News Tagged: Awesomesauce

Monday 9th November, 2009 - 10:50 GMT

News: Crystal Mario Surfaces Down Under

Crystal Mario Surfaces Down Under

Melbournians, show your NSMB Wii chops to win!

The Nintendo Experience, EB Games of Swanston St, Melbourne are hosting the only launch event for New Super Mario Bros. Wii in Australia. From 9pm onwards on November 11th, everyone is invited to join in on the fun and have a chance to play the game with others before taking their own purchased copy home. They'll also be hosting competitions with the..

26 comments | In Wii, Australia, Awesomesauce, Events, Launch.

Thursday 29th October, 2009 - 01:00 GMT

News: Celebrate Halloween With Nintendo Life's Exclusive 8-Bit Decorations!

Celebrate Halloween With Nintendo Life's Exclusive 8-Bit Decorations!

Print 'em, cut 'em out and scare the retro crap out of everyone.

Ah, Halloween, the one day of the year where little kids are encouraged to defy all parental advice and take candy from strangers. It's so close you can almost feel the post-holiday sugar hangover. Are you excited? Nintendo Life is pretty excited, and that's not just the sugar talking. We all got so excited that we teamed up with our..

63 comments | In Retro, Nintendo Life, Halloween, Awesomesauce, Art.

Monday 5th October, 2009 - 23:06 BST

News: Epic Mickey Is Exclusive To Wii

Epic Mickey Is Exclusive To Wii

Game Informer spills a few beans

It sure is a good time to be a Disney and Nintendo fan. Not only do DS gamers now have their hands on a new Kingdom Hearts game, Wii owners will be getting in on a new House of Mouse exclusive: Epic Mickey. Not much has been known about this secret Junction Studios project other than it is said to be steampunk-influenced. Based on the latest issue of GameInformer..

60 comments | In Wii, Concept Art, Disney, Awesomesauce.

Monday 14th September, 2009 - 18:27 BST

News: Left 4 Dead Map Infects Mushroom Kingdom

Left 4 Dead Map Infects Mushroom Kingdom

You gotta shoot 'em in the head

Has the Mushroom Kingdom ever really been a happy place? Seems every time we visit the castle is under siege, the princess is kidnapped and a Brooklyn plumber goes on a killing spree. The old kingdom looks like it's going to be in for another bumpy ride as, what else, zombies are preparing to muck up the post-apocalyptic place via the fan-made campaign Mushroom..

17 comments | In Retro, Mods, PC, Awesomesauce.

Thursday 10th September, 2009 - 22:47 BST

News: Aardman Studios Teams With Nintendo For A Dozen Flipnotes

Aardman Studios Teams With Nintendo For A Dozen Flipnotes

The house that Wallace and Gromit built go DSi

In a pretty smart marketing move on Nintendo's part, Oscar-winning animation house Aardman Animations is set to create twelve Flipnote Studio toons for the weeks leading up to Christmas. Tim Ruffle, one of Aardman's animators, will be the one behind the stylus. The first of these Flipnote shorts, "The Sandwich Twins," will premiere Wednesday,..

19 comments | In DSiWare, Flipnote Studio, Awesomesauce.

Tuesday 30th June, 2009 - 03:59 BST

News: GameStop's Muramasa Pre-Order Bonus Is Simply Marvelous

GameStop's Muramasa Pre-Order Bonus Is Simply Marvelous

It's a wall scroll. No, wait, it's cool.

The beautiful Muramasa: The Demon Blade is set for a North American release this fall. Huzzah! If you've been on the fence about making it a Day 1, maybe this little nugget'll help tip the scales.Over in Japan, pre-order patrons could net themselves a pretty stellar five-foot scroll of character and stage art, which is up on the higher end of early adopter..

20 comments | In Wii, GameStop, Pre-Order, Awesomesauce.

Thursday 18th June, 2009 - 04:27 BST

News: Phazon Suit Samus Figurine Lights Up Your Life

Phazon Suit Samus Figurine Lights Up Your Life

Hand-painted figurines getting a limited run.

Looking for what is possibly the coolest Metroid nightlight ever forged by the hands of man? First 4 Figures would like your attention for a moment.Pulling inspiration from the latter act of Metroid Prime, the elaborate figurine company's latest concoction is a hand-painted Phazon Suit Samus, standing tall at 11.5" (about 29 cm) on top of a mirror..

22 comments | In Metroid, Awesomesauce, Figures.

Wednesday 27th May, 2009 - 21:25 BST

News: Alien Hominid Joins The Meat Team

Alien Hominid Joins The Meat Team

More indie lovin' for WiiWare platformer

Super Meat Boy has quite the posse. Tim, from XBLA's Braid, was the first to fly their meat freak flag. Bit.Trip Beat's Commander Video then donned the colors, and now a fellow Newgrounds compatriot has joined the ever-growing army of meat fans: Alien Hominid.Score one for, well, everyone! SMB is expected to feature between 12-14 characters from other indie..

24 comments | In WiiWare, Upcoming Games, Awesomesauce.