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Donkey Kong Country 2 Rap

In Donkey Kong Country 2, did you have problems clearing the Bramble stages? This guy did, and decided to make a rap about it!

WARNING! LANGUAGE!
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Suda51 Video Interview

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Suda51 talks about No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. His jobs, the reason for the sub-title name, Travis' beam katana that I KNEW was the one from the last game even though everyone said it was a new one, and the possibility of Motion+
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3 Years Later

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No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle - We are all pumped. And you should be too (if somehow you curently aren't). We got a bit of info to share with you today. Not much, but a bit about the backstory, and a tiny bit about the development of it, and some confirmation on the "2 different European versions"

Europe will get 2 versions. It is now confirmed that one version will be EXACTLY like the US version, nothing cut out. And the other version will be EXACTLY like the Japanese version, with blood cut out.
[The game takes] place three years after the end of the first title, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle sees hero Travis Touchdown embark on a mission of revenge following the murder of his best friend. Featuring improvements to the game engine and graphics, Suda51 also promises a far busier Santa Destroy, much darker tone and also a few surprises to come. - Games Press
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Mother 3 Fan Translation Patch to be released at the end of the week!

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Thats right! The patch is now completed! So at the end of this week, we will FINALLY get to play Mother 3 in English! We will post the link as soon as it is available!
Check out the news!
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Miles Edgeworth: Perfect Prosecutor Trailer

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In case you didn't know, I'm a total Ace Attorney nerd! So I cannot wait to play 'Perfect Prosecutor' starring Wright's rival, Miles Edgeworth! Below is the TGS Trailer with subtitles! Thanks to Court-Records.net for the translated video!

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Flower, Sun, Rain Trailers

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First, let me say that the plot involved in this game is getting confusing, some places are putting as an assassin game, others are reporting it as a murder mystery. I'm starting to feel that both are sort of true. But you are NOT the assassin. You are solving a murder mystery carried out by an assassin. The game also does play out sort of what the trailer calls "groundhog day style". Every day you play is the same day, over and over again until you can solve the case. Bill Murray rocked in Groundhog Day, go rent it. Aaaanyway, N+ has the Flower, Sun, Rain gallery in effect now! Yay! The image shown to the right is a wallpaper too :wink: Pretty sweet huh?

Read more if you are interested in the Japanese live-action trailer, and the in-game action trailer. It's pretty strange to notice that the game graphically looks a little lacking on the DS even though this came from the Playstation huh? I guess game designers have learned a lot of tricks in these years to make things look better with less space huh?

Read more...

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Dragonite Giveaway at Toys R Us!

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This one is for all the Diamond and Pearl Pokemon fans out there! You can get a Special Edition Dragonite if you visit Toys R Us on November 8th and 9th from noon to four! This Dragonite is level 50 and has moves that Dragonite doesn't normally have! It can also be used in Official Tournaments that use Pokemon only up to Level 50. So if you are interested, go check it out!

More info at: Pokemon.com
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VirtuPAL Console Friday

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This week it seems we're getting a potpourri of bowling. :rolleyes:

Virtual Console

Move on. Nothing to see.

The updated list of PAL VC titles can be found here.


WiiWare

NEW+ Midnight Bowling (800 Wii Points)
Do you have what it takes to beat the best bowlers in town? Choose your character, outfit and ball design, and compete across five different locations for prize money. There's even a Party Mode for up to four players to battle it out in a series of crazy challenges.


NEW+ Potpourrii (800 Wii Points)
In this colourful puzzle game, you must restore the balance of nature after an evil wizard sends the seasons into chaos. Play solo or with a friend, and even use your Mii character, to gather magical spirits to create a powerful Potpourri.


The updated list of PAL WiiWare titles can be found here.
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Suda51 and Euro Blood

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No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, even though we have seen nothing but a teaser trailer, is already blowing my mind away! Suda51 + anything = amazing, we already know this. And when that "anything" happens to be a franchise that is already proven to be amazing created by 51 in the first place you just KNOW it will rock the house down.

Anyway the news ... this is important for Europeans... is that Desperate Struggle will have two different versions released in Europe. Mild and Extreme - names probably not included in title anywhere. The Mild version will pretty much be what Europeans remember from NMH, enemies exploding into ash and dropping $LB everywhere. The Extreme version will include blood. Will it be lots of blood? Will it be The crazy blood-fest that North America had the pleasure of swimming through? It hasn't been really "confirmed", but there still might be a few differences between Extreme-Euro and North American versions, check out what Suda51 says:
We won't be able to make the same game for all territories, for Europe, we're going to release two versions. One extreme version, and one with less violence"... With No More Heroes 2 we want to please the fans too. I want the European users to be able to experience the extreme version... When I first had the concept, I had both the bloody version and the milder version in mind, So when I worked on the US version, it wasn't a problem for me to make, but when I made the Japanese version, I needed to rethink it a little bit. But I did both at the same time.

So how-a-bout that? Everyone is happy! Europeans can get blood on their hands and Ace can keep clean! Huzzah!
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Flower, Sun, and Rain

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Sometimes the best thing to do when announcing a new game is to not really hype it up, but to just deliver the facts. Because when the facts are what they are, it's all the hype it needs...

