-Dustin
February 28, 2011
Daemion playing Excitebots online with CoffeeWithGames
Daemion had a blast playing online against
ScotBot @ Coffeewithgames.com.
Go HERE to check out the feature he did on ExciteBots: Trick Racing!
Anytime you are ready to battle it out again, let us know! Thanks!
-Dustin
Game Deals - Feb. 28th 2011
AMAZON DEALS - All orders qualify for free Super Saver shipping with a combined order of $25 or more. All orders sold or fulfilled by Amazon.
$10 store credit with Pokemon White or Black pre-order (DS, $34.99, free S&H, releases March 6): Pokemon Black, Pokemon White
Buy 3 video game graphic novels, get 1 free: Sonic the Hedgehog Archives, Zelda manga,Pokemon manga
Amazon Warehouse deals (like-new condition, sold by Amazon): Metroid Prime Hunters (DS, $24.99), Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GC, $24.99), Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS, $26.99, free S&H), The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS, $18.99), Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS, $21.99)
$20 off Wii hardware bundles with Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort ($179.99, free S&H):Black Wii bundle, White Wii bundle
$10 store credit with LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean pre-order (free S&H, releases May 17): DS version ($29.99), Wii version ($47.99)
Free soundtrack CD with purchase: Radiant Historia (DS, $29.99, free S&H), Luminous Arc 2 (DS, $24.99), Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS, $22.50)
SUPER MARIO BROS. ALL-STARS REPRINT - A second chance for this retro compilation
Super Mario Bros. All-Stars Limited Edition pre-order offers (Wii, releases March 13, $29.99 MSRP): Gamestop, Toys R Us (free S&H), Best Buy, Amazon (free S&H)
3DS GAME AND SYSTEM PRE-ORDER OFFERS
Play Data - Epic Mickey
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| Hours shown are for the United States of America, not world-wide. Thanks to Coffee with Games! |
Awesome Stuff - Ben builds a portable CDX
This guy is simply amazing.
It's hard to believe some of the custom stuff he has come up with.
You can visit his site HERE.
-Dustin
NEWS - Facebook activist page opens to boycott 3DS purchases over 'conflict minerals' issues
Click HERE for Facebook page
Here's a bit of a mission statement from the Facebook page...
Hi. I'm a guy who likes video games. My favorite video games have been those I've purchased from Nintendo. I love Nintendo. And when I heard about the Nintendo 3DS, I was psyched.
Hi. I'm also a guy who cares about people. The best times in my life have been spent with people. I love people. And when I heard that Nintendo is allowing people to die and suffer grave human rights abuses for the sake of video game console production, I was horrified.
Nintendo isn't alone. The Enough Project, a campaign to end genocide and human rights abuses, has uncovered the practices of many electronics companies that involve a failure to ensure conflict minerals are not being traded for use in those companies' products. And what are conflict minerals? They are minerals that are mined in the Congo under countless abuses of human rights by armed rebel groups. Why has no one stopped this? Because we're doing the exact opposite-- fueling the war with our consumerism.
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This sounds like a problem that needs to be brought to the attention of Nintendo.. I wonder if they will release any statements regarding this.
-Dustin
NEWS - WiiWare DSiWare Releases - Feb. 28th 2011
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: THE BIT.TRIP EPIC REACHES ITS GRAND FINALE
Feb. 28, 2011The acclaimed BIT.TRIP game series for the WiiWare™ service has thrilled audiences with its mix of retro style and inventive game play. This week, new and longtime fans are invited to experience the series' final installment, BIT.TRIP FLUX, and join CommanderVideo for one more unforgettable ride. Also this week, the Nintendo DSiWare™ service offers a variety of new hand-held games to satisfy a multitude of tastes. Rise to the challenge of running your own eatery in My Little Restaurant, enjoy physics-based arcade action in Magnetic Joe or fend off an alien invasion in Monster Buster Club.
WiiWare
BIT.TRIP FLUX
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points™
Description: The BIT.TRIP series comes full circle with BIT.TRIP FLUX, CommanderVideo's final adventure. Grab your Wii Remote™ controller and get ready for classic paddle-based game play as CommanderVideo returns to the source. Whether playing in single-player or in cooperative two-player mode, you'll be faced with new challenges that will make even the most experienced BIT.TRIPPERS weep. Enjoy new power-ups (including the Fullscreen Paddle), new beat types (including Avoid Beats) and the new Meta Mode. Ride along with CommanderVideo as he completes his mission and returns home.
