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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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Coming This Week (NA and Europe)

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Games Released in the United States:

Nintendo Wii: – Dance Sensation! – Family Gameshow – Iron Man 2 – Kung Fu Funk (online) – Satisfashion – Zombie Panic in Wonderland …
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NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: STAY MOTIVATED IN MAY WITH MARVELOUS NEW GAME DOWNLOADS

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What’s your motivation? It all depends on which of this week’s downloadable games you choose to play. In Zombie Panic in Wonderland for the WiiWare™ service, the goal is survival. In bothSokomania and 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, you’re driven by a need to arrange objects in their proper places. With seven new titles added to the ever-growing library of downloadable games from Nintendo, players can be motivated and mesmerized in more ways than ever.

Also this week, the “Big Name Games” section of the WarioWare™: D.I.Y. series continues to offer new downloadable microgames created by the industry’s most talented designers. The latest addition comes from Todd Lewis of 5TH Cell, developer of the award-winningScribblenauts. New “Big Name Games” will be added every Monday through July 26, all available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems orWarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your Wii™ system today to learn more about these games and to watch a video of ace designer Todd Lewis working on his original microgame, Fly Home!

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Nintendo Confirms Black Wii Bundle For NA

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Nintendo to Include Wii Sports Resort, Wii MotionPlus with All New Wii Systems

Starting May 9, Wii Hardware Will Be Available in Black or White

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A great value in video games is about to get even better. Starting May 9, Nintendo will add new elements to the baseline Wii™ system package offered at retailers throughout the Americas. In addition to the intuitive, motion-sensing Wii Remote™ controller, Nunchuk™ controller and popular Wii Sports™ game that currently comes standard with each system purchase, every new unit will now also come packaged with Wii Sports Resort™ and the control-enhancing Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. In addition, consumers will be able to choose between two color schemes for the Wii console and included controllers: original white, or a new black option. The U.S. suggested retail price of the new system package will remain at $199.99. Pricing outside the United States will be established by the local markets, but offer similar consumer value.

“Nintendo leads the way in delivering rich motion-control gaming experiences at an accessible price point,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “By including even more of our top-quality hardware and software in the basic Wii system package, we’re extending that commitment to entertainment and value. Now more than ever, consumers can count on Nintendo to deliver inclusive fun and advanced motion controls at a mass-market price.”
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This Coming Week Game Deals

By  •  Wii, DS

Best Buy (5/2 – 5/8)

Nintendo DSi w/ Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – $169.99 Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop (DS) – $19.99 Get Your Shape (Wii) for …
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Rumor: Activision Looking Into Guitar Hero Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rumor’s are flying around the web of a survey from Activsion asking about a Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitar Hero. The survey claims, like Guitar Hero Metallica,  Van …
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Happy Birthday and Congrats Kevin Klein

I would just like to take some time out of the Nintendo news and make a very important post. Purenintendo has seen many people come and go …
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Happy Weekend – E3 Work Starts

I am so glad for the weekend. A time to just set back relax from a long work week; to play some games, and hang with friends. Today also marks …
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Ed Boon Teases Mortal Kombat 9 (Updated) More Tweets

Coming from Ed Boon’s Twitter…

Here are those MK9 beta codes I promised you: TEERH-ONRUS-TNUBT-NO Hope you enjoy the beta! Just kidding…I ain’t got sh#%. ;)

This may not seem like anything to the normal eye (like mine) but the smart fans at Neogaf have figured something out. If you unscramble the TEERH-ONRUS-TNUBT-NO’ part of the message, you get “there no run button.” Many people believe this refers to the run button added in Mortal Kombat 3. Could there be another Mortal Kombat in the works that goes back to the old school style?

More Tweets after the jump.

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WiiWare: Bit.Trip RUNNER Coming May 17th

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Torrance, CA (April 30, 2010) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, announces Gaijin Games’s newest addition to the BIT.TRIP series, BIT.TRIP
RUNNER exclusively for WiiWare™! For the first time play as Commander Video in this on-rails rhythm platformer!

“I went through so many emotions all at once: confusion, joy, determination, and success!” says Cherie Baker, PR Specialist, Aksys Games. “After an hour with Commander Video, I can
honestly say I feel hardcore again. You will too once you get your hands on that controller.”

BIT.TRIP RUNNER Key Features:

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James’ Rants: Nintendo Should Allow Beta Testing

I am going to try this new segment out, James’s Rants. The post will consist of things that are on my mind about Nintendo or gaming all together. I am not sure if it will be a weekly or even a bi-weekly thing. I will probably see how this first one does and go from their. I hope you enjoy my rant.

I will be honest; I am looking forward to getting my hands on the Halo Reach Beta on Monday. All this talk about Beta testing has got my little head wondering. Why doesn’t Nintendo allow for Beta testing? I don’t know all the in-and-outs of Beta testing, or what it would take to do it on the Wii, but I feel that it could be possible. Why not release a Wii Channel, like the one for Metriod Prime 3, which allows players to use Wii-connect to access the Beta?

Beta testing wouldn’t work or even be helpful for most Nintendo games, like Galaxy or Sin and Punishment. Testing would be more helpful for 3rd parties who are looking into creating the ultimate online experience like High Voltage wanted. For those of you who played The Conduit online, you may have noticed some issue in that game that could of probably been helped with an open Beta testing. I do not blame High Voltage at all for this, they where shooting in the dark with the Wii’s online capabilities. It probably was like trying out a prototype bicycle. Is it going to fall apart when it goes down hill, will the brakes work? The Conduit was the first true online shooter experience placed was on a system that was not been fully tested for online. It could of done well for it to get a few riders around the block with an open Beta.

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