InFormers: Robots in the News

1. So Paramount had this big event to show off the launch of TransFormers: The Movie on DVD and HD-DVD, but the bigger news is that Optimus Prime himself, Peter Cullen, was in attendance, answering questions and more.
2. Wal-Mart’s version of the DVD came with a special animated prequel to the film itself called Beginnings, and you can find out whether it’s worth your dollars or not by reading the summary.
3. Any good DVD release has plenty of Easter Eggs, and TransFormers evidently does not disappoint. Click here to see how to access a few.

Video Power

1. Well, according to Capcom, there should be a new website for Bionic Commando, but it doesn’t seem to want to work for me. Guess I’ll have to check back later.
2. Ah, now here’s a subject near and dear to my heart, and Racketboy’s newest “Stunning Game Artwork” installment: Mega Man!Though in my experience, finding good Mega Man fanart isn’t THAT hard…
3. There has been some slight stirring about the portrayal of the war in Halo 3‘s commercials, the question being if it’s right to depict a fictitious war in such a fashion.In a new AMN editorial, a similar question arises: Is it right to play a war game set in a modern setting?
4. ScrewAttack has a new Top Ten, as they explore the best NES games.The Master of the 8-bit Universe had so many unbelievable classics that we almost had to make it a Top 50 list.

   Yeah, no kidding. This ought to be interesting, to say the least. And I decline comment on the ignorance displayed in their main gripes with #4 and #1.

   So many great games, so many great memories.

5. GameSpot has added a ton of character artwork for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, and in good quality, too.Click here for many of the same, plus a cool “alternate” box art.
6. I wanted to link to Games Radar’s 10 greatest badasses, but the exclusion of Bill Rizer lead me to believe that the article was not worthy….what’s that? I did just link it? Aww, damn.

   Oh well. The last entry on the list made me laugh, anyway.

7. Wow, a whole 30 minutes of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 footage? If you’re good for it, then here you go.
8. You’ve gotta love Iwata; he’s just so damned different from his predecessor.I mean, if you’re familiar with Yamauchi, could you EVER imagine him conducting interviews with developers working for Nintendo, like this one for Super Mario Galaxy? I sure couldn’t.
9. One thing that I’ve always loved about Nintendo is how, while they do make some big corporate decisions that piss me off, when you get down to a more personal level, they seem to have a genuine care for their customers. Sure, it’s business, and they’re a big corporation, but let’s face it, there are plenty of companies that’ll tell you to shove off if you experience a problem after they have your money.But here, we have a case wherein someone didn’t even have a problem with a purchase, so to speak. They just wanted to know what was with Nintendo’s decision for the exclusivity of Chibi Robo: Park Patrol. And a Nintendo rep called them back to tell them about it!

   Definitely better than the runaround so many people get when their Xbox 360 gets red-ringed.

   I saw on GameSpot a user-video where the person in question was encouraging people to call Nintendo’s Consumer Service number (1-800-255-3700, I know it by heart, isn’t that sad? That’s what happens when you grow up without friends.) to kindly request that Ryan Drummond, the voice of Sonic in the earlier GameCube/Dreamcast outtings, be used to provide the voice of Sonic in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And while it might be too late for that one (unless this is what the delay is all about, ha. Ha. Ha.), I know some people are also concerned of the direction Nintendo Power magazine might take under Future, specifically that remark involving “young men” or somesuch.

   If you’re worried? Give ‘em a call! Hell, complain about the price hike on the Nintendo Power subscription prices in Canada, too, while you’re at it! You never know what might happen.

   And check the comments in the link for more tales to astonish.

10. Hmm, a $20 Wii remote charger. That’s something to consider, and RMC recommends it…
11. Some fun notes from Nintendo’s Nate Bihldorff about the voice work going into Super Smash Bros. Brawl and more.
12. While Chris Kohler at Game|Life feels that Duck Amuck wasn’t all it’s quacked up to be, he did validate the game’s existence to me with the following:Daffy’s well-written one-liners are often excellent: at one point, Warner’s famous rabbit pops up on the screen, and he says, “I knew it: this game is full of Bugs!”

    Brilliant. Positively so.

13. Mario jack-o-lanterns? Those are cool, sure. But if you want something that REALLY looks wicked, try Wario on for size!But does it beat the Pik-a-lantern for sheer creepiness? I think so.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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