Gods vs Humans (demo version)
Publisher: ZALLAG
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Cartoon Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 1,200 Wii Points
Description: Embody major gods from Scandinavian, Egyptian, Roman and Japanese mythologies. As a god, you have enough power to rule the humans – all but the cheeky ones. Some of them want to enter your domain and have decided to build a tower to confront you. Use your divine powers to bring them down and show them who's boss. Be careful not to hurt them though – you need people to believe in you. The game includes 60 levels for the solo campaign, 16 playable gods with specific powers, four hysterical bosses to defeat and 16 additional challenges for experienced players.
Pong Toss Pro – Frat Party Games® (demo version)
Publisher: JV Games Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief, Mild Language
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 600 Wii Points
Description: Born on college campuses, Pong Toss is the ultimate party-game favorite. Now Pong Toss Pro takes it to the next level with improved graphics and a redesigned throwing system for complete accuracy. Also new to Pong Toss Pro is a Tournament Mode that supports four-, eight- or 16-team bracket play. Pong Toss Pro features six regulation tables and the ability to modify simple house rules. Rock it with a high-energy soundtrack and listen to the announcer commenting on your play. Rule the table with Fireball bonuses for consecutive shots. In Speed Pong, up to three challengers can compete at the same time. Speed and strategy are key in this fast-paced game. Jack up your opponents by using a slew of power-ups that will slow them down. The first player to sink the last cup wins it all.
Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.
DSiWare
My Little Restaurant
Publisher: QubicGames
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Welcome to My Little Restaurant. Get in here and turn this place from a small diner into a crowded eating palace. Help Mikey and Annie seat the guests, collect orders, deliver meals and earn money. Every once in a while, jump into the kitchen and prepare some tasty burgers or perfect sushi. You won't find a better deal at any other place. The game features five restaurant themes: American Diner, Japanese Bar, Ancient Palace, Picnic Fun and Space Lunchroom, plus two extra cooking games: Burgers for the Chef and Sushi Master Challenge. Enjoy 33 unique levels and discover extra features and power-ups.
Magnetic Joe
Publisher: Subdued Software
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Take control of Magnetic Joe, everyone's favorite little magnetic sphere. Guide him through 100 exciting mazes filled with spikes, enemies and other obstacles. Help Joe as he pursues his nemesis, Dr. Magnevil, who's on his way to conquer the world. The mazes are full of magnets that push and pull Joe in different directions. Your task is to skillfully use their magnetic force to get Joe to the exit unharmed. Use the magnetic force carefully – the levels are filled with surprises, and a boss could be lurking.
Monster Buster Club
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Earth is about to be invaded by evil aliens, and their first stop is Singletown. As long as they're around to save the day, the members of the Monster Buster Club refuse to let this happen. Join Cathy, Danny, Sam and Chris on an exciting adventure based on the hit animated TV series Monster Buster Club and stop these troublemakers from taking over. As you search for the villainous Nosidda, you and the MBC team will battle aliens outside the school, race your car through the streets of Singletown, solve puzzles, engage in air battles and even visit outer space. The game features a highly interactive world with exciting game play that challenges your speed, timing and puzzle-solving abilities. Discover a wide variety of puzzles and challenges to overcome using the Nintendo DSi™ stylus. Play as any of four MBC characters: Cathy, Danny, Chris or Sam.
Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com
http://press.nintendo.com/
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Don't forget to pick up those Demos while you can!
-Dustin
February 26, 2011
Game Finds - DSi
Picked this up yesterday afternoon for $105 even at a cool little resale shop. We all absolutely love it! It was the owners daughters, but she was just too little for it, so they sold it to us at a great price. It came with the box, charger, all the paperwork, and it even has a few dsiware games on it. We went to the gamestore to try and find a good cheap game today, but everything was out of our price range right now or not E rated, so we picked up a nice little carrying bag for $5 instead. Hopefully in the next week or so we can get some games for it. Though, I'm pretty sure the picture games would keep everyone busy for quite some time. Daemion and I just can't get enough of them. We will try and post some of the DSi creations that Daemion and I made by sometime tomorrow.
February 25, 2011
Club Nintendo - FREE Code
Here's a FREE code for one of our lucky readers!
Please leave a comment if you get this..
That way we don't have people trying to enter a used code.
Enjoy! PJ7-UMFU-86YF-JG3
[UPDATE] CODE HAS BEEN USED!!!
-Dustin
February 24, 2011
Monthly Old-School Favorite - Adventures of LoLo (NES)
This is going to be a little monthly feature here at the blog. Daemion loves to play classic games, so we figured we would showcase one of his favorites here each month.
First up this month,
The Adventures of Lolo for the NES.
The Adventures of Lolo for the NES.
