BLOOD OF MY FALLEN ENEMIES! Kidding, with bottled urine. But Geekologie Reader Magefire took the…” |
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“A new official World Record score has landed in the hands of a gamer in Walhalla, SC. 32-year-old Brandon LeCroy has just racked up the new official World Record score on hit game New Super Mario Bros. Wii, according to famed video game…” |
| “Direct link here San Mateo, Calif. – March 5, 2010 – The tables are being set for the launch of Diner Dash® on WiiWare™, coming to the Wii™ on March 29, 2010. Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON…” |
| “Krakow, Poland – 4 March 2010 – Games developer and publisher Bloober Team, most famous for its WiiWare super production Last Flight and post-apocalyptic tactic game for iPad – Gender Wars: The Battle – wants to seize the opportunity of…” |
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| “Cambridge, Mass. – March 5, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from fan favorites The White Stripes, as well as singles from The Futureheads, The James Gang, Shaimus, and the one and only Hockey Theme Song,…” |
| “VC: Moon Cresta (Hamster, ARC, 800) Wiiware: Mega Man 10 (Capcom, 1000 + DLC) DSiWare: GG Series: Throwout (Genterprise, 200) Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 4-nensei (IE Institute, 500) Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 5-nensei (IE Institute, 500)…” |
| “IRONCLAD Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone 10+ Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language Rating summary: This is a side-scrolling shooter in which players control a small aircraft that battles enemies in an alternate 1920s setting….” |
| “Nintendo Wii North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) Japan: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii…” |
| “Filed under: Exclusive , Count Five , Canada With ‘ Final Fantasy 13 ‘ finally becoming a reality for gamers outside of Japan, baroque-pop star Owen Pallett , the artist formerly known as Final Fantasy , has revealed to Spinner his top five…” |
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“Last week GNOME decided to get a bunch of interface and interaction designers together into one place so we could revolutionise the desktop, or at least carve a path toward a ubiquitous GNOME desktop. Held at Canonical’s offices in Millbank tower…” |
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“As if yesterday’s deluge of Rock Band Network tracks wasn’t enough, Harmonix has announced next week’s slate of regular DLC for Rock Band . Coming up next Tuesday, March 9 on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 11 on PlayStation 3), fans will be able to…” |
Posted: November 11th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Drawn to Life, LostWinds, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Tetris, The Conduit, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Shop Channel, Wii Sports, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Link with more videos Direct Link (Thanks Vooks!)” |
| “A portion of IGN’s Review: When it comes to the overall options given to Wii users, Reflex is a step in the huge direction for Activision’s line of shooters. Trumped by only The Conduit, Reflex allows for full tweaking of the aim…” |
| “I’m ready for this game!! Don’t watch this if you want to be surprised when the Worlds come at ya! Direct Link Here (Thanks TheWon!)” |
| “A portion of the Cubed3 review: The design is Drawn to Life’s biggest strength, and in this game the concept has been improved greatly. Much like before you can create your hero, and at points in the adventure you can fill in the gaps for…” |
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“Taking Nintendo titles out of the running, I’d have to say this is my most anticipated Wii title this holiday. It’s going to scare my pants back on! Don’t ask… I like to be comfortable. Konami plans on releasing the Wii…” |
| “Remember these Wiggums? Well, they just got punished now… if you can call it that. Undercover detectives who were on the scene received a letter of retraining and will undergo two hours of retraining, while supervising sergeants earned a letter…” |
| “This list was obtained from the USA region Wii Shop Channel. I think that World of Goo is still my favorite, but will somebody talk me into Tales of Monkey Island! I gots ta know! Top 20 WiiWare games for the 11th of November: 1 [N] – Excitebike:…” |
| “The Wii is a huge success, but there’s no denying that the system has lost a little bit of its luster. While things are pretty good in North America and Europe, Japanese gamers really don’t seem to enjoy the platform anymore. What on…” |
| “Direct link here (thanks KillerHeroes!)” |
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“CTA Digital is the company behind all sorts of Wii peripherals, from the bowling ball to the Wii Music kit. While we all have a laugh at this stuff, the CTA Digital guys are doing quite well for themselves. Did you know that they sold over 200,000…” |
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“Want to know how serious the graphical disparity is between Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex on the Wii and the PlayStation 3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? Check this out. Digital Foundry has a side-by-side video comparison up that starts to…” |
| “To: Mr. Ashcraft From: Mr. Totilo Re: {Insert Night Note Here} Sir, The esteemed Brian Crecente was indisposed today and left the duty of writing the Day Note to me. I intended to reply to your previous missive with great cheer but was flummoxed by…” |
