Games
New Xbox 360 Hori Stick
The pre-release of this Hori stick officially dubbed the “Fighting Stick EX2” will be hitting the stores next month August 7th for around $60. The joystick is wired and features a headphone port for all the Xbox live shit talkers.
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass a Must Buy?
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DS has been getting great reviews from many who have had a change to play. The Japanese publication Famitsu gave it a 39 out of 40. Today MTV E3 Game Critics Awards named Phantom Hourglass “Best in Show” at E3 beating out big games like Call of Duty 4, Rock Band, Super Mario Galaxy and such. “on paper I would have expected an all...[Read More]
Sony to Release New Slimmer PSP-2000
Sony will be releasing a slimmer PSP at a €169 price point, phasing out the older bigger models. side from being released in multiple colors the new slimmer version will be 9 percent slimmer and 33 percent lighter. It will also have more RAM built in the unit to improve load-time on games. Other features include being able to charge while transferring data via USB from a PS3 and the inclusion of v...[Read More]
Portable Wii Screen
Released in Japan this 14,800 yen (roughly $140) portable Wii screen has a built in sensor bar. I cant imagine using it on anything with waggle controls or any thing other than maybe Smash Bros. Brawl, Virtual Console games, or Mario Kart Wii when it’s released next year. More pics.
PS3 Sells 1 Million Consoles in Japan… FINALY!
Sony has sold 1,010,492 PS3 units as of July 15th. As of July 1st the Nintendo Wii has nearly quadrupled PS3 sales with 2,874,495 sold in Japan. Xbox 360 is last with only 413,032 console units sold in Japan through June 24/07.
NO Widescreen for HD Streetfighter II Remix
According to the official Capcom blog there are no plans right now to include true wide screen support on the upcoming Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for XBox 360 and Ps3. HD anything without widescreen support just sounds dumb to me. In a recent Official Capcom blog update this was posted: – The game will display in a 4:3 aspect ratio as the original version did. I’ve been reading some in...[Read More]
Contra 4 DS Looks Promising
Video no longer available (originally hosted on GameTrailers). After Konami showed the game at E3 those that had a chance to play the game are reporting the like what they saw and look forward to the release. This followup to the classic 2D, side-scrolling action game will feature 2 player co-op and dual screen action on the DS with a few new includes like a grappling hook.
Bleach coming to Nintendo Wii & DS in English
The Japanese anime hit Bleach is on the way to the US and finally in English thanks to SEGA. Here are some screens of the Wii and DS versions. Word is that the US versions will have content cut from the Bleach games now released in Japan as the episodes dubbed in English currently running on Cartoon Network is far behind the actual series running in Japan. Details of what may be cut has not yet be...[Read More]
A Better Wii Zapper?
For those not exactly happy with the huge two hand zapper announced at E3 last week here is another option from Penguin united.