Posted January 31, 2008 
Comments(0) News from Gamasutra:
Majesco recently announced that its ‘Cooking Mama’ franchise has sold 1.6 million units since the original ‘Cooking Mama’ on the DS. This is good news for fans of the series as we can expect to see more.
Article Here: 1.6 Million Cooking Mamas!
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Posted January 29, 2008 Comments(0) News from Gamasutra:
In a recent interview with Gamasutra Masaya Matsuura, creator of PaRappa The Rapper, says the the Nintendo DS’ bubble has already burst in Japan.
He calls games like ‘Brain Age’ unique, but says that they only cater to an older more conservative crowd. I guess he hasn’t played some ‘Elite Beat Agents’ or ‘Phantom Hourglass’ not every game is a brain game.
Full article here: Bursting the DS’ Bubble
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Posted January 17, 2008 Comments(0) From Gamepro.com, here’s a list of the release dates for the upcoming Nintendo Wii and DS games for the first half of 2008. Damm this is a long list. But considering Nintendo’s past track records of delaying games(Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, and ahem..Super Smash Bros Brawl)….the dates listed here is always subjected to change.
For the Nintendo Wii, we have :
For the Nintendo DS we have :
Posted December 27, 2007 Comments(0) Old Favorite Now on the DS
Hell yeah…
The original badass shooter is back in full 2D glory. On two screens! It seems ol’ skool gaming is where it’s at right now, and this game takes us there.
So here’s the down low. Lance and Bill are back, along with two other dudes named Mad Dog and Scorpion (actually, Lance and Bill’s NES names) and that douchebag Red Falcon is once again starting crap with the people of Earth. The game takes place 2 years after the alien wars and truly feels like a sequel.
What can I say about this game, its freakin’ sweet. Much better than any of those other sad excuses for Contra games we have been getting in the past years (Legacy of War or Neo Contra anyone?). The game has gone back to its 2 dimensional roots and it’s damn fun. From the second you turn it on and hear that familiar Contra intro and the sounds of your guns firing you know that this game was made by a group of people who loved the game just as much as we did.
This game is HARD. Even on easy, this game is hard. The development team knew this and made it obvious in their manual. The enemies are abundant and so are the death screams. Cool little bonus though, if you play the game on hard you get to hear the original music and the weapons actually change slightly to be more like they were in the original game. That is actually a really cool thing, some of the functions actually change on hard mode, such as a button that lets you ditch your weapon.
I have to say that this is some of the best use of the Dual Screen I have seen in a DS game. It is pretty fresh to see a game that doesn’t rely on the touch screen at all, as far as I know, but I may be missing something. Enemies come at you from both screens and it makes for overall a much bigger playing field than we have had in any previous Contra games. To get you up to some of the higher places that are often times on the top screen you get a kick ass Bionic Commando style grappling hook, the only downside is it only shoots up and you cant use it as a weapon too. They also added in a function that actually lets you shoot in place, so you can more easily shoot enemies around you.
If you are an original Contra gamer all the classic weapons are there, and you will probably still avoid the crappy “F”. You will race towards the “S” and the “M” they are all still there in those flying do-a-mabobs. They even have the cool exploding bridges and the damn turrets on the rock sides.
Don’t get me wrong, there are still a few surprises from Konami in this game (I totally did not expect the first boss to do that). And I have yet to play multiplayer, because the one really bad thing is you need two game cards to play two players. Not too much of a problem, but it’s hard to find another DS owner with the exact same game.
Since this was a Christmas present, I got it for free (THANKS LISA! I LOVE YOU). Would I pay 30 bucks for it? HELLZ YEAH!
Oh, and one more thing. The Konami code, it’s still in the game. Like I said though, Konami did add a few surprises, you will have to figure that one out for yourself…I did.
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Posted December 10, 2007 Comments(0) Reviews:
Galaxy- 9.5, 10, 10
NiGHTS- 7,7.5,7
RE:UC- 7.5,7.5, 6
SC Legends- 6,7, 4.5
MX vs. ATV- 6, 7, 5
Mario Party DS- 6.5, 6.5, 6.5
Rumors
Bizarre making the new James Bond game
EA Chicago was making a Guitar Hero inspired action game
Nintendo canceled 1st party game because developers wanted to let players customize their Mii’s
Need for Speed will fluctuate between realistic and arcade style
FF:CC Crystal Bearers “appears to be in trouble”
LEGO Batman details
Wii/PS3/360/P2/PSP/DS
- Numerous Batman villains escape from Arkham Asylum
- you can play as villains
- Catwoman, Killer Croc, Scarecrow, Joker, Harley Quinn, Penguin confirmed
Tecmo Bowl - 360/PS3, Summer 08 release date
I am getting very worried about Square Enix’s commitment to the Wii. Lately Square hasn’t had anything nice to say about the Wii and seemingly are greatly against Nintendo’s view of causal gamers. They do not feel that a hardcore or core game will sell on the Wii. Lets not count Crystal Bearers out yet; but I’m getting worried. After the last few square comments I have herd; I wouldn’t be truly surprised if Square cans the game and further Wii development. Right now its all rumors, keep your fingers crossed and lets hope Square gives it a chance. I’m sure Square will sell their games very very well on the Wii.
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Posted December 6, 2007 Comments(2) 
It has been one year and the Wii is still the best selling console on the market. In less than a year it has surpassed the Xbox360’s sales and dominated the console world.
Not bad for a system that is graphically inferior and was criticized for its name not too long ago. Many industry insiders were sure that the Wii would be a commercial failure, and Nintendo had seen it’s best days.
More than one year later it’s still flying off the shelves. As of September Nintendo had already sold 13.2 million consoles and that number is still growing.
MSNBC goes in depth with Reggie Fils-Aime to discuss just what it is about the Wii that makes gamers of all generations (young and old) love this system so much.
Discuss the interview here.
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