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Shotgun Controller (29 Sep, 2005): I could see myself swinging this around in a game of Resident Evil.
Killer 7 Kewl (24 Oct, 2005): I finally got around to finishing Killer 7 for the Gamecube. It didn't take me so long because I found it too difficult, or frustrating, or boring, or that I just didn't like the gameplay. It …
Epic VP has Soft Hands (29 Oct, 2005): Whilst bashing the Nintendo Revolution controller, Mark Rein (VP of Epic games) has revealed that his hands are so sentive he has to suck his thumbs after holding a N64 controller for a couple of …
Xbox 360 Sells for $9,100 (24 Nov, 2005): With the huge shortage of Xbox 360's available in the US, some lucky bastard has managed to sell his for $9,100 on Ebay. That's a very tidy profit. UPDATE: Oops. I didn't notice the name of the …
Grow Cube (5 Jan, 2006): I've played Grow Ver 3 before, but I didn't know about Grow Cube and Grow RPG. It's so much fun triggering the little animations and extremely rewarding to finally get the right combination. If you …
WarRock Rocks (10 Jan, 2006): For the last week I've been fragging away my free time playing WarRock, a free, beta, online, multiplayer, war FPS similar to Battlefield 2. It's obvious from the quality of the product that it will …
Battalion Wars — Impressions (17 Jan, 2006): If you didn't already know, Battalion Wars is a Nintendo GameCube game based on the franchise, Advanced Wars, for the GameBoy Advance, and more recently the Nintendo DS. Unlike the Advanced Wars …
XBox360 for Oz (21 Jan, 2006): I just seen that a the Xbox360 now has an official Australian release date of the 2nd of March — feels like we haven't been waiting that long. I don't know what the official retail prices are, …
Multi-touch-screens (17 Feb, 2006): This multi-touch screen makes the Nintendo DS look like a pile of puke. Speaking of the DS, it might be old news, but I'm pretty excited about the new model.
Opera & Nintendo sitting in a tree... (18 Feb, 2006): How exciting is the recent announcement that Opera will be developing a web browser for the Nintendo DS? The answer is 'Very' in case you weren't sure. It's like having two female best friends and …
IGN's 20 Essential Gamecube Games (16 Mar, 2006): IGN has released their Top 20 Essential Gamecube Games. Obviously the Gamecube site is pretty slow these days and IGN has been forced to write boring and predictable features since the Gamecube …
We don't need no copy protection (17 Mar, 2006): In the wake of StarForce's forum post about games not using copy protection and linking directly to a pirated copy of Galactic Civilizations II, Gamespot scored a rather insightful interview …
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (28 Mar, 2006): Nintendo has released a video of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. This is yet another reason for me to purchase a Nintendo DS Lite (when it becomes available in Australia).I think …
Spore: An Evolution in Games (28 Mar, 2006): Clever title, huh! Don't think so? Maybe you're not familiar with 'Spore'.I watched this video (35 min) of Will Wright demonstrating his game, Spore, a few weeks ago and …
A 'Wii' by any other name (3 May, 2006): Wii. We. Weeeeeeee! Does anyone else feel like urinating?I can't help but feel that Nintendo is ran by a bunch of managers who are making decisions without getting a professional …
Nintendo DS & Billion 7300G (15 Jun, 2006): This week I bought myself a Billion 7300G ADSL2 router and a Nintendo DS Lite with Mario Kart for WiFi gaming bliss. Unfortunately bliss wasn't the immediate result.It took about 10 …
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (25 Jun, 2006): Last weekend I walked into K-mart and seen Donkey Konga for the Nintendo Gamecube with drums for $35. A bargain I couldn't resist. I played it for about 5 minutes before I decided it …
Playstation 3 Australian Price (6 Jul, 2006): I haven't found anything mentioned on Sony's Playstation site, but Harvey Norman has listed the Playstation 3 Premium in their latest catalogue for release on the 17th of November for …
Wii Price and Release Date (17 Sep, 2006): Finally, Nintendo has given a price and release date for the Wii: The Big N is set to officially announce that the system will hit retail in North and South America for $250 on November 19.From …
Good Game does not Represent Me (21 Sep, 2006): By pure chance I caught the premier episode of Good Game on ABC2 last night. Good Game is a program by gamers for gamers – and I think it's safe to say it will be their biggest …
Nintendo's Image Problem Continues (21 Sep, 2006): Judging from an article in the Australian yesterday, titled Nintendo socks it to Sony at Christmas, it seems Nintendo still has a huge kiddy-image problem to overcome in Australia, in no part thanks …
Wii Predictions (22 Sep, 2006): Game Informer Online has a brutally honest prediction of how successful the Wii will be.Even though I can’t wait to get my hands on my own Wii and take Link through his latest adventure, …
Wii Pre-orders (2 Nov, 2006): I thought it was time to scope out what offers retail stores had in place for pre-orders of the Nintendo Wii, but Vooks has already done the hardwork for me. Since I live in a small town there …
Don't Let Go (1 Dec, 2006): From Nintendo's Safety Information for Playing Wii: …in Wii Sports bowling, the proper way to let go of the ball while bowling is to release the "B" button on the Wii …
My Wii Experiance So Far (9 Dec, 2006): Picking up my Nintendo Wii last night was a long afair. Not due to lines, but because layby system at Target Country seems very unorganised. At first they didn't think they had my …
Ars Technica Wii Review Review (12 Dec, 2006): I really like Ars Technica and trust their journalism and opinions on many matters. I really enjoyed their brutally honest review of the the Sony PS3. But I read their review of the …
Wii Safety Manual (12 Dec, 2006): For those who are unsure of how to operate the Nintendo Wii safely, The Iconfactory presents 'Wii Safety: The Missing Pages'.
