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Sony taking jabs at Nintendo with new video (surprisingly enough it’s featuring Kevin Butler!)

The new commercials featuring Kevin Butler for Sony and all of it’s awesomeness have been pretty amusing. The latest one however, featuring the brand new, super freaking awesome creative amazing shit I can’t think of anymore adjectives yet to describe the PlayStation Move.

The video also seems to take a jab at Nintendo and the Wii, commenting on the features like boxing (which wasn’t even shown), the way the controller is used as a gun, and that it has buttons (shot at Natal). Man, this thing is going to be crazy! I mean, I’m sure they had this in the works before Nintendo even came out with the Wii and it became a huge success.

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Nintendo Downloads for the Week of 3/8/10

It looks like this week for downloads across Nintendo platforms is offering a little dose of fantasy for all of those who would like to indulge themselves in it. Max & the Magic Marker imagines if your own artistic creation turned against you, there’s some Final Fantasy 2, which has fantasy in the title so that automatically makes the list, and them some Dracula hitting both the DSiWare and WiiWare. I’m also going to start rating weeks based on releases. So this week we’re giving them an:

8/10

WiiWare

Max & the Magic Marker
Publisher: Press Play
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: One day Max gets a mysterious marker in the mail. Not knowing better, the first thing he draws is a wacky, purple monster. As soon as the marker leaves the paper, the monster comes to life and jumps off the paper and into another drawing. With the monster on the loose and messing with Max’s drawings, Max has no choice but to go after it. Armed with the magic marker, you must help Max track the monster through 15 inventive and challenging levels. You’ll need more than good will and quick reflexes to tackle the challenges ahead. Draw freely inside the game to help Max defeat enemies, overcome obstacles and solve puzzles. As you draw stairs, seesaws, balloons, surfboards and whatever else you can think of, your creations will interact with the physical environment, making every session unique.

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DPrime Preview: Monster Hunter Tri

Online games don’t fare well on the Wii. Friend codes and a lack of a real online community really hurt the system’s online potential. But Capcom plans on giving Wii owners a title with a real online component with Monster Hunter Tri, a hack and slash title. While you may not have heard of the Monster Hunter series, it has been very successful in Japan. Most of the titles have made it to Europe and North America, but the sales of the series has been less than stellar in these regions. Monster Hunter Tri, the third major installment in the series, will be hitting North America and Europe next month. The demo is available now at Gamestop for free, but many locations are requiring a pre-order to get the demo. Of course, if they are giving you a hard time, you can always just pre-order it and then come back at a later date and cancel it.

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Metroid: Other M gets a new trailer; this means CG and GP

Yup, we’re super stoked on Metroid: Other M as you probably already know by now, but this trailer just didn’t fill  my appetite very well. While the CG and the dramatic affects and voice-overs is great and all, there’s a distinct lack of gameplay that I can’t really jive with here.

I don’t see any shooting, and powersuits that outline the breasts in a sexy manner, no space pirates…there’s just something wrong here. I’m not going to take it out on the game and Team Ninja though. Yet.

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Nintendo Downloads for Week of 3/1/10

It looks like Nintendo is kicking off the start of March on the right foot as far as downloads on their consoles go. Of course the highlight of the week is going to be Mega Man 10 coming out on the WiiWare, later to hit the XBLA and PSN. Other than that though you’ve got a darts game, a mole hammering game (pretty original eh?), a fighter, a party game, a golf game, toilets.

Just as we expected.

WiiWare

Mega Man 10
Publisher: Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points^™
Description: Fans of all ages can enjoy the newest entry in this historic 8-bit franchise. As a special service to new players, there’s an Easy Mode – a first for a Mega Mangame. This new feature means novices and longtime fans alike can all have a shot at making it to the end of a Mega Man game. Also, you can now play as Proto Man and tryTime Attack Mode from the beginning, or watch play-through videos from players all over the world.

