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  • Nintendo Japan Announces New Wii VC Games

    Nintendo Japan Announces New Wii VC Games

    Although the following list is straight from Nintendo Japan, U.S. Wii owners should feel confident that some (if not all) of the games should make it stateside in the near future as well. I’d say the biggest one for me out of the list is […]

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  • Take 5: Annoying NES Games

    Take 5: Annoying NES Games

    My latest Take 5 article for the Lansing Noise is available here on the Noise’s website. The topic of this month’s article is the five most annoying NES games that are in my library. The subject came about after my wife and I got a […]

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  • What Did You Get This Holiday Weekend?

    What Did You Get This Holiday Weekend?

    Since the holidays are over and the gift giving finished, I’m back in town and at the helm. I decided that this week we would change our weekly “What Did You Play This Weekend” column to “what did you get.” This will let all of […]

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  • Is Interest for the PlayStation 3 Waning?

    Is Interest for the PlayStation 3 Waning?

    I’m writing this article tonight because something odd happened that I never expected. I found PlayStation 3 systems out in the wild! Last night I was at Target about five or six at night and I went back to the video game department. I was […]

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  • Xbox 360 Warranties Extended

    Xbox 360 Warranties Extended

    Last week we ran a story detailing how many people were experiencing issues resulting from installing the latest update on their Xbox 360s. The issue was so severe that a class action lawsuit had started against Microsoft and things were beginning to look ugly. Well […]

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  • <i>Tomb Raider Anniversary</i> Debut Trailer

    Tomb Raider Anniversary Debut Trailer

    Scheduled to hit sometime next year, the folks at Crystal Dynamics are poised to release a rehash of the original Tomb Raider for its tenth anniversary. Of course, technology has improved quite a bit over the past decade and as a result the team will […]

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  • It’s Alive!  The Wii’s Opera Browser that is.

    It’s Alive! The Wii’s Opera Browser that is.

    The Opera browser for the Nintendo Wii is now available in the shop channel for all of you interested in browsing the net on your Wii. This is a free download but will take up as much memory as downloading a Virtual console game. So […]

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  • <i>Halo 3</i> Brute Video Live

    Halo 3 Brute Video Live

    Bungie released a video documentary on the transformation taking place on the Brutes from the hairy gorilla meatshields they were in Halo 2 to a more refined, tactical opponent in Halo 3. This video is available on Xbox Live Marketplace in high-definition for free, or […]

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  • <i>VF5</i> Also Headed to Xbox 360

    VF5 Also Headed to Xbox 360

    So a mere two days ago, Sega announced that in honor of VGBlogger the PS3’s first fighting title, Virtual Fighter 5, would ship on my birthday. Okay, this may just be a coincidence. Anyway, to follow up that bit of information, today Sega sent out […]

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  • Wii Forecast Channel now Available

    Wii Forecast Channel now Available

    So my wife and I woke up this morning and she noticed that the slot on my Wii was pulsating blue. This usually means that one of my friends sent me a message and it’s available for me to pick up the next time I […]

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