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D'oh!: Sony uses Zelda theme at PS3 launch

Posted Sep 21st 2008 5:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Video

This brought us some welcome weekend lulz. Sony recently held a launch event to mark this month's release of the PlayStation 3 in Malaysia, and obviously decided it needed just the right soundtrack to tie in with the event: something epic, memorable, and majestic.

Their final choice was all of these things, but also hugely inappropriate: as Sony Malaysia MD Naoi Sudo ascended the stairs to the stage, the famous Legend of Zelda theme began to pour from the speakers, and YouTube user marauderz was there to capture the glorious event first-hand. Talk about dealing your own company massive damage, eh?

Gallery: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

[Via NeoGAF]

To Catch A Mario

Posted Sep 10th 2008 10:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Video

Mario: lovable mascot of the world's greatest videogame company, or dangerous child sex predator? We thought we knew the Italian plumber well enough, but apparently not.

NBC Dateline's Chris Ted Hansen, brother of Chris Hansen, has caught Mario red-handed, entering a young victim's house in this delicious spoof of popular show To Catch A Predator. Like every predator that walks into the real Hansen's web, Mario immediately begins stuttering far-fetched excuses, though "I'm-a here to fix tha' pipes" is a new one on us, you beast. First incest, and now this?! Needless to say, the sicko is soon 'cuffed up by the cops.

Incidentally, if none of this is making any sense to you, there's a video of the real show past the break.

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Man kidnaps himself for 'Nintendo computer'

Posted Aug 1st 2008 3:44PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News

How far would you go to obtain a Wii? Would you rob a bank? Freeze yourself? Kidnap yourself?

That's what one "Mr. Yang" of Shangqiu, China has attempted, after his parents refused to buy him a Wii. At least, we think it was a Wii -- the original China Daily article endearingly describes how the man was desperate for a "Nintendo computer."

Whatever Yang was after, he went to some lengths to achieve it, colluding with two other men who acted as his kidnappers and demanded a $1,400 ransom to bring the false abduction to an end. Police apparently caught the two "kidnappers" while they were withdrawing the sum from an ATM. Genius!

[Via Destructoid]

Classic control scheme for High Voltage's other game

Posted Jul 21st 2008 9:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, WiiWare

The Conduit, The Conduit, The Conduit -- that's all we media types bang on about when it comes to High Voltage. But the Illinois-based studio also has a WiiWare game in the pipeline: the scarcely covered Animales de la Muerte, a bloodthirsty shooter set in a Mexican zoo that has been overrun by zombie animals. Let's say that again, shall we: a Mexican zoo that has been overrun by zombie animals. It looks a bit like Samba de Amigo crossed with the gore of MadWorld, and if that's not potential GOTY material, we have no idea what is.

And it gets better. High Voltage's Micah Skaritka just confirmed to WiiWare World that Animales would feature Classic Controller support, allowing players to move with the left analog stick and fire with the right, a configuration that Skaritka compares to Smash TV (but which also reminded us of Geometry Wars or Robotron: 2084). Meanwhile, actions that would usually require a shake of the Wiimote (Whip, Throw, Rescue, and Activate) have been mapped to buttons. A welcome addition!

Gallery: Animales de la Muerte

[Via Go Nintendo]

Down at the Ranch with Penny Arcade

Posted Jun 20th 2008 10:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff, WiiWare

Is gazing at your precious Pokemans in glorified Pokémon display cabinet My Pokémon Ranch just not enough for you? Do you get sick of their cloying, sweet little faces? Do you yearn to see the little so-and-sos endure the same painful, hard knock life that you had to endure? Do you wish that once -- just once -- they were exposed to a slice of cruel, heartless reality?

If so, know that Gabe of Penny Arcade fame is right with you! Hit the picture on the right for the latest strip -- it's a corker.

Current TV on the Wii Fit phenomenon

Posted Jun 8th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Video

Current TV's Wii Fit Tech Report does an admirable job of encapsulating the media coverage of Nintendo's hit exercise program. From "will it sell?" right to "oh, look, it sold out!" and from "it called a kid fat!" to "look at that girl doing the Hula Hoop game!"

Ben Hoffman's supremely mellow delivery makes this review worth watching even if you already have (or already decided not to get) Wii Fit. In fact, we suggest watching this for lulz rather than a critical overview of the efficacy of Wii Fit. It features some borderline NSFW language -- consider yourself warned if you're at W.

Animales de la Muerte set for WiiWare

Posted Apr 25th 2008 7:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News, WiiWare

It generally doesn't take much more than a "zombie" descriptor to pique our interest in a game, but High Voltage Software (the folks behind The Conduit) went even further than that for Animales de la Muerte. Not only are they making a WiiWare game about the undead, which they aim to release in September, but even better (or at least, different) -- it's about zombie animals in a Mexican zoo.

High Voltage summed up the premise of this cartoonishly zany game more cleverly than we could by saying, "Now, wandering freely through the zoo, the rotting beasts are no longer content with eating visitor scraps they get tossed into their cages -- instead they prefer to eat the whole visitor."

