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Welcome to the future of gaming

Don’t look at me with that dumbstruck look on your face. We have to discuss the next set of “Next-Gen” consoles to emerge out of the big N and Sony. It’s what gamers are talking about, and I’m completely in love with Wii already. So without further ado, let’s get down to buisness.
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All Your Game Are Belong To Nintendo

A glance at the lowlights and highlights of Nintendo’s home video game console history
Since the launch of the Nintendo 64 in mid-to-late 1996 (or early 1997, depending on whether you live in North America, Japan or Europe), Nintendo have repeatedly struggled in their attempts to gain their previous stronghold authority in the video game industry. […]

Wii to be released earlier than PlayStation 3?

What we know: the PlayStation 3 release date has been confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment as being November 17th, 2006. The company has also been frank about the seemingly high price band we are to expect to have to pay for the console (or should we say, the computer) - $499 and $599 (pricing in […]

Why the Nintendo Wii is so-called

Why is the Wii called Wii?
Much of the suggestion and conjecture surrounding the Wii has sprouted from the change of name, from the slightly tame ‘Revolution’, to the much more thought provoking and (almost) surreal ‘Wii’. One might wonder why Nintendo have changed from a rather standard codename, to a bizarre alternative. Wii is pronounced […]

Apple to buy Nintendo?

( Games and Nintendo Wii and Mac )

There are rumours currently flying around that Nintendo, one of the worlds largest video game companies, may be bought out by the Rolls-Royce of personal computers, Apple Computer Inc.
There have been recent murmerings from Apple that they wish to move into the lucrative gaming arena, and a move for in-fashion