Articles by Joe Fourhman
Twin sisters Mio Amakura and Mayu Amakura are visiting a childhood play spot when Mayu, who walks with a perpetual limp after a childhood accident, follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the woods. Mio, concerned for her twin, follows Mayu, and the two girls are led to a lost village. While curiously empty, the village appears to have been cursed by some past event. The curse appears to be related to a failed ritual of human sacrifice involving twins, where one twin sacrifices another. This ritual was supposed to keep the Hell Gate beneath the village closed. After one of the twins designated for the sacrifice flees the village, the remaining monks attempt to complete the ritual by hanging Yae's sister, but this instead opens the Hell Gate and releases the evil spirits held inside, who flood the village and kill everyone present.
Doctors disagree over 3DS effects on young children’s eyes
Nintendo has been cautious with the 3DS, stating that the 3D effects are recommended for ages 7 and older. The 3DS manual states this, even the game boxes all carry cute 3D7+ icons.
Some optometrists, however, …
Weekend AeroProTip: Mortal Kombat Trilogy
GAME> Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996)
SYSTEM> N64
SOURCE> Nintendo Power #96, May 1997
This was a missed opportunity. NP should have referred to this tip as a “Kode.”
Bed Intruder headed to Rock Band Network
Wasn’t I just talking about stuff like this? See, regardless of your personal opinion of internet memes, this is how we keep Rock Band vital. Sometimes, you’ve gotta let your hairbands down and run with …
Nintendo supports school art programs with Art Academy
In cooperation with the National Art Education Association, Nintendo has supplied “select teachers” with DSi XL systems and copies of Art Academy. The program claims to reaching into schools of all levels, although no specific …
Nintendo Download – Plants, Zombies on DSiWare
You can’t escape Plants vs. Zombies. It’s everywhere.
This week, the “flower defense” game crops up on DSiWare for 800 points. What I don’t know is how this compares to the $20 retail DS version that …
Weekend AeroProTip: Star Wars: Starfighter
GAME> Star Wars: Starfighter (2001)
SYSTEM> PS2
SOURCE> EGM #142, May 2001
The joke’s on you, ’cause Feeorins don’t even celebrate Christmas.
Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #265 (March 2011)
It’s in your mailbox with plenty of time to give you the backsweats about your 3DS preorder. Will the store get enough to honor your order? Will Amazon ship it for day-of-release arrival? Will you …
Nintendo marks February milestones
Nintendo has passed along some NPD numbers that illustrate some recent major hardware and software milestones.
In North America, the Wii itself topped 35 million sold in February, which makes it the fastest console in history …
How do we save Rock Band?
Last week Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos talked with Edge about his company’s recent history and future plans, admitting that Rock Band 3 has not sold that well. With the shuttering of the Guitar Hero and …
B&W Players: Pokemon Global Link does not launch until the end of March
Just a reminder, the vaunted Pokemon Global Link website is not yet active. If you’re in Pokemon Black/White, stop trying to authenticate the Game Sync thingie. You’ll just get a non-specific error screen that the …
Nintendo Download – Bomberman enters with Heavy Fire
While the marquee game this week might be Bomberman Hero, I can’t resist leading the update with a screen from WiiWare’s Heavy Fire: Black Arms. It’s just so not what we usually get on WiiWare. …
Weekend AeroProTip: Brawl Brothers
GAME> Brawl Brothers (1993)
SYSTEM> SNES
SOURCE> Game Informer Vol. II Issue 6, Nov/Dec 1993
BUT WHAT DOES THE CODE ACTUALLY DO.
3DS to get Netflix streaming, 3D video clip channel, Mario game
Well DUH on the Mario game.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata helmed a GDC keynote today, although “keynote” might as well mean “bonus press conference,” as many wags on Twitter put it. The topic “Video Games Turn …
Ones to Watch: Wii, DS and 3DS for March 2011
March is a monster month for Nintendo gamers… a Pocket Monster month. Pokemon Black/White debuts this weekend – the first all-new Pokemon game since 2007′s Pokemon Pearl/Diamond.
Then, of course, there’s a little somethin’ called the …
Nintendo Download – The Bit.Trip Finale
The sixth and final Bit.Trip installment is now available on WiiWare; Bit.Trip Flux lets you complete Commander Video’s mission for 800 points. Some day, naming all six Bit.Trip games is going to be an excellent …
Weekend AeroProTip: Sonic Adventure DX
GAME> Sonic Adventure DX (2003)
SYSTEM> GameCube
SOURCE> EGM #169, August 2003
That’s kind of a lot of Sonic Game Gear games.
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