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“Last week I mentioned that Kotaku readers in New York City would have the opportunity to go to a local game development studio, play a new game and tell the developers what you thought. Some of you did that. I didn’t give you all enough time. Only a…” |
Posted: November 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Game Party, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Amazon is tempting us to dip into our holiday savings by discounting many new games. Numerous titles, like those seen in the image above, have been marked down by $10, while others — including many Wii games — have smaller discounts applied to…” |
| “Videos Bittos Hasbro Family Game Night 2 Band Hero (Band Kit) Band Hero Band Hero DS News Marvel Dates Thor, Captain America Videogames Activision’s ‘Mountain Sports’ is Now Available for Wii Ubisoft Announces Academy of…” |
| “Gameloft achieved consolidated sales of EUR90.2 million for the first nine months of 2009, up by 18% from the previous year. On a constant exchange rate basis, nine month growth reached 16%. In EUR millions 2009 2008 …” |
| “# Nintendo Wii & DS * DSi handheld – $169.99 (Free $25 Nintendo Gaming Coupon) Friday Doorbuster * DS handheld – $129.99 (Free $25 Nintendo Gaming Coupon) Saturday Doorbuster * Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii) – $29.99 (Save $20) Friday…” |
| “Nintendo gave us clearance to write about World 7-6 in this preview, which would be great… except for the fact that we haven’t found it yet. It’s one of the game’s secret levels, and while we have our suspicions about how to…” |
| ““I really think the new price point is going to open up the Wii to new people. I actually think it’s going to have a holiday where maybe people who weren’t willing to buy it at $249 are willing to at $199. So I think there are new…” |
| “You want to know something amazing, and possibly very upsetting? Absolutely every game on this list is available on the Wii. Since when did the Wii become the number one platform for hunting fans? I guess that’s a big, untapped portion of…” |
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“Variety have been interviewing Warren Spector about the Wii-Epic Mickey game and amongst the information that’s irrelevant to THE WORLD’S MIGHTIEST PC GAMING BLOG a couple of facts came to light. Specifically, some more details of the two…” |
Posted: October 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, LostWinds, Tetris, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Someone with an inside source at either Netflix or Nintendo–or possibly both–is all but confirming that a streaming video service (much like the recently confirmed PS3 one) is headed to the console very, very soon. Oh, and there’s…” |
| “1. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver – 118,000 / 2,756,000 2. [WII] Wii Fit Plus – 88,000 / 699,000 3. [DS] Tomodachi Collection – 52,000 / 1,466,000 4. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard – 49,000 / 486,000 5. [DS] Rune Factory 3 – 41,000…” |
| “First off, we were all hoping that Netflix was coming to Wii. After weeks and weeks of debate, we learned that Netflix was heading to the PS3 next. Then, someone at Netflix commented on the Wii, saying that the service would indeed make sense on…” |
| “1 [7] – LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias 2 [2] – Reel Fishing Challenge 3 [4] – World of Goo 4 [3] – My Aquarium 5 [1] – Contra Rebirth 6 [5] – Tetris Party 7 [8] – Dr Mario Online Rx 8 [9] – Texas Hold’Em Poker 9 [11] – Final Fantasy IV: The…” |
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“It's technically possible to stream video to the Wii (I've demonstrated it using Playon), and now Dan Rayburn from The Business of Online Video claims to have seen screen shots of Netflix Streaming on the Wii."Last week I received…” |
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“If you’re a fan of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and you want to know what happened between Season One and the now-running Season Two, you’re going to need a video game system. The story in the new game, Star Wars: The Clone Wars – “Republic Heroes”…” |
Posted: October 14th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Tetris, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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Halloween Greeting Card Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone Content descriptors: No Descriptors Rating summary: This is an activity game in which players can create customized Halloween cards to send to their friends. Players can decorate their cards with…”
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1 [1] – Contra Rebirth 2 [2] – Reel Fishing Challenge 3 [3] – My Aquarium 4 [4] – World of Goo 5 [5] – Tetris Party 6 [6] – Texas Hold’Em Poker 7 [10] – Dr Mario Online Rx 8 [12] – Driift Mania 9 [-] – Word Searcher 10 [8] – Final Fantasy IV:…”
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Remember, the WiiWare version of the Earthworm Jim remake is going to be almost exactly like the iPhone/iPod Touch version, so this trailer should give us a very good idea of what to expect. Direct link here”
Posted: September 23rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Tetris, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
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After being stuck so long at $249, we can hardly believe the Wii is “pulling a PS3″ and going down in price at last — outside of the insurmountable mountains of evidence we had of the price drop before Nintendo could get around to confirming it, of…”
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Though the recent Nintendo press release announcing the Wii’s new $199 price point was, for the most part, completely devoid of surprises, one new nugget of info was embedded in the stuff we already knew — the release date for New Super Mario Bros….”
