Tag Archives: Rant

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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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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“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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Hideki Kamiya is Cool. You are not.

Posted on 2012/09/07 by

Now who is this cool looking bald guy smiling? Why this is Hideki Kamiya, a game director at Platinum Games. He’s directing Project P-100 for Nintendo and it looks super swell, one of my most anticipated WiiU games.

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Codemasters: Our Games Suck

Posted on 2012/08/24 by

Well it turns out Wii U isn’t getting F1 2012. Codemasters pulled an interesting stunt by announcing Wii U would get a Formula 1 game, then a few months later we hear about F1 All Stars, the Mario Kart ripoff. … Continue reading →

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“Durp!” – Pachter: “Two + Two = SEVEN!”

Posted on 2012/07/31 by

Oh boy, here we go again.  Only our favorite videogame analyst in the world, Michael Pachter, could be obnoxious enough to drag me out of hiding.  And it’s a three-fer, so enjoy a triple helping of Pachterd Sandwich…

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Gaming Journalism should be better, but…

Posted on 2012/07/10 by

My good pal EarthViper on the Nintemple forums posted this lovely little piece of GAMING JOURNALISM in my 3DS XL thread, and it was… interesting. Read it then come back, alright? I’ll wait for you. … Came back? Good. So what … 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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3DS XL – Get Over It

Posted on 2012/07/01 by

Despite the fact that the 3DS XL is fixing the flaws that plagued the original 3DS (screen size, battery life, ergonomic feel), Nintendo’s ‘fans’ are still upset because it’s not the revision they wanted, despite the fact they already have … Continue reading →

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