This is a fantastic little puzzle game. I used to play it back when I was a kid, and it was one of the first virtual console games that we downloaded to our Wii. At first Daemion didn't really care for it, but after seeing me play it a few times, he finally asked for the controller. Once he learned the basics, he fell in love. He has got a bit frustrated with it a few times, but he seems to really like the challenge it brings. The last few stages he was on I had to help him a little, but he was always the one with the controller. If you like mind-bending puzzlers, pick this one up, you won't be disappointed.
It's available on the WiiShop Channel for 500points($5)
(Rated E)
-Dustin
-Dustin
NEWS - Petz Bunnyz Bunch available just in time for Easter
What: Petz Bunnyz Bunch
Platform: Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems
Where: Available at retailers throughout North America
When: March 8, 2011
Price: $29.99
Details: Ubisoft is excited to announce the launch of Petz Bunnyz Bunch just in time for Easter! The game is rated “E” for Everyone by the ESRB.
NEWS - de Blob 2 Now Available at Retail
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – Feb. 23, 2011 – The revolution will be colorized as everyone’s favorite ball of paint Blob returns to bring color and music back to your world in de Blob® 2, from THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Blue Tongue® Entertainment, in association with Syfy kids.
Now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo Wii® and DS®, de Blob 2 is an adventure as fraught with danger as it is irresistible charm. Lead Blob and his sassy robot sidekick Pinky in a sidesplitting journey to liberate the bustling metropolis Prisma City from Comrade Black, an evil dictator bent on removing color, music, creativity, tasty foods, and general overall happiness from the world.
Game Deals - GameStop - this week's preorder/bonus email, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on used games
Right now at Gamestop.com when you Buy 2 Preowned Games you Get 1 Free! Just use the coupon code: FEB2G1 at checkout through February 28th.
-Dustin
Awesome Stuff - The Video Game Controller Family Tree
Very cool.. I've used most of those controllers at one time or another.
Does this mean I'm getting old?
Thanks to GoNintendo
-Dustin
NEWS - Pirate Blast, now available for Wii at retailers nationwide
Cincinnati, OH – Feb. 22, 2010 – Zoo Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ CM: ZOOG), a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software, today announced that Pirate Blast, a new shooter adventure game, is now available for the Nintendo Wii™ at retail outlets nationwide.
In Pirate Blast, players are tasked to defeat Captain Greasebeard and the evil robotic Henchbots determined to take over Vile Isle. The game features eight challenging levels based in various entertaining scenes, including a village, jungle, pirate cove and pirate ships. Swashbuckling gamers must fight against eight different villains as they work their way towards a final battle against Greasebeard himself. Along the way, players can discover bonus rooms and collect stolen booty, such as health kits and special keys to replenish health, to aid them in their quest.
In Pirate Blast, players are tasked to defeat Captain Greasebeard and the evil robotic Henchbots determined to take over Vile Isle. The game features eight challenging levels based in various entertaining scenes, including a village, jungle, pirate cove and pirate ships. Swashbuckling gamers must fight against eight different villains as they work their way towards a final battle against Greasebeard himself. Along the way, players can discover bonus rooms and collect stolen booty, such as health kits and special keys to replenish health, to aid them in their quest.
February 23, 2011
Game Finds - Gameboy Color
Found it at Goodwill earlier for $10. Also came with Super Mario Land and Cyber Tiger.
It's in pretty good condition and works great. I let Daemion play it for a few minutes earlier and he loved it.
I'm thinking about putting a custom paint job on it and maybe try installing a LED backlight to help Daemion see the screen. I've always wanted to do that.. and I found a good tutorial on how it's done.
It's in pretty good condition and works great. I let Daemion play it for a few minutes earlier and he loved it.
I'm thinking about putting a custom paint job on it and maybe try installing a LED backlight to help Daemion see the screen. I've always wanted to do that.. and I found a good tutorial on how it's done.
We just added a Facebook widget to the blog.
You should see it over on the left below the "About Me" section.
Please, click the like button and tell your friends! Thanks
UPDATE.. took the widget off.. for some reason its not working right.. im going to try and find another one
-Dustin
You should see it over on the left below the "About Me" section.
Please, click the like button and tell your friends! Thanks
UPDATE.. took the widget off.. for some reason its not working right.. im going to try and find another one
-Dustin
February 21, 2011
Hello to Miss Tang's 1st Grade Class!!!
Daemion had his first big Video Game Review yesterday of the game ExciteBots: Trick Racing. We would like for you guys to check it out. Here is a link to get you there. [ExciteBots Review]
Also, if any of you have a Nintendo Wii, ask one of your parents if they can find out what your Friend Code is and bring it back to school to exchange for Daemions code. That way everyone can send messages back and forth about what games they have that can be played online. Then maybe one day some of you will able to play with or against Daemion in an online match.
