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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.
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..
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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.
Feature: Five GameCube Games That Should Come To Wii
Given the GameCube's wonderful backcatalogue, here are five games we'd love to see come to the Wii.
The GameCube was the loser of the last generation by a long, long way. The Playstation 2 had already run away with the “console war crown” a good year or so before the GameCube’s launch and Nintendo’s box never really packed any kind of punch worthy enough of denting..
3 Comments | In Games, Most Wanted.
Feature: DS:London - Meetup, Have a Pint, Multiplayer DS
On the 12th of January, I made the short trip into the Central London to meet up with the DS community gathering DS: London.
Recently I had the privilege of meeting up with a great bunch of people who make up the band of travelling DS gamers, DS: London. I got the chance to ask one of the organisers (Joe Lee – a.k.a. thiswayup) a few questions at the same time as playing..
Feature: Suda 51 Interview
Grasshopper's main man spills the beans on his latest game, No More Heroes
Our very good friends at Wii Italia recently got chance to speak to the director of No More Heroes, Goichi Suda (better known as Suda 51) and they've kindly allowed us to reproduce the interview in English. Wii Italia: Did you say that this game was going to be more violent than Manhunt 2? Suda 51:..
2 Comments | In Interviews.
Feature: Movie Review: The Wizard (1989)
Forget all you've been told. This film kicks all kinds of ass
In a world where everyone seems to have an opinion and they’re all too happy to force it upon others, it’s worth remembering that when judging something (be it a book, film or videogame) it all depends on your connection with that particular piece of media. For example, watching a film at the correct time can..
4 Comments | In Features, Retro, NES.
Feature: Castlevania: The Nintendo Years
Fangs for the memories
Although Konami’s influential vampire slaying franchise has since gone on to find success on several different hardware platforms, the association with the Nintendo NES is arguably what made the series so famous worldwide. The trio of 8-bit Castlevania titles remain highly regarded by fans and still stand up to scrutiny even by today’s standards..
2 Comments | In Retro, Features.
Feature: 10 Games We'd Like To See On The Wii
Is it too late to ask Santa for these?
The runaway success of Nintendo’s Wii has granted many publishers and developers a bit more freedom to experiment with their software. With such a massive installed base of users, software houses can be a little bolder with their ideas because chances are even brave failures will shift a few copies. Here at NintendoLife we applaud..
4 Comments | In Retro, Features, Wii.
Feature: Interview: InLight Talks Teenage Zombies
Recently we got the chance to put our questions to Darren McGrath, VP Creative Development at InLight Entertainment about their upcoming DS title, Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingies!
Putting up the rotting, decaying questions for NintendoLife.com was was our very own zombie slayer, Damien "Ghoulash" McFerran. How did you come up with the..
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Feature: Press Day: NiGHTS
On Friday the 30th of November 2007 Nintendo Life were invited to SEGA of Europe’s head offices in the UK for a press day.
The day was in aid of the much anticipated NiGHTS sequel, Journey of Dreams, a Nintendo Wii exclusive game. Ant asked me to go down on behalf of Nintendo Life, and this is a report on the day! The day was a chance for Takashi Iizuka and his team to..
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Feature: Interview: Takashi Iizuka Talks NiGHTS
Last Friday we were invited back down to SEGA HQ for a press session with NiGHTS Directory, Takashi Iizuka, for those interested we have a full transcript of the Q&A session.
Nintendo Life: When did development for Journey of Dreams start?Takashi Iizuka: The idea came about 2 Years ago. Development began 1 and a half years ago Nintendo Life: Years ago rumors came about, for..
0 Comments | In Interviews.
Feature: Wii Impressions- A Year On
The NintendoLife staff voice their own opinions of the Wii...
For our second article in the Year Of Wii feature, the staff at NintendoLife sit down and have a round-table discussion; debating and discussing each others views... The following is straight from the horses mouth, with no alterations from Mr Editor. Tom: I have to admit that when the Wii was
1 Comment | In Year Of Wii.
Feature: The Year of Wii
We take a look back at Wii on its official first birthday...
Well, would you believe it? The Wii has been out for a year already. And what a turn-around it's been for Nintendo! In celebration of Nintendo's remarkable achievement; we present you with NintendoLife's 'Year of Wii' The Build UpA couple of years ago Nintendo were almost written off as one of the console giants:..
4 Comments | In Industry, Games.
Feature: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2: Community Event
Nanaki (Tom) travels up to London with fellow Nintendolife member Link (David) to party with the Rabbids...
One of the surprise titles of the Wii's launch was Rayman Raving Rabbids. This bunny infested title took the Rayman franchise in a direction its never been before; away from adventure, and into the realms of mini-games. If you've read my review, you will know I..
3 Comments | In Events, Community Day.
Feature: Ant, Damo, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
Today we took alittle trip into London to a sacred palace called Sega HQ, we'd been invited down to play Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the Wii.
Having survived the rather lengthy journey from the midlands and 3 trains later we finally arrived at Sega HQ with just a little time for lunch before getting started with the game, the bit we'd been waiting for! After a..
4 Comments | In Events, Community Day.
Feature: A Brief History Of The Light Gun On Nintendo
With the imminent launch of the Wii Zapper here at NintendoLife we've gotten a little nostalgic as memories of the NES Zapper and Super Scope are brought flooding back.
