Recently on eBay a job lot of all 670 licensed NES games, with sought after accessories, went for sale. This auction was scheduled to end tomorrow- that is until a few sour grapes decided to spoil things...
Hijacking auctions is not a new concept, its plagued many legitimate auctions before. What happened in this NES auction was the simply case of a...
News Europe Says Gracias To Gradius
This weeks European/Australian Virtual Console releases include the highly popular scrolling space-shooter Gradius.
The Full list is as follows: NES: 500 Points Gradius Mega Drive: 800 Points Comix Zone Bonanza Bros Gain Ground As you can see, a few Mega Drive (Genesis to the overseas readers) titles have been added, but nothing too spectacular...
News Mario Kart 64- Now With Less Ghosts
Those playing the recently released Mario Kart 64 will notice a distinct lack of ghosts.. and, no, I'm not talking about the ones on banshee boardwalk!
It seems that we have the first major Virtual Console issue on our hands, no N64 controller pak support. This problem facing Nintendo is quite a large one- they cannot seem to (or don't see the need...
News Majesco Brings Crosswords To The DS
Puzzle veterans rejoice as crosswords are set to make a welcome appearance on the DS, courtesy of Majesco.
From the horses mouth:"Crossword puzzle aficionados will soon have a new outlet as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, today announced The New York Times...
News Sony Says Wii Are Impulsive, You Say...
If I posted an article about every dig the competition took at Nintendo, I would have no time for anything else. However, on this occasion I thought it might be interesting to see what you, our marvelous readers, think on the Wii's 'gimmick factor'.
Most Nintendo fans will remember a time when Mario & Co ruled all, a world where Playstation's...
Can there really be a more time consuming game than this?
The Sims is a franchise renowned for its cross-gender popularity and appeal to a large portion of gamers- many care for their Sims more than themselves! When it comes to console versions, the series have always struggled to entertain the masses to the extent that the PC titles have. The past...
News Wii Wish You A Rabbid Christmas
It's that time of the year, where thousands of kids (and the bigger, older, kids) are opening up their presents in hope of finding some Nintendo magic.
I hope that fat bearded guy (no, I am not talking about pHaT-aNt_ ) brought everyone what they wanted... Just make sure to keep the Wii away from drunken relatives! So on behalf of everyone at...
Review Densetsu no Stafi 4 (DS)
Starfish are so adorable... but hard to understand in Japanese
For many, this may be the first time of hearing the name Stafi. Over in the land of the rising sun the name is held in high regard, with several Stafi games out for the GBA/DS. Alas, all four of the Stafi games have never gone to retail outside of Japan, a huge shame. So without further...
The official track listing for 'Elite Beat Agents', the forthcoming DS game, is out.
The full listing is as follows: Walkie Talkie Man - Steriogram ABC - Jackson Five Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne I Was Born to Love You - Queen Rock This Town - Stray Cats Highway Star - Deep Purple Y.M.C.A. - Village People September - Earth, Wind and Fire Canned Heat...
Nintendo have announced that 2,000 Wii points will set Americans back $20 and Europeans £14 (€20).
So lets break down the cost for each Virtual Console title: NES Games (500 Points) - $5 | £3.50 | €5 SNES Games (700 Points) - $7 | £4.90 | €7 N64 Games (1,000 Points) - $10 | £7 | €10 Admittedly that is a tad pricey as you can pick up...
News Wii.com Opens American Page
Inside are video's explaining the various functions preformed in the different channels.
When the Japanese site opened a few days ago I was expecting quite a wait before any other region appears on Wii.com. But to my surprise I checked this morning and saw that the American site is now also live. Hopefully this means that both the European and...
News Region Free Wii With No DVD Playback
Nintendo have delivered a couple more surprises since their conference, by announcing that they are dropping the DVD playback but supporting region free games.
Very few people were actually excited about the DVD attachment for Wii, most people have a DVD player nowadays so whats the point? Its a good move that allows Nintendo to focus their efforts...
News Final Fantasy XII Spin Off On DS
The Shoen Jump magazine has now confirmed the recent rumor that a FFXII game may make it onto the DS.
So far though nothing has been announced on the content of Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. All we know is that its a spin-off title that revolves around the Playstation 2 game, further milking the SquareEnix cash-cow. Hopefully it will stick...
News Nintendo Dominates The Japanese Market
The latest sales figures from the land of the rising sun shows the multi-format top 10 to be comprised entirely of DS games.
There are no real surprises as Final Fantasy III sells nearly all its initial shipment, though SquareEnix were only expecting to get through 350,000 copies. In the chart there are also the two Brain Training games accompanied...
News 2 Million Unique DS Wi-Fi Connections
Thats the news straight from the horses mouth, there have now been 2 million individuals who have connected their DS online to play games.
The press release goes on to say that there have been 70 Million individual game sessions in just over 9 months (thats 7.8 million sessions a month!). Nintendo stated that they expect this figure to soar as they...
Review Naruto: Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 4 (DS)
Kage-Bunshin No-jutsu!
Naruto has become somewhat of a smash hit sensation over in Japan and now we find that its influence has made it to the West. The anime is airing in the US and UK (although the Japanese is far superior to the American version), but as of yet we haven't seen too many games outside of Japan.[screenshot=44ed88bce07ed]Frantic...
News Europeans Get Their Brains In Gear
Brain Training is a smash hit success over in Japan, and the rest of the world too it seems.
This is according the figures that show Brain Training; How Old Is Your Brain has sold 500,000 copies in 9 weeks. Sales of the game actually rise with each passing week, a trend few other games have ever followed. Add this to the phenomenal reception of the...
Information, including screenshots, of the Harvest Moon Wii game has been unveiled.
Nintendo have confirmed that fans of the popular farming game will be able to become full immersed through using the Wii's unique control system. Set on an Island, Harvest Moon sees players preform all manner of farmyard tasks, from watering crops to caring for...
Review Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Court is now in session! Will the defendant please take to the stand?
For everyone outside of Japan, Phoenix Wright is a bold and new concept for a game. Can Western gamers really appreciate a highly text driven game about a defence attorney? For the case against this game for being a waste of money, I plea with you, members of the jury, hear this...
News Wi-Fi Wii Details Accidentally Leaked?
Thats what the current rumor is, thanks to a number of people who stumbled onto a "hidden" page of Nintendo's Wii website.
This page contained some interesting news regarding online play and a couple of the games. The biggest news surrounded the two games that were mentioned to have online play. They were Super Smash Brothers Brawl (referred to as...
News Wii Connect 24 - Slight Chance Of UK Problem
Earlier at this years E3 it was unveiled that the Nintendo Wii would "always be on", this may be stopped in UK.
Last week the UK government had its energy review and decided serious cutbacks need to be taken to reduce the levels of energy consumption. The potential threat for Nintendo is from the governments want to ban the standby feature on many...
News Two New Japanese DS Adverts
Recently in Japan Nintendo broadcast adverts for the forthcoming Pokemon and Mario Hoops titles.
The Pokemon advert reveals a slight more about the game. For instance we get to see the map of Shinou, weather effects are now present, a new electric type Pokemon is shown (no name given) and there appears to be some mode where you can customize your...
News Wii Controller Details Slip Out
Nintendo have let slip more information on the features of the Wii-mote, according to "official Wii developer documentation" obtained by IGN.
With the recent influx of Wii related rumors flying around the Internet its hard to trust many of them. But when a source turns out to be IGN, one feels inclined to listen. In their article they have stated...
News More Mario Hoops Characters (Updated!)
The official Japanese website for Mario Hoops 3 on 3 has updated the characters confirmed to be in the game.
As most of you know, Mario Hoops 3 on 3 is in development by SquareEnix so at some point we were expecting appearances from emmbers of the Final Fantasy universe. There now is conformation of five new characters thanks to the Official Site,...
