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Sorry about the late posting of the podcast.  We had a lot of fun this weekend playing some Wii and some retro classics!  Here’s a brief breakdown …
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Let’s face it, Nintendo didn’t have the best E3 showing this year for their press conference.  There were a lot of great announcements for sure, but one can’t help thinking …
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1. Nintendo DS 625,445
2. Nintendo Wii 612,545
3. Sony PSP 235,447
4. Sony PS3 275,444
5. Microsoft Xbox 360 325,488

These are just the predictions at this point, but …
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NINTENDO THRILLS POKÉMON FANS WITH NEW DS LIMITED-EDITION POKÉMON PACK

Aug. 11, 2008

Anyone who loves Pokémon® knows a rare treasure when they see one. A treasure that is sure …
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WII-KLY UPDATE: ONE WIIWARE GAME AND TWO VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Aug. 11, 2008

If your idea of a superhero is someone with an invincible ego who can type e-mails while wearing boxing gloves, then the Wii™ Shop Channel has great news for you. The legendary Strong Bad (from the popular Homestar Runner Web series) makes his eagerly anticipated WiiWare™ debut this week. For even more laughs and clever gaming kicks, you’ll also find a satirical space-age shooter on the Virtual Console™, along with a classic billiards game for those who prefer to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground. 

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

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Thanks to Jose for the tip!

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UGO has a posting of a supposed game survey for GTA Chinatown Wars for the DS.  The survey, if real, shows us some of the first details on the new GTA:

• LENGTH OF GAMEPLAY: 70+ missions, 20+ hours of straight gameplay—with significant replayability on top of those 20+ hours.
• STYLUS BASED MINI GAMES: Missions include a wide variety of contextual mini-games, such as assembling a sniper rifle to complete an assassination mission, and smashing locks and hotwiring cars to steal them.

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01. Crosswords DS—Nintendo (DS) 02. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 04. Rock Band Special Edition—MTV (Wii) 05. Madden NFL 09*—EA (360) 06. Soul Calibur …
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This game looks pretty sweet!  The game has some pretty impressive graphics and it also has a full level/track creator!

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Gamestop

Virtual Console:

• Twinbee (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
• Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
• Eikan …
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Iwata: There will be games that will be enhanced by the Wii Motion Plus as well as games that can only be played with it. Users will …
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WII-KLY UPDATE: ONE WIIWARE GAME AND TWO VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Aug. 4, 2008

The list of available games for Wii™ owners just keeps on growing as we add another trio of titles to the Wii™ Shop Channel. This week’s lineup features Old West thrills, supernatural chills and a little blue hedgehog whose name you’re sure to recognize. Thanks to Nintendo’s WiiWare™ downloadable game service and the classic-filled Virtual Console™, building your own blockbuster video game library has never been easier.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

I’m not sure why Samurai Showdown II and Mega Man aren’t on this list, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t release today at 9am PST.  I’ll be checking for sure once these games go live and let you know!

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