November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
When Chris Herbert decided to pop the question to his girlfriend of three years, Belle Starenchak, he picked the most romantic place he could think of: Anime Weekend Atlanta, with both dressed as Pokemon. It … kind of makes sense for them.
Belle, or “PikaBelleChu,” is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records: Gamer Edition for her massive Pikachu memorabilia collection, and Herbert met her by staging a Pokemon auction. So while we might be tempted to laugh, it would seem that the pursuit of ‘em all is a major component of this couple’s lives.
And now that they’ve done this — a proposal in Pikachu and Raichu outfits, all floppy fake mouse ears on their hats and yellow glove slipped off to try on the ring that came out of the Pokeball — we believe that the world’s quota for Pokemon-themed proposals has just been filled.
By the way, it was super effective. See the moment after the break.
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Raichu cosplayer uses Marriage Proposal originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 14th, 2009 — Video Games
Ten years after the first Tony Hawk game, the smash skating series keeps innovating. What's new this time around?
November 14th, 2009 — Video Games
When it was released in the 1980s, the Atari 2600 game “The Music Machine” didn’t exactly tear up the charts.
November 14th, 2009 — Video Games
Styled after the two-dimensional Super Mario games of the late 80s, the newest in the Super Mario Bros. series bounces to store shelves this weekend.
November 14th, 2009 — Video Games
Does the new Call of Duty title score a direct hit?
November 14th, 2009 — Video Games
Adventure… excitement… an iPhone craves not these things. Or does it? These apps will bring you danger and derring-do aplenty.
November 14th, 2009 — Video Games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smashed records, generating $310 million in 24 hours in North America and the U.K.
November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich recently told Industry Gamers that the low sales reported by NPD in October can be attributed mainly to casual gamers. Specifically, he placed the blame on “non-traditional and casual gamers who have failed to make follow-up purchases.” Conversely, Divnich said that core game sales have been “quite healthy” throughout 2009. So, what can drive casual gamers back to the cash register? “it will take the introduction of some new style of gameplay or peripheral before we see a resurgence in the casual and non-traditional markets,” said Divnich, noting that his company expects a new DS to arrive in 2010 (presumably a next generation model, not another redesign). In addition, Divnich believes that Microsoft’s Project Natal could reinvigorate interest in motion-controlled gaming among both core and casual gamers.
Divnich also reiterated his belief that the Wii will remain on top for the rest of the year. He also thinks the PS3 could outsell the Xbox 360 over the holidays. He did note, however, that PS3 sales are “declining much faster post-price drop than the Xbx 360,” suggesting that it’s too early to claim any definite winners in the long run.
EEDAR: Blame low industry sales on casual gamers originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
As much as we’d like to think Mario is an accredited doctor with the papers to back it up (that University of Phoenix diploma above might as well be toilet paper), the dude is just a plumber in a white lab coat. Unlike most practitioners, he’s willing to throw pills at any problem and can only really deal with two issues: the chills and fever. Nothing makes this more evident than the video made by College Humor user Brentalfloss, which adds lyrics to the Dr. Mario theme … and some kinda disturbing imagery, too. Check it out at your own risk!
[Thanks, Adrian!]
Source – Dr. Mario with Lyrics (probably NSFW)
Video: Dr. Mario kinda doesn’t know what he’s doing originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
We finally understand why James Cameron spoke for nine-and-a-half hours about his upcoming film/game, Avatar, during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference earlier this year. Without the context provided during his lengthy diatribe, we’d have absolutely no idea what was going on in the above gameplay trailer for his long overdue film’s video game adaptation. However, now we understand perfectly: A blue alien guy is murdering humans with primitive weapons.
Now wait just a second. Let’s forget the fact that when one brings a knife (or in this case, a long, spiked club) to a gun fight, one rarely claims victory. Instead, let’s focus on the fact that Mr. Cameron wants us to root against humanity. “Oh, but they’re polluting their planet,” you might cry. No, they’re doing their job. That’s a thing humans have to do from time to time. They don’t have the freedom to skip around lush jungles all day, riding around on pterodactyls. They have responsibilities, and we’re not really comfortable with playing as the turquoise-toned authors of their eradication for that reason alone.
Avatar gameplay trailer shows off blue guy’s athleticism originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
According to Gear Live, Best Buy’s Black Friday 2009 ad circular has been leaked, and all the deals have been revealed. Gamers have quite a bit to look forward to, specifically some decent hardware bundles and heavily discounted games. The console deals include a PS3 with Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time and LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year Edition for $299, as well as a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite bundle with four (thus far unidentified) games for $299. Also up for grabs will be Brain Age or Mario DSi bundles for $169.99 with a free $20 gift card.
Several recent Xbox 360 and PS3 releases will be on sale for $34.99, including Brütal Legend, Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age. Many older titles will be $20 or less. Meanwhile, several Wii titles will be reduced to $14.99, while certain DS titles will drop to $9.99 or less. Hit the source link for the full (and still rumored) set of deals. We’ve contacted Best Buy to verify the ad.
Update: Best Buy has responded to Joystiq about the ad, saying, “As a matter of company policy, Best Buy does not comment on rumor and speculation and so we are unable to confirm if our Black Friday insert has leaked.”
Rumor: Best Buy’s 2009 Black Friday deals originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Today, on the European Wii Shop, Hudson follows up its surprisingly successful My Aquarium with more animals to take care of. Also on WiiWare, Nintendo’s still-weird Balance Board-equipped Rock N’ Roll Climber, whose rock-climbing/air-guitar concept, and whose non-standard apostrophe use we’ll never get used to.
The big draw for us is the arcade brawler version of Ninja Gaiden, which seems fresh to us after 20 years of dodging eagles in the NES game.
- My Zoo (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Rock N’ Roll Climber (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Ninja Gaiden (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- A Little Bit Of …. Nintendo Touch Golf (DSiWare, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: My Zoo, Ninja Gaiden, Rock N’ Roll Climber originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 14th, 2009 — Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Nintendo DSi
Like it has for past Ace Attorney games, Capcom has prepared a demo of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. This demo seems even more relevant than past offerings, since aspects of the game other than the names on the text windows have changed. This demo will give you the opportunity to examine Edgeworth’s office with the new point-and-click interface, connect evidence with the new “Logic” system, and become impatient with Detective Gumshoe.
It doesn’t take a brilliant deductive mind with excellent taste in cravats to puzzle out that this demo contains spoilers, since it reproduces the first scene in the game. However, we suspect that you won’t be able to resist, after almost two years of no Ace Attorney games.
Investigate a Flash demo of Miles Edgeworth’s new game originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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