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The Dude Who Says He Tagged Nintendo Brass
While at E3 waiting to play the new Nintendo Wii U, reader Dustin and his buddy killed time with their Nintendo 3DS handhelds. Then a nice fellow from Nintendo asked them if they wanted to fill their Pokédex with more Pocket Monsters. “The gentleman from Nintendo opens his 3DS and replied, ‘Hey I just tagged…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Does the Wii U Have Yellow Screen Issues?
Before we start, note that the Wii U hasn’t gone into production. Nintendo can (hopefully) fix any Wii U Controller issues before the new console launches, and it’s better to bitch about this shit now than after the fact. Japanese netizens are pointing out that the Wii U Controller’s screen appears to have a yellow…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
There Will Be A Call of Duty: Elite Beta. Maybe You’ll Get Invited!
Invites for Call of Duty Elite beta invites are going out, with the beta kicking off on the middle of next month. COD: Elite will finally launch in November with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. [Thanks, James!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Some Guy Thinks He’s Figured Out the Wii U’s Controller Resolution
The Wii U Controller has a LCD. But Nintendo didn’t provide specs on the Wii U Controller’s display, such as pixel count and resolution. So people can only judge with their eyes. That’s exactly what website Golgotron did. It’s a bit of backyard science—okay, it’s a lot of backyard science—but the site manually counted pixels…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Japan’s Video Game Decline Is “Humiliating”
At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, game designer Keiji Inafune, then at Capcom, said the Japanese game industry was “finished”. At this year’s E3, one Square Enix exec seemed to realize just that. On the way to an E3 dinner, Square Enix exec Kouji Taguchi tweeted that because Square Enix acquired Eidos, it was able…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
This Metal Gear Cosplay Is Boss
Just as Konami shows off more of upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Omi Gibson cosplays as MGS3‘s the Boss. Gibson is, of course, the queen of Metal Gear Solid cosplay, and her latest photos cement it further. Click here to read more about the Boss, and here to read more about Omi. ザ・ボス…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
See the Strange Gameplay of Upcoming Wii U Shooter, Killer Freaks from Outer Space
Killer Freaks from Outer Space isn’t your average shooter. Makes sense—the Wii U isn’t your average console. Unveiled at E3, Killer Freaks from Outer Space pits you as a balding, old British geezer who takes on an alien invasion. Here is the gameplay and multiplayer Ubisoft showed off. Multiplayer is about six or seven minutes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
A Tour of LA Noire‘s Biggest, Still Standing Stars
LA Noire takes place in…LA. The guys from Machinima Respawn go on a tour of the landmarks that appear in the game—and in LA—providing fun facts along the way. It’s a neat video tour and worth taking. I used to live in LA, and I love just driving around. I lived on Wilshire and Rampart.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Japan Predicts Inevitable Wii U Games
As soon as Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS, with its “Touch!” campaign, it was only a matter of time before DS games with touching were released. Japan saw a spate of boob-jiggling titles, such as Doki Doki Majo Shinpan Picking up where the DS left off, the 3DS is already getting “touchable” jubblies with Senran…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Nintendo Talks Wii U Game Pricing
Nintendo has already talked Wii U pricing. While the Kyoto-based electronics giant didn’t give an exact figure, company honcho Satoru Iwata did say that he doesn’t think Nintendo can charge the same price it does for the Wii. But how much will Wii U games be? Iwata talked to CNBC about game pricing in very…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2011 -
Do You Want to Experience Michael Jackson? Again?
Experience the excitement. Experience the magic. For the umpteenth time. But in glasses-free 3D. After being released on the PSP, the PS3 (Move), the Xbox 360 (Kinect), the Wii, and the Nintendo DS, Michael Jackson: The Experience is moonwalking its way onto the Nintendo 3DS this fall.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 -
Shouldn’t Sonic Always Be Faster than Mario?
Another Olympics, another Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. This time, it’s the 2012 London Olympics. Headed to the Wii and the 3DS, Sega lists the game as “Coming Soon”, which must mean before the 2012 Olympics.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 -
A Most Beautiful (And Totally Fake) Vita
“Vita” isn’t only the name of Sony’s upcoming portable. It’s also a character in the anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s. A kwinky-dink! Thus, the Japanese internet coughs up this Photoshop: a Vita PS Vita. Vita (the character) voice actress Asami Sanada tweeted that she’s “super happy” about the Vita moniker and even joked about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 -
Fun Facts about the Wii U Controller’s Size
Bigger isn’t necessarily better, but it’s not necessarily bad, either. The Wii U Controller is large. No biggie! Website Electricpig put the Wii U Controller into context, noting fun facts like you could apparently fit seven Wii Remotes across the Wii U Controller’s face, and that it’s 10 percent longer than the Wii console and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 -
New Pokémon Scrambles to Nintendo 3DS
WiiWare title Pokémon Rumble is getting a sequel of sorts with Super Pokémon Rumble. Known as Super Pokémon Scramble in Japan, the game is a real time action title in which wind-up Pocket Monsters duke it out. Priced at ¥4,800 (US$60), the game will be out in Japan on July 28.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011 -
Sony “May Never Know” What the Hackers Stole, Who They Were
The Sony PlayStation Network is back online, but it was hacked back in April. Sony’s servers were breached and over seventy million accounts were compromised. Sony still doesn’t seem to be any closer to nabbing the individuals who carried out the attack. “We do know that the information was accessed,” Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2011
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