Video Games
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
This week was Nintendo’s Press Conference at E3. The announcements that were made completely topped last year’s show and puts Nintendo on top as the definite winner of this year’s E3. Last year I was a bit disappointed even though I was pleased by what was announced. I was hoping for three properties to be announced that weren’t. This year, those three properties were all accounted for: Donkey Kong, Kid Icarus and Zelda!
This year’s list is ridiculously long. I can’t even begin to tell you how much Nintendo has just blown my mind. While looking into the games that I wanted to write about, I found more games that Nintendo has announced at E3.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: 3D, 3DS, Animal Crossing, Batman, Donkey Kong Country Returns, E3 2010, Epic Mickey, GoldenEye 007, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Kingdom Hearts, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Mario Kart, Mario Sports Mix, Mask of Miracle, Metroid: Other M, NBA Jam, Nintendo, Nintendogs, Ocarina of Time, Okami, Paper Mario, PokePark, Professor Layton, StarFox, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Unwound Future, Wii, Wii Party
Posted in Donkey Kong Country, Nintendo, Video Games | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
A couple of years ago I wrote an article called “Donkey Kong Country Trilogy, My Dream Game” never thinking that it would actually happen. Nor that a true sequel would actually happen. But this week I have been given an amazing gift from Nintendo. They announced a new DKC game at E3! This wasn’t the only game that surprised me at this E3 and I’ll be writing my response to a bunch of the games that Nintendo announced like I did last year.
This game, however, is enough for me to feel that Nintendo has won this years E3 Expo. I know that this is a selfish reason, though. I’m completely pumped about the game and look forward to jumping back into the DKC world when the game comes out this fall. The original is my all time favorite video game, and I loved the sequels as well. I just never dreamed that I would see another one so soon.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 4, Donkey Kong Country Returns, E3 2010, Wii
Posted in Donkey Kong Country | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
One of the absolute best games for the Nintendo Wii is Super Mario Galaxy. I had such a good time playing through that game, that I am hoping to find the time to play through it all again. In fact, I played through it twice the first go around, because of what happens when you get all of the stars. When it was over, I was hoping for more. I did not expect Nintendo to deliver, though, as there hasn’t been a proper Mario sequel since the Nintendo Entertainment System, with Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 and 3. On the Super NES, there was the sort of sequel, Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario World 2. But That wasn’t a proper sequel game.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: Nintendo, Release Date, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Trailer, Wii
Posted in Video Games | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Warner Brothers announced the purchase of a controlling share in Rocksteady Studios, who are the creators of the excellent Batman: Arkham Asylum video game. It’s almost as if they allowed Rocksteady to use the Batman license as a trial run, in anticipation of a purchase later on. Rocksteady certainly proved themselves, and I hope that they also give Superman a shot, once they’ve finished Arkham Asylum 2.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: Batman, Indiana Jones, Lego, Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones, Lego Lord of the Rings, Lego Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars
Posted in Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Video Games | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
I’ve been following whatever news I can about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit since the character was brought back to Disney for the first time since Walt Disney lost the character. You see, before Mickey Mouse existed, he had created the character of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and when he was fired from the animation studio that produced the cartoons, he left for California where he created Mickey Mouse. What happened next? Well, Mickey is one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and Oswald is not.
But now he’s making his return in a very inventive way.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: Epic Mickey, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Warren Spector, Wii
Posted in Disney, Video Games | No Comments »
Friday, June 5th, 2009
That didn’t take long at all. The artwork for the new Legend of Zelda game in the works for Wii has just been released by Nintendo.
Not only that, but Studio Ghibli and Level 5 are working on an RPG for the DS called Ninokuni. There’s no word on when or if it’ll come stateside, but it is beautiful.
[via Famitsu, Kotaku]
![]()
Tags: E3 2009, Ninokuni, Nintendo, Studio Ghibli, The Legend of Zelda, Wii, Zelda
Posted in Nintendo, Video Games | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Yesterday I wrote a bit about how I was disappointed with the lack of an announcement for three properties. I had completely forgotten about Pikmin 3, but was reminded about it as Shigeru Miyamoto expressed his sadness that the game was not available to be revealed at this E3. Another game that I mentioned was Zelda. Miyamoto came through there as well, saying that his team is working very hard on the new Zelda game, and he even brought a painting that represented the game, to show the press there. That’s one of the three. As for Kid Icarus and Donkey Kong? There’s no real mention of Donkey Kong outside of the next Mario vs. Donkey Kong for DS. Kid Icarus, however, has been mentioned in a few articles as people are expecting it will happen one of these days.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: E3 2009, Losers, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Winners
Posted in Nintendo, Video Games | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Anybody that knows me at all knows that I’m a pretty big fan of video games. I have played video games since the old Atari and NES. This gives me a perspective on games that I don’t see very often.
Today was Nintendo’s Press Conference at E3. The announcements that were made were not at all bad, though presentation could have been better, the products speak for themselves. I’m just upset about the omission of three properties that I’d love to see make a comeback on Wii.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: E3 2009, Metroid Prime, Metroid: Other M, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Nintendo, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Vitality Sensor
Posted in Donkey Kong Country, Nintendo, Video Games | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
I’ve read some really interesting things just now about both Ghostbusters 3 and Ghostbusters: The Video Game. I wanted to bring some things to light that might have been missed, which I feel are worth repeating, as well as highlighting:
Even [Bill] Murray returned – not with a hatful of diva demands, but wanting an assurance that Winston Zeddemore, the underwritten black character from the movies, would be elevated to full status.
(more…)
![]()
Tags: Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 3, Ghostbusters III, Ghostbusters the Video Game
Posted in Ghostbusters, Movies, Video Games | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Sony has done it again, and made me happy that I have never owned a Playstation. In short, just so that everything is clear:
In NTSC regions such as the United States, Atari is handling distribution of the game, and it WILL be released on time on ALL consoles on June 16th.
In PAL regions such as the United Kingdom, Sony is handling distribution of the game and ONLY releasing it on PS3, PS2 and PSP on June 19th, and Wii, DS and 360 in Fall 2009.
Sony has a history of bad moves like this. (more…)
![]()
Tags: Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters the Video Game, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360
Posted in Ghostbusters, Nintendo, Video Games | No Comments »
Loading ...