- Yes this is a pretty old video some of you may have seen it before, but it is still amazing, and with the recent announcement of a new Mario Bros. game I came across this while looking up some info on it. Enjoy.
-Steve
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The biggest news that came out of E3 from Nintendo this year was that a full on sequel for Super Mario Galaxy. It is still too early in the development to tell what the game play will be like but the trailer shows the same small planets and mini-games that the previous game had. Unfortunately, this game will not be releasing this year and is instead slotted for a 2010 release. It has noticeably improved graphics as well but expect the bulk of the information to come through later this year or possibly (although we definitely hope not) E3 next year.
-Derek
[Source: Kotaku]
At E3 2009, there was a new Super Mario Bros game announced for the Nintendo Wii. If you’re around my age, then you can pretty much map out your life in milestones and for every milestone there was most likely a Super Mario game to accompany those memories. The new game will most likely be launched some time in the holiday season 2009 and will feature co-op play of up to 4 players. Developers have said that the game will feature more things to do when there are 4 players as opposed to say 1 player so it should provide for a reasonably balanced game experience.
-Derek
[Source: Slashweb]
If you haven’t gotten enough of them on the streets or at the mall, your Mii character can now ride a Segway as well. Segway is teaming up with Nintendo to bring a Segway riding game to the Wii that will use the balance board that comes with Wii-Fit and the nunchuck to steer. The game that is included has to do with popping some balloons (yea sorry you won’t be saving the world on a Segway like real life). Maybe next they’ll come up with a game involving pushing a shopping cart through the aisles of a super market? If you’re into Segways, you should definitely check out the game.
-Derek
[source: Segway]
A popular videogame console modder Ben Heck’s forum member Brian created a project that packs 76 classic Nintendo games into a single handheld. The device requires 4 AA batteries and is pretty hefty but this seems to be the work of a devoted fan and will probably not make it out of the garage. The console is an NES system. It’s pretty amazing how far technology has come in the last 20 some years if you think about it. Perhaps one day a few years from now, we will see a portable Wii with 76 games packed into it? Have you guys found any interesting mods? Be sure to let us know!
-Derek
[Source: Engadget]
- A statement made a while back by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata saying that the popular gaming company may cross over into the cell phone realm as long as it would steer clear of monthly charges (Which would be Sweet) made a buzz around the possibilities of what Nintendo could bring to the already fast growing world of high tech gadget mobile phone devices. Well all the buzz was crushed when Reggie Fils-Aime, President and CFO of Nintendo America said that it is not a venture he foresees Nintendo taking on, “Telephony is not our wheelhouse” However the company is considering a device with a always-on wireless connectivity feature which could be a cool alternative for communication.
-Steve
[engadget]
Video game publisher THQ has reportedly presented the Queen of England with a gold plated Nintendo Wii. Her majesty is not the first head of state to own a Wii however since our own President Obama has already snatched one for the white house. President Obama is said to have skipped several meetings with high level officials to discuss the recent belligerence of the North Korean regime because he “got stuck in Resident Evil 4″. When asked about the gift, THQ had this to say;
“But we thought that Her Majesty the Queen wouldn’t want to play on any old console, so an extra-special gold one was commissioned. We hope that she and the rest of the Royal Family enjoy the game”
Hopefully this will be the first step the royal family takes on the wonderful road of gaming. Perhaps once she gets acquainted with Wii Sports, her highness will move on to Gears of War 2 on a gold plated Xbox 360!
-Derek
[Source: VGchartz]
The Nintendo has been leading the video game charts in Japan, the US and the UK with ther DS (and DSi) and Wii. The top video game charts have recently been released in the United Kingdom and the Nintendo DS is still number one with Pokemon Platinum leading the way yet again, but Nintendo has been recently knocked out of the second and third place spots by one single game title. UFC 2009: Undisputed has taken second place on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and third place on the PlayStation 3. This was a bit of a shock as no one thought that the new UFC game could have shot up so fast, but with the preorder numbers the game received it defintely deserved it’s ranking. Will the UFC for the Xbox or PS3 ever be able to knock out the Nintendo for the top spot? We’ll see.
-Ray
Some funny business is happening at Activision, or some smart profit making. Apparently Activision CEO Robert Kotick and Activision co-chairman of the board Brian Kelly, both sold off about $60 million worth of Activision stock that they had owned. Kelly sold off more of that $60 million, about $42 million worth, and CEO Kotick made off with about $17 million in profits from his sell off. They didn’t release any sort of statement regarding their stock selloffs. It may be some sort of tax break scheme or it may be just pure greed. Activision’s stocks have been up 30% since Janauary and with dire times being felt in the video game industry they may just be trying to milk it now before it’s too late.
-Ray
- Need for Speed: Nitro for the Nintendo DS is one of 3 NFS titles due to release througout the year, and from the looks of this trailer Nitro will be a fast pace racing game. Fans of the Need for Speed line, or just racing fans in general should look to pick this up once it hit’s store shelves sometime this fall.