On Friday, G-Offlet you know about a Zelda marathon that the guys at VGTribune.com were hosting over the weekend. It's Sunday and the marathon is almost over. It doesn't look like they're going to finish all the games (they're still on Wind Waker), but it's still great fun if you need something to do.
The boys over at VGTribune.com are holding a little Zelda marathon. Well, not so little. They are trying to get through all four 3D Zelda games - That's Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess - before Sunday night. And the best part? They are broadcasting the whole thing LIVE on ustream.tv!
Here's the link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vgtribune - I'm in the chatroom as 'GeoffGirardin' these guys are hilarious and definitely know their Zelda facts. Right now they are about to go tackle Jabu-Jabu's Belly. Check it out!
Just wanted to very quickly post and let you guys know that the Nintendo Channel was released in North America this morning. The update hit right as I was leaving for school, so expect another moderator or myself to be updating this post throughout the day with details.
Renegade™ (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Up - Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points):
Renegade follows the story of a vigilante who fights his way through countless gangs in order to bring peace back to his city. Battle your way through subways, parks, alleyways and parking lots. For added fun, there's a wild motorcycle ride to challenge you. Use your arsenal of kicks, punches (including the infamous sit-on punch) and jump kicks, as well as a variety of throws to knock your opponents into submission. Along the way, pick up items like a hamburger that restores your life, a heart that increases your lives by one, a power-up to increase your attack strength, and a speed item that gives you a speed burst while on your motorcycle. You'll need all the help you can get to take out your aggression on street punks, thugs, outlaw bikers, killer kung-fu females and an array of bosses standing in your way. Take the law into your own hands to defeat countless scumbags and take your city back like the renegade you are.
Pokemon Puzzle League (Nintendo 64®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points):
Get ready for a new kind of Pokémon battle where the power and speed of your brain are just as important as the strength of your Pokémon. Join Ash, Brock, Misty and many more characters from the Pokémon animated series as they gather in Puzzle Village to compete for the title of Pokémon Puzzle Master. Just match three or more blocks of the same color in any direction. Sounds simple, right? But the actual game play is surprisingly addictive and deep (chains and combos anyone?), especially when you're facing off against a human opponent. Choose from six different modes offering a wide range of action, from story or puzzle modes to continuous play or timed play. If that's not enough, take on the challenge in 3-D and get ready for more blocks than ever before. Featuring animated cut scenes combined with bright, fun graphics, there's enough to satisfy any fan of Pokémon or puzzle games.
The updated list of EUVC games can be found here, along with the NAVC games here, and the Japan VC games here.
Many people complain about the tiny bit of internal memory the Wii has. Many people haven't run into any problems, I myself still feeling that the built in memory is decent, still feel really good with the 2 gig SD card. The problems arise for everyone though, that "one day" we are going to have to move things between the SD card and Wii, deleting and re-downloading VC games, and backing up our gamesaves on the SD card and deleting them off the Wii temporarily.
I think all games should allow direct reading and writing to SD cards, this would greatly improve things for a while. Especially if a simple downloadable update gave us the option to use higher capacity SD cards then 2G. I hear some of these things are getting near 8G! Another simple downloadable update could allow us to use one of the USB ports on the back of the Wii for Jump Drives, or better yet - External Hard Drives. Well Nintendo is beginning to look at options like this, as they do hear what their fans are asking for, and while i think they downlplay the amount of fans asking for it a little bit, it still isn't a huge issue - just yet.
Statistically speaking, it is true that there are a small number of customers who feel that the flash memory is too small, while many others find that they have plenty of memory. However, because this small number of people are none other than the most avid players, we know we have to review the best possible solution to eliminate their inconvenience.
- Satoru Iwata (President of Nintendo)
What are your thoughts? I think that if they let direct reading and writing to an external hard drive happen this would solve all problems. Hacking would become easier I am sure, but all Ninty needs to do is every once in a while release a software update that disables "popular mods" from working, thus rendering hackers time and money investments null.
Double Dragon™ (NES®, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Up - Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points):
Double Dragon begins with Billy Lee's girlfriend, Marian, being kidnapped by a group called the Black Warriors. They demand to know the secrets of Billy's martial-arts style in exchange for his girlfriend. However, Billy won't stand for these underhanded tactics and decides to rescue her himself. Help him fight through city streets, buildings, jungles, temples and various other locations in a quest to find his girl. He'll gain experience by using different fighting techniques to obtain more hearts, which will unlock more powerful techniques to use against his enemies. Keep an eye out for crates, boulders, whips, bats, knives and even dynamite along the way, as Billy can also use them to annihilate opponents. Armed with his mysterious and powerful martial arts, help Billy pummel his way through an array of goons, gang members and other Black Warrior scum to free Marian from their clutches.
