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Olympic Gold Medalist Trained With Mario

By James Higginbotham • August 12, 2008

See, Mario does the breaststroke. And thus, it’s perfect mental training fore invisioning the actual Olympic hall. – Japanese Olympic swimmer Kosuke Kitajima

I wonder what Michael …
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Cursed Mountain To Be At Leipzig

By James Higginbotham • August 11, 2008

Deep Silver & Partners are presenting a broad range of different games for every taste at the Leipzig Games Convention 2008. From long-awaited action Role-Playing Games to thrilling adventures, from the fantastic Japanese RPGs to dark RPG First-Person Shooters, from educational handheld games for a young audience to challenging strategy games � Deep Silver and its Partners will offer all of this to the visitors of the Games Convention 2008.

On each day of the convention, there will be live presentations with the game developers, trailers and video shows as well as numerous other surprises that will take place at Deep Silver’s exhibition booth, on an area of over 440 sqm (approx. 4736 sq.ft), which is even larger than in the previous year.

Ireland, Netherlands Software Sales

By James Higginbotham • August 11, 2008

Ireland

01 (02) Soulcalibur IV (Ubisoft) 02 (01) Wii Fit (Nintendo) 03 (04) Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 04 (06) Kung Fu Panda (Activision Blizzard) 05 (05) Mario & Sonic …
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New Pokemon Themed DS Lite Bundle Coming August 17

By Justin Sharp • August 11, 2008

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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Nintendo doesn’t have exclusive rights to the MotionPlus tech

By James Higginbotham • August 8, 2008

InvenSense, the company that makes the MotionPlus accessory, has told Eurogamer the relationship with Nintendo is “not an exclusive” one.

According to bigwig Joe Virginia, other companies are interested in …
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Nintendo Cooking Up A Storm At Edinburgh Interactive Festival

By James Higginbotham • August 8, 2008

Friday 8th August/… The Edinburgh Interactive Festival today announced Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What To Eat? will be showcased to the public with world class chefs making real dishes using only the game to guide them.

Going beyond the capabilities of printed cookbooks, Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat? will guide each budding chef step by step through all the processes involved in cooking a tasty dish by talking and guiding the player through each recipe. With its numerous international recipe choices, dish search options, videos and simple step-by-step guides to choosing, preparing and cooking a dish, turning even the most hesitant of cooks into confident chefs will be simple.

Featuring approximately 250 international dishes, finding the perfect recipe to cook has never been so fun! Broken down into easily searchable groups, discover the perfect dish by country, ingredient, difficulty level or even amount of calories to name but a few. There are so many options available everyone will be catered for.

Ozzy Osbourne to headline virtual Ozzfest lineup in Guitar Hero World Tour

By James Higginbotham • August 8, 2008

SANTA MONICA, CA – August 8, 2008 – After performing in countless sold-out arenas and amphitheatres throughout the world, rock’s defining frontman Ozzy Osbourne – who has sold over 100 million records worldwide in his four decade career – will be playing to a new audience this fall as he makes his videogame debut in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour.

Budding rockstars around the world will have the opportunity to live out their ultimate fantasy on the virtual OZZFest stage, playing as Ozzy, or alongside him, as he wails to iconic rock track “Crazy Train” and “Mr. Crowley,” both from his quintuple platinum debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz. OZZFest, now it its 13th year, has also been created digitally as an in-game venue exclusively for Guitar Hero World Tour to host the heavy metal rock legend.

G-Phoria 2008 Winners

By James Higginbotham • August 8, 2008

The winners of the “G-Phoria 2008” awards were revealed TONIGHT during a special one-hour “X-Play” broadcast on G4. The biggest winner of the night was “Halo 3,” taking the highly coveted Game of the Year award. Other big winners were “Grand Theft Auto IV” and “Rock Band” tying with three awards each, along with “Metal Gear Solid 4” and “Call of Duty 4,” each receiving two awards. Set during the summer when gamers can find respite from the heat and take advantage of time off to engage in their passion, “G-Phoria 2008” honors games that were released in the 12 months between July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2008. “X-Play” hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb presented this year’s installment of the annual videogame awards show that included more than 90 nominees in 18 categories.