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Last month, GamesMaster released its 250th issue. For its May 2012 edition, the magazine celebrated the accomplishment by compiling a list of the top 250 greatest gaming moments.

We have the list below, but you can pick up the the latest issue now and read about why GamesMaster made each selection. And beware of spoilers – even though most of these games have been out for years, some of these moments do mention important happenings such as character deaths.

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The latest Famitsu review scores are as follows;

Conception Ore No Kodomo Wo Undekure (PSP) – 9/9/9/8
Mario Party 9 (Wii) – 9/8/8/9
Dynasty Warriors Vs. (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Shifting World (3DS) – 7/8/7/7
Mirai Nikki: 13 Hitome no Nikki Shoyuusha Re:Write (PSP) – 7/8/7/7
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PS3/360) – 7/7/8/6
Ao no Exorcist: Genkoku no Labyrinth (PSP) – 7/7/7/7
Mame Goma Yoi Ko Marui Ko Genkina Ko! (3DS) – 7/7/7/6
Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai! (PSP) – 7/7/7/6

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Trent Oster caused caused a stir because of his comments surrounding WiiWare and Nintendo. The Beamdog president has now elaborated on his remarks in an interview with Ars Technica.

Oster believes the company’s first and only WiiWare effort, MDK2, was “probably the best version of that game on any console,” because of the Wii remote controls.

But even though MDK2 is a quality game, it hasn’t been selling well on the Wii Shop Channel. Less than 6,000 copies have been sold since May 2011.

Oster explained how Nintendo’s payout requirement – in which Wii Shop Channel games must attain 6,000 sales before the developer receives compensation – has left him disappointed:

“We haven’t seen a dime. Maybe some day in the future it crosses that magic threshold and at some point Nintendo cuts us a check. … How many developers have put stuff up to WiiWare that are sitting there at the 5,000 [or] 5,500 sales number and Nintendo is just sitting on the money. For some small developers that could be a big difference.”

Beamdog “assumed [the MDK2 Wii port] would be successful given the large sales volume of Wii”. However, Oster feels that there is just a small core of system owners remaining who are willing to support in-depth experiences such as MDK2. He speculates there is a large chunk of consumers out there who purchased a Wii, got Wii Sports (and perhaps Wii Fit), and that’s it.

Another issue Beamdog encountered during MDK2 WiiWare development was cutting down elements so that the game could fit within Nintendo’s 40MB file size limitation. Oster explained that the studio was “basically trim[ming] everywhere we could”. Some music pieces were removed, and audio was recompressed with a new codec.

Oster’s last complaint was the certification process for WiiWare titles. It took nine months for the stage to be completed, but Oster believes it could have wrapped up in less than a month.

He said:

“It just made us feel really low priority. We felt like they just weren’t paying attention.”

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Rush Rush Rally Racing will be released on the Wii Shop Channel this Thursday. A North American date hasn’t been provided.

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3DS Download

Dillon’s Rolling Western – Recommended
Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch – Recommended

3DS VC

Maru’s Mission – Grumble Grumble
Super Mario Bros. Recommended

DSiWare

40-in-1 Explosive Megamix – Grumble Grumble
Box Pusher – Hmmm…
Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish – Hmmm…
GO Series: Undead Storm – Hmmm…

Wii VC

Strider – Recommended

WiiWare

2 Fast 4 Gnomz – Hmmm…
BurgerTime World Tour – Grumble Grumble
Newton Vs. The Horde – Grumble Grumble

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As expected, Beamdog’s negative experience with Nintendo stems from MDK2 on WiiWare. Founder Trent Oster explained his issues with the company on Twitter.

Oster said in one tweet today:

“My problems with Nintendo are: requiring 6000 unit sales before payment, a certification process that took us 9 months and a 40mb limit”

Oster followed up this remark with another statement shortly thereafter, and labeled the Wii as a toy:

“The result is a belief that Nintendo isn’t a good platform for developers. The Wii is a toy, not a console”

Beamdog isn’t the only developer who has been displeased with WiiWare. However, Nintendo has started to improve how they manage with their digital services starting with the eShop. The 3DS’ online store has no file size limits for games (or at the very least, it’s significantly larger than 40MB) as far as we know. That being said, it’s unclear how Nintendo is approaching payouts and the certification  process. We can only go by the commentary from eShop developers, who have thus far expressed positive thoughts about the store.

Thanks to Tim for the tip.

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Nintendo of America has released a third infographic for Xenoblade Chronicles. The latest image focuses on some of the game’s weapons.

You can find the infographic above.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Wii) – 20%
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck: Farm Animal Racing Tournament (Wii) – 35%
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL (Wii) – 70%
Crash Time 3D (3DS) – 18%
Farming Simulator 2012 3D (3DS) – 38%
Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! (eShop) 48%
Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai (3DS) – 69%
Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome 2 (3DS) – 53%
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (3DS VC) – 65%
Major League Baseball 2K12 (DS) – 48%
Mega Man 5 (Wii VC) – 77%
Mega Man X (Wii VC) – 84%
Metroid (3DS VC) – 81%
Pokemon Conquest (DS) – 88%
Punch-Out!! (3DS VC) – 83%
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (DS) – 68%
SpeedThru: Potzol’s Puzzle (eShop) – 64%
Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (3DS) – 71%
Strider (Wii VC) – 86%
Super Mario Bros. (3DS VC) – 90%
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) – 80%
We Sing Pop! (Wii) – 35%
Zuma’s Revenge (DS) – 57%

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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More English Pandora’s Tower footage for you: