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About James Higginbotham

Likes long walks through the rain forest of South America. Enjoys picnics and Unicorns. Was also voted the sexiest man in High School.
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This Months Nintendo Power Info

By  •  Wii

Previews: Apollo Justice, Brain Assist, Dinosour King, Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts, Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest, The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return, Insecticide, Mushroom Men, Robo-Revolt: Robocalypse Now, Sega Superstars Tennis, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Super Dodgeball Brawlers, SSBB, WWII Aces

Alone in the Dark

– Edward Carnby – mysteriously transported to NYC
– Technique – momentarily clear your vision
– First/third person perspectives
– Switch to third person for action-oriented gameplay
– “Episodic” feel to the game
– Different control schemes which depends on context/actions
– Items available through Edward’s pocket, not inventory screen -> can combine items
– Puzzles present
– Can drive some cars – hot-wire mini-game occasionally

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A Wii Accident

By  •  Wii

I was checking niwifi.net myspace page, click HERE, and I saw this post left by Tom (if you know myspace you know Tom) Its been a while since I have …
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Japanese VC Release

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  • Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima (Hudson’s Adventure Island) (Famicom, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
  • 1080 Snowboarding (Nintendo 64, 1-2 players, 1000 Wii Points)
  • Monster World IV (Mega …
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Portable Gamecube Not So Sexy
18 years ago

Portable Gamecube Not So Sexy

Props to the person for trying this, but its looks just awful. After saying that, I would still be up to buying this.

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Nintendo’s Sessions At Next Months GDC

“Wii Fit: Creating a Brand New Interface for the Home Console” – speaker: project lead Takao Sawano

“Planning the Wii Menu: From Pre-Launch to WiiWare” – speaker: Takashi Aoyama, …
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Game Informer Scores

The Golden Compass 3.25 / 5 My Word Coach 8 Star Trek Conquest 5 Nights: Journey of Dreams 6.5 / 6 Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law 6 / 6.25 …
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Writers Guild Of America Game Writer Nominees

By  •  Wii

– Crash of the Titans,” written by Christopher Mitchell for Sierra Entertainment – “Dead Head Fred,” written by Dave Ellis and Adam Cogan for D3 Publisher – “The Simpsons …
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Amazon Best Sellers

By  •  Wii

All

01. Super Smash Bros. Brawl*—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision (Xbox 360) 03. Super Mario Galaxy—Nintendo (Wii) 04. Rock Band Special Edition—EA (Xbox 360) 05. …
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New Street Fighter IV Screens: Still Hoping For A Wii Release
18 years ago

New Street Fighter IV Screens: Still Hoping For A Wii Release

As of right now the Capcom site still shows “to be determined”  on which format Street Fighter IV comes out on.  Looking at these pics, I can’t see why …
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Gamecocks Release Schedule
18 years ago

Gamecocks Release Schedule

By  •  Wii, DS

Insecticide DS – 2/26 Mushroom Men:Rise of the Fungi DS – June Mushroom Men:The Spore Wars Wii – Fall

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UK Prime Minister Calls For In-Game Knife Ban
18 years ago

UK Prime Minister Calls For In-Game Knife Ban

 

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken of his desire to stop video game designers from enabling playable characters to use knives, following continued public concern over both …
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Japan Software Sales Up To Date

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2,625,000 Wii Sports (Nintendo) (12/2/06) – rounded off through Jan 6/08 (MC) 2,130,000 Hajimete no Wii (Wii Play) (Nintendo) (12/2/06) – rounded off through Jan 6/08 (MC) 1,145,000 Mario …
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Nintendo Power Review Scores

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin – 8.5 One Piece: Unlimited Adventure – 6.5 Endless Ocean – 7.5 Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (DS) – 7.5 Bomberman Land Touch! …
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