Facts:
  • Game: Flower, Sun, and Rain
  • Written By: Suda51 (No More Heroes, Killer7)
  • Platform: DS
  • Launch EU: November 08
  • Launch NA: 2009
Well maybe I can spill a little more info, see it used to be a relatively text heavy Playstation game that only came out in Japan. But what with all the money DS games make, it only makes sense to port a Suda51 game to it right? I mean we all love the 51 stories, who doesnt love assassins, and when you throw this together on an island resort, what the heck can you argue with?
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DSi Import Information

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So you just can't wait for the new DSi? You are all fired up and ready to show this thing off to all those cats who love the DS or DS Lite but who somehow still don't know about the DSi. You wanna pull it out all smooth, like you forgot yours was different at the next Mario Kart DS match you and your buddies have, and then say "oh yeah, hah, I forgot that you guys were still rollin' with the Lights on, now say cheese so I can snap a picture of how shocked you are". So what do you do before it's on every shelf in America for about 6 minutes before it's sold out? You import one right! Right? I mean its what I did with the Lite, but trouble was I couldnt use the "rollin with the Lights on" joke my writers whipped up for me, see at that time writers were on strike and the "old" DS was just called "DS".

HOLD IT! Importing may not be the best plan of action this time! While all of Ninty's handhelds have been region free, you know, the ability to play everything for that system from anywhere else in the world, the DSi is quasi-pseudo not region free. Sure, you can play any region DS game you want on any region DSi, say for example an American copy of Pokemon on a Japanese DSi - but you CAN'T utilize the nifty DSi channel stuff! Only North American DSi shop will know how to talk with DSi from North America, and same for Asia, Europe, Australia, Johto, Kanto, etc...

So if you want full use of your DSi, I recommend waiting for it. You can even pre-order it to place you closer to the front of the line if supplies are lower than demand - something Nintendo fans should be aware of by now, not that supply is really short, but does anyone pay attention to how high demand is, its crazy-sweet.
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VirtuNAL Console Monday

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Virtual Console

NEW+ Mario Golf™ (Nintendo 64™, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points):
Mario™ takes a well-deserved break from his role as the Mushroom Kingdom's busiest hero and returns to the links for some world-class golfing action. Since no one likes to hit the fairways alone, he's brought along a group of friends-both familiar characters and brand new ones. Choose from 10 different modes of play and six 18-hole courses in a variety of environments for a golfing experience with endless replay value. Add in fun, colorful graphics with a Mario touch (a Boo indicates wind direction), intuitive controls, incredibly deep game play and multiplayer support (taunt your opponents), and you have a game anyone will enjoy-even if you've never played a round of golf. Fore!


NEW+ Shining Force™ II (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points):
It's a dark and stormy night in the kingdom of Granseal when a thief steals two jewels from the Tower of the Ancients. He sets in motion strange events that lead to the resurrection of Zeon, the Devil King. Granseal's king falls sick, the princess is kidnapped, and a door to Arc Valley, the Devil King's home, is opened. The young swordsman, Bowie, realizing the grave danger Granseal faces, must lead the Shining Force to find the Holy Sword and the stolen jewels, and protect Granseal against the invading armies of Zeon.

The updated list of NAVC games can be found here, along with the PAL VC games here.

WiiWare

NEW+ Midnight Bowling™ (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points):
Plunge directly into the trendy and electric atmosphere of Midnight Bowling. With awesome playing sensations, prepare for ultra-fun gaming thanks to a new physics engine that lets you control your throws precisely and easily with your Wii Remote™ controller and make spectacular spins that will impress your opponents. Face up to three friends in the fun party mode, where your playing abilities will be put to the test. Whatever your experience level, launch yourself into the immersive career mode, where you will play in the trendiest bowling spots on the planet against charismatic characters that will give you a run for your money.


NEW+ MadStone (Riverman Media, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points):
Time is short. Earth trembles as the forces of nature stir and grow restless. Can you turn the tide? In this dynamic puzzle game, you must clear the path for your elemental MadStones to reach the bottom of the screen. Blocks can be broken by striking them directly or by the force of falling objects. The novice tries frantically to break enough blocks, while the master sets up cascading collapses with only a handful of direct strikes. As two sides struggle for domination, titanic forces build, only to be unleashed in an earth-shaking final confrontation. Experience the mystical single-player journey, or challenge a friend in competitive two-player mode.


The updated list of NA WiiWare titles can be found here, along with the PAL WiiWare titles here.
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VirtuPAL Console Friday

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Virtual Console

NEW+ Earthworm Jim – SEGA MEGA DRIVE
Jim was just an ordinary earthworm who became a superhero and changed the face of videogames overnight. Now it's time to abandon all logic and experience the groovy antics of Earthworm Jim once more, in his original zany platform adventure!


NEW+ Shining Force II – SEGA MEGA DRIVE
The Shining Force series of tactical role-playing games continues in this installment. As a heroic warrior, you must stop an ancient evil from laying waste to the kingdom. Build your army, plan your tactics, and lead your troops to victory!


The updated list of PAL VC titles can be found here.


WiiWare

None this week.

The updated list of PAL WiiWare titles can be found here.
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No More Heroes 2 Trailer!

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Hot off the presses! The debut trailer for No More Heroes 2!