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Talk about impressive. This video from Unseen64 demonstrates the kind of horsepower that the GBA really had, showcasing a tour of a facility not unlike the docking facility in the original Metal Gear Solid. Pretty neat that the best 3D on the GBA outweigh sub-par work on, say, the PSX. Not that you’d ever [...]
What happens when you sell a fuckton of consoles? You make money. You make money, your share prices go up, which makes you more money, so shareholders are happy…oh, capitalism, you truly are a wonderful beast. Especially if you’re Nintendo.Their shares closed out yesterday at an all-time high of USD$38. A look at the chart [...]
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Credits go to this legendary guy for scanning these images off of Portugese gaming magazine Maxi Consolas.
Looks fantastic! And Takashi Iizuka will be a lead director once again.
With this move I’d have to say that Sega is making a big investment on the Wii. My guess would be that it is far closer to the [...]
Not enough Final Fantasy games on the Horizon for you? This ought to pitch a tent in your pants. Square Enix has announced an event called “Square Party 2007″ on May 12th and 13th at Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo. Here’s the full translation:
Square Enix released, in daily Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, a publicity page [...]
No need to run to the Ophthalmology, you read right, Sonic Team developed NiGHTS has been confirmed by both Sega and Nintendo this morning. Rumors reached its peek this past week as pictures published on Nintendo’s official periodical Official Nintendo Magazine circulated throughout the web illustrating what seemed to be the acrobatic protagonist of NiGHTS [...]
The latest NPD figures are in. Let’s start us a pissing contest! In short, February was nuts. Loco. Seriously. Look at these numbers:
Game sales and accessories were up 53%, hardware sales up a whopping 98%, giving the total industry a 66% boost. Raining on the parade ever-so-slightly is the fact this year’s February figures [...]
In many ways, this is the perfect picture to describe the console situation in Japan. The Nintendo Wii and Ds are both sold out, Sony (not really but metaphorically speaking) is trying to get people to buy their PS3 and the Xbox 360 is no where to be seen. I’d say you couldn’t craft a [...]
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Classic Simpsons clip!
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One of the best songs from one of the best Video Game soundtracks ever produced, the Waltz of the Dolls from Final Fantasy 4 is played on Guitar and Piano by Alexander “housethegrate” Liss (website).
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Of course, I am a fan of people playing Final Fantasy music on normal instruments. As I’ve proven before.
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National Public Radio posted a commentary from Kelly McBride, a concerned parent, regarding her children’s frequent use of the Wii. Rather than relishing the fact that the new toy has them off the couch and swinging their arms, Kelly worries that her children are equating the game version of the sports with the real-life counterpart; [...]