Crafting Mama Announced for DS

Crafting Mama Announced for DS

Newest Extension of the Best-Selling Mama Brand is Due Out This Fall
EDISON, N.J, March 11, 2010 – The extent of Mama’s talents are limitless! She can hold her own in the kitchen and garden next to the world’s best, but now Mama is poised to dominate arts & crafts too ...

REVIEWS: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

REVIEWS: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

Review (North America)
By Zachary Miller, Staff Writer
March 11, 2010
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A stunning achievement on WiiWare.
I purchased NyxQuest on a whim after thoroughly enjoying the (now defunct) WiiWare demo. It turned out to be one of the ideal DLC decisions I’ve ever made. NyxQuest is an incredibly inventive, engaging game that ...

REVIEWS: Retro Game Challenge

REVIEWS: Retro Game Challenge

Review (North America)
By Zachary Miller, Staff Writer
March 10, 2010
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Relive the good, the bad, and the downright awful with this nostalgic collection.
So many gamers this day long for the simpler, more hardcore times of the NES. I used to be one of those gamers, and I still find myself ...

Shin’en Announces 3D Platfomer for WiiWare

Shin’en Announces 3D Platfomer for WiiWare

Shin’en Announces 3D Platfomer for WiiWare
March 9, 2010 at11:55 PST– Source:Silicon Era
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The creators of Art of Balance reveal their next WiiWare project.
Shin’en, the company behind Fun! Fun! Fun! Mini Golf and Art of Balance, announced their latest WiiWare game, Jett Rocker.
The title is a 3D action/platformer ...

Rock Band 3 Set For Holiday 2010

Rock Band 3 Set For Holiday 2010

Rock Band 3 Set For Holiday 2010
March 9, 2010 at11:59 PST– Source:Harmonix
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The details are scarce, but prepare to bring the Rock this holiday season.
Today Harmonix said on their Facebook account that EA would be distributing Rock Band 3 this holiday season.
Although they did not give many ...

Fans to Provide Spanish Translation for Fragile

Fans to Provide Spanish Translation for Fragile

Monday 8th March 2010: In an unprecedented move, leading video games publisher Rising Star Games has this day announced it has teamed up with Spanish fans of Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon to translate the game’s script, so they can enjoy it in its entirety.
Spanish website DSWii.es (part ...

EDITORIALS: Happy 11th Birthday, NWR!

EDITORIALS: Happy 11th Birthday, NWR!

Editorial: Happy 11th Birthday, NWR!
By Jon Lindemann, Director
March 7, 2010
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We grows up, and we grows up, and we grows up.Would you let this man run your website?
Is it March 7th again already? My, how the years fly by. Why it seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the ...

PODCAST: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 186

PODCAST: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 186

Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 186
By Jonathan Metts, Contributing Editor
March 7, 2010
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This episode combines a wonderfully diverse set of New Business games with four excellent listener questions.
Episode 186: Emotionally Yours
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IMPRESSIONS: Max and the Magic Marker

IMPRESSIONS: Max and the Magic Marker

Impressions
By Jared Rosenberg, Staff Writer
March 6, 2010
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A magic marker has never been such a deadly tool.
Beginning as a prototype developed in flash, Max and the Magic Marker has evolved into an exciting new puzzle platformer that will be available for download from WiiWare on Monday March 8.
Max ...

IMPRESSIONS: FlingSmash

IMPRESSIONS: FlingSmash

Impressions
By Aaron Kaluszka, IT Managing Editor
March 6, 2010
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The new name describes it succinctly.
FlingSmash, formerly known as Span Smasher, is a unique game from Artoon that could ideal be described as a side-scrolling pinball game. A darkness has invaded the land, and it’s up to your ball-shaped character to ...

First Bit.Trip Runner Trailer Released

First Bit.Trip Runner Trailer Released

First Bit.Trip Runner Trailer Released
March 5, 2010 at10:56 PST
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See Commander Video run in this new trailer for the next game in the Bit.Trip series.
Gaijin Games released the first gameplay trailer for Bit.Trip Runner, the fourth game in their Bit.Trip WiiWare series.
Unlike the previous games, however, players ...

Ubisoft Developing Shaun White Skateboarding Game

Ubisoft Developing Shaun White Skateboarding Game

Ubisoft Developing Shaun White Skateboarding Game
March 4, 2010 at15:35 PST– Source:Kotaku
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Shaun White trades his snowboard for a skateboard in his upcoming Wii game.
Ubisoft has announced that they are working on a third Shaun White title for Wii. Unlike the first two titles, however, it will be a ...

INTERVIEWS: Red Steel 2 Interview with Jason Vandenberghe

INTERVIEWS: Red Steel 2 Interview with Jason Vandenberghe

INTERVIEWS: Red Steel 2 Interview with Jason Vandenberghe
March 4, 2010

We chatted with Red Steel 2’s creative director about how sword-fighting is bad-ass and the challenges of representing it in first-person, and much more.
We had the opportunity to interview Jason Vandenberghe, the creative director of Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii first-person shooter Red ...

PREVIEWS: Rage of the Gladiator

PREVIEWS: Rage of the Gladiator

Preview
By Neal Ronaghan, Contributing Writer
March 3, 2010
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On tap for a March 15 release, Ghostfire Games touts their sophomore WiiWare title as a “fantasy-based Punch-Out.”
Rage of the Gladiator is Ghostfire Games’ second WiiWare title after 2008’s Helix, which we called “Dance Dance Revolution for your arms” in our review. ...

NHL 2K11 To Be Wii Exclusive

NHL 2K11 To Be Wii Exclusive

NHL 2K11 To Be Wii Exclusive
March 3, 2010 at15:19 PST– Source:Joystiq
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NHL Hockey returns to Wii in a huge way.
NHL 2K11 will be coming to Wii as an exclusive title, according to Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick. The series, which debuted on Wii in 2008 with NHL 2K9, has ...

Wii Sales Cross 10 Million Mark in Japan

Wii Sales Cross 10 Million Mark in Japan

Wii Sales Cross 10 Million Mark in Japan
March 2, 2010 at8:46 PST– Source:Gamasutra
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The tiny white box has tightened its grip on the Japanese market.
Nintendo has sold their ten millionth Wii in Japan, according to Enterbrain (via Kotaku). The Famitsu publisher has released figures showing that Wii sales ...

New Metroid: Other M Trailer

New Metroid: Other M Trailer

New Metroid: Other M Trailer
March 2, 2010 at13:21 PST– Source:Nintendo
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The story-focused trailer shows off Samus’ voice.
Nintendo released a new Metroid: Other M trailer that is comprised of cut-scenes that show off the heroine Samus Aran speaking about how she feels, and how she is young and naive.
This ...