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Nintendo Website Updated, Shiney

November 30th 2007 Posted in Game Culture
www.nintendo.com
Oh what’s this? The Nintendo.Com website has been rebuilt, and it’s very Wii like. It’s got a very simple and clean look to it. The My Nintendo stuff is still all in tact, but alas, no new forums. I think I actually like this new site, what do you guys think?

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So… Many… Games!

November 29th 2007 Posted in Game Culture
This will be a sort of general update.
Some of you have been wondering why there’s been a sudden slow-down in the page updates. There’s a couple reasons really, holidays, work, various personal projects, ect. But then, on top of all these small things comes the ultimate free time eater, there’s just so many good games coming out this year that I feel I must play.
Seriously, I can’t remember a year before where so much kick ass stuff was released! The picture above is just what I have handy (sorry about that poor image quality).  That’s Zack & Wiki (into the bonus like levels), Super Mario Galaxy (need about 20 more stars), Mercury Meltdown  Revolution (most the way through the Geo lab I believe, also $20!), Guitar Hero is on loan from a friend (really fun to play), and The Orange Box collection at the bottom for PC (completed everything on highest level no, the cake is lie). And that’s just what I’ve been playing in the last week or so! Recently I rented and complete Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicals. The game that sort of started this sudden explosions of games was Metroid Prime Corruption about a month before. Oh yeah, that is IG88 watching over the stack.
So in short, I’ve always had something to do. I haven’t forgotten about you loyal members of Bomb-Omb though! Infact, I’ve been working on some behind the scenes site improvements that will let me start to have people other than myself post on here. So if you’d like to write updates for the site or have an article you’d like to post here let me know. Now would be a good time to start doing so because the holidays always brings a burst of new readers. This sort of thing isn’t a commitment. I’m never going to ask that you write a ton of stuff.
But anyway, have you guys over there been as occupied as I have? Or am I just lucky?

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Virtual Console Update 50

November 26th 2007 Posted in Virtual Console

 

Wow. This is the 50th Virtual Console update. And it’s strange. The one game I’ve played on here is Vegas Stakes because I used to rent it on occasion and I have no idea why. I’m sure Ecco Jr. is much better.

In anycase, the new titles this week are Double Dribble for the NES, Vegas Stakes for SNES, and Ecco Jr. for the Sega Genesis.

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Super Mario Galaxy is Selling Strong

November 21st 2007 Posted in Game News
Galaxy is apparently doing very well. This is no suprise, because Super Mario Galaxy is truely fantastic. I like it more than any other 3D Mario game including Mario 64, and it at least ranks up there with Mario 3 for me personally. That is honestly what I think, and apparently I’m not alone. Nintendo deservingly pats itself on the back in this press release. Filling it with some quick sales number of 500,000+ for the US alone, glowing quotes from reviews, and a note of Metacritic listing Galaxy as the number one highest rated game of all time. Read it inside

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Zelda DS Bundle

November 20th 2007 Posted in Game Culture
Zelda DS Bundle
Check it out. It’s Zelda Phantom Hourglass for the DS and a shiny gold tinted DS Lite with a Triforce emblem on it. It even has a little gold stylus to match it. Unfortunately I have no idea what the price for this pack is, so you’re going to have to check a local retailer. It’s not a bad way to go if you’re looking to get a DS, or upgrade from the Phat. Also, there’s a Nintendog version of the bundle inside with all its pink and pawprint goodness.

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Wii Turns One

November 19th 2007 Posted in Game Culture


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Today is November 19th, 2007 and exactly one year ago is the day the Wii launched in the US.

I can recall the excutiatingly long firmware update that took place as a couple of friends and I sat around reading manuals while the connection to the NOA server creeped along. “You should have just put in Wii Sports” they said. That sound… that twinkly beeping sound… *shudder* … Luckily after that the servers stopped being raped so hard and firmware updates became something to look forward to.

Unfortunately I also remember when I rented Far Cry for Wii and remarking how, despite its unripe controls and humorous glitches, Red Steel was leaps and bounds ahead of it. (Far Cry is about $12 used now and still overpriced. Avoid it like the plauge)

But, regardless of the initial run of 3rd party shovleware, I’ve enjoyed you little Wii. We’ve seen some surprise free channels launch, and an incredible library of games develop for a first year. To date I’ve bought about 9 Wii games, not including VC titles, regret none of them, and have rented at least that many. Three of those buys being Mario, Metroid, and Zelda games. I can’t ask for anything more.

So here’s to you Wii. Congratulations on your burst out of the gate, with nearly 14 million units sold. But equally, congratulations on actually getting my mother to touch a console controller, let alone play a game and make a Mii.

May the next year being half as great.

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Virtual Console Update 49

November 19th 2007 Posted in Virtual Console

Oh hey, some classics in here this week. First there’s Wrecking Crew for the NES, a semi-lost classic. Then there’s Sonic 3D Blast for the Genesis. And finally there’s Super Air Zonk for the TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM.

I’ll check to see how big that last one is.

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Virtual Console Update 48

November 12th 2007 Posted in Virtual Console

With something as large as Mario Galaxy releasing today I’m not really surprised this batch of games isn’t super killer. But it’s not terrible either, Axelay sounds cool, although I’ve never played it. Besides, last week you got Super Mario 3 to tide you over till now.

This week’s update includes Volley Ball for the NES, AXELAY for the SNES, and Blue’s Journey for the NEOGEO. (hey another NEOGEO game).

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Check Mii Out Channel Dated

November 08th 2007 Posted in Game News, Wii Channels
This channel was technically already announced by Miyamoto a few months back, but today is the first time there’s a date for it, and that date is November 11th (Sunday). Which is 1 day before the US release of Super Mario Galaxy.
For those of you who have never heard of this new channel before it’s like a sort of public Mii exchange place. You can upload your avatars and they can be downloaded by anonymous people. They also run contests for who can create the best looking Mii of a famous person. The press release will probably do a better job of explaining… so click that liitle continue link to read it.

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Virtual Console Update 47

November 05th 2007 Posted in Virtual Console
This week’s Virtual Console update includes quite possibly the best Mario game ever made. Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES. Maybe I’m just totally old school and all around better than you, but I think this game still looks graphically good. Hell what I am saying? This game still holds its own in every aspect, and if you’ve never played it, download it immediately for $5.
Also included in this update are Alien Soldier for the Genesis, and Power Golf for the TurboGrafx16.
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