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PAL Nintendo Channel Is Live

By seaempty. Friday, 30. May 2008, 06:12:07

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If you live in a PAL region, you should today be greeted with The Mysterious Blue Light of Eerie Goodness telling you that the Nintendo Channel is ready to be downloaded.

Whilst there's not a lot on there at the moment (the DS Demos available are quite pathetic in my opinion), hopefully this'll be one of the more useful channels on the console.

So PAL People... what are your impressions?

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Madworld Sited

By CaptainSeagull. Thursday, 29. May 2008, 03:30:21

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Crazy, Intense, Bloody, and in a black and white Comic-book stylie presentation, Madword from Sega looks to please all BloodCore gamers who own a Wii. A little while back we got our first bit of info on the game, along with a trailer.

Now it looks like Sega has opened up the official Madworld website. The website looks awesome, showing us that there are 5 "colors" in the game, 2 of which are actually colors - and both happen to be red. Haha, you will just have to visit the site to see for yourself. Also in bizarre release date news, somehow Europe and North America both have a release schedule, while Japan is still up in the air... huh, funky. Oh yeah, the rest of the site (one page) is worth reading, including a message to fans, and an explanation of why they are doing what they are doing. I'm already sold.

NorthAm: Q1 2009 / Europe: Q1 2009 / Japan: TBD

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Dated Fatality

By CaptainSeagull. Thursday, 29. May 2008, 02:56:11

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Not too much has been said about Wii exclusive Fatal Frame IV since we found out Nintendo may actually own all the rights to the series. Now, it seems that we have a Japanese release date, as well as a decent but not awesome magazine scan with a couple new screens, including the "Emblem, or Logo Design" for the game.

Japan Launch: July 31
Read more... for the scan. Then check out the gallery!

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Heavy Metal Rose

By CaptainSeagull. Sunday, 18. May 2008, 01:14:22

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In the USA the only way we can get a Metallic Rose colored DS is to buy one with a paw-print on it in the Nintendog Bundle, or to import one. But soon, soon like JUNE soon, Nintendo will begin shipping the color without the dogs, or their paw-prints all over it! Hopefully this means that at some point they bring the Platinum color DS to the states, but *sigh* if they do that I would have to own TWO ds lites at once... I really like my black one, but the silver is pretty killer too. Man Nintendo sells a billion DS' because I buy half a billion by myelf anyway, it's an addiction I tell you!
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Viva Pinata DS

By CaptainSeagull. Wednesday, 14. May 2008, 18:51:27

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So the news is out, Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise :eyes: ... is not only real, it's finished. Apparently there is no release date, but a risky quote from Rare pretty much sums it up:
And Viva Piñata DS is complete. We are just waiting for our army of university interns, illegal immigrants and small children from the local schools to assemble the hand-made cartridges that we'll be selling at all good flea markets this Sunday.

-via videogamer

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Pokemon Platinum

By CaptainSeagull. Wednesday, 14. May 2008, 02:10:33

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You know the story, two pokemon games sell awesome, make a third with small changes here and there and you got a billion seller on your hands: Red'n'Blue had Yellow, Gold'n'Silver had Crystal, Ruby'n'Saphire had Emerald, and It looks like Daimond'n'Pearl will have a Platinum! Who here is poke-pumped?! This, for now, will be counted as rumor, because it's not OFFICIAL, well at least not in official english, british or aussie. Anyway "Read more"... for the scans from Corocoro Magazine...

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EU Wii Ware Launch Titles Revealed

By seaempty. Tuesday, 13. May 2008, 15:41:55

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Woah, woah, woah, woah! When Wii Ware launches in Europe on 20th May, we will be getting eight titles. That's two more than the US launch! What's up Ninty? Why is Europe getting some love lately?

I shouldn't get too carried away - US will probably get the extra titles added next week anyhoo.

Here is the line up:

  • Dr. Mario & Germ Buster from Nintendo
  • FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King from Japanese developer SQUARE ENIX
  • Lost Winds from UK developer Frontier
  • Pirates: The Key of Dreams from Dutch developer Oxygen Interactive Ltd
  • Pop from Australian developer Nnooo
  • Star Soldier R from Japanese developer HUDSON SOFT
  • Toki Tori from Dutch developer Two Tribes B.V.
  • TV Show King from French developer Gameloft

So no Defend your Castle or V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack, but we do get Dr. Mario, Pirates: The Key of Dreams, and Star Soldier R. I'm excited... are you?

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What Will Wii Ware?

By CaptainSeagull. Saturday, 10. May 2008, 20:59:53

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VC-Reviews.com says that Nintendo has recently had a press release telling USA what the first Wii Ware launch games are going to be! Although I find no mention of it over at press.nintendo.com, the list looks believable! Here is what is on the list:

FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King
(Square Enix, 1 player, Rated E – Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 1,500 Wii Points)
LostWinds
(Frontier Development, 1-2 players, Rated E – Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points)
Defend your Castle
(XGen Studios, 1-4 players, Rated E – Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points)
Pop
(Nnooo, 1-4 players, Rated E, 700 Wii Points)
V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
(High Voltage Software®, Inc., 1-4 players, Rated T – Simulated Gambling, 700 Wii Points)
TV Show King
(Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E, 1,000 Wii Points)

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Brawl Headed To Europe In June | WiiWare Gets Go | Nintendo Channel Ahoy!

