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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 Explains the Lack Of Wii Speak Use For Developers

By  •  Wii

You suggest that Nintendo “enforce” the use of its peripherals. But we think it’s best to let the creative teams make up their own minds. Every game is different. …
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Another New Character Coming to Wii Punch-Out!!

By  •  Wii

Nintendo opened up their official Punch-Out website yesterday and the teased yet another new character coming to Punch-Out.

Check It HERE

Sega Licenses NVIDIA PhysX and APEX Technologies for Global Studios

By  •  Wii

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NVIDIA Corporation today announced that Sega Corporation has licensed both NVIDIA(R) PhysX(R) and APEX technologies to serve as the development platform for all Sega studios. NVIDIA PhysX and APEX technologies form the world’s most pervasive development platform for physics acceleration in interactive entertainment, and make authoring high definition, scalable PhysX content intuitive and artist-friendly.

“Sega has been using PhysX technology for several years, but this new agreement enables our studios to take advantage of the full portfolio of cross-platform PhysX engines,” said Takashi Shoji, Department Manager, Consumer Software R&D Support Dept., Consumer R&D Division, SEGA Corporation. “APEX was an important factor in our decision because it enables us to create high quality physics content in an easier and more productive manner.”

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Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues

I also have a picture of the email i received that has some details about the game.

Coming This Week! (Europe and Japan)

By  •  Wii, DS

Europe:

Nintendo Wii: – Case Closed: Truth Prevails – Coraline – Hannah Montana: The Movie – Marbles! Balance Challenge – Mary King’s Riding School 2 – X-Men Origins: Wolverine


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Coming This Week! (NA)

By  •  Wii, DS

Sorry this post is a little late.

Nintendo Wii: – Burger Island – Fantasy Aquarium World – Klonoa – Tournament Pool – X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Nintendo DS:
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This Weeks Rockband Downloads

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Cambridge, Mass. – April 27, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today a monster lineup of 20 new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo, including hit songs from American metal outfit Megadeth, British alternative group Oasis and one of the most popular pop rock bands of all time, The Police.
As previously announced, Wii Rock Band 2 owners will also gain access this week to the Nothing’s Shocking album from Jane’s Addiction.

The content update to the Wii Rock Band Music Store features eight tracks from Megadeth, one of the highest-selling thrash metal bands of all time with over 20 million albums sold worldwide. The lineup includes “Wake Up Dead,” “The Conjuring,” “Devil’s Island,” “Good Mourning/Black Friday,” “Bad Omen,” “I Ain’t Superstitious” and “My Last Words” – all from Megadeth’s classic second album, Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? (1986). Additionally, Megadeth adds “Sleepwalker” from its latest album, United Abominations (2007) to the Wii Rock Band Music Store.

Rounding out this week’s additions are “Truth Hits Everybody” from The Police’s 1978 debut album, Outlandoes d’Amour and “Don’t Look Back in Anger” from English rock band Oasis’ second album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1995).

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Mr. T and Will Wright Join Forces to Bust Nazis

By  •  Wii

With Prison Break nearing completion, ZootFly today announced it secured the official Mr. T graphic novel license from Mohawk Media.

ZootFly will develop a series of games …
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Steve Wiebe Takes Donkey Kong Junior World Record With Score of 1,139,800

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On April 24, Twin Galaxies announced that Steve Wiebe has officially taken the Donkey Kong Junior World Record.

The new World Record mark was accomplished on March …
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Gamestation – Witness the return of a hero in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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See the world through different eyes by stepping into Wolverine’s shoes! To support the release of the hotly awaited feature film; X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the video game of the movie …
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MCV Awards Game Industry Video

Watch David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael Rawlinson (ELSPA), John Clark (Sega), Martyn Gibbs (Gamestation) and Murray Pannell (Ubisoft) make fools of themselves in this video.

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GREEN NINTENDO DS BUNDLE SPROUTS FOR SPRING

By  •  DS

Ah, spring. The time when everyone’s fancy turns to…video games. To celebrate the season of growth and rejuvenation, Nintendo announces the blooming of a new Nintendo DS™ system color: Green. …
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NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: POKER, PLANES AND PLATFORM GAMES FUEL PLAYERS’ AMBITION

By  •  Wii

The table is set for card-flipping fun with this week’s release of Clubhouse Games™ Express: Card Classics on Nintendo DSiWare™, while the new Paper Airplane Chase™ packs portable challenges for fans of airborne action. WiiWare™ users will find Cocoto Platform Jumper, a wildly imaginative new platformer populated by mysterious creatures. Last but not least, Nobunaga’s Ambition, a classic strategy game from the Super NES™ system era, finds its way to the Virtual Console™.

As an added bonus to help celebrate the recent launch of the new Nintendo DSi™ system, Club Nintendo members now will be able to earn coins for registering, linking and providing feedback about their Nintendo DSi systems. They also will be able to earn coins for providing feedback about Nintendo DSiWare titles, which will be automatically registered on their Club Nintendo account when they link their Nintendo DSi Shop to their Club Nintendo account.
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What if Banjo Kazooie had lyrics?

Warning Language!!!

Not as good as the Mega Man Song, which is the greatest song ever created by man.

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Best Buy Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for $20

By  •  DS

If you haven’t purchased this game yet, I hope this is a good enough reason for you to go out there and …
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