Light guns were around in the 1930’s beginning with Seeburg’s Ray-O-Light arcade shooter all the way back in 1936. The game involved a moving duck which must be shot in order to achieve a point. Arguably..
2 Comments | In Wii Zapper, NES, Peripherals, Retro.
Feature: Hardware Lookback: The Virtual Boy
Headache-inducing monstrosity or misunderstood classic? Whatever the answer, the Virtual Boy represents Nintendo's biggest cock-up. We investigate the history of this strange console.
‘Failure’ is not a word you’d usually associate with Nintendo. Sure, there have been some crushing disappointments in the company’s illustrious history – the N64 and GameCube spring..
3 Comments | In Hardware, Retro.
Feature: Your View: Zelda Twilight Princess
Nintendo for the first time launch a console with a brand new Zelda game, how does it measure up?
It's been a very long time coming, but you should finally have Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in your hands and your swinging your Wiimote around. After the "different" style of Wind Waker, how do you find the graphics of Twilight Princess, back on form? Have you missed the..
4 Comments | In Your View, Features, Games.
Feature: Your View: Wii Sports
Bundled with the console, everyone should have an opinion on this one.
Wii finally launches and everyone should of booted up Wii Sports by now. Which does it best for you, Tennis? Boxing? Bowling? Golf? Baseball? Have you tried Wii Fitness? Are you classed as an old man (ReInstall) or a fit athelete (pHaT-aNt_)? Tell us about your experience with Wii Sports, what you think..
7 Comments | In Your View, Features, Wii Launch, Games.
Feature: Your Wii Check List
The countdown is almost over, you have only 24 hours to prepare to Wii.
If you've not already pre-ordered your console, you could be in for a tough fight to get your hands on a Wii for launch day. If your in London maybe you should head down to the official launch at HMV as they should have a huge pile of Wii's. Otherwise you might find yourself
5 Comments | In 30 Days of Wii, Features, Hardware, Wii Launch.
Feature: Best Of Gamecube
As we count down to the release of Wii, we look back at our favourite moments on Gamecube
The Gamecube has been some what of a mixed bag, it's provided us with some classic moments but maybe its let us down, once more, with third party titles. It's pretty safe to say its done better than the Nintendo 64. We expect alot of our readers to be new to Nintendo or maybe they've..
0 Comments | In 30 Days of Wii, Features, Wii Launch, Games.
Feature: Wii AV Hardware Guide
Confused by what cable goes where? We dive into the world of AV and try and explain what's hot and what's not.
Much like the world of computers, the abyss that is AV can be just as confusing. We're going to take you though both audio and video standards and give you an idea of what does what. VideoDisplay technology has exploded over the past 5 years, you'd be living under..
14 Comments | In Hardware, Features, 30 Days of Wii, Guides.
Feature: My First Day Of Wii
It's finally here, the Wii has arrived in the UK and its time to play.
The sun rose over a cold and bitter English morning, it was like any other normal day, except today the Wii would finally be in my hands. 7.00am - I wake to the annoying sound of my alarm clock, usually it gets a beating but today I was nice, it was time to get up (unusually early for me) as I had an..
15 Comments | In 30 Days of Wii, Features, Wii Launch, Hardware, Games.
Feature: The Virtual Console
Not only does Wii bring something new, it brings everything old - here's our guide to the Virtual Console.
The Virtual Console (VC) is emulation software that allows you to play older games on your Wii system. If you didn't already know, an Emulator is a piece of computer software the “emulates” pieces of computer hardware. Essentially it'll allows you to run games..
3 Comments | In 30 Days of Wii, Features, Virtual Console, Guides.
Feature: Wii's Competition
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 12 months, you'll probably already know all about the Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, if not we've compiled a brief guide to get you started.
Every single time a new console gets released, the industry gets caught up in the “Next Generation” buzz-phrase. What does it actually mean? Generally it just referrers to a new..
1 Comment | In 30 Days of Wii, Features, Hardware, Industry.
Feature: The Wii Controller
How can something that looks exactly like a TV remote controller be innovative and unique?
And most important, how the hell do you play games with it? Those are questions that keep popping up everywhere when people are hearing about Nintendo's new control system. And they are absolutely legitimate questions, but after reading this article, you might be able to answer them..
2 Comments | In Hardware, Features, 30 Days of Wii.
Feature: Importing Wii Guide
Tired of Europe getting games last? Considered importing? Here's everything you need to know..
I'm sure you've all heard the story, Europe always gets treated the worst in the games industry. It's the last region to get the games. Companies such as Nintendo often release a game first in the US or Japan, then three to six months later when they've all finished playing it..
8 Comments | In Hardware, Features, Wii Launch, 30 Days of Wii.
Feature: Introducing Wii
Load your guns and sharpen your knives, 'cause the war is coming. We are anticipating one of the greatest struggles known to men, as the three champions are getting ready. This is the console war, it's going to be bloody, it's going to be dirty, and the future of the game industry is depending on this.
Well, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit. But it is indeed a spectacular..
1 Comment | In Games, Features, 30 Days of Wii, Hardware, Wii Launch.
Feature: Exclusive Interview: Opera Talk Wii
The norwegian software company Opera are developing the Internet browser for both the Nintendo DS and the Wii.
Opera's Berit Hanson was nice enough to answers our questions regarding their web browser currently in development for Wii. Why do you think Nintendo chose Opera for their Wii browser? There are a lot of browsers out there, and some are more popular than..
3 Comments | In Interviews, Features.
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