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News: Konami Announces WiiWare Plans for Europe

WiiWare | Latest Updates — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:48:00 +0000

DRiiFT MANIA this month, Contra Rebirth in August.

News: Incoming! Coming to WiiWare in July

WiiWare | Latest Updates — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:40:00 +0000

JV Games’ strategy-combat game headed to WiiWare soon.

Three games to light up your 4th

Randy Nelson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

The founding of a nation is pretty significant and well worth getting excited about. The best way to display said excitement is, of course, with massive, colorful airborne explosions, a.k.a. fireworks. Tomorrow night, towns across the USA will be putting on fireworks displays, big and small -- but why should you have to wait for it to get dark? The games you'll find after the break will let you get all explode-y from the comfort of your living room, without the charred mess and frantic 911 call. So, put on your favorite patriotic tune (it's "The Stars & Stripes Forever" for us) and make with the clicking!

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E3 2009: Nintendo Announcements

Cadelaf — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:07:38 +0000

The E3 2009 media briefing in Los Angeles, California, fields announcements on Super Mario Wii, Metroid: Other M, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii Fit Plus.

Visceral explains the controls of Dead Space Extraction

Andrew Yoon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:00 +0000

"Working on the Nintendo Wii was a pretty exciting thing for us. We were excited about the unique controls and what they brought to the gamer," explains Steve Papoutsis in this new dev diary. Extraction, the Wii-exclusive prequel to Dead Space, as with many Wii games, takes advantage of multiple control modes, depending on whether you use the Wii Remote or Zapper. Either way, the game utilizes some clever Wii-specific tricks, like switching to alt-fire by simply turning the controller on its side.

The footage showcased in the latest dev diary highlights some of the best visuals we've seen on Wii so far. One of the co-op segments highlighted in the video combines puzzle-solving and monster-blasting in a rather smartly designed (and terrifying) way. Even worse, the two players will have to switch off during the puzzle as enemies continue to jump in. With so many clever ideas being thrown about, Extraction may have a shot at making us all scream in terror.

Visceral explains the controls of Dead Space Extraction originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Interviews: BIT.TRIP CORE – Gaijin Games

WiiWare | Latest Updates — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:32:00 +0000

Gaijin Games talk about their upcoming BIT.TRIP CORE release.

Guitar Hero: World Tour gets punk rock DLC injection

David Hinkle — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:15:00 +0000

Break out those tattered jeans and torn up flannel, because Guitar Hero: World Tour is getting a new DLC pack for the punk in all of us. Dubbed the Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack, the download features three tunes from three separate well-known Epitaph artists. It may be a bit more on the mainstream side of punk, but they’re good tracks nonetheless.

Here’s what you’ll get (440 XBL / $5.49 PSN):

“21st Century Digital Boy” by Bad Religion ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points)
“Linoleum” by NOFX ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points)
“Ruby Soho” by Rancid ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points)

The track pack is available for download now in the US and Europe. Who’s about to rock? We may or may not salute you.

Guitar Hero: World Tour gets punk rock DLC injection originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sega 32X – Angry Video Game Nerd AVGN

Cadelaf — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:36:35 +0000

Episode #26 First aired: May 15, 2007

This is how you make a portable SNES

David Hinkle — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:15:00 +0000

We often want to play SNES, but our busy up-and-go lifestyle of blogging for Joystiq doesn't allow it. Thankfully, a modder over at Retroactive.be came up with a solution: the portable SNES you see above. Sure, it's not our first time seeing such a mod, but it is definitely one of the most stylish. Why, we haven't been so blown away since we've seen this same mod made out of wood!

Head past the break for a video showing off the device, then hit up our gallery below for some other impressive retro mods.

[Via Pocket Gamer]

Gallery: Retro Mods

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This is how you make a portable SNES originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Activision explains DJ Hero pricing, says game offers ‘tremendous value’

Ben Gilbert — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0000

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The retailer pricing of DJ Hero found recently -- $120 bucks! -- has some folks wondering why Activision may have upped the price for its usual game-plus-peripheral combo. The company has offered an ~~explanation~~ answer to Eurogamer, saying, "We believe that DJ Hero will provide tremendous value for our consumers by delivering an all-new interactive music experience with over 100 individual songs that are highlighted in over 80 unique mixes, a wide variety of ..."

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Sorry, we nodded off there for a minute. Between the $250 for The Beatles: Rock Band and another $120 for Tony Hawk: Ride, we're up late a lot, worrying about affording all these plastic game controllers -- and a bigger house to put them all in.

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