Bandit Gaming: TailTale V1.1 for the Nintendo Wii
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Bandit Gaming: TailTale V1.1 for the Nintendo Wii

Remember Pokemon Puzzle League, Tetris Attack, etc from days gone by (circa late 1990′s)? I was dreadfully hooked on those games for a long time and enjoyed playing each new iteration as I could get it. Rikku2000, of u-ac.net, obviously was a fan too as he has released V1.1 of his game, TailTale for the ... Read More»
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Ubisoft Rewards Gamers with 3 Free Assassin’s Creed III Tracks and Free uPlay Content
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Ubisoft Rewards Gamers with 3 Free Assassin’s Creed III Tracks and Free uPlay Content

From December 20th, 2012 until January 2nd, 2013 you can download three free tracks from the Official Assassin’s Creed III Soundtrack including the ‘Main Theme’, ‘Through the Frontiers’ and ‘The Aquila’. This is part of the Ubisoft Holiday Rewards where... Read More »... Read More»
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Nintendo Downloads US: Wario Land 2, escapeVektor, NSMB 2 DLC lead the week
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Nintendo Downloads US: Wario Land 2, escapeVektor, NSMB 2 DLC lead the week

Nintendo has posted this week’s American 3DS, Wii, DS and Wii U eSHop updates, including new DLC for New Super Mario Bros. 2, Wario Land 2 and escapeVektor on 3DS, and more. Get the full list of content after the break. Nintendo eShop on Wii U JEOPARDY! Wheel of Fortune Nintendo 3DS (full retail titles) ... Read More»
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Nintendo Downloads NA: Crimson Shroud, Adventure Time, Arkham City
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Nintendo Downloads NA: Crimson Shroud, Adventure Time, Arkham City

Crimson Shroud, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King why’d you steal our garbage?!!, Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition, and a Rayman Legends demo are available for download through Nintendo’s eShop in North america this week. There’s more though, so hit the break for your full update along withe the launch trailer fro Crimson Shroud. eShop Crimson ... Read More»
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Going Through The Motions: Final Round
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Going Through The Motions: Final Round

Ryan Johnson | GoozerNation GoozerNation has run a five-part series on motion controls through the eyes of a new gamer, in the hopes of helping gamers decide which system is best if they want to try to get a newbie into gaming. Looking at setup, general intuitiveness, games, control, interface, the whole shebang. Which company ... Read More»
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VGA Winners – Who Walked Away With What… You May Be Surprised
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VGA Winners – Who Walked Away With What… You May Be Surprised

If any of you were unaware the 10th Annual Spike Video Game Awards (VGA’s) were held last night and you are damn right video games deserve an award ceremony as they are works of art that take a lot of... Read More »... Read More»
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Wii U helped Nintendo pass 1.75 million in hardware sales
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Wii U helped Nintendo pass 1.75 million in hardware sales

Wii U sales combined with strong Black Friday sales have helped shoot Nintendo’s hardware sales for November past 1.75 million units. Made up of both portable units and home consoles, this is the 36th time Nintendo has sold more than one million hardware units in a month in the United States. Scott Moffit, executive vice ... Read More»
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Xbox 360 leads console sales in U.S.
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Xbox 360 leads console sales in U.S.

According to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg, Xbox 360 leads console sales at nearly double other consoles and Wii U sales combined, with 1.26 million units sold. Siliconera‘s post outlines this and compares Wii U sales to Wii launch sales fr... Read More»
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Nintendo Downloads North America: Fractured Soul demo, Harvest Moon 3D, more
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Nintendo Downloads North America: Fractured Soul demo, Harvest Moon 3D, more

Demos for Fractured Soul and FIFA 13, Scribblenauts Unlimited, LEGO Lord of the Rings, and Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning are just some of goodies available in North America through Nintendo. Get your updates below. 3DS Scribblenauts Unlimited LEGO The Lord of the Rings Fractured Soul – demo New Super Mario Bros. 2 – ... Read More»
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Wii Mini lacks online because not everyone “needs” the option, says Nintendo
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Wii Mini lacks online because not everyone “needs” the option, says Nintendo

Wii Mini is as bare bones as it gets for a console, and that was exactly what Nintendo intended for the onset, according to Nintendo of Canada communications director Matt Ryan. Speaking with Polygon, Ryan said the console’s lack GameCube backwards compatibility, online and SD card slot boils down to making the system as affordable ... Read More»
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Nintendo Direct Europe: Scribblenauts Unlimited dated
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Nintendo Direct Europe: Scribblenauts Unlimited dated

Nintendo Direct Europe is go. The publisher’s broadcast has dated 5th Cell’s word-based puzzler Scribblenauts Unlimited for Wii U. Get the details below. Scribblenauts Unlimited is being published by Nintendo in Europe on February 8th, putting speculation to bed at long last. The feed showed off some more features, such as the game’s sprawling world ... Read More»
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2nd Super Robot Wars OG, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney top Media Create charts
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2nd Super Robot Wars OG, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney top Media Create charts

Namco’s 2nd Super Robot Wars OG debuted in the top sport on Media Cretae’s charts this week, moving 217,710 units on PS3. The title bested the Level-5 Capcom collaboration, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, by 88,854 units. Hardware was either up or down for the period depending on the system. Nintendo was the clear winner ... Read More»
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Wii U: PAL backwards compatibility doesn’t upscale to HD
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Wii U: PAL backwards compatibility doesn’t upscale to HD

Wii U backwards compatibility functions have been thoroughly tested by the boffins at Digital Foundry. While the site champions Nintendo’s handling of classic Wii games, it has found that while NTSC titles upscale to HD resolution, PAL games will not. Get their findings below. As part of a detailed analysis into the matter on Eurogamer, ... Read More»
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NPD November console estimates place Xbox 360 as Black Friday king
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NPD November console estimates place Xbox 360 as Black Friday king

NPD sales estimates have been released for America, and Xbox 360 has emerged as the victor of a busy November, the same month that saw Black Friday sales and the launch of Wii U. Microsoft’s console sold an estimated 1,400,000 units in November alone, trumping last year’s thanksgiving sales. See where everyone else placed below. ... Read More»
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Today in History: December 3rd 1996 – Cruisin’ USA Powerslides Onto the Nintendo 64
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Today in History: December 3rd 1996 – Cruisin’ USA Powerslides Onto the Nintendo 64

Having lived through the build up to the launch, the launch and the gaming drought shortly thereafter of the Nintendo 64 has given me a rather unique point of view when looking back in these historical articles. The build up for Cruisin’ USA was HUGE, it was to be THE game that got gamers to ... Read More»
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