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Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News | 1 Comment

“DQIX is currently being considered for release outside of Japan. When a definitive decision is made about the release we will make an official statement.” – Square-Enix rep

I wouldn’t worry too much about it, especially with all of the rave reviews the game is getting. I’d be far more surprised if the game didn’t come than if it did.

Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News | 1 Comment

In a recent Iwata Asks interview, Nintendo’s President stated that Flipnote Studio will help bring to life Nintendo’s relationship with the internet.

“I think from now on the relationship between Nintendo’s game consoles and the Internet will deepen now that there’s a way for people to easily bring their ideas to life and present them to others – the same way that today they fire off emails right and left. Flipnote Studio can be a place where people share their creations with each other and offer each other applause.

I would love it if Flipnote Studio led the way for software making it possible for people to share their creativity in that way. Everyone, let’s give it our best! (laughs) Thank you for sharing your thoughts today.” -Nintendo President Satoru Iwata

A lead Nintendo developer also stated that Flipnote was originally going to be a WiiWare game before they knew anything about the DSi.

“We talked about making it into WiiWare, so if you connected to the network you could exchange notes with lots of people, not just with your friends. At the time, we didn’t know anything about the Nintendo DSi.” – Yoshiaki Koizumi, Nintendo’s EAD Tokyo

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Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

Wii
Metroid Prime Trilogy 91%
Resident Evil: ARCHIVES 70%
Roogoo Twisted Towers 72%
Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball 48%
Octomainia 74%

DS

Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky 84%
Treasure World 75%
Shin Megami Tensei : Devil Suvivor 84%
Tomodachi Collection 80%
Happy Bakery 23%
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits 72%
Secret Flirts 47%
Ice Age 3 55%
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 58%
Space Camp 31%
Logic Machines 64%
Roogoo Attack 71%

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Press Release

Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News | 1 Comment

– You can customize the layout of the Safari Zone and send it to your friends to use, such as changing where certain Pokemon appear among other things.
– The bug catching contest will only happen on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, just like the original games.
– Apricorns can be mixed into drinks that increase your Pokemon’s Pokethlon stats. This is probably the replacement for Poffins and Pokeblocks.
– To make this “Apricorn Juice”, mix the various apricorns into an “Apricorn Shaker” and walk around. Eventually the juice will be made and usable.
– The scans mention a new “Frontier Front”, though it doesn’t go into to detail about it.
– Wi-Fi event in which you can unlock the “Yellow Forest” route on the Pokewalker to capture Pikachu is discussed.
– It is unknown if Pikachu will have any special abilities via this Wi-fi event, but artwork may suggest it will be a flying Pikachu.
– Three new Pokethlon events are revealed: Break Block, Change Relay, and Push Circle. Break Block seems to involve karate chopping brick blocks, Change Relay is another race but with only one of your Pokemon, and Push Circle seems to be another ring match in which you knock Pokemon out of a ring.
– The scan reaffirms that Kyogre can only be caught in HeartGold, while Groudon can only be caught in SoulSilver.

I must say, as time goes on I’m just more and more impressed with this game. At first I wasn’t convinced at all, but more and more information keeps arising and now I’m closer to purchasing it then ever. Just give me the ability to battle random people online and I’ll be set…

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Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 2 Comments

Drill Sergeant Mindstrong (WiiWare) Hmmm…
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Family Mini Golf (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Fish ‘Em All (WiiWare) – Grumble Grumble
Let’s Catch (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
NEVES Plus (WiiWare) – Recommended
Rainbow Island: Towering Adventure! (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Reel Fishing Challenge (WiiWare) – Grumble Grumble
Swords & Soldiers (WiiWare) – Recommended
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (VC) – Hmmm…
Water Warfare (WiiWare) – Recommended
Silver Star Reversi (WiiWare) – Recommended
Space Harrier (VC) – Recommended
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (VC) – Hmmm…
SimEarth: The Living Planet (VC) – Hmmm…
Art Style: Boxlife (DSiWare) – Recommended
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSiWare) – Recommended
Sudoku Master (DSiWare) – Recommended

Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

Videos:
Wii:
–Madden NFL 10 – Superbowl Sizzle Video
–Guitar Hero 5 – Reveal Video
–The Beatles: Rock Band Video 2
–Daisy Fuentes Pilates Launch Video
–Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll – Teaser
–Cursed Mountain – BTS – The Himalyayas
–Muramasa: The Demon Blade – Swordplay
–Dead Space Extraction – Story Video
–Tony Hawk: RIDE – 1st Ride Video

DS:
–Imagine Soccer Captain Info Video

WiiWare:
–Rock N’ Roll Climber Info Video
–NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Info Video

Virtual Console:
–Super Star Wars Game Play Video

Other:
–Digest Video

DS Demos: (Expire 08/16)
–Mega Man Star Force 3
–Ant Nation
–MySims Racing
–Classic Word Games
–Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo

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Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

Cursed Mountain – Singleplayer: 82 (Controls: 78 | Graphics: 84 | Sound: 86)
+ absolutely no load-times during a chapter
+ high quality (german) localization
+ tight atmosphere
– “slow” pacing, sluggish controls

Rygar – The Battle of Argus Singleplayer: 58 (Controls: 68 | Graphics: 64 | Sound: 71)
+ nice weapon concept
– ancient tech
– little variety
– new packaging, old content

Dragon Quest IX – Multiplayer: 90 | Singleplayer: 90 (Controls: 88 | Graphics: 90 | Sound: 89)
+ beautiful anime-graphics
+ no random battles
+ interesting story
– user-created characters too interchangable

MOON – Singleplayer: 78 (Controls: 79 | Graphics: 89 | Sound: 82)
bottom line: sci-fi advanture with future-proof visuals, oldschool gameplay and just the right atmosphere

Wii Sports Resort – Multiplayer: 86 | Singleplayer: 68 (Controls: 68 | Graphics: 63 | Sound: 70)
+ easy to pick up, yet still some depth in gameplay
+ stamps are motivating
+ technically simplistic but fitting style
– only one game supports 4 players simultaneously

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