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The second volley has officially been fired from one of Sony’s competitors during its Tokyo Game Show 2009 liveblog with Nintendo officially unveiling the Wii price dropping to $199.99 in the US. The much rumored price drop goes into effect on…”
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1 [1] – Contra Rebirth 2 [2] – Reel Fishing Challenge 3 [3] – My Aquarium 4 [5] – World of Goo 5 [4] – Tetris Party 6 [6] – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years 7 [-] – Texas Hold’Em Poker 8 [7] – My Pokémon Ranch 9 [11] – Dr Mario Online Rx 10…”
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“I’ve been a big fan of Halo since it first came out; I used to play online a lot with the first two. When I travel Grand Theft Auto is my go-to game on my PSP. We’ve stayed up many a late night playing both Dance Revolution and…”
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We already know that the Wii has dropped to $199 (officially), thanks to a press release from the Big N. While North America gets to enjoy the new, lower price, it looks like Japan will get the same treatment. According to a small press blurb that…”
Posted: September 2nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Mii, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Tetris, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Speak, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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A portion of a VGChartz review… Simply put, this game is the epitome of what casual and social gaming is about. All around, if you own a Wii, you should own Wii Sports Resort. Full review here”
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With 2K Sports’ NHL 2K10 for the Wii system, fans can enjoy a full-featured version of their favorite hockey game, complete with online multiplayer. With a new franchise mode, full online play, gameplay improvements like stumble shots and stick…”
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“The DS version (of FFCC: Echoes of Time) was the original source code, we made a system that automatically generated the Wii version.” – Mitsuru Kamiyama, Director of Echoes of Time Basically, this means that any other Square-Enix DS title…”
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“We make our business decisions independent of actions taken by other companies. We see our main competition as the entire spectrum of entertainment options that people have available. Wii Fit has been a top-selling game ever since it launched…”
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1 [1] – Reel Fishing Challenge 2 [2] – My Aquarium 3 [5] – World of Goo 4 [3] – My Pokémon Ranch 5 [6] – Tetris Party 6 [7] – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years 7 [9] – Texas Hold’em Tournament 8 [8] – Sexy Poker 9 [15] – Family Slot Car…”
Posted: September 2nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Art Style, Bit.Trip, Brain Challenge, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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A week after it cut the price for the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe, Microsoft followed up with a price cut in the Japanese market where it has a small but growing toehold. The move is by and large a reaction to Sony’s introduction of…”
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Warranty Provider Finds Wii Most Reliable Among Existing Game Consoles”
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A portion of a Kombo review… Active Life is yet another mini-game compilation on the Wii but a good one. The mat separates it from the rest of the pack and has you do some interesting maneuvers with the floor buttons. If you are looking for a…”
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5 Spots Party (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Ant Nation (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Battle Poker (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Bit.Trip Core (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Bit Boy!! (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Bust-A-Move Plus! (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My…”
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European Wii owners should be happy with their upcoming choice of peripherals, as Pinpoint Consumer Electronics is set to bring over two Nyko items in the not too distant future. Both the Metal Pedal and Wii Wand are going to be coming out before…”
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A portion of a CVG interview with Ray Muzyka, BioWare CEO… CVG: Most devs we’ve spoken to see Natal as an entry-level attraction for the mainstream gamer, much like Wii. Do you agree? Muzyka: Maybe entry-level in terms of it’s a…”
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- the arcade board used for Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom could be used again in the future, but nothing is planned right now – Capcom went with Wii to try and bring new gamers into the world of Capcom’s fighters – no territory restrictions with online…”
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eForCity.com offers this Controller Steering Wheel for Nintendo Wii in Pink for $8.99 with free shipping. Coupon code “EFWS083123″ cuts it to $4.99. Although that’s $1 over our July mention, it’s still $20 off list and the lowest total price we…”
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Canadian pop-star Justin Bieber was at the Nintendo World Store for a bit of Wii Sports Resort promotion, and he caused just a little bit of congestion on the streets. Only 200 of the people in line got to meet up with Mr. Bieber, as the rest stood…”
Posted: August 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Art Style, Brain Challenge, Dr. Mario Online Rx, Mario Kart 64, Mii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
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This is going to have to be one of those cases of style over substance, because even though we know the trailer for Tower of Shadow looks quite pretty, we can’t make out a word of the strange moon man language attached to it. Seriously, what is that,…”
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Dell Home has the Nintendo Wii Game Console for $224.99 with free shipping. That’s tied with our mention from a week ago for the lowest total price we could find by $20. Sales tax is added where applicable. It includes the Wii console, Wii Remote…”
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release Hudson Soft’s innovative Wii title, The Tower of Shadow (working title), in Spring 2010. At the heart of The Tower of Shadow (working title) lies a mystery. The player controls the…”
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the ultimate party game in the form of Let’s Party for Wii. Developed by Groove Box Japan and due for release in November, Let’s Party is a stunning compilation of 40 mini-games, each of which is…”
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH is bringing its classic GTI Club racing franchise to Wii early next year, in the form of GTI Club Supermini Festa! (provisional title). Currently scheduled for a Spring 2010 release, GTI Club Supermini Festa! is…”
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DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 4 – Paper Airplane Chase 5 – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing 6 – Bird & Beans 7 – WarioWare: Snapped! 8 – Dr. Mario Express 9 – Art…”
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Check out screens and art from each game here”
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Check out videos for Ju-On: The Grudge, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist – Akatsuki no Ouji, Little King’s Story, LovePlus, Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS, Monster Hunter 3, Pop ‘n Music, Sea Farm, Super Robo Gakuken, Toeic Test…”
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Nyko’s latest Charge Station IC is a pretty unique idea in the otherwise ubiquitous design world of Wiimote charging stations. Holding two Wiimotes through the power of magnetism, the Charge Station can top off controllers via induction, whether they…”
