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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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Nintendo Channel – updates

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Videos

Wii: –Developer’s Tournament – Punch-Out!! Punch-Out!! TV Spot Let’s Tap Info Video Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Tutorial 9 Ghostbusters: The Video Game Info Video Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers …
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Motion Plus Only For Red Steel “A Huge Risk”

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“It’s a huge risk. We have no idea what the penetration rate for Wii MotionPlus will be. We assume high. We would like it to be high. I would love …
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European-Exclusive Guitar Hero® Metallica® Solo Guitar Game Bundle Available At Launch

By  •  Wii

Monday 11th May/… In celebration of the upcoming release of Guitar Hero® Metallica® in Europe, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced a European-exclusive Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar Game bundle which includes an exclusive guitar controller faceplate featuring the iconic Metallica skull motif, a copy of the critically acclaimed game and a wireless guitar controller.

Guitar Hero Metallica allows fans to experience the intensity and skill of world-renowned metal and rock band, Metallica, while shredding on the guitar controller, ripping on the drum kit controller and wailing on the mic to a set list of over 45 explosive hits from both Metallica’s illustrious career and a more than 20 popular artists selected by the band. Guitar Hero Metallica allows fans to perform in venues reminiscent of the band’s epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales. The all-new Expert+ drum difficulty setting, available for all platform versions of the game, features two bass drum kick pedals, offering an authentic Metallica experience with note-for-note tracking, and Metallifacts, which, after nailing a song, lets players enjoy a virtual concert filled with on-screen facts and trivia about the song being played.

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NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: GALAXY FORCE PLAYS REAL SOCCER AT A PIRATE PARTY

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Nintendo DSiWare™ takes its first trip into the sports category this week with the cool, camera-enabled Real Soccer 2009. For more of a board-game feel, dive into Family Pirate Party on WiiWare™ and see who can collect the most gold. Finally, the out-of-this-world arcade shooter Galaxy Force™ II hits the Virtual Console™.

Nintendo DSiWare

Real Soccer 2009 (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Nintendo DSi Points™): It’s time to live the soccer season to the max with Real Soccer 2009 on Nintendo DSi™. It will offer you a never-before-seen soccer experience with revolutionary yet easily accessible touch-screen controls. Take a photo of anything with the Nintendo DSi Camera and turn the image into your own custom ball or team flag, or even make yourself into your favorite player. With 198 teams using real player names, realistic opponent behaviors thanks to advanced artificial intelligence, and superior 3-D graphics, you’ll feel just like a professional soccer player. Go ahead, take your best shot!

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Amazon Deals

By  •  Wii, DS

I just received this email in my mailbox from Amazon, and there are some pretty good deals. If you are looking to order Punch Out Wii, you …
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Happy Mothers Day From Purenintendo

It that time of year again, time to show your mothers how much you love them. Yesterday I decided to drive down to my parents house, and …
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The Science of the Mushroom Kingdom

“The project was to make an instruction book of my choice so I decided to make a textbook explaining how some of of the …
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The Simpsons and their Game Boy outings

The Simpson’s is probably the only show that has lasted every generation of gaming (from the NES and on) There have been ton of Simpson’s game through out the year, …
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Japan – April hardware sales totals

By  •  Wii

PS3 = 108,530 Wii = 67,116 360 = 27,381

It looks like the PS3 has won the battle of April. Can it win the war?

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EA Europe – Summer release schedule

By  •  Wii, DS

May

Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii) – 29th May 2009 Rock Band 2 (Wii) – 29th May 2009

June

EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis (Wii) – 12th June 2009 EA …
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More Red Steel 2 Info

By  •  Wii

– correct angle and force of a swing are important – you can enter an options menu that allows you to change the force necessary to perform powerful swings – …
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Star Trek Videogame Retro Roundup

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary 'Kirk and Spock' gameplay.

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