Not only do you have to kill the zombified animals, but you also have to save the poor creatures that have not yet succumbed to the outbreak. Funnily enough, the undead animals drop pesos when you kill them, which can be used to upgrade your weapons. As for the controls, the game is essentially a point-and-shoot action title, putting the Wiimote to good use. There's also a co-op mode where you can play with up to four people, if you're not shut-ins like us.

We posted some goodies after the break, including a hilarious trailer, so make sure to take a look.

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'Thank you, Mario! But my dignity is in another castle!'

Posted Mar 31st 2008 10:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff

The first thing we should tell you about this (linked) comic is that it may be a little unsafe for some conservative workplaces, and perhaps a lot unsafe for anyone who never, ever wanted to think about the Mario crew in any sort of a sexualized manner.

R.K. Milholland of Something Positive has often used video game references, and his cynical take on geek fetishes has cropped up more and more often since one of the main characters founded a phone sex line for geeks called Nerdrotica -- and it's that company's web cam chat that spawned this horrific look at a fetish we never, ever wanted to consider.

Ever.

Ghost Squad advert has PS3 shooter in its sights

Posted Jan 14th 2008 7:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

Ghost Squad, as we've already seen, is not afraid of being different. It's also not afraid of standing up for itself and picking on bigger games, when the need arises; games such as the PlayStation 3's Resistance: Fall of Man. The print advert above, for example, has been seen in various German magazines in recent weeks. And if we were being completely honest, we'd totally buy Resistance: Fall of Mandy.

[Via Go Nintendo]

Friday Video: No need to play

Posted Jan 4th 2008 10:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Friday Video

Interested in The Simpsons game, but lack the drive to actually play it? No problem. Thanks to YouTuber TheCockCrew, you can experience pretty much the entire thing, including all of the cutscenes. It's truly a wonderful world we live in.

We've included the first of the batch above, but there are others -- several others -- and each are pretty long. It also goes without saying that they contain spoilers.

[Via GameSetWatch]

Friday Video: The Wiinies

Posted Nov 2nd 2007 6:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Friday Video

The Goonies For Wii

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We love a good parody around here, and when one surfaces, we just can't resist shining our weekly spotlight in its direction. We think you'll agree that this week's selection is totally deserving of a little extra attention, considering it a) spoofs the already-hilarious "Wii would like to play" commercials and, b) involves The Goonies.

Yes, friends. It's a formula for ultimate win.

[Thanks, Nikki!]

Friday Video: Today, back in the day

Posted Sep 21st 2007 8:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Friday Video

This week has been video-heavy, so thought thought we would take a light-hearted approach with this week's video spotlight. You've seen tons of great new trailers and gameplay footage all week, so let's join hands and trek back in time ... to see the latest video games.

Wait, what? No, that doesn't make any sense, and we know it ... at least, until you see these 2D renditions of some of Nintendo's most exciting upcoming titles. The videos aren't the newest, so maybe you've seen them before, but they're no less awesome for all of that.

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Wii Warm Up: It's dangerous to go alone

Posted Aug 24th 2007 9:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

Gaming history is rife with humor, mistranslations, and moments of hilarity both purposeful and accidental. What we want to know is: which are your favorites? Why are those moments so memorable to you? Do you look forward to the chance to relive some of these times, thanks to the Virtual Console ... and some of the remakes for the DS?

Friday Video: Return of the Rabbids

Posted Jul 27th 2007 6:55PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Friday Video

Do you miss those wacky bunnies? We sure do, if only for the hilarious videos about all the things bunnies can't do. Never fear, however -- the bunnies are back with a new video campaign for their sequel, shockingly titled Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. In this week's video spotlight, we learn that bunnies aren't particularly skilled at sumo, despite their nicely rounded tummies.

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Friday Video: Who needs a fancy balance board?

Posted Jul 20th 2007 6:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff, Friday Video

Okay, we (and by we, I'm pretty sure here I only mean me) may be fans of Wii Fit, but we still have to offer up some props to this guy for sliding in a humorous reference to the balance board and the forthcoming fitness title in naming his altered-Pong video and homemade controller.

But we still laugh when he falls off. No idea what we're talking about? Then hit the break and check out this week's hilarious featured video! Now we just have to work on convincing our wonderful columnist Mike Sylvester to try out something similar (and film it for our pleasure).

Continue reading Friday Video: Who needs a fancy balance board?

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D'oh!: Sony uses Zelda theme at PS3 launch

To Catch A Mario

Man kidnaps himself for 'Nintendo computer'

Classic control scheme for High Voltage's other game

Down at the Ranch with Penny Arcade

Current TV on the Wii Fit phenomenon

Animales de la Muerte set for WiiWare

'Thank you, Mario! But my dignity is in another castle!'

Ghost Squad advert has PS3 shooter in its sights

Friday Video: No need to play

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