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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 elevate even the worst..
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. They also laid down the..
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 fresh and original..
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 look of OOT for all these..
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 so far?
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 buying an overpriced one on eBay.Know Your..
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 missed out on the last..
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 a rock if you hadn't..
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 appointment in Leicester at..
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 designed for say, the Super..
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 line of products that do..
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 yourself.The Wii..
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 they decide to release the..
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 year we have ahead of us,..
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 Opera?Opera is experienced in..