By seaempty. Thursday, 24. April 2008, 10:30:06

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Nintendo have releaded the Q2 release schedule for Europe, and guess what's finally being released!
Super Smash Bros. Brawl will be available on the 27th June. About time too! :D Maybe they will have sorted the online problems by then...

If that wasn't enough, the WiiWare Channel goes live on 20th May, and the Nintendo Channel will be available on 30th May.

Tis a good day for news today! For further details check out Nintendo EU.

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Aphex Twin meet Twin Screens

By CaptainSeagull. Wednesday, 12. March 2008, 17:08:34

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Rock ON! Just because Smash Brothers has launched throughout most of the world, it doesn't mean that the DS is being forgotten about! Korg DS-10 has crammed the DS-10 synthesizer software into the DS, and no, it's not JUST a port of already existing synth software (although it DOES come from one of their original builds), it includes DS specific controls and tweaks. You can draw lines from one connection to another to get wires flowing to specific knobs to make that perfect sound. You can even slide the stylus around to specific points to get the pitch and "wah" you want! Just, just check out the video!


Japan 4,800 yen July

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WiiWare Priced And Dated For Japan

By seaempty. Tuesday, 11. March 2008, 13:27:24

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Next-Gen are reporting that WiiWare is set to go live in Japan on 25th March, with the US following on the 12th May.

Titles will range from 500 - 1500 Wii Points, and launch titles include Dr. Mario, Pokémon Ranch, and Square Enix's Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. Head over to the official Japanese site for more details.

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Wii Fit Priced For Europe

By seaempty. Thursday, 28. February 2008, 17:41:04

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News is coming in that Wii Fit will cost £69.99 (€89.99) when it's released on the 25th April. It is thought the US version will be under $100.00.

GAME | Amazon.co.uk | Play Asia | Amazon.com

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N+ Design: Smash Brothers Brawl

By CaptainSeagull. Thursday, 28. February 2008, 01:39:55

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March is Smash Brothers month (in the US anyway) so to celebrate N+ got it's face Smashed in! I just couldn't wait till Saturday to put it into effect! So here it is, N+ in Smash Brothers clothing... or wait, is Falco wearing Travis Touchdown's jacket!?

Sorry, N+ really REALLY loves NMH! And hey, this is fan-art right? Next month we got a Mario Kart fest going on, and Khadgar is getting something special whipped up for that!

So tell me what you think? Visit the N+ Design Shop to also get a wallpaper sized image of what you see above!

- Captain Seagull

GAME | Amazon.co.uk | Play Asia | Amazon.com

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Okamii

By CaptainSeagull. Saturday, 16. February 2008, 18:03:54

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So it's no secret that Okami has been in development for a Wii release for a little while now. Yes it IS another ps2-game gone-Wii, but what the heck, ALOT of people liked ps2 games. I may have had problems myself with the hardware (3 ps2s broke and sony didn't want to replace - they were ALL under warranty! :bomb:), but alot of the games were good, and this particular game recieved alot of praise in it's reviews. It was actually one of the games that I had initially said out loud "would fit better on a Nintendo system". So here it is! a game that in theory should work better with the Wii controller, since a major mechanic of the game is brush strokes of a paintbrush.

What we have here today is a video collection of the Wii build in action thanks to IGN, who also having some time with the game say that for the most part the graphical differences are better where there are differences, mainly because it just runs a a better frame-rate, and is somehow brighter and more vibrant on the Wii, but mostely it has the same look. As far as controls go, they say
...using the Celestial Brush with an analog stick just feels clumsy when compared to the accuracy and speed gained with the Wii remote... On Wii, you will very regularly bring up the Brush and make quick, decisive strokes, slicing through gates, summoning bombs, blooming trees or cutting through opponents with calculated speed, and then going right back to exploration without skipping a beat.

Release Dates
US: March 25 2008
Japan: Q2 2008
Europe: March 28 2008

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Smash: In and for the English +update

By CaptainSeagull. Saturday, 16. February 2008, 01:58:59

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You have been watching and watching and watching millions of Super Smash rothers Brawl videos in Japanese crying, waiting for it to be March already. OR you have been watching these millions of videos WONDERING when it's going to be released for you... because you live in Europe.

The tide is coming in, because we have the ENGLISH trailer, with characters using their English voice actors. Oh and we also have a quasi-date for smash in Europe and even more quasi-date for Australia:

US: March 9, 2008
Europe: Q2 2008
Australia: TBA 2008

N+ UPDATE - Checked sources, and the best we found was the ign dates for Europe and Australia
Thanks LlamaBoy for the heads up on the release date!

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