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VC Tuesday: Dead moon over the demon castle

Posted Jul 17th 2007 10:40AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports

Even though we usually support the more obscure VC releases, we can't help but focus our attention on this week's most mainstream title: Castlevania. Finally making its appearance on the Japanese Virtual Console, Konami's side-scroller is a must-buy. I personally consider "liking Castlevania a lot" as an important component of my personality. What an awesome night to have a curse.

Like Castlevania, Power Sports and Dead Moon have both already arrived in the US (Power Sports as World Sports Competition), and Ichidant-R, a Bonanza Bros. spinoff, is the sequel to Tant-R, seen on the Sega Classics Collection. A multiplayer puzzle minigame collection, Ichidant-R is sort of a precursor to Mario Party and Wario Ware.

Hajimari no Mori is a graphical text adventure from Nintendo! Let's all hope for a miracle localization for that one.

Akumajou Dracula (Famicom Disk System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Hajimari no Mori (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Ichidant-R (Mega Drive, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
Power Sports (PC Engine, 1-5 players, 600 Wii Points)
Dead Moon (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)

A very merry Virtual Console Christmas [update 2]

Posted Dec 21st 2006 2:50PM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

Hold on to your mistletoe, folks, Nintendo is dropping all kinds of radiological bombs come Christmas morning. Let's skip the preamble and just head right on in:

Super Mario Bros. (NES) - Finally, is all we have to say. The defining "retro" title in video gaming history is finally up for grabs, and you might not have a soul if you don't pick it up.
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) - One of the most influential titles in the 16-bit era, Street Fighter II is revered by millions of angry, violent gamers worldwide. And Chun-Li is still hot.
Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - The beginning of the modern Castlevania games, this title features more hot whip action than your mistress on Friday night. And unholy werewolves, too.
Toe Jam and Earl (Sega Genesis) - We've been raving about this funkotronic title for weeks, and it's finally here come Christmas morn. Get your groove on and ignore your holiday dinner ... that's what we're doing, anyway.
R-Type (TG-16) - An apparently famous shooter that we ourselves have not played. We hear it's quite the hit, though. Any takers?

This is gonna be one hell of a Monday. Who said presents needed to be encased in paper and under a tree?

[Thanks, Benny!]

[Update 1: Also, on January 1st, Nintendo will be releasing both Baseball (NES) and Urban Champion (NES). Not that it'll matter. We'll be too busy playing these games to bother.]

[Update 2: And no, none of these games are free. Cheapskates.]

Nintendo World 2006 videos

Posted Nov 3rd 2006 3:30PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff

With three videos surfacing from Nintendo World 2006, they all naturally focus on the Wii. Showing a plethora of games being played as well as incredibly enthusiastic attendees, the Wii is dazzling the Japanese. Nothing really stands out in each of the three videos; the videos are great overall. Check them out, embedded into the post after the break.

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Nintendo World Store to have enough for walk-ins, as well

Posted Oct 30th 2006 9:55AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Joystiq was in New York City recently to check out Nintendo's famous World Store, when they encountered the manager of said store, Paul Gonzalez, and grilled him about launch figures and sell-outs. In placing his face under the white-hot light of interrogation, he replied, much to the surprise of Joystiq and ourselves, that the Nintendo World Store would have enough consoles at launch for walk-in customers looking for the console.

"I'm not expecting to sell out on Sunday. Monday -- no promises."

So does that mean that other retail outlets could very well have plenty of consoles for launch day and beyond?

Like a Phoenix from the ashes: Nintendo World 2006

Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:04PM by Jason Wishnov
Filed under: News

Okay, so it's not Space World, the legendary Nintendo-only event whose last appearance occurred in 2001. Nintendo's announcement of a new event, however, named Nintendo World 2006, certainly conjures fond memories. The event, which takes place over a mammoth ten-day period from November 3rd to the 12th (and again on November 25th and 26th), will feature hands-on playtime with the Wii and some of the hottest new DS titles. Best of all, it's open to the Japanese public, and completely free. Awesome.

While it's unknown if Nintendo will be making any major announcements at the event, it's understood that they will, at the very least, announce more specific details of the Virtual Console service (read: launch titles) a bit closer to Wii Day. What better place to spring some good news on the unsuspecting Japanese?

(The image is a personal favorite, from digital artist Greg Martin. Check more of his work here.)

Go to NYC for launch, get a Wii handed to you by Reggie

Posted Sep 28th 2006 9:45AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Fan stuff, Interviews, Controller

In sitting down with ABC News, Reggie Fils-Aime does the usual PR thing to promote the Wii, talking up the innovative features of the console and the company's goals to bring their product to people in all walks of life, hardcore gamers and those who do not traditionally play games alike, but more interestingly reveals that he will be on-hand at Nintendo's store in New York city to hand out consoles during launch (he says "a store in NYC," but it's safe to assume it'll be at Nintendo's store). Obviously, he makes no mention of needing to kick your ass and/or take your name to get your hands on a Wii, so we assume you'll need your check card, or the good old cash standard.

[Note: Read link will take you directly to ABC News' video interview]

No Space World, Mario Galaxy could be available at launch

Posted Aug 4th 2006 3:45PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News

Over at AMN, Nintendo has confirmed that there will in fact be no Space World event held this year. The person confirming this, Nintendo of America Public Relations Manager Matt Atwood, dashed away speculation that this event would help usher in the launch of the Wii. However, there is good news!

~~I managed to save money on my car insurance!~~ Matt Atwood, the clever PR-type person that he is, said that while Nintendo has yet to officially announce its Wii lineup, in regards to Super Mario Galaxy making the cut for launch, "anything is possible."

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VC Tuesday: Dead moon over the demon castle

A very merry Virtual Console Christmas [update 2]

Nintendo World 2006 videos

Nintendo World Store to have enough for walk-ins, as well

Like a Phoenix from the ashes: Nintendo World 2006

Go to NYC for launch, get a Wii handed to you by Reggie

No Space World, Mario Galaxy could be available at launch

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