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Wii Warm Up: Super Obsolete Bros.?

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Sunday, 28 December 2008
Wii Warm Up The big news out of Nintendo of Japan yesterday was an impending Virtual Console release of the original N64 Super Smash Bros.. I personally have warm feelings for the original title that none of the sequels have managed to recapture, but that has more to do with the circumstances of my life at the time than the actual game -- I just happened to be living in a dorm at the time, and Super Smash Bros. was a daily pastime among residents. At least on a superficial level, the sequels (both of which are playable on Wii) improved massively upon the original in terms of character selection, levels, options, and extras. So why all the furor to go back? Is it something about game balance that is visible only to tournament nerds? Overarching love of the series? Nostalgia? Don't take this as an attack -- I'm probably going to buy the thing myself, and I'm not sure why. Read More & Quick Post Hits: 2

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Free Springsteen tracks coming to World Tour

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Saturday, 27 December 2008
News For all of you guitar heroes out there, Activision is offering up two free tracks for Guitar Hero: World Tour from none other than Jersey native, Bruce Springsteen. Available from January 27 to February 4, the two free tracks are "My Lucky Day," which is a little tune from his new album Working on a Dream, as well as "Born to Run," which is one of his more classic numbers. As usual, you can find videos for each of the tracks past the break. Read More & Quick Post Hits: 3

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What ho, Brits! Fifty Boxing Day deals to savor

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Saturday, 27 December 2008
Sales Didn't think we'd forget about our lovable Brit readers, did you? No way, Jose! Numerous UK outlets have kicked off their post-holiday sales, and there are some worthwhile bargains to be had for those with gift money to burn. We've scoured the 'net for the best deals we could find on everything from new games (Disaster, Sonic Unleashed, Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City) to older games (Zack & Wiki, No More Heroes) to not-games (Wii Wheels, Nunchuks, Wii Points). Make the jump for the best fifty (and links to each!). GAME (all games here) Disaster: Day of Crisis -- £19.98 Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors -- £12.98 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon -- £14.98 Harvest Moon Magical Melody -- £9.98 LEGO Batman: The Video Game -- £17.98 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games -- £19.98 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz -- £11.98 Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Official Guide -- £4.98 Trauma Center: New Blood -- £19.98 Play.com (all games here) Bully: Scholarship Edition -- £9.99 de Blob -- £17.99 LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures -- £14.99 Manhunt 2 -- £9.99 We Love Golf -- £9.99 Wii Chess -- £11.99 WiiSpeak -- £17.99 Wii Zapper (inc. Link's Crossbow Training) -- £12.99 HMV (all games here) Sega Superstars Tennis -- £11.99 Amazon.co.uk (all games here) Official Wii Nunchuk -- £13.00 Official Wii Wheel -- £6.79 Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party -- £17.99 Red Steel -- £9.99 Shaun White Snowboarding -- £17.99 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -- £19.98 Argos Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City -- £28.25 Gamestation (all games here) Battalion Wars 2 -- £9.98 Bleach: Shattered Blade -- £9.98 Boom Blox -- £14.99 Death Jr.: Root of Evil -- £7.98 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith -- £19.98 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 -- £19.98 Namco Museum Remix -- £9.98 NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams -- £9.98 Pangya! Golf with Style -- £7.98 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 -- £12.98 Resident Evil 4 -- £19.98 Samba de Amigo -- £16.98 ASDA (all games here) Endless Ocean -- £15.91 House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return -- £12.93 No More Heroes -- £14.91 Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles -- £14.41 Sonic and the Secret Rings -- £11.91 DVD.co.uk (all games here) 2000 Wii Points Card -- £12.87 Boom Blox -- £13.91 Dewy's Adventure -- £9.91 Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 -- £15.99 Okami -- £16.83 Wii Play -- £25.87 Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros Treasure -- £15.95 Gameplay.co.uk (all games here) Sonic Unleashed -- £16.98 What ho, Brits! Fifty Boxing Day deals to savor originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Read More & Quick Post Hits: 2

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Confirmed: Free Radical lets over 100 employees go

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Saturday, 27 December 2008
News Well, it would appear all of our excitement over a fourth TimeSplitters game is for nothing, as the rumored layoffs at Free Radical are in fact true. The company has let go of 75% of its workforce, which equals 140 employees. The company, with its remaining 40 people, are up for sale, with several companies showing a "strong interest." We hope that what's left of Free Radical manages to land somewhere decent, because we've been fans of their work for some time now. [Via Joystiq] Confirmed: Free Radical lets over 100 employees go originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Read More & Quick Post Hits: 2

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Target puts select titles on sale

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Saturday, 27 December 2008
Sales Target is having a sale where key Wii titles will be discounted. As you can see above, qualifying titles include Shaun White Snowboarding, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. If you didn't get check any of these titles out, but wanted to, now might be the time to head on over to your local Target store. Also, we're not sure if the sale price on Madden 09 applies to just the Xbox 360 version, or all versions of the game, so keep that in mind if you're thinking about throwing the virtual pigskin around. Target puts select titles on sale originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Read More & Quick Post Hits: 2

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Realistic Zapper mod is impressive, also sort of scary

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Saturday, 27 December 2008
Mods, Peripherals Say hello to your new little friend, the "WeeP 5 Advanced Zapper," a mash-up of a toy MP5 gun and Wiimote innards (you can see the painted IR sensor just below the muzzle). The WeeP 5 is the work of Instructables user THeOReos, who was left disappointed by the range of gun shells available for the Wii (WHAAAT?!). It's just the ticket if you want your Zapper-compatible games to feel extra authentic, and we'd rather enjoy using it to drop bad dudes in Ghost Squad (though it may not suit Link's Crossbow Training). THeOReos is confident this works well, and has posted a full step-by-step of the building process here. We lack the patience or skillz to make our own, but don't let that put you off building one and sending it to us! Read More & Quick Post Hits: 0