Remember the Everybody's Nintendo Channel that launched in Japan last November? You know, the one that offered downloadable demos of DS games via the Wii? It's coming to America. Soon. How soon? Next month soon.
According to Chris Kohler over at Wired, the channel is set to launch in America alongside WiiWare on May 12, simply titled "Nintendo Channel." An interesting addition is that you are now able to review any WiiWare games that you have played for more than an hour, and read reviews from other Wii owners via the channel. We at N+ are certainly looking forward to it!
Unfortunately, nothing has been announced for European Wii owners yet...
Just a heads up that Nintendo Media Summit I posted about earlier is scheduled for tomorrow, April 10, through Friday, April 11. Hopefully, we'll see a few announcements about upcoming games... Feel free to speculate in the comments, and we'll be sure to post anything important.
The fanboy in me wants to see a ton of announcements, like F-Zero, Pikmin 3, Kid Icarus, etc. The realist in me tells me not to get my hopes up...
Many of you might have noticed a nice, calming blue light flicker on your Wii today. This is not the annoying Kmart blue light guy. It's another Blue Liight Special!
I'm a busy dude. I only sleep 3-4 hours a night (for over a decade, but that's another story), I've got a full time day job, multiple side jobs, and 2 hours of commuting each weekday. When I am home, I'm ususally eating, cleaning, doing laundry, or washing the blood off my fresh bullet wounds. Being a game industry enthusiast, you may wonder when I actually play? Well, I don't, compared to what I used to when I was an LK.
I decided to share with you all a short list of games that I've had the desire to play, purchased, and are literally sitting in plain view in the center of my room. Mind you this is not an exhaustive list, but rather a list where if you said "Hey Ed, you've got 10 free hours to play some games you bought; what'll it be?" In other words:
Games I bought and really want to play but can't, or I never got around to playing them and now I have way better games...
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (only 6 hours!?)
Super Paper Mario (two sit downs!)
Pokemon Diamond Version (played 13 hours, so eh)
Worms 2 DS (i made a team)
Rune Factory (2 hours)
Front Mission (got Advance Wars: Days of Ruin)
No More Heroes (audience is stunned)
So what have I been playing?
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
So... What aren't you playing, and why?
Image note: Not .ed, just a Google image result for dust.
With three huge titles being released in America within three months (Brawl in March, Mario Kart in April, and Wii Fit in May), many gamers have been wondering what's left for the rest of the year. With no plans for the second half of 2008 announced, it would seem that Nintendo doesn't have anything to offer.
Of course, they have plenty to offer; it just hasn't been announced yet. So, when will it be announced? Reggie Fils-Aime answered that question in an interview with Geoff Keighey, reminding us that E3 is coming up in July. Reggie stated that Nintendo's lineup for the entire second half of 2008 is going to be announced, with a big game coming for hardcore "gamers" this holiday season.
At last year's E3, Nintendo announced the Wii Zapper, Wii Wheel, and Wii Fit. They also announced release dates for Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, though only Super Mario Galaxy's date was met. With such big announcements last year, what could top that? Let the speculation begin!
According to IGN, Nintendo will be hosting a "Developers' Summit" this April in Los Angeles. Discussed topics will range from the process of creating a game to the process of subimitting a game to Nintendo. WiiWare development will also be discussed, with game development and submission guidelines being provided.
As this is mainly a conference for the developers, announcments and news for fans will likely be limited... Stay tuned for updates.
do any of you know where i can get some drivers for my wii mote on my pc ? otr the wii balance board i can connect them to my pc but hey r useless with out drivers message me if u know anything
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Game Cube™, Nintendo 64™, SNES™/SFC™, TurboGrafx 16 and PC Engine consoles are held together by secruity screws that your normal screwdriver will not open. This GameBit 4.5mm Opening Tool allows you to get access to the cream filling!
Nintendo64™, SNES™/SFC™ and NES™/Famicom™ cartridges are held together by secruity screws that your normal screwdriver will not open. This GameBit 3.8mm Cartridge Opening Tool allows you to get access to the inner parts of your cartridges.
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