Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 0 comments

Still haven’t grabbed a Wii? Looking to pick up another one for a friend or family member? Wal-Mart has a pretty good deal for you, then! For the MSRP $199.99 that the Wii goes for now, you can get a Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and one Wii Motion Plus attachment. If you’re looking to buy a Wii, there’s no better deal out there than this!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features | 3 Comments

Here’s a quick look (by request) at the packaging and poster that comes with the Monster Hunter Tri demo. Since the demo is now known to be 100% free of charge, you should all go pick it up right away! Also, if you have any more requests for videos/articles, be sure to comment or use the contact form to let us know!

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 2 Comments

As many of you know, Madworld is not a Wii game that sold very well, and when it comes down to it, I just do not know why. Maybe it was the over the top violence, maybe it was the graphical style; either way, it’s a very fun game that is worth playing, and after the official price dropped to just $20, I was sure that no one would pass it up. Well, apparently people have passed it up because the price on Newegg.com has dropped to just $10, with free shipping. I usually don’t push my agenda on anyone, but I would highly recommend picking this game up for this price. Even if you hate it, it was only $10, so you really can’t go wrong.

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News | 0 comments

– No technique points.
– Chain capacity meter replaces tech points.
– Lose 1 points for a basic hit, 3 points for a special hit, no attacks when meter is empty.
– Each attack fills your blazing rise meter.
– Press L to activate your blazing rise meter for a string of attacks that don’t involve your CC meter dropping.
– Switch allies by going into the menu and pressing L.

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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

“I would have loved to have started making small games. When I was younger I was thinking, how come the team has to be so big to make one game? So it’s really good to have a small team and people can put forward their own ideas into the game. It’s like for a music artist, they can just put out their single right away, not wait to do the full album. It’s like that, so it’s a really helpful industry. I’m jealous actually.” – Goichi Suda

I can definitely see where he’s coming from with this one. If you’re a small developer, you have a lot more freedom to do what you want without the hassle of having to deal with publishers.

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I’ve heard a few stories about people getting heckled by Gamestop to pre-order Monster Hunter Tri in order to receive the demo, and even I was tricked into putting down a deposit on the title! While it isn’t a huge deal, because I will definitely be keeping that pre-order down, it’s worthwhile to post this and clear up some information: You do NOT need to pre-order the game to receive the demo. According to Capcom’s official blog, the demo should be available at no cost to you, so feel free to run into your local Gamestop and steal a copy! Of course, Valay informed me that even when he made it very clear to the employees of his Gamestop that Capcom said the demo should be free, they wouldn’t give him a copy without a pre-order, so be prepared for a bit of a struggle! Or just be real sneaky-like…

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News, Wii | 2 Comments

This comes from a recent interview with VideoGamer:

“[After being asked if he would like to put the games onto DSiWare] Good idea! I want to do that! If you play it, each type of job you can really enjoy. They’re not just a part of a side mission. Each game itself is of a really good quality, in fact.” – Goichi Suda

Would you guys purchase the job mini-games if they went to DSiWare?

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News | 0 comments

March 4, 2010 – Burlingame, Calif. – Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Squishy Tank for the Nintendo DS has gone gold. Natsume has also released new gameplay footage for the game, which will retail for an MSRP of $19.99 and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 1 Comment

“Certainly on the Wii, we are now in the fifth year. We have had extraordinary success. The PS2 went on to sell more than 50 million. So that means there is plenty of opportunity to sell more Wiis. That being said, going into the fifth year, you usually don’t anticipate selling more than you did in the previous year. Right now, we continue to see demand at very strong levels. It’s tough to find a Wii now. If we hit 100 stores in the area, we would find Wiis in only 20 percent of them today. That tremendous strength we had in December really wiped the pipeline clean. Our pipeline, [and] the retailer pipeline. And so, with that kind of demand, it doesn’t suggest the need for any pricing actions.” – Cammie Dunaway

I don’t know how much to believe her on this, especially when Nintendo has been known to deny rumors just days before they turn out to be true. Anyone think they might be serious this time?

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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features | 11 Comments

Edit: I know a lot of you are going to try and pick up the demo as soon as you can, but I think it’s only fair to warn you that most (probably all) Gamestop locations are requiring you to pre-order the game in order to receive a demo. At my location, they assured me that if I didn’t like the demo, I could get a full refund, but I’m not sure if that applies everywhere.

As many of you already may know, demos of Monster Hunter Tri have been distributed to many Gamestop/EB Games a few days early, with many locations already having them in stock. When I heard this, I called up my local Gamestop and asked if they had received their copies. Much to my delight, they did, and I immediately headed out to give it a shot.

When I popped my copy into my Wii and got comfortable up on the couch, I got a little excited. I had never played a Monster Hunter game before, and I had heard a lot of great things about them from fans of the series. Unfortunately, my excitement waned a little bit when I looked at the instructional poster that came with the demo. There were 8 classes represented on the sheet, and each one had a very different style of control. Now, maybe I’m a minority here, but I prefer my games to be kept pretty simple and straight to the point. I’m not a big fan of having to learn long strings of combos or complex controls just to be able to play my game’s tutorial. Regardless, I shoved aside my preconceptions about how much I’d enjoy it and let the title screen roll.
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