Archive for the 'Video Games' Category

DSi Software is Region Locked. Nintendo Just Screwed Themselves.

Monday, October 6th, 2008

What the fuck, Nintendo? You had a good thing going with the original DS and part of that good thing was giving gamers the option to import all the awesome games that you wouldn’t let us have in other regions. Ouendan, Bangai Spirits O, Band Brothers just to name a few, even though we go [...]

Super Mario Bros. 3 External Hard Drive

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Plug-and-play external hard drives are pretty damn convenient, but let’s face it, some of them can be downright ugly. Etsy seller NesBox set out to change all that by modding his own portable hard drive that would appeal to the most refined of geek pallets.

I recently purchased an external drive and was disappointed with the [...]

Mega Man 9 Downloadable Content Drops This Week

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Capcom’s just released the first downloadable packs for Mega Man 9 on the Wii today. First up is the Endless Attack mode where you play one long level that gets increasingly difficult as you progress. You’ll be able to track the records of other players through the Rankings page.
There’s also the new Proto Man download. [...]

New Resident Evil 5 Screens Shots!

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

At albotas headquarters we are all excited for Resident Evil 5! If you are just as excited, here are some new screen shots to get you even more excited and probably make you a little wet. If you weren’t excited and you still aren’t after you see these . . . GET THE STICK OUT [...]

Atlus Faithful Exclusive: Persona 4 Teddie

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

If you are a member of Atlus Faithful you will have a chance of winning Teddie, one of the Persona 4 stars. He is soft, cuddly and looking for a home. Atlus will be randomly sending 15 lucky Atlus Faithful-ites a Teddie plush! If you are not a Atlus Faithful-ites you can sign up here. [...]

Ninjatown Tour Arrives This Friday In NYC

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

The Ninatown Sneak Peek Tour will be at My Plastic Heart TODAY from 5-8 PM. There will be several Nintendo DS with playable versions of Ninjatown so you can try the game out BEFORE the game is released! There will also be Shawnimal wood cutouts, drawings [...]

Trailer Time: Punch Out!! Wii

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Fuck. Yes. Little Mac is back in the ring and so are all the greats like King Hippo and Soda Popinski, but I wouldn’t count on Mike Tyson showing up. Everyone saw a new Punch Out! coming all the way from the Wii’s launch, but it’s finally been confirmed. Let’s just hope it doesn’t disappoint.
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Play Wii Fit With A Japanese Maid For $25

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

For $25 (per 30 minutes) you can play Wii Fit with a Japanese Maid, at the Akihabara’s Refresh Club.
Wii Fit + Cute Asian chicks + French Maid outfits = WIN!!! Who wouldn’t want to play with a Japanese maid? Even if it costs you $25 per half hour? I sure as hell would!!!
The owner of [...]

Nintendo U.S. Press Event Roundup: Wii Speak Channel, Club Nintendo, No DSi Until mid/late 2009

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The North American Nintendo press event took place today. Here’s the big news.

America will FINALLY be getting Club Nintendo. Nintendo customers will get points for buying products and filling out surveys and the points can be exchanged for exclusive gear in the CLub Nintendo catalog.
The Wii Speak channel drops next month. If you buy a [...]

Gears of War 2 Zune LOOKS awesome, but it’s still a ZUNE.

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Microsoft will be releasing a limited edition Gears of War 2 120GB Zune on November 11th, the same day that Gears of War 2 comes out for the 360. There’s a laser-etched logo on the back and it comes pre-loaded with GOW stuff like the soundtrack, videos, wallpapers, etc. Pretty awesome if you’re looking for [...]

Underage Witch-groping Game On Sale for $19.99 at PlayAsia

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

That’s right, Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO, the DS game that lets you inapropriately fondle high school girls with your stylus to find out if they’re witches is on sale for only $20 over at PlayAsia. The sale is only good for 5 more days and it’s quite the bargain considering it’s an import title [...]

First Official Pics Of The New DSi

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The earlier rumors of an updated DS with a built-in camera were confirmed at Nintendo’s fall press event in Japan. The new-and-improved DSi features a 3 Megapixel camera on the front, and a video camera in the middle next to the microphone. Although there’s no slot for GBA games, there’s a slot for an SD [...]

Nintendo Announces New DSi, DSiShop, DSiWare, and Wii Storage Solution

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Nintendo’s currently holding their press Fall Press Conference in Japan and I’m flip-flopping between Kotaku and Engadget’s liveblogs. More details as they emerge, so you might wanna’ keep your finger on that refresh button.
SPECS:

No GBA slot
SD slot
INTERNAL MEMORY!!! OH SHIT!
Not one, but two cameras, one is VGA res
12% thinner
3.25 inch screens (17% bigger!)

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Built-in web browser [...]

Pac Man Poufman Seats

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Once again someone is taking Pac Man’s face and putting it on their product to make some money. If Pac Man freaked out about the Pac Man couture dress, I can’t imagine how he is going to react to these seats! I think they are super awesome and I would love to put these in [...]

Pac Man & Ghosts Invade Giles Deacon Runway Show, Several Models Were Eaten!

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Pac Man and the Ghosts found out Giles Deacon designed a Pac Man couture dress, without Pac Man’s permission. Since there wasn’t enough time to get lawyers involved Pac Man decided to take matters into his own hands . . . or mouth. Allegedly, Pac Man and the ghosts formed a temporary truce, gathered some [...]