Mario Kart for Wii
April 27, 2008
Are you ready for one of the best game ever created? Mari Kart might sound and look like just another kids game, but my friends and I have clocked hours and hours of competitive Mario Kart game. Read more
Rare Nintendo World Championships Gold up for grabs at $15,000
February 13, 2008
When you are a collector, you pride yourself on owning the rarest of the rare. And if you happen t be a Nintendo fan, your just took and unbelievably turn for the better. Check this out: a rare limited-edition game that Nintendo put out for NES in 1990, called the Nintendo World Championships Gold, is up for grabs on eBay. One of the Only 26 Gold Nintendo World Championship carts were ever produced and just 12 of them have been known to have survived till date. Which means that unless you can find one of these in your uncle Larry’s secret stash in grandma’s attic, you had better start counting the money in your piggybank right now cause the starting bid has already been set at $15,000 by the gaming pimp who put it up for auction. Hope you’re eligible for a personal loan at the local bank.
via NeoSeeker
Things on Wheels Coming to XBox Live Arcade This Summer
January 30, 2008
Racing Games: Seen one, seen ‘em all, right? With the new format of Burnout Paradise totally blowing my mind, I thought innovation would take a backseat for a bit while we got used to a new way of playing racers. Little did I know that game developer Load had something up its sleeves. In a partnership with Xbox Live Arcade, Load will be letting us in on what is sure to be a big Summer hit: Things on Wheels.
Things on Wheels lets you control your very own RC car through a big and shiny art deco mansion, avoiding obstacles and hazards like stacks of magazines in the living room and oven coils in the kitchen as you race from room to room. And it’s not just me that’s geeking out about the concept. Game publisher Southpeak Games saw the potential too: “Competing with real life remote control cars is great fun, so why not do it in a video game? ToW delivers the same reckless thrill,” says CEO Melanie Mroze in a company announcement.
Who didn’t love racing remote control cars when they were kids? Only now we can finally do it in the house without hearing it from mom! Expect to see Things on Wheels to hit XBox Live Arcade sometime this Summer.
Via: GeekSugar
Would You Go Online and Vote on Mii Creations?
November 10, 2007
News that Nintendo plans to debut an interactive Wii channel to let users upload, view, and vote on the best Mii creations brought me back to last year, when geeksugar first launched and the Wii madness had just struck the nation.
There was a point in time when we reveled in all Wii and Mii news — from funny Mii tee shirts and personalized Mii cake decorations to the Martha Stewart Wii cakes.
Sure, it’s still cute to hear about retirement communities playing the Wii and the fact that they are now available via Amazon, but I’m not sure I have time to go online and vote on Mii creations. I mean, I spend all my spare time playing the Wii. What do you think? Are you still Mii crazy?
Wii Game Blaster from dreamGEAR
November 8, 2007
Nice Wii Addition
Not too long ago we talked about the dreamGEAR Soft Sports kit for the Nintendo Wii. dreamGEAR is back again with another Wii accessory for the holidays. The Wii Game Blaster is compatible with any Wii FPS or shooting title. The $34.99 Wii Game Blaster combines the Wii Remote and Nunchuck into a wireless gun.
The Game Blaster is designed to break down at the touch of a button to allow you to go from shooting to throwing things like grenades easily. From the sounds of the Game blaster, breaking it into two pieces is easy, but I wonder how hard it is to reassemble. That could prove a problem while zapping zombie hoards. The Game Blaster has an ambidextrous design so all gamers should be able to use it.
VIA [ dreamGEAR ]
Rock Band to be Released Soon, Anticipation Mounts
November 7, 2007
About two weeks: that’s how long you still have to wait to get your hands on Rock Band, one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2007. Made by Harmonix, the guys behind the now fabled Guitar Hero franchise (I & II actually, with GHIII being developed by Neversoft), Rock Band promises to kick things up a notch. Instead of just jamming along with a guitar controller…
[ Read more at Federated Media’s Gadget Guide ]
dreamGEAR Launches Wii Soft Sport Kit
November 2, 2007
dreamGEAR announced a new Wii accessory today called the Wii Soft Sport Kit that includes soft foam bat, golf club, and tennis racket. Bonus items in the kit include a Wii fan to help keep your system cool and a Wii remote glove to give you a better grip.
Any parent who has played Wii Sports with a couple kids can tell you that after a while, someone usually ends up getting bashed with this sort of sport kit. The good part about this is that when one gamer bashes another with the soft foam equipment the likelihood of someone being harmed is much less. Plus next time my hands slip while playing Tiger Woods maybe the TV won’t get killed. The price for the kit is $34.99 and it is available now.
VIA [ dreamGEAR ]
Happy 7th Birthday Sony PS2!
October 26, 2007
Today the Sony PS2 turns seven years old. Since the PS2 was introduced on October 26, 2000, Sony has sold 120 million PS2 consoles. That is only a drop in the bucket when compared to the amount of PS2 software Sony has moved at a whopping 1 billion pieces. The PS2 continues to be a popular choice for console gaming even with newer systems like the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 on the market.
The PS2 also helped establish the DVD format with its ability to play DVD movies as well as video games. Sony is trying this same trick with the PS3’s Blu-ray player with less success. Sony says it originally planned the PS2 to have a 10-year lifespan and with the way the console continues to sell, Sony says the PS2 may exceed its life expectancy. The PS2 currently has a library of almost 1500 games and that number is expected to grow with 160 titles coming for the PS2 between now and March 2008.
VIA [ Sony ]