Make sure to take a look around and tell us what you think. Also, if it's okay with Miss Tang, maybe you could write down the web address to take home and show your parents. Have a great day and remember to do what your teacher says. :)
-Holly, Dustin (Daemions' mommy and daddy)
NEWS - Total relaxation is a click away with ‘Cozy Fire’
Official PR
Hamburg, Germany – February 21, 2011 – A lovely, mellow atmosphere can now pervades every living room with ‘Cozy Fire’ on the WiiWare™ service. Wii™ users have a variety of logs and wood to choose from and can stack them up using the Wii Remote™ controller. When you strike a match, the room will be filled with a comforting crackling sound and you will now have to stoke the fire and keep adding more logs as you would in real life so that it does not die down and keeps burning. If you are looking for total relaxation, more wood will automatically be placed on the fire in the ‘Butler mode’. You can also select ‘Non-stop mode’ where the logs do not burn down, so you never have to add new ones to the fire.
NEWS - WiiWare DSiWare VC Releases - Feb. 21st 2011
Not everyone is cut out to be a president, but every Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ user must act as commander-in-chief of his or her own gaming republic. On this Presidents Day holiday, Nintendo recommends reaching across the aisle in the spirit of bipartisanship, creating harmony between new and classic titles, puzzle games and platformers, sprawling console adventures and crisp hand-held challenges. Start with the fantasy-fueled fun of Faxanadu, a memorable RPG from the NES™ era making its appearance on the Virtual Console™ service. Test your resolve even further with a demo version of the action-filled Rage of the Gladiator for the WiiWare™ service, available to download for zero Wii Points™. Most importantly, boost your diplomacy by sharing your favorite WiiWare and Nintendo DSiWare™ game recommendations with friends and spreading fun throughout the 50 states and beyond.
Review of ExciteBots: Trick Racing - Feb. 21st 2011
First off, let me say that Daemion and I have been having a blast with writing up the Review and making the Blog this week. We have met some really cool people, and have got some great help from friends of ours(you know who you are!). It has also been a major challenge coming up with a way for Daemion to score these games without just coming up with one number rating. My wife and I really wanted the scores to mean a little more than just one number pulled from Daemions head. Games have many different reasons why they score what they score on review sites. And we really wanted to try and keep the same style of the big review sites, but change it up a bit for the kids and parents. So instead of going the easy route with one simple rating, we figured we should go full force with our own little twist. When you first look at the scoring(below), some of you will notice there is a "Wow Factor" section instead of the usual "Presentation" section you might find on some review sites(IGN, GameSpot etc..)
February 20, 2011
Netflix: Change is good
We had Netflix once before right after it first came out for the Wii, but we let it go when we upgraded our Cable Plan. The selection back then was decent, but there wasn't a search function. There was just a simple menu featuring some of the best movies available in sections according to genre and the ones you put in your Queue(Instant Watch Line). If you wanted to try and find something in particular, you would have to search for it using your PC so you could add it to the Queue. Not to mention having to use a disc to load up Netflix. I had also read about how the Xbox360 didn't use a disc to stream content. So this became a minor annoyance knowing it should be possible to have a channel. I mean, the 360 can have it, why can't the Wii? Was it because the Wii's internal storage is small? Was this really the only way it could work? Well, I know now that wasn't the case, because the channel is sitting on my Wii menu as I type this out.
Thanks GoNintendo!
Thank you so much for telling your fans on your podcast about our blog! We are currently working on the first big review and should have it ready for tomorrow. Hope you guys and your readers enjoy it!
If you want to hear the mention of our blog on the podcast, go HERE! - listen in at the 4 minute mark
Thanks again GoNintendo!
-Dustin, Holly and Daemion
If you want to hear the mention of our blog on the podcast, go HERE! - listen in at the 4 minute mark
Thanks again GoNintendo!
-Dustin, Holly and Daemion
February 19, 2011
Awesome Stuff - Tetris Decorates a Fridge
This is just awesome.
We need to do this to our own fridge.
Though, I think we just might arrange them a little differently :P
We need to do this to our own fridge.
Though, I think we just might arrange them a little differently :P
Thanks to Kotaku and GoNintendo!
-Dustin
Don't forget to vote!
We added a poll on the left side of the blog asking which game you want Daemion to review next.
Please, take a second of your time to vote. It would mean the world to my son to see the votes come in.
This week we have Epic Mickey, Sonic Colors and 1 WiiWare/1 VC up for vote.
