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Friday 16th May, 2008 - 10:32am

Feature: Play It Safe with d_skin!

Are you one of those gamers who suffer from slow-loading, stuttering, scratched-to-hell game discs? d_skin could be saviour.

A what? d_skin is a simple, protective cover which snaps onto CDs and DVDs and stops them getting damaged. The transparent film fits over any standard 14cm disc and stays there, so you can load, play or burn your CDs and DVDs without fear of..

0 Comments | In Hardware, Protective.

Friday 16th May, 2008 - 09:42am

News: Shenmue 1 & 2 Coming To The Wii?

Swedish magazine seems to think so

Sega loves the Wii. Lately we’ve been gifted with House of the Dead 1 & 2 Return, NiGHTS and Sega Bass Fishing, and if recent rumours are to be believed we’re about to see another

0 Comments | In Rumours.

Friday 16th May, 2008 - 12:19am

Feature: Family Gamer: Wii-Fit and GTA for a Healthier Life

The gaming landscape has changed somewhat since the last article. Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV and Wii-Fit, two of the biggest games of the year, were released to critical acclaim and not a little media circus.

Although these two share top billing they couldn’t be more different. One game is marketed squarely at the twenty something hardcore gamer whilst the other sets its..

0 Comments | In Family Gamer.

Wednesday 7th May, 2008 - 11:31am

News: GTA Kicks Ass But Nintendo Are Still In Good Shape

GTA4 has had a record breaking first week outselling Wii Fit by a ratio as high as 9 to 1.

To be fair I don't think anyone expected the fitness title to keep it's crown at the top of the charts when GTA blundered along. With record breaking sales of 926,000 units and a place cemented at the top of the charts which is likely to last for a good while it's going to take a big..

1 Comment | In Sales Figures.

Wednesday 7th May, 2008 - 11:24am

News: On My First Wii-stle...

Nintendo have revealed that they will be one of the lead sponsors for the new series of Gladiators coming to Sky soon.

Apparently Nintendo have shelled out "big money" in order to ensure they are the sole sponsors of the upgrade to 90's classic The Gladiators. According to Marketing Week, this sponsorship is one of Sky's biggest and most valuable. Nintendo hope to..

2 Comments | In TV Shows.

Wednesday 30th April, 2008 - 04:57pm

News: New And Improved Wii Picross

The people over at wiipicross.com have updated their site and want you to come back for another play.

Wii Picross is a top ranking destination for curious and dedicated logic art puzzlers alike, with over 1.3 million puzzles already served in a wide variety of difficulties. Continuing with Quest Engine's friendly, 'free to play', 'user driven content' approach, you can now..

0 Comments | In Flash, Games, Online.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:49pm

News: Is Ocarina Of Time About To Become 2nd Best?

Since it's launch in 1998, Miyamoto's masterpiece "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time" has filled the number one spot of many "Best Game Ever" lists. But is it about to give up it's crown?

Currently ranked at number one on popular video game ratings system GameRankings.com, Ocarina Of Time has a rating average of 97.68%. The rating, which is calculated as an average from..

18 Comments | In Zelda.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:38pm

News: Miyamoto Wants You Outside. Now!

Talking with the pretentious Times newspaper, video gaming "Zeus" Miyamoto-san spoke of how "weight-em-down" (please make this phrase catch on) Wii Fit has caused a social revolution in Japan.

The Nintendo veteran hopes that the game will do the same thing in the UK and Europe. I just hope the success of the game means I'll see less fat people. "In Japanese households..

0 Comments | In Sales, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:27pm

News: Metroid Prime Trilogy Rumour Shot Down

Within hours of the rumour of a Wiimake for both Metroid Prime and it's newer sequel were Earthed - Nintendo has gone and squashed everyones wet dreams.

According to our friends over at GoNintendo.com their "mole" has unearthed some juicy tid-bits from a retailers computer regarding a game entitled "Metroid Prime Trilogy". GoNintendo stated: Word has it..

0 Comments | In Rumours.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:18pm

News: No Wii Price Cuts!

Seriously, with sales figures like that can you honestly say you expected Nintendo to cut the price of anything?

In a meeting with a bunch of analyst-boffin types, Nintendo God (read: president) presented Nintendo's projected hardware sales with the consoles markup (both Wii and DS) staying at their current, full asking price. To be honest we can't see why Nintendo would..

0 Comments | In Wii Balance Board, Sales.

Thursday 24th April, 2008 - 07:32pm

News: Brawl Finally Gets A European Date

Now then Europe. Today Nintendo released the news that we have all been waiting for.

After much waiting, silence, and rumours, Nintendo Europe has finally announced their second quarter release list for Europe. Amongst other things is the much awaited Smash Brothers Brawl which has been pegged for a release on June the 27th. Only another month to go until we join the fight..

2 Comments | In Smash Brothers Brawl.

Thursday 24th April, 2008 - 05:12pm

Feature: Family Gamer: Play Less, Enjoy More

I feel like Jerry Maguire today. After many years chasing my tail reviewing whatever game I could lay my hands on I have decided to take a break from the rat race.

In the words of the man himself "Let us work less hard to the that we know won't matter in the long run, and work twice as hard to the ones who will." So I’ll be here every other week for these..

2 Comments | In Family.

Friday 18th April, 2008 - 11:42am

News: SNES Controller + Wii = Awesome?

Do you like our simple grasp upon mathematics? It's true though. So very true.

While we have to sit around waiting for Nintendo to update their allocation of "free" Wii Points on Nintendo Of Europes site - Japanese gamers are getting their hands on this little piece of kit. If you're a Club Nintendo member (or an eBay account holder) and have a Japanese Wii - we..

0 Comments | In Awesome.

Friday 18th April, 2008 - 11:34am

News: Wii Cheerleading Videos

Remember the news about a Wii Cheerleading game?

Here are some videos: We have one thing to say: Namco, where are the hot chicks?

1 Comment | In Games.

Thursday 17th April, 2008 - 11:15am

News: Nintendo Squash "New DS" Rumour

Well that's no surprise then. What did I tell you? You can't remember. Well, I told you it was too damn early for a new DS.

And I was right. Following on from our report last week about the possibility of a new DS to be announced at E3. The news came from Hamamura-san (head of Japanese publishing giant Enterbrain) and has been squashed by both Nintendo of Japan's hea

0 Comments | In Drama, Rumours, Nintendo DS.