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Transformers: Nintendo Versions of the Fallen
Activision released new assets for the upcoming Wii and DS adaptations of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie. If the last movie is any indication, these games will be your best shot at actually seeing some Transformers instead of just Shia LeBeouf with a talking car.
Revenge of the Fallen on DS, like the last [...]
Find your way home with the Ranger GPS for DS Lite
Don’t throw away those DS Lites just yet! GBalpha has announced the Ranger GPS system. which, if it does everything it’s supposed to, sounds pretty sweet. The unit plugs into the GBA slot of your DS Lite (and presumably your old DS Phat), features a u-blox GPS module, support for Google Earth and Google Maps [...]
Finally, some details on FFCC: Crystal Bearers
The latest issue of Famitsu has a pretty extensive preview for the upcoming Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers, a game that we’ve only recently seen in action. There’s no denying it: Crystal Bearers doesn’t look like your average Final Fantasy game, let alone your average Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles game. That’s because we now [...]
Proof that Starfy in English is really happening
We still can’t believe that Nintendo has actually decided to grace us with a Starfy game — in the same year that we’re given a Rhythm Tengoku game. Why didn’t we ever see the previous games? It’s not like Nintendo of America didn’t trust TOSE to create a good platform game. What’s next, Kuru Kuru [...]
Deca Sports 2 ready to deliver more minigames this fall
Thanks to the success of the original, Deca Sports 2 is ready to be the newest not-Wii Sports minigame collection for the console. The latest iteration will add 10 new sports, including motorcycle road racing, speed skating, hockey, moguls, dodge ball, tennis and darts. It’ll release this autumn.
As it wouldn’t be a proper sequel without [...]
Punch-Out!! trailer introduces ‘Giga Mac,’ multiplayer mode
Nintendo has officially announced (via GameTrailers) an … interesting looking … multiplayer mode for upcoming Wii game, Punch-Out!! Hidden after a full minute of the Punch-Out!! trailer we’ve already seen is the entirely new minute, containing news of not only the modestly named “Head-to-Head” mode but also “Giga Mac” (pictured above).
Gleaning what we can from [...]
Konami announces Ant Nation and WireWay
Aside from all the huge stuff (Silent Hill, the war one, etc.), Konami revealed a few smaller games at its Gamers Night event. Ant Nation is a kind of Pokémon/strategy/ant farm thing for DS and WiiWare, in which you train ants by torturing them with hammers, fire, water, and other annoyances, in order to strengthen [...]
Analysts can’t agree on predicted Chinatown Wars sales
As one of the few M-rated games on Nintendo’s DS platform, and the only Grand Theft Auto game, you can bet that game industry insiders are keeping an eye on sales of the recently released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Alas, NPD numbers won’t be available until later this week, so we’ll have to leave [...]
Injured soldiers play Wii to test for potential brain trauma
The Department of Defense is launching the Nintendo Wii as a weapon against head injuries, according to the Huffington Post. At Fort Campbell’s newly opened brain injury center, soldiers are being put through a “battery of tests” to measure different cognitive functions before and after deployment — specifically in cases of potential traumatic brain [...]
VC in Brief: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega Genesis)
Filed under: VC Monday Madness
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)We say: Platforming fans will enjoy it!
This week, the Virtual Console has one title on offer: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure. Perhaps it’s nostalgia, or perhaps it’s a void of proper platforming in my life, but I found myself hypnotized by this [...]