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REVIEW: Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii)

By Jon Mercer on October 31, 2010

The Charge:

An epic quest unwinds.

Opening Statement:

Cute means that something is attractive, in a dainty or pleasingly pretty manner. Cute is a defence mechanism to shield the weak and irritating from intelligent, meat eating apex predators such as ourselves. I can’t get mad at a puppy when he piddles on my jeans, because he’s just too darn cute. This is how I feel about 95% of Nintendo’s first party software these days, anything that doesn’t involve Mario jumping on flying turtles. Continue reading REVIEW: Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii)

This entry is filed under Reviews, Wii and tagged 2D gaming, Boring, Kirby, nintendo, Yarn.

BLAST PROCESSING! Episode 82: Happy Birthday NES!

By Steve Power on October 21, 2010

Steve, Jon, and Blair (the Newfie trio) Celebrate 25 years of the NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM on this very special episode of Blast Processing. What were our favorite NES experiences? Least favorite? What is the “Clash at Demonhead rule”? Tune in and find out!

Tell us what you think! Share in the comments below, over in the DVD Verdict Jury Room forums, or by emailing feedback@pixelverdict.com.

Blast Processing theme song by Dan “String Vulture” Moore.

You can listen to the show with the player above, download it here, or subscribe through iTunes or by adding our feed to your podcatcher of choice.

This entry is filed under Podcast and tagged born in a cave, happy birthday to you, Mario, Mega Man, Metal Gear, ninja Gaiden, nintendo, you look like a monkey and you act like one too, Zelda.

BLAST PROCESSING! Episode 67: E3 2010 Part Two (Nintendo & Sony)

By Erich on June 17, 2010

Adam, Steve, and Erich wrap up Pixel Verdict’s E3 2010 coverage by tackling Nintendo and Sony’s press conferences. The Big N comes on strong with entries in classic game franchises from Metroid to Donkey Kong, Kirby to Zelda, Mario to (gasp) Kid Icarus!? Plus, they reveal the glasses-free 3D successor to their DS handheld juggernaut—and it’s awesome. Meanwhile, Sony pushes their own (more expensive) brand of 3D, reveals the launch line up for the PlayStation Move motion controller, and goes for the game trailer montage record. To hear this podcast in 3D, just cross your eyes for the next hour and twenty minutes.

What did you think of the E3 press conferences? Let us know in the comments below, over in the DVD Verdict Jury Room forums, or by emailing at feedback@pixelverdict.com.

You can listen to the show with the player below, download it here, or subscribe through iTunes or by adding our feed to your podcatcher of choice.

This entry is filed under Podcast and tagged Donkey Kong Country Returns, e3, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Metroid Other M, nintendo, sony, The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword.

E3 Round 4 – Nintendo Press Briefing 2010

By Steve Power on June 15, 2010

Continue reading E3 Round 4 – Nintendo Press Briefing 2010

This entry is filed under DS, News, Wii and tagged 3D sucks, 3DS, DS, Kid Icarus, Metroid, New Zelda, nintendo, OMG is that DK!, Other M, Wii. | 1 Comment

Dave’s Take: Scribblenauts (DS)

By Dave on October 6, 2009

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As a committed “hardcore” type of gamer (yay Ninja Gaiden 2! Boo Horsez Magical Marshmallow Journeys), the fact that I had this game on my must-buy list was a big step out of my comfort zone.

But the previews I read about 5th Cell’s wonder-game had me craving it and so it resided just below Uncharted 2 on my most-anticipated fall gaming list. Does it live up to the hype?

Continue reading Dave’s Take: Scribblenauts (DS)

This entry is filed under DS, Reviews and tagged DS, fifth cell, nintendo, scribblenauts.

Review: Wii Sports Resort

By Jon Mercer on August 11, 2009

Scoreboard reads: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1, Dude Lebowski 0

The Charge:
Does solid tech a good game make?

Opening Statement:

When the Nintendo Wii launched in 2005 to a shockingly positive reception, its bundled pack-in title, Wii Sports played a huge part in its success, eventually going on to outsell the original Super Mario Bros., becoming the best-selling pack-in title of all time with near 50 Million titles moved. Just to help drill that little statistic home…that’s more than six times what Halo 3 sold, ten times that of the last console Zelda title. Continue reading Review: Wii Sports Resort

This entry is filed under Reviews, Wii and tagged Motion Plus, nintendo, review, Shovelware, Waggling, wii sports resort. | 5 Comments

Consider the light zapper. No, consider it.

By Adam Arseneau on June 22, 2009

Aww yeah.

Consider the light zapper. No, seriously, think about it. For many children, the most amazing part of the original Nintendo Entertainment System was the NES Zapper, a silver-gray (quickly replaced with hunting orange) handheld pistol that allowed us to hunt ducks in our living room. It made an entire generation of boys and girls want to murder a snickering dog. It even made a gigantic, satisfying CLANG noise when you pulled the trigger. It had springs. Springs meant quality.

We’re spoiled today by our Wii remotes and our Natal technology (or we will be soon). It was a gun that shot light! Or at least that was what we were lead to believe. So there weren’t many game developers that opted to design games for it, or for the Light Phaser for the Sega Master System (my personal gun of choice because they modeled it off an obscure Japanese anime). These were novelties at best–a clever use of cathode-ray technology that to this day I still can’t quite understand (magic, I assume).

Continue reading Consider the light zapper. No, consider it.

This entry is filed under Humor, Vintage and tagged genesis, light zapper, menacer, NES, nintendo, Sega, snes, super scope, zapper. | 3 Comments

“Diva Girls: Divas on Ice” Are Individual Words That I Recognize But Do Not Understand When Arranged In This Particular Order

By Dave on June 12, 2009

I don’t know what “Diva Girls” are but as long as they’re not as whorish as the Bratz, then I’m willing to give them a fair shake. If you’re a Wii and/or DS owner and have long thought that your life has thus far been a sad, incomplete batch of misery and discontentment without the presence of an adolescent-girl-ice-skating sim, then buck up champ, your time has come!

Diva Girls: Divas on Ice will triple Lutz into your hearts on June 16. Pulse-quickening screens after the jump.

Continue reading “Diva Girls: Divas on Ice” Are Individual Words That I Recognize But Do Not Understand When Arranged In This Particular Order

This entry is filed under DS, News, Wii and tagged diva girls, DS, nintendo, Wii. | 2 Comments

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