From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Games shipping the week of August 23rd, 2010 – Not a whole lot of interest this week, unless Mafia II makes you feel tingly. I’m more interested in Ivy the Kiwi?, myself. Well, that, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Video Game.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

The Nintendo Download – 8/23/10, plus thoughts on Virtual Console from Vic Ireland – Finally! Something new on Virtual Console! And it’s an NES game priced for 100 points more than the average… the hell?

And Yet It Moves looks cool, too, but I’d rather there was a demo before dropping 1,000 Wii Points on it.

From The Mega Man Network:

Dr. Wily Prepares for the Next Game; Plus: More Mega Man & Wario – Nine WarioWare: D.I.Y. games depict the labor Dr. Wily must partake in before a new Mega Man game comes out. Plus, the odd relation between Wario and… Dr. Light?

A Little Look at Kotobukiya Rockman’s Detailing – Those eyes… those eyes!!

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

Taking a little time from working on RipTen regular to work on a feature… the past two days have been lacking in that department. Here’s the rest of what I’ve been working on:

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Decorate your Xbox LIVE Avatar with Scott Pilgrim – Shirts, outfits, gear, and a possible impending lawsuit from Nintendo await within.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

Super Mario Bros. movie gets DVD re-release – Thanks to , I have no need for this. But if anyone else ever wanted to own a copy of what essentially is to Super Mario Bros. what “SatAM” is to Sonic the Hedgehog (only far less revered), now you have the chance.

Don’t expect much conversation from Link in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – People may soon learn more than they ever wanted to know about Samus, but don’t worry; Link is going to keep the meaning of “hyah!” and “gyaiiii!!!” to himself.

Super Mario Bros. 3 and the wide world of Nintendo’s e-Reader – Seriously, it may not be a crime for Nintendo to withhold all of the great e-Reader stuff from us, but it should be. Admittedly, they did try to give it to us, and we pretty much rejected it… but come on. The requirements were a bit much. Couldn’t they have at least put a cartridge slot on that thing?

Hopefully they won’t let the investment in developing it go to waste, and release it as a WiiWare or DSiWare title of sorts. Or they can follow Capcom’s example with Mega Man Zero Collection, and release the entire thing on the DS, e-Reader stuff included.

From The Mega Man Network:

Amazing Robot Master Collage is Amazing – Gobs of Robot Master goodness, and all in the Powered Up style, too!

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

From RipTen:

Games for Kids, Then and Now – Once upon a time, there didn’t really seem to be games for kids, or games for adults. There were just games, and though kids were the majority, everyone played them. But now…

Bizarre Xbox 360 Glitch Unlocks Five XBLA Games – An interesting bug from a popular but unsurprising source. Just don’t expect us to tell you how to do it.

Analyst Increases Q4 Kinect Sales Prediction to 4 Million

What is Wrong with This Picture? – Seems as though the consoles aren’t the only thing that’s a little messed up at Microsoft.

Blast from the Past: SEGA Master System Ads – Courtesy of The Retroist, we have one print ad and one television ad from SEGA’s pseudo-glorious 8-bit era. Personally, I always loved the box style they had back then.

Name That Game! – Just a fun little way to end the week. My best score so far is 41,150 at level 167. How many can you get?

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Toronto video game deals for the week of August 13th to August 19th, 2010

From The Mega Man Network:

Scott Pilgrim’s Creator on “Being” Mega Man – Spoken like a true geek, Bryan Lee O’Malley talks about growing up “as Mega Man,” and what it’s like when your games are your life.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

Today was a little more productive. I hope tomorrow is even more so.

From RipTen:

New CSI Games? Ubisoft is on the Case… – This is perhaps my favorite of the day; click to see why. Even if you aren’t a fan of CSI, hopefully the show’s pop-culture relevance will allow you to get the joke.

PSP, Phone Home? – More power to them, I guess. I have no real interest in a PSP that’s also a phone. But then, I already have a first-model PSP and an iPhone, so I may actually be ahead of having a hybrid, at least in some way.

Father Ends Weekend Visit with Son by Stealing & Selling His Games – Class act, really. What bugs me most is that the local news which covered the story focused far more on the dad, and we don’t even know if the kid is getting his stuff back.

From the Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Learn the fine art of making game music at chiptune workshop in Toronto this Sunday – I’d love to check this out for myself, despite not knowing the first thing about music. Alas, I have prior commitments.

Take on Toronto in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – I posted this yesterday, but just in case anyone missed it. There’s a certain thrill to seeing a game based on where you live, and I hope that this one does it justice.

From the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

Nintendo provides new super challenges for New Super Mario Bros. Wii players – Nintendo, or at least Nintendo of Europe, has decided to inject some excitement into a little-known game called New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Unfortunately, doing so also tends to highlight the game’s lack of online leaderboards, Achievements, and the like, to say nothing of the Wii’s in general. Hopefully whatever comes next will bring something comparable.

Get Super Scribblenauts wallpaper now, “Adjectivized” headphones when you pre-order – Last year, pre-ordering Scribblenauts would yield Maxwell’s red rooster hat. This year, it yields his headphones. What comes next?

From The Mega Man Network:

A Little Mega Man Talk with Inafune

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

I’m not especially pleased with my output today.One person didn’t get back to me for one story, and it was decided another was unsuitable. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

RipTen:

Kinect Cannot Read Sign Language, Downgraded to Save Money

Toronto Video Game Examiner:

Take on Toronto in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Canada Nintendo Examiner:

Iwata Asks: Metroid: Other M

The Mega Man Network:

Kirby Krackle Says “Take It From Me”

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

Get one out before I take off for Otakon. From RipTen:

Gamers Have to Go for the Gold if They Want the Resident Evil 5 Move Experience

“I Pre-Ordered Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on PSN and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt”

THQ Introducing Another New WWE Franchise, But It’s Not “Online”

And on the Canada Nintendo Examiner:

See Archie’s Sonic artist render some classic Nintendo favorites

–LBD “Nytetrayn”