After months of speculation after E3, Nintendo has finally revealed the launch details for its anticipated new home console, the Nintendo Wii U. The system will launch on Sunday, November 18, sticking to Nintendo’s traditional Sunday launch schedule. A first for Nintendo, the Wii U will be launching in a two-tier SKU package, with the […]
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VIDEO GAMES: Nintendo unveils 3DS holiday line-up
> With summer winding down, Nintendo has released its upcoming holiday handheld release schedule. The biggest hitter, “Paper Mario: Sticker Star,” will be arriving on the 3DS on November 11, marking the first time the RPG paper-art series has hit a handheld console. Also of note, puzzle gamers will be excited to hear that “Professor […]
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VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Heroes of Ruin (3DS)
"Heroes of Ruin" is a gem of a game. In the same dungeon stomping tradition of games such as "Gauntlet" and "Diablo," "Heroes of Ruin" is an original IP hack and slash dungeon crawler adventure. The game's main claim to fame is by large its technical achievements: n-Space set out to make a full fledge […]
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VIDEO GAMES: EPIC MICKEY 2 COMIC-CON TRAILER
Can’t attend Comic-Con yourself? Today, along with the Comic-Con panel announcement for the upcoming “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two,” Disney revealed the opening movie for the game, “A Story Begins,” which you can check out right here for the first time. “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” will be released […]
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VIDEO GAMES: “Final Fantasy VII” Coming to PC
“Final Fantasy VII,” often heralded as one of the greatest RPGs ever made, will be hitting PCs as a digital download. The game will come with new features, such as cloud saves, a game editor, and an in-game achievement system. “FF VII” will available later this year, in the meantime check out the announcement trailer […]
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Video Game News: 3DS XL, Namco Bandai developing next “Super Smash Bros.” Game
Updated with 3DS XL info. In the Japanese version of their Nintendo Direct conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the next entries in the “Super Smash Bros.” series would be developed by Namco Bandi, under direction of Masahiro Sakurai. Sakurai has, along with just finishing up the 3DS title “Kid Icarus: Uprising,” overseen the […]
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GAME REVIEW: “Pokemon Conquest” (Nintendo DS)
When it comes to Pokemon spin-off games, I’m usually wary. Some of them, like “Pokemon Snap” or Pokemon Pinball,” made great uses of the license, while others, especially more recently, have fallen into the avoid-at-all-costs category. But then, a wild “Pokemon Conquest” appeared. The game, a crossover between the Pokemon series and strategy series “Nobunaga’s […]
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E3 2012 Blog, Day 2: Nintendo Conference (“Pikmin 3,” “Nintendo Land,” “Epic Mickey 2″
All Nintendo had to do was get up and wow us. Given that it is launching a new console this year, the Big N has me worried. Compare this E3 presentation to Nintendo’s pre-launch conference for the 3DS and the difference is night and day. The 3DS had a slew of titles from first- and […]
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E3 2012 BLOG, Day 1: Sony Conference
Following what I considered a lackluster showing from Microsoft, Sony at least came to E3 a little more prepared. The company may not have shown off as much or as many different non-gaming ideas as Microsoft did, but what was shown was certainly more impressive. Taking a bold risk that paid off, Sony opened the […]
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Video Game Review: Mario Kart 7
From banana peels to blue shells, the “Mario Kart” series has continually been a fun and entertaining racing experience, appearing on every Nintendo platform since the Super Nintendo. And the good news is that none of that has changed with the Nintendo 3DS installment, “Mario Kart 7.”
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Video Game Review: The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
Well, it wasn’t “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.”
As long as I have been gaming that has been the gold standard: The benchmark that most games fell short of.
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HOLIDAY GUIDE ’11: Video game guide
BY DEB SCHLEEDE Video games have become much more mainstream over the past few years. In fact, according to the Entertainment Software Association, by 2010 more than 67 percent of American households owned at least one video-game console. Video games can make great gifts for all age ranges. Many great games have come out this […]