More than likely, if "WiiWare/VC" is chosen, it will probably end up being either Jet Rocket or World of Goo, and one of the original Mario Bros.
After you make a vote, please leave a comment here telling what you picked and why. Thanks so much!
-Holly
Please, take a second of your time to vote. It would mean the world to my son to see the votes come in.
This week we have Epic Mickey, Sonic Colors and 1 WiiWare/1 VC up for vote.
More than likely, if "WiiWare/VC" is chosen, it will probably end up being either Jet Rocket or World of Goo, and one of the original Mario Bros.
After you make a vote, please leave a comment here telling what you picked and why. Thanks so much!
-Holly
Game Finds - Madagascar Kartz
Picked this up last night at Blockbuster for $10. Daemion is a huge Penguins fan, and after seeing some video on it a few weeks ago, i knew he had to have it. There are tons of funny little jokes pumped out by King Julian(my fav), and the animations are pretty decent. It even has Shrek and the Blob from Monsters vs. Aliens! After playing it by myself last night for about an hour, I really only have one complaint.
Daemions UDraw Creation #1
Oh man does Daemion love his UDraw Tablet. It really has pulled the creativity right out of him. And let me tell ya, Doode's Big Adventure is one awesome game. You can color the backgrounds, baddies and the hero himself.
This looks like a total win for any child who loves art. It's easily one of Daemion's favorite's to play with.
If you have a child, and a Wii, my advice to you is to go snag this and have some fun with the whole family.
THQ knocked it out of the park with this one.
Thank You THQ!
If you like this creation, don't forget to check out his Valentines Day Mario Tube!
-Dustin
February 18, 2011
WiiWare Trailer - Bonk: Brink of Extinction
Available on 3-31-11 (Rated E)
Daemion and I are huge Bonk fans.
I've literally been waiting for this game for years!
-Dustin
Wiiware - My Little Baby
Hamburg, February 18, 2011 – Feeding, playing, nappy-changing and pure parental joy: With ‘My Little Baby’ for WiiWare, young girl players can experience the joy of digital parenthood. There’s a packed daily schedule for mum’s little angel, since life with an infant is not just all about fun; there are a number of commitments to fulfil as well. In the end your digital offspring just wants to be lovingly entertained, fed and cared for. The girls will take on the responsibility for the cute little baby and in doing so will present themselves with several challenges. A bundle of joy can be quite demanding when it comes to a tasty feed, the correct water temperature and inventive play!
February 17, 2011
Game Finds - Kirby Air Ride
Found a copy of this for $5 yesterday at a Resale Shop. I couldn't get Daemion off it for a second to play ExciteBots.
Needless to say, he loves it.
I've noticed that a lot of people don't know that the Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube games. They are cheap and sometimes just as good as any Wii game. So if your looking for a cheap game for your kid or yourself to play on the Wii, look no further than your local GameStore... or even better, Flea Markets, GoodWill and Pawn/Resale Shops.. They usually don't check prices of the games online, so sometimes you can get some great first party Nintendo games for just a few bucks!
-Dustin
NEWS - Upcoming E & E10+ Rated Wii/WiiWare Releases for March
[Wii]
2-22-11 - TrackMania by DreamCatcher Interactive (E)*
2-22-11 - de Blob 2 by THQ (E)*
2-28-11 - Pirate Blast by Zoo Games (E10+)
3-01-11 - Chuck E. Cheese's Sports Games by UFO (E)
3-08-11 - The $1,000,000 Pyramid by Ubisoft (E)
3-08-11 - Major League Baseball 2K11 by 2K Games (E)
3-15-11 - Top Spin 4 by 2K Games (E)
3-22-11 - Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars by Lucas Arts (E10+)*
3-29-11 - NASCAR The Game by Activision/Blizzard (E)
3-29-11 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters by EA (E)
3-29-11 - Country Dance by Game Mill (E10+)
3-30-11 - Fit in Six by Ubisoft (E)
3-31-11 - Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles 2 by O-Games (E)*
3-31-11 - Challenge Me: Word Puzzles by O-Games (E10+)
3-31-11 - Get Fit With Mel B by Koch Media (E)*
3-31-11 - Horrid Harry: Missions of Mischief by South Peak Games (E)*
[WiiWare]
3-31-11 - Bonk: Brink of Extinction by Hudson (E)**
3-31-11 - MotoHeroz by Red Lynx (E)*
* = Games our family is interested in
-Dustin