Wii Forecast Weather (20 Dec, 2006): Nintendo today released the Weather Forecast channel for the Wii. My optical drive slot was glowing to let me know Nintendo had sent me a message about the new channel. You have to …
Opera for the Wii (28 Dec, 2006): Believe it or not, I'm typing this from my Nintendo Wii. But it's rather slow so I'm going to stop now and come back to this blog later, and write it from my PC.UPDATE: Ok, so I'm …
Wii Sports Pack (17 Jan, 2007): I just seen IGN's mention of a Sports Pack for the Wii remote and I remembered I hadn't posted about the ones I have, created by Futuretronics.I got mine for free as a part of my Nintendo …
Appleseed EX Game/Movie Trailer (18 Jan, 2007): I learnt yesterday, after stumbling across its trailer, that Appleseed (a kick arse anime) is getting a sequal and PS2 game, Appleseed EX.Sega is publishing the game which will be developed by Dream …
Waiting for Xbox 360.1 (21 Jan, 2007): I'm going to buy an Xbox 360. This is a pretty big deal as I've only ever owned Nintendo consoles, and I already own the Wii. I don't want to miss out on great titles that …
Games aren't training simulators (2 Mar, 2007): IGN posted a story yesterday (today?) about a study that says simulated violence is not the same as real violence.In a very frank and forthright manner, Sternheimer stated, "If we want to …
VAriable Width Wii Sensor-bar (8 Mar, 2007): I seen a post on a forum where someone commented that because they use their Nintendo Wii on a projector (obviously a very large screen) there is a huge difference between where you point and where …
Resident Evil 4 for Wii (5 Apr, 2007): I was pretty annoyed when the Playstation 2 received a port of Resident Evil 4 with additional content (notably Ada's missions). And whilst I normally have a distaste for double-dipping, …
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (13 Apr, 2007): I normally hate double dipping, but the news that Resident Evil 4 will be ported to the Wii is pretty exciting for me. I loved the original version on the Gamecube and was pretty ticked when it …
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition Trailer (15 Apr, 2007): Oh dearIt'll still be a kewl game.
Crysis - I need a better PC (16 Apr, 2007): Check out this Crysis GDC 07 Trailer
Finished Zelda Twilight Princess (1 May, 2007): I got to the second last level of Zelda: Twilight Princess when I lost interest in the game for a few months. This weekend I picked it up again and finished it off.I can safely recommend …
Excite Truck Soundtrack (1 May, 2007): A good soundtrack can really make a game. And Excite Truck has a crap one. I bought Excite Truck for the Wii within a week or two of being released, and until today I didn't really …
Grand Theft Auto IV looks insane (30 Jun, 2007): A new trailer for GTAIV has been release and it looks insane. It's an enormous leap in graphics over it's predecessors and the city in general looks amazingly realistic and …
Call of Duty 3 Impressions for the Wii (28 Jul, 2007): Hey, that rhymes.I picked up Call of Duty 3 for the Wii the other week for $50 and last night I spent my first couple of hours playing it. I'll say now, Call of Duty 3 is one these games …
Street Fighter IV Teaser (19 Oct, 2007)
Zero Punctuation - Super Paper Mario Review (26 Oct, 2007): See, now this is a video review.
Next Gen Consoles = Violence (30 Nov, 2007): New Zealand Police Superintendent Connects Youth Violence With Next-Gen Consoles Superintendent Bill Harrison, National Manager of Police Youth Services in New Zealand, said that while youth crime is …
Where's the recall on Guitar Hero III? (6 Dec, 2007): It's not new news that Guitar Hero III on Wii only has mono sound. But I really feel the media and consumers aren't playing this up enough as I would have expected a product recall by …
Finished Metroid Prime Corruption (22 Jun, 2008): I finally finished playing Metroid Prime 3: Corruption today. I haven't had as much time for gaming these days as in the past. So this post is really for those who haven't yet …

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