Archive for December, 2007
Printing money has consequences
Sometimes, as we get caught up in our passion for Nintendo, we forget to look at the darker side of the company’s antics. certain, we all joke about how the Nintendo DS just prints money, but we must have known that Nintendo couldn’t keep up with that practice forever. Check after the break …
Nunchuks turning pink?
The nunchuks in our house (both for combat and for our Wii) have stayed the original color at which we purchased them. No fading, no problems with them on our end. We didn’t leave them sitting on a window ledge or something for 95% of their lifespan, so we’re confident they’re still the same as …
Now that the Wii’s been hacked, what’s next?
Remember those dudes that hacked the Wii? Brushing, the guy who presented the exploit at 24C3, was recently interviewed about his future plans for the system. The natural first step, according to him, is to implement a version of SDLoad for the Wii. soon after, once that’s out of the way, he wou…
Becoming the Hero of date is cheaper than it was final year
You know what’s lost from that blogger’s life, apart from a fleet of Aston Martins, an unlimited supply of Cool Original Doritos with salsa dip, and a wife who is plus Audrey Tautou? The Master Sword, that’s what.
Fortunately, Zelda fan and amateur bladesmith Jerry Bennett has given yours tru…
Goal x Goal, Demo x Video
Fanboy alum James Konik is fancy sufficient (and located in Japan enough) to have access to the Everybody’s Nintendo channel on the Wii. Using the service, he downloaded a demo of Winning Eleven Goal x Goal to his DS, and recorded a play session of the demo for the edificiation of the poor plebe…
VC Monday insanity video wrap-up 12/31/07
So, it’s the final week of 2007 and what do we have to show for it? Frickin’ Bubble Bobble is what we have got! It’s adequate for us, hopefully it’ll be suitable for you. But, on the other hand, the two titles available that don’t have a bubble or a bobble in their name aren’t that poor, either….
Joshikousei Nigeru before it rose from the grave
Joshikousei Nigeru! Shinrei Puzzle Gakuen, our favorite horror puzzle game (by default), has a terrifying secret. We wondered how such a weirdly creative game could get made on a shoestring budget for the Superlite 2500 series. The obvious reply to that question is that it was already made.
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