Hit the jump to see the rest of the downloads

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Clearly the Wii is just a toy and not meant for entertainment

I honestly thought that we were over the point where people, especially those in charge of companies or in a high position, say stupid shit that makes no sense about the Wii or other consoles. Well obviously that’s not over, as the former DICE CEO Fredrik Liliegrin, and now running Antic Entertainment sees the Wii as a virus. Just read the quote below to see what I mean:

…the Wii, to me, I would describe it as a Virus, that doesn’t stick. Everyone comes home, it’s a toy, people have got to realize the Wii is a toy, not an entertainment focused product. People come home, someone, they play Wii for a bit, feel it’s really cool, blah blah blah, they go out and buy one. Ask people how often they play the Wii, that are not the core game consumer that buys one because they have an Xbox 360 and a Wii or a PlayStation 3 and a Wii. The people that only own the Wii, ask that consumer how often they use their machine. They just don’t use it, it was cool, but they’re not gamers, so they put it away. Other than the Wii Fit phenomenon that helped a lot of people get a nice cutie voice telling that they’re fat and need to go work out, they need to find other alternatives. Nintendo is smart in that way in that they realize this is not a video game machine, this is not a games game machine.

The metaphor of the Wii being a virus pretty much ended after he said “I could describe it as a virus”, and I really don’t see what’s wrong with the Wii. I own a 360 and a Wii and would consider myself a “hardcore” gamer, but I love what comes out on the Wii, and it has it’s own merits. It’s not the same as the 360 or PS3, and it wasn’t meant to be, so that doesn’t mean you should totally shit on it.

I guess I just don’t get it.

Via [Gaming Union]

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Here’s everything Super Mario Galaxy 2 that was shown at the Nintendo Media Summit

The Nintendo Media Summit held so much news for everybody that it was almost crazy. Well here we’ve got pretty much everything Super Mario Galaxy 2 that was released at the summit. Above is the trailer that was released which shows us some mad dragon like monsters, boo’s, Yoshi’s, and most importantly the badass worlds that will be in the game. Seriously you have be psyched about this game.

Then below we just have some screenshots of the game, captures from the video, some art, and so on. Check em’ out, and enjoy all the goodness that is.

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We’ve got Nintendo’s hardware and software lineup for first part of 2010

We’ve got what you guys have all been waiting for. We’ve got Nintendo’s official lineup of hardware and software for the first part of 2010, and release dates for the hottest and most highly anticipated games. Yeah, you know the ones: the DSi XL, Metroid: Other M, and more. So without further ado:

The new Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system - launches March 28 at a suggested retail price of $189.99

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - launches May 23

Metroid: Other M - June 27

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies – summer 2010

Monster Hunter Tri - April 20

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor - June 7

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - May 18

Mega Man 10 – March 1

Cave Story - March 22

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - March 29

“Nintendo finished 2009 with a bang, and we’re continuing our momentum into 2010,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M coming in the first six months of the year, we’re making sure all our fans have great game content to enjoy year-round.”

I’m really really stoked for Nintendo in 2010, they’ve really got some great software coming out, and you’ve gotta admit that whether you like what they do or not. Combine that with all of the other consoles and it’s going to be a pretty big year.

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DPrime Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

When Mario moved into the third dimension with Super Mario 64 it seemed like there was no looking back for console Mario titles, and for almost fifteen years that remained true. Now Mario has finally returned to the second dimension on home consoles with New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but it comes with a bit of a twist adding simultaneous multiplayer which is a first for the series. New Super Mario Bros Wii is also the debut of Nintendo’s Super Guide to help more casual players pull through the game. The additions of these features may give you the impression that New Super Mario Bros Wii is a side scrolling Mario title aimed at casuals, but fortunately that is far from the case.

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New Metroid: Other M screens and art are full of awesome

As if a release date for Cave Story wasn’t good enough, we’ve got some more screens thanks to GoNintendo for the upcoming Team Ninja and Nintendo game, Metroid: other M, which has a release date of June 27th.

The art style for the game looks really great, and everything looks like it’s coming together nicely. I’m stoked to see how the sidescrolling aspect of the game is going to play out, as there really hasn’t been anything like that on a console (albeit the morph ball in Metroid Prime), since Super Metroid.