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Tiny Diggers – An iPad Construction Truck Game for Kids Age 2-5

February 20, 2012 – 12:39 pm | 3 Comments

Tiny Diggers has just been released on the iPad and soon the Mac computer. Here’s the details on this fun, educational game from TouchTilt Games.
Tiny Diggers Delivers Learning With Construction Trucks For Kids on the …

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Nintendo Download – Zombie Panic in Wonderland!

May 3, 2010 – 9:19 am | One Comment

Fans of public domain fairy tales mashed up with played-out cultural memes should be loving Zombie Panic in Wonderland, a new arrival on WiiWare this week. This 2-player action game was discussed in Nintendo Power …

Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #254 (May 2010)

April 29, 2010 – 10:49 pm | 5 Comments

Hey, wait a minute, what was this issue’s “snazzy new world reveal,” as promised on the teaser page in issue #253? Uh, NP, articles about games we already knew existed – Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other …

Nintendo Download – The system is flawed.

April 26, 2010 – 9:14 am |
Nintendo Download – The system is flawed.

Aw guys, don’t put words like “flaw” in your game title. It just makes the pundits more likely to pun.
System Flaw Recruit hits DSiWare today, with the cute concept of turning your living room into …

Metroid: Other M, Sin & Punishment 2 dated; Photo Dojo coming for free

April 23, 2010 – 2:20 pm | One Comment

Nintendo updated the summer release schedule for some Wii and WiiWare/DSiWare releases, including the guys holding the frontline in the months after the Mario Galaxy 2 release, Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment: Star …

Nintendo Download – DSiWare turns 1; Suck Goo, PooYoo!

April 5, 2010 – 9:50 am |

This week Nintendo’s DSiWare service turns one year old. While in my opinion we have yet to see the first breakout must-have DSiWare game, titles like Flipnote Studio, Starship Defense and Dragon Quest Wars have …

Nintendo Download – Wario would probably appreciate being connected to Diner Dash

March 29, 2010 – 9:09 am | One Comment

E. Gadd! What a week for the Nintendo Download! There is a ton going on here, from a new N64 VC release to a Club Nintendo exclusive to more of those DSi apps that weld …

Game creator “all stars” to design WarioWare microgames

March 22, 2010 – 2:21 pm |

Similar to the stunt creators who designed cartoons for Flipnote Studio, Nintendo has announced a dream team of game developers who have signed on to create their own custom microgames for WarioWare DIY. The Wii’s …

Catch my guest appearance on the WiiSpot DSLife special

February 25, 2010 – 12:32 pm | 3 Comments
Catch my guest appearance on the WiiSpot DSLife special

Last night I chatted about the Nintendo Media Summit a bit with Lloyd Hanesson, host of the DSLife, WiiSpot, and Touch of Gaming podcasts. You can catch my guest appearance on this special podcast, where …

Nintendo Download – Is there seriously no Virtual Console game this week?

February 22, 2010 – 11:03 am | 4 Comments

There’s like a billion retro titles still available for a potential Virtual Console release, and nobody could find one to fill the open slot in this week’s Nintendo Download update? I’d rather have something …

Nintendo Download – the Lock-On Technology edition

February 15, 2010 – 9:49 am | One Comment

Although far from a bad game, Sonic & Knuckles represents the franchise’s turning point to me. Everything from S&K on has been friend-centric and incrementally worse from what came before. Sure, you may have liked …

Mega Man 10 coming March 1st to WiiWare, later for those other bums

February 11, 2010 – 11:01 pm | One Comment

As with Mega Man 9, Capcom is favoring Nintendo’s Wii console with first dibs on the upcoming sequel, Mega Man 10. WiiWare buyers will find the game on their consoles March 1st. If you’re shopping …

Nintendo Download – Here’s that Princess Tomato game you forgot about

February 8, 2010 – 2:07 pm | 4 Comments

You’d think a game as classically ridic as Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom would be more of an internet meme by now. People would be putting game quotes on kitten photos, knitting Princess Tomato …

Blaster Master reboot called Overdrive expected on WiiWare tomorrow

February 7, 2010 – 3:32 pm |

The Sunsoft NES classic Blaster Master has had its share of disappointing sequels. Try to think positive thoughts while watching this trailer for Sunsoft’s new “reboot” of Blaster Master, called Blaster Master Overdrive. Note the …

Sonic 4: As gamers, we have earned the right to be skeptical

February 4, 2010 – 9:57 am | 8 Comments

The slow drip of “Project Needlemouse” info reached a culmination yesterday with the announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. The downloadable game is coming to all three online store services this summer… PSN, …

Nintendo Download – Monkey Island finale edition

February 1, 2010 – 1:21 pm |
Nintendo Download – Monkey Island finale edition

The name brand release this week is Tales of Monkey Island 5, wrapping up the episodic WiiWare adventure. 1000 points.
Could be some interesting tech on DSiWare with Move your Brain Rollway Puzzle (500 points). The …

Capcom is still doing this on purpose

January 27, 2010 – 10:06 pm | 3 Comments

The Mega Man 9 artwork was curiously derivative of the awesomely horrid paintings we got in the US for the covers of Mega Man 1 through 3, and 10 looks to be continuing the trend.
I …