Tag Archives: 3rd Parties

Be very quiet, we’re huntin’ MONSTERS…

Posted on 2013/03/25 by

So with Capcom finally wising up and allowing Americans to play with Europeans/Australians, we can finally make Monster Hunter an official Pietriot co-op game.  Unfortunately the update for region-free online won’t be up until next month, but until then, Pro … Continue reading →

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A Message From Nintendo: Gotta Have Game

Posted on 2013/02/23 by

This scan is from the back of E3 Show Daily: Day 3 from E3 2000. It’s not a product ad, but a departing statement from Hiroshi Yamauchi just before he retired (maybe). Almost 12 years later (that’s TWO Wii generations … Continue reading →

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WiiU is Failing, but it isn’t Nintendo’s fault

Posted on 2013/02/16 by

Good lord, I’m having déjà vu yet again! Three months into the life of the WiiU, we’re already seeing the cycle repeat itself as it did with the 3DS; sales start to stall, and third parties are no where to … Continue reading →

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F***heads – UbiSwap

Posted on 2013/02/16 by

                                (Original Script by Matto. Image and Script Editing by Grubdog.)

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In Today’s News, UbiSoft just screwed over Rayman Legends

Posted on 2013/02/08 by

In case you haven’t heard the news yet, all that free advertising Nintendo gave to Rayman Legends turned out to be absolutely worthless on Nintendo’s part: Rayman Legends is no longer a WiiU exclusive and it’s being put multiplatform, and … Continue reading →

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Pietriots Best Of Nintendo Wii!

Posted on 2013/01/27 by

Whelp, it’s already here. On November 18th, the Wii U ushered in a new generation of Nintendo hardware, and I’m very excited. Once again, we have a new controller that will deliver different experiences – but as we all know … Continue reading →

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Metal Gear Solid 4 – Do you require Nanomachines™ in your diet? (WARNING: STORY SPOILERS)

Posted on 2013/01/07 by

In the world of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, if you have convoluted plot-devices from previous games in that series that had no answers to the questions raised, then you can fix that problem with Nanomachines™! With … Continue reading →

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“I like my new WiiU, but I won’t make games for it!”

Posted on 2012/12/13 by

It has been a few weeks since the WiiU launched, and I am loving it. Miiverse is amazing, ZombiU is amazing and New Super Mario Bros U is pretty close to topping Super Mario Bros. 3 is terms of being … Continue reading →

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Hey U – Give Me Real Controls

Posted on 2012/11/12 by

The Wii Remote & Nunchuk was last generation’s innovation in violence – still strong today, still better than the competition. This was the method of controlling the last true console Resident Evil experience the world would know: The Umbrella Chronicles. … Continue reading →

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SimCity Social is a disgrace

Posted on 2012/07/01 by

This is how a pyramid scheme works. Playfish and EA seem to have it in their heads that if a game is on Facebook it’s gotta be shit. Maybe someone at Playfish suggested they create a fresh and innovative Facebook game like Firaxis did with CivWorld and then John Riccitiello walked into the room, “what the fuck are you saying? This is Facebook, make it atrocious.” Continue reading →

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