2-22-11 - TrackMania by DreamCatcher Interactive (E)*
2-22-11 - de Blob 2 by THQ (E)*
2-28-11 - Pirate Blast by Zoo Games (E10+)
3-01-11 - Chuck E. Cheese's Sports Games by UFO (E)
3-08-11 - The $1,000,000 Pyramid by Ubisoft (E)
3-08-11 - Major League Baseball 2K11 by 2K Games (E)
3-15-11 - Top Spin 4 by 2K Games (E)
3-22-11 - Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars by Lucas Arts (E10+)*
3-29-11 - NASCAR The Game by Activision/Blizzard (E)
3-29-11 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters by EA (E)
3-29-11 - Country Dance by Game Mill (E10+)
3-30-11 - Fit in Six by Ubisoft (E)
3-31-11 - Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles 2 by O-Games (E)*
3-31-11 - Challenge Me: Word Puzzles by O-Games (E10+)
3-31-11 - Get Fit With Mel B by Koch Media (E)*
3-31-11 - Horrid Harry: Missions of Mischief by South Peak Games (E)*
[WiiWare]
3-31-11 - Bonk: Brink of Extinction by Hudson (E)**
3-31-11 - MotoHeroz by Red Lynx (E)*
* = Games our family is interested in
-Dustin
ESRB Game Ratings - Parents, this site is your best friend
The ESRB is a non-profit, self-regulatory body that independently assigns ratings, enforces advertising guidelines, and helps ensure responsible online privacy practices for the interactive entertainment software industry. To make a long story short, they rate the upcoming games that your child might play. So go check it out and have a look around. These guidelines can really help you make a decision in what your child plays!
NEWS - Pokémon Black Version & White Version Store Event
Pokémon Store Events!
Fancy playing Pokémon Black Version & White Version before your friends, battling against your fellow Pokémon fans, and downloading the elusive Pokémon Celebi?
Then get down to one of our exclusive Pokémon Events happening in February at the following GAME stores!
Wiiware Trailer - chick chick BOOM
Demo is out now.
Goto the WiiShop Channel to grab it while you can!
Rated E-10+
Thanks to tonsofbits for the video !
Club Nintendo
For those who don't know, Club Nintendo is a place for you to register your Nintendo Wii and DS games for cool prizes that are only available to Club Nintendo Members. The games must be "first party" games made by Nintendo. Just look for the Club Nintendo insert inside your game case. All you have to do is sign-up, then enter your code(s), take a quick survey, then get coins to purchase the prizes. It's just that easy. You can also register your Wii for an extra 3 months of warranty. So go and sign-up today and start getting those awesome prizes !
Here's some pictures below to show
you the current prizes offered.
NEWS - Warren Spector moves onto Ducktales...comic book
February 17, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Strap in for adventure as BOOM! Studios flies you back to Duckburg to join Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and all your favorite feathered friends in the all-new, original ongoing DUCKTALES comic series! A beloved classic of The Disney Afternoon, DUCKTALES returns with writing by Epic Mickey video game creator Warren Spector and spectacular art by fan-favorite Disney Duck artist Miquel Pujol! Don’t miss out as The Disney Afternoon Revolution continues in a big way this May with DUCKTALES!
Awesome Stuff - Deadmau5 creates amazing 'Modular-vania' remix
Castlevania!
Does this guy have too much time on his hands?
I say he doesn't have enough!
Kudos to Deadmau5
February 16, 2011
Play Data - Donkey Kong Country Returns
How many hours have Wii owners spent on Donkey Kong Island in the last 29 days, and were those hours of pain, or pleasure? Let's take a look!
Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:
How many players does Donkey Kong Country Returns have reporting their play-time data?
Donkey Kong Country Returns now has 111,906 Wii owners reporting their game-play data through the Wii's Nintendo Channel.
How many players does Donkey Kong Country Returns have reporting their play-time data?
Donkey Kong Country Returns now has 111,906 Wii owners reporting their game-play data through the Wii's Nintendo Channel.
Daemion's Mario Kart Wii Tournament Time #1
Daemion thought it would be cool to post up his Mario Kart Wii Tournament time. So I asked him if he wanted to maybe post it up every other week for people to see and compare against their best times. He said let's do it, so here you go! We'll try and have this posted up within a day or two of the start of the tournament every two weeks.
