Okami box and screens

Okami box and screens

The official Capcom store has updated with a new box art for Okami and some screens. Unfortunately the screenshots are tiny. ... read more

Green Hill Zone in Brawl

Green Hill Zone in Brawl

The classic Green Hill Zone from the Sonic games is confirmed as a stage in Super Smash Bros Brawl, courtesy of Sakurai today. It will remain hidden until you unlock Sonic himself though. As in the originals, the stage features sloped terrain. If it takes too much punishment, some of the ground will fall away. In the background you might also catch a glimpse of Knuckles, Tails and Silver running by. Hey... read more

Nintendo dominating Amazon Top 10

Nintendo dominating Amazon Top 10

Big N are smiling again, while doing great in the Amazon top 10 sales chart for video games. In fact, there's only one non-Nintendo game on the whole thing. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom - Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo - Wii) Wii Play (Nintendo - Wii) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision - Xbox 360) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo - Wii) Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes... read more

Wii dies a death jr

Wii dies a death jr

Reports indicate that Death Jr 2: Root of Evil, a game previously limited to the PSP is now coming to Wii. Developed by Backbone Entertainment, the Wii version will be upgraded in a number of ways according to the producer, James Stanley. Higher polygon counts. Textures of a higher resolution. Extra voice acting. Co-op play via split screen. Improved interface. 480p display. Support for Dolby... read more

FaceBreaker trailer

FaceBreaker trailer

Get ready to rumble! This is the trailer for EA's jaw-squashing boxing game FaceBreaker. Unfortunately it's only a teaser, no gameplay shown. ... read more

New Crash and Spyro games?

New Crash and Spyro games?

According to listings on the EBGames website, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon are in for a new adventure each on Wii. Crash: Invasion of the Bandicoot Snatchers Legend of Spyro: Darkest Hour This isn't exactly an official confirmation of course, but you can probably bank on it. Unfortunately their last outings Crash of the Titans and Spyro: The Eternal Night weren't well received by... read more

EA running with MySims

EA running with MySims

Selling over 3 million units, MySims has been a relative success for publishers EA. Now they've gone and announced a further two games in the franchise. Details are scant at the moment, but the first one titled MySims Kingdom will be out towards the end of this year. MySims Party is scheduled for early 2009. In addition to this, we get our first look at the NERF blaster accessory for NERF N-Strike, which was... read more

Wii gets a new beginning

Wii gets a new beginning

Another new game has been revealed for Wii, this one a classic-styled adventure called A New Beginning. The storyline takes place in a future where climate change is threatening the stability of the whole world. As the player, you have control of two main characters trying to contain the problem in locations all around the globe. Detailed backgrounds painted by hand. Taxing puzzles and... read more

Chiquititas on Wii

Chiquititas on Wii

A Portuguese developer called Biodroid Productions is making a Wii game based on Chiquititas, a popular TV show in South America. Translated, the title means "Tiny Angels". Bruno Patatas (I say potato, let's call the whole thing off) is the co-founder of Biodroid. He commented: "The strength and diversity of the Chiquititas brand is a natural fit for Wii. Fans of action adventures are certain to embrace this... read more

Brawl goes Japlatinum

Brawl goes Japlatinum

Gaming phenomenon Super Smash Bros Brawl has now sold over a million copies in Japan, making it the fastest selling Wii game there so far. Even though there were shortages in some areas, Nintendo reports that 1,080,000 units have been shifted. This is even faster than the popular Wii Fit, which took a month to pass the million milestone. Gamers in the US have just under a month to wait, Brawl will be out on... read more

EA nerfing the little pets

EA nerfing the little pets

As EA takes further strides into the casual market, today they announce two more games headed to the Wii. NERF N-Strike puts you into a world tailor-made for NERF antics. The game also comes with a special type of blaster, which will act as a controller aid and also fire real NERF darts when used away from the Wii. Littlest Pet Shop is based around pets in a shop, and guess what, they're little. Aimed at young... read more

Special techniques in Brawl

Special techniques in Brawl

Today's Super Smash Bros. Brawl update describes a few techniques that never made it into the instructions manual. These small tips might really help your game. Ukemi can be used when a hit sends you flying. If you tap the shield button just before you hit the ground, you will slow yourself right down and flip back to your feet. HUP 2 3 4. Perfect shield is where you activate your shield just before a... read more

Okami Wii info

Okami Wii info

Christian Svensson is Vice-President of Strategic Planning at Capcom. Recently he's been making posts on the official forums, offering some new details about Okami on Wii. Paintbrush strokes using the Wiimote has a learning curve of around 10 minutes. No new content has been added, but still around 40-60 hours of gameplay. The Wii version is practically complete, currently going through testing. Option... read more

Capcom wants your vote

Capcom wants your vote

Publishers Capcom plan on adding two more character costumes to We Love Golf for the game's US and Europe release (one male and one female). They're giving the public a chance to vote on the following choices: Male Balrog (Street Fighter) Captain Commando Dhalsim (Street Fighter) Frank West (Dead Rising) Ken (Street Fighter) Female Ashley Graham (Resident Evil) Cammy (Street Fighter) ... read more

Harvest Moon on US Virtual Console

Harvest Moon on US Virtual Console

Things are looking up. North America gets two new games added to its Virtual Console catalog today, among them the original Harvest Moon from 1997. Harvest Moon (SNES) Lords of Thunder (TG-CD) Check back on Friday for the Euro/Australian updates.... read more

Ninjabread Man takes another bite

Ninjabread Man takes another bite

Already seeking the next challenge, ceremony means nothing to him. The fight is everything. Who? Ninjabread Man, sadly. He's coming back for another game. And this time it's... glycerol. Even though the first one was terrible, Data Design Interactive are intent on releasing a sequel called Ninjabread Man: Blades of Fury. As the story goes, NBM's girlfriend Treacle Tart has been kidnapped by the evil Emperor Sly... read more

Brawl sells 800,000 so far

Brawl sells 800,000 so far

According to Media Create, since its release Super Smash Bros. Brawl has sold 819,647 copies over in Japan. That's 95% of the stock that was available, so it might be hard to find a copy at the moment. All this places Brawl at #1 in the sales charts. The game was launched a week ago on January 31st, 2008.... read more

Lords of Thunder on PAL Virtual Console

Lords of Thunder on PAL Virtual Console

Just one measly game added today, in the ongoing great Virtual Console drought of 2008. How long before we start getting nothing at all? The humanity! Lords of Thunder (TG-CD) Come back on Monday for the US releases, if there are any ^.^... read more

Zero Suit Samus final smash

Zero Suit Samus final smash

Zero Suit Samus' final smash move is described by Sakurai today, in the official Super Smash Bros Brawl update. Basically, what happens is that Samus gets her Power Suit back. Yea, that's it. Apparently the ball of energy surrounding her while she transforms can suck enemies in. Soaring through all the galax-ies. It's about time this happened. I might be a while, make me a coffee. Where'd... read more

Tales of Symphonia 2 to hit the US

Tales of Symphonia 2 to hit the US

Some good news for Tales of Symphonia fans. The sequel will indeed be making its way out of Japan and into the US, under the different name of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. According to Nintendo Power's latest cover that is: ... read more

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