Tag Archives: Casual Gaming

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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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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Bejeweled 2+Blitz

Posted on 2011/08/28 by

Imagine a game that took pity on you. The game knew you were down on your luck, you didn’t really know what you were doing. That things weren’t working out with your new girlfriend and you felt you couldn’t relate … Continue reading →

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King of the Jungle

Posted on 2011/08/02 by

It’s 2 am. We just held a party at this house. Pre-drinks included some sort of Wii Fit Plus championship. It was Ok. Obviously I didn’t take part because Wii Fit Plus is an uncool, casual, kiddy extravaganza, and any … Continue reading →

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Digital Chocolate will not be served at Nintendo’s Cafe

Posted on 2011/07/15 by

In a shock opinion that’s shocked a few people somewhere, some guy who used to work on stuff has declared this the future of gaming, Not only is this the future, but it’s good enough to kick Nintendo out of … Continue reading →

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You’re playing it right – Rune Factory: Frontier

Posted on 2011/07/07 by

After 2 slow years – more than 220 hours of inconsistent on-off indulgent gameplay – I had gotten to a desired level of satisfaction in Rune Factory: Frontier.  Can’t quite say that I wasted lots of time, since I savored … Continue reading →

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Wii News: June Edition

Posted on 2011/06/26 by

No Monado this month. No Wii games, either.

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Super Monkey Ball 3D

Posted on 2011/05/18 by

Super Monkey Ball, the once great franchise that kept gamers up at night perfecting their scores and mastering levels, was dealt a serious blow when Step & Roll came out on the Wii. Gone was the challenge, along with any … Continue reading →

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Conduit 2 Wiimote Controls

Posted on 2011/04/25 by

I guess the timing is right to present the sequel to our Conduit/GoldenEye Wiimote Controls – my control settings for the first Conduit adapted to the sequel to The Conduit, which isn’t exactly The Conduit 2, but simply Conduit 2, … Continue reading →

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Serious Gamers – PS3 at E3 2006

Posted on 2011/04/15 by

I’m not interested in writing retrospectives, so I’ll just revisit the facts.

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