NEWS - Top 50 video game characters of all-time announced in Guinness World Records 2011: Gamer's Edition
1. Mario (Donkey Kong, Nintendo, 1981)
2. Link (The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 1986)
3. Master Chief (Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft, 2001)
4. Solid Snake (Metal Gear, Konami, 1987)
5. Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Square, 1997)
6. PAC-Man (PAC-Man, Namco, 1980)
7. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos 1996)
8. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life, Valve, 1998)
9. Kratos (God of War, Sony, 2005)
10. Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, 1990)
11. Crash (Crash Bandicoot, Sony, 1996)
12. “Soap” MacTavish (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
13. Nico Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar, 2008)
14. Samus Aran (Metroid, Nintendo 1986)
15. Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank, Sony, 2002)
16. Nathan Drake (Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Sony, 2007)
17. Captain Price (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision, 2007)
18. Kirby (Kirby’s Dream Land, Nintendo, 1992)
19. Marcus Fenix (Gears of War, Microsoft, 2006)
20. Pikachu (Pokemon Red/Green, Nintendo 1996)
21. Yoshi (Super Mario World, Nintendo, 1990)
22. “CJ” Johnson (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar, 2004)
23. Mega Man (Mega Man, Capcom, 1987)
24. Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Ubisoft, 2002)
25. Shadow (Sonic Adventure 2, Sega, 2001)
Win a Mitsubishi 65-inch 3DTV and de Blob 2 prize pack in 'de Blob is Looking Good' sweepstakes
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – Feb. 15, 2011 – The revolution will be colorized, in 3D! To combat Comrade Black and the evil INKT Corporation from draining all color from the world, THQ and Mitsubishi are delivering fans the ultimate de Blob® 2 prize pack, including 3D-enabled copies of de Blob 2 official de Blob figurines, T-shirts, and for one lucky winner, the Mitsubishi Diamond 838 65-inch 3DTV and a 3D-enabled copy of de Blob 2. Yeah, that’ll blow your hair back.
February 15, 2011
News Posted on this Site
For now, I'm only going to be putting up news for general Wii stuff.. Occasionally you might see something that pertains to the DS, but very rarely. The main reason is because i help Daemion read every post on here. And he currently doesn't have a DS. So when he reads something like that, it reminds him of not having one.
He did have DS a few years ago when i got one in a trade, but he just wasn't ready yet. So we traded it for some more Wii games and a points card.
BUT...
He did have DS a few years ago when i got one in a trade, but he just wasn't ready yet. So we traded it for some more Wii games and a points card.
BUT...
NEWS - THQ bringing 'Spongebob Squigglepants' to uDraw Tablet and the new 3DS
Click HERE for a video preview
- $30
- April 12 release
- more than 100 nanogames
- Patchy the Pirate is your guide
- features a wide variety of art styles
- this includes an 8-bit-style Pixel Bob, Punk Rock Bob and Comic Book Bob
- Nintendo 3DS version planned as well
- $30
- April 12 release
- more than 100 nanogames
- Patchy the Pirate is your guide
- features a wide variety of art styles
- this includes an 8-bit-style Pixel Bob, Punk Rock Bob and Comic Book Bob
- Nintendo 3DS version planned as well
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Looks ok i guess. At least they finally officially announced another game for the UDraw.. $70+tax is allot for people to pay for a device that only has 3 games total. -Dustin
NEWS - New Videogame Museum Raising Funds on Kickstarter
San Francisco - February 15, 2011 - The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (The MADE), began its first fundraising campaign today, on the world-famous fundraising platform, Kickstarter.com. This initial campaign is designed to fund the creation of a small starter museum location in the San Francisco Bay Area for The MADE's existing collection of works. The fundraising campaign will extend until April 18, and already the project is 7% funded. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themade/the-museum-of-art-and-digital-entertainment
The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of videogames, and the presentation of games as art. Planned exhibits will include rare videogame prototypes, conceptual art from the creation of games, and numerous playable examples of historic and artistic works in the media of videogames.
The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of videogames, and the presentation of games as art. Planned exhibits will include rare videogame prototypes, conceptual art from the creation of games, and numerous playable examples of historic and artistic works in the media of videogames.
Our Collection of Wiiware and Virtual Console Games
Here's video of our collection of downloaded Wiiware
and Virtual Console games.
and Virtual Console games.
If you see anything E-Rated that you'd like for Daemion
to Review next, please leave a comment below telling us which one.
to Review next, please leave a comment below telling us which one.
Wii Trailer - Mario Sports Mix
We might end up getting this game in the next few weeks. Looks like a great way for me to teach Daemion the rules to these types of games!
