Pure Nintendo

Famitsu Review Scores

By James Higginbotham • June 11, 2008

Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Wii, Nintendo): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 – (29/40) Spectral Force Genesis (NDS, Idea Factory): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 – …
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Capcom Community Specialist: AAA Games To Come

By James Higginbotham • June 10, 2008

Have a little patience and faith in the little white console that could. I know I am. ‘Lost’ – Community Specialist, Capcom Entertainment, Inc.

Honestly, I think the lack of …
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UK Government Responds To Gaming Petition

By James Higginbotham • June 10, 2008

Earlier this year a petition was sent to the UK Government which asked for support for gaming companies, providing tax or other incentives to support the UK computer and video …
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Break out of the Stadiums and onto the Streets in Activision’s Upcoming Monster Jam: Urban Assault

By James Higginbotham • June 10, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jun 10, 2008 – Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the upcoming release of Monster Jam: Urban Assault. The genre-defining monster truck action in the original hit Monster Jam^® has destroyed the stadium barriers and players will now be able to wreak havoc on city streets around the world. The game will be available on the PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system, PSP^® (PlayStation^®Portable) system, Wii^TM and Nintendo DS^TM in fall 2008.

Selling a record of over 4 million tickets at over 325 performances in 2007 at the premier stadiums and arenas in the world, Monster Jam is one of the best known touring entertainment brands in both North America and Europe, in addition to its recent international expansion into Central America. The 2008 Monster Jam tour kicked off this year with further record breaking attendances and is on pace to be the greatest year to date in terms of live event attendance, television coverage on network and cable, worldwide licensed merchandise, international event growth and online presence.
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Hudson Delays Tetris For WiiWare, Renames It

By James Higginbotham • June 10, 2008

Tetris, now called Tetris party, Was scheduled to hit Japan WiiWare this July. Not the release date is sometime in 2008. This could be a good thing. …
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IGN Nintendo Voice Chat Summary

By James Higginbotham • June 10, 2008

– They talk about the iPhone 3G and Super Monkey Ball
– Bozon thinks the iPhone will become a good gaming platform
– Craig wants an air hockey game for iPhone like the demo that was shown at E3 a while back
– NCAA and Top Spin coverage coming tomorrow
– Madden 09 is looking good and has good Wiimote capabilities, feels like PES08
– Matt says it’s running at 30FPS, but “really solid,” looks noticeably better than 08
– Rock Band guitar is wireless and drums are wired, take up both USBs

– The Guitar Hero guitar won’t work on Rock Band Wii
– Hulk for Wii is horrible, has “epic fog” like in Superman 64, controls suck
– Tiger Woods > We Love Golf
– Craig downloaded My Pokemon Ranch, he can’t “find a game in there”
– The game will give you missions where you catch ___ Pokemon and bring them back
– Spyborgs is built heavily around co-op play
– Damon says it’s like a combination of Ratchet & Clank and Lego Star Wars, isn’t very excited about it
– Star Wars: Force Unleashed doesn’t look hideous, though they think some of it is bullshots
– Tenchu for Wii “came out of nowhere,” hasn’t been good since the first game, though it looks decent
– Wild Earth is basically Afrika if you “put on glasses with vasoline on them and if you were really drunk and your whole world looked sluggish,” like Pokemon Snap

Amazon top 10

By James Higginbotham • June 10, 2008

All platforms

01. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots*—Konami (PS3) 03. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 04. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision (Wii) 05. …
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