It’s a full house again this week, GaR returns from the netherworld of riding his bike, Wugga gets cornered at his own house, and well, I remembered.
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Archive for the ‘Wii’ Category
ButtonMasher Podcast #70
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Rock Band 3 This Year
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Harmonix/EA has announced to the world that Rock Band 3 will be coming out this holiday season as a worldwide release. Though can we really trust EA seeing what happened with the last two games? Perhaps they’ve learned the errors of their ways; Lego Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band have all turned up on time.
Not much else has been revealed but there has been rumours about Harmonix working on something educational, as in teaching music. With the Rock Band Network unavailable in New Zealand, I guess a new Rock Band is what we’ll have to take.
ButtonMasher Podcast #69
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Metro 2033 gets some airtime this week as we celebrate not being Russian. The conclusive post review summary of Bioshock 2 and plenty more Heavy Rain including a spoilatious section which you might want to avoid if still playing the game (we do give a fair warning in the pod)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Release & Trailer
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
We just can’t get enough of that Mario guy, 29 years later and he’s still popping up! Announced today by Nintendo, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is coming to stores near you, around May 23rd.
Super Mario Galaxy was probably the best Wii game I’ve played so Nintendo certainly have their work cut out for them. It looks like riding Yoshi will be a big focus this time around but if you want proof you can see the trailer for yourself, you guessed it, after the break.
Update: The UK PAL release is 11th June, so I’d expect the NZ release to be around then too.
Black Wii’s inbound
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
News today that Nintendo will be releasing Black Nintendo Wii Consoles in Australia (and presumably New Zealand) on March 11. By the looks of it the console bundle comes complete with everything you get with the current offering, just black. So if you were holding of buying one because it didn’t suit you decor you’ll be happy. Personally I think it’s about time for a price drop.
ButtonMasher Podcast #68
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010ButtonMasher Podcast #67
Monday, February 8th, 2010Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep Review (Wii)
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Only Nintendo could get away with releasing a ‘non-game’ title like Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep. Actually they have made a mountain of money with ‘non’-games’ on their DS and Wii platforms. Now don’t get me wrong, ‘non-games’ have just as much, if not more, entertainment value as the latest and greatest shooter or RPG, to the right person. What is it that makes a ‘non-game’ you ask? Well think along the lines of edutainment or interactive environments, something where time and direction have no real affect on the outcome. There is also no negatives for any of your actions, no shark bites or bends to worry about. How’s that for child friendly.
ButtonMasher Podcast #66
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
It’s that time of the week, and by that I mean the time, that I finally work up the gumption to edit and post the pod. This week we talk a fair bit about Aliens vs Predator and how GaR has been playing some Army of Two 40th Day.
Best of 2009 As Voted By Developers
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
If the Spike Video Game Awards weren’t your thing, the Game Developer’s Choice Awards nominees for 2009 have been chosen by 500 leading game creators. It’s a prestigious invite-only affair; why shouldn’t we rival the golden globes?
Uncharted 2 and Flower have received 7 nominations and 5 nominations respectively (Interestingly, these are both PS3 titles). Gabe Newell will also receive the Pioneer award for co-creating Steam and helping make breakthrough games such as Half-Life & Portal. The full list of nominees is posted below but you’ll have to wait until March to see the results!
