1. New Nintendo Power arrived today, a little later than usual for them. I’ll inspect it later and report on any tantalizing tidbits of… er… stuff here later.
2. Atomic Fire has a small piece on the successor to the Rockman.EXE anime, based on the upcoming DS game Ryuusei no Rockman.I really have no opinion on this, as I’m still waiting to be able to see Rockman.EXE Stream, Beast, and Beast+. Good for them, I guess.Wait, no, I do have an opinion, and it’s “dammit, why can’t we get a frickin’ ZX anime going around here?”
3. A Short History of LucasArts.Good as their games are, can’t help but wonder when they’re going to run the Star Wars well dry, though. Canning Sam & Max doesn’t help broaden horizons, though at least Mercenaries is kind of neat.
4. Details on Wii controls for THQ games. Avatar and Spongebob Squarepants sound like the most interesting(read: less “duh” ideas) applications of the controller.
5. Heh, looks like Google thought for awhile that “Wii” meant “World War II.”
6. I don’t mind Nintendo being secretive and all, it seems to serve them well. But for God’s sake, can’t we at least get some new screenshots from Wii titles before launch?…it’s not like there’s an abundance as-is. Can’t we get Excitetruck going over a different hill or splashing through mud or something?Sakes…
7. Remember Super Mario Adventures? I do so love that comic. Seems GoNintendo is providing it, piece by piece.Myself, I want a reprint that features the last comic with Wario and Mario fighting for the Samus doll that Peach wants.And speaking of Peach, did anyone else ever notice so long ago how many buildings in that comic had pictures of peaches on them, and wonder what that was all about? Well, I guess now we know.
8. Awesome, we finally have some pics of the new Nintendo Happy Meal toys coming out soon….eh, not bad, but I think past offerings have been better. I mean, how do you beat the Mario action figure from Wendy’s, huh?
9. Game Informer had an interesting little chat with some various localizers from different companies, including Nintendo. This is some of the interesting bits that came up regarding The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
10. So… about that Wii Resident Evil title?I don’t even know anymore.
11. Finally, a benefit to living in Canada that isn’t health care or poutine.I’d seen the Star Fox Assault/Battalion Wars one at EB for awhile now, but that last one, Donkey Konga 2/Donkey Kong Jungle Beat might tickle my fancy.
12. Seems Penny Arcade was quoted at PAX this weekend as saying that the PS3 launch pricetage was “some grade-A bullshit.”Followed by applause.
13. Hah, Kotaku just killed the Revolution.
14. You know ‘em. You hate ‘em.First, they cost you money, and then, they cost you even MORE money.They are games that break your joystick.

    Of course, these aren’t counting the ones that inspire acts of violence not due to content, but due to mind-blowing difficulty and/or cheapness.

    That should get a list all its own.

15. If you love Resident Evil, and have a grand to blow, then maybe you should swing yon eyes over at this auction.That’s right, for 100,000 copperheaded Abe Lincolns, you can have a factory-sealed longbox-version PlayStation 1 copy of the very first Resident Evil game by Capcom.Go ahead, you know you want to.
16. Wow, what a bunch of blow-hards.
17. Wow, so not only was there Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest launched today(the dates got switched on Kotaku), but Bill Gates has one of the best lines ever:“Microsoft announces their Xbox will not make it to Japan until February 22, 2002. Bill Gates was quoted, ‘We could’ve launched the Xbox for Japan in 1980, but they still wouldn’t have bought the thing! They just hate us over there. So we’re really not too worried about the delay.’”
18. Press The Buttons takes a neat look at the idea of video game stories such as those of Zelda and Mario being used as Fairy Tales of the next generation.Incidently, I’ve got my own sort of ideas behind some games I’d love to bring to the forefront someday. But anyway, the concept is an interesting one.
19. Even though I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan in the world, this news still excites me just a bit, as the dream of a Wii Star Wars title seems to inch a little closer to being a reality.

LBD “Nytetrayn”

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