Wish i didn't have to learn how to play Dodgeball the hard way when i was a kid. -Dustin
Wish i didn't have to learn how to play Dodgeball the hard way when i was a kid. -Dustin
NEWS - Upcoming ESRB "E-Rated" Games
[Wii]
MotoHeroz by RedLynx Ltd (E)
Sprint Cars by Maximum Family Games (E)
Rally Racer by Maximum Family Games (E)
Country Dance by GameMill Entertainment (E-10+) =Lyrics
Virtua Tennis 4 by SEGA (E) =Comic Mischief
[DS]
LEGO Battles: Ninjago by Warner Bros. (E) =Cartoon Violence
[DSi]
Core Blaster by Ringzero Game Studio Ltd. (E)
Blockado - Puzzle Island by Bitfield GmbH (E)
MotoHeroz by RedLynx Ltd (E)
Sprint Cars by Maximum Family Games (E)
Rally Racer by Maximum Family Games (E)
Country Dance by GameMill Entertainment (E-10+) =Lyrics
Virtua Tennis 4 by SEGA (E) =Comic Mischief
[DS]
LEGO Battles: Ninjago by Warner Bros. (E) =Cartoon Violence
[DSi]
Core Blaster by Ringzero Game Studio Ltd. (E)
Blockado - Puzzle Island by Bitfield GmbH (E)
NEWS - Disney Pixar's Cars 2: Revving up for Summer Release
BURBANK, Calif. (February 15, 2011) Disney Interactive Studios today announced that Disney•Pixar’s Cars 2: The Video Game is coming to major platforms this summer. Unveiled at the American International Toy Fair in New York City, Cars 2: The Video Game will allow players to jump into the Cars universe with a brand new international spy theme. The game will feature an array of beloved Cars characters competing in action-packed spy adventures, as well as world-class racing. Inspired by the upcoming Disney•Pixar animated film, Cars 2: The Video Game is slated for release this summer.
Nintendo Week - Feb. 14th 2011
This week:
Dragon Quest VI, Mario Sports Mix,
Donkey Kong Country Returns and Club Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country Returns and Club Nintendo
February 14, 2011
NEWS - WiiWare DSiWare Releases - Feb. 14th 2011
Not even the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop are immune to the spellbinding forces of Valentine’s Day. You’ll find unlikely hints of romance creeping into the WiiWare™ service with Pucca’s kisses game, featuring a sweet heroine who’s smitten with a wily ninja. Love is also in the air on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service as the hero of Treasure Hunter X pursues precious artifacts in hopes of winning a woman’s heart. Wii owners with a fear of commitment will be pleased to find a pair of dreamy diversions among this week’s downloadable offerings: Demo versions of chick chick BOOM and Chronos Twins DX are now available for zero Wii Points™.
Daemion Playing ExciteBots
Not Bad
Here's a video of Daemion playing ExciteBots: Trick Racing. This is maybe the 3rd or 4th time he has played it.
I haven't helped him at all with the game yet. I'm seeing how good he can go through the menus and how much he can learn by what the game itself teaches him. In the next few days, I will be helping to see if he can do any better then he is right now.
Hopefully in the next few weeks I can get a direct video feed with another video of him playing in the corner of the main video. Just have to get a spare pc in the gameroom first.
If you have a copy of ExciteBots and want to friend Daemion so you can have an online match, leave a comment with your friend codes and we will add you ASAP. We will then message you via Wii to set-up a time to play.
I will also try to record the match and post it here.
Wii code: 5404-5749-2906-6782
ExciteBots code: 2623-1424-6085
Review coming up on: [2-21-11]
ExciteBots code: 2623-1424-6085
Review coming up on: [2-21-11]
Daemion Playing - ExciteBots: Trick Racing
Thanks for looking!
Daemions Valentines Day Box.. or should i say, tube?
The other day i asked Daemion what kind of valentines day box he wanted to try and make for school.. He thought a whole two seconds about it and replied with, "Mario, it must be Mario!"
So here is a picture of what he came up with after a few hours of messing around with ideas(all me and mom did was cut).
Low and behold, the Mario Valentines Tube! Great for holding all your friends Valentines Day gifts!
So here is a picture of what he came up with after a few hours of messing around with ideas(all me and mom did was cut).
Low and behold, the Mario Valentines Tube! Great for holding all your friends Valentines Day gifts!
Click (ReadMore) for more pics!
Welcome to our little corner of the web!
Welcome to the Weekly Review by: My little Gamer.
Each new review will be posted every Monday.
Our first review will be of the game Excitebots: Trick Racing this following Monday(2-21-11).
We will also announce the next game to be reviewed on that same Monday.
The scoring system will be mainly based on difficulty, controls, replay value and possible parental guidance, but expect to see the usual stuff like sound and graphics too.
Hopefully this site can help parents decide if their child will be capable of playing certain games that we review.
Because we all know that if the game says "E" on it, doesn't necessarily mean your child will be able to play it.
So stay tuned for next weeks first big review by my son, Daemion D.
If you have any suggestions about site design or the next game we should review, please leave a comment here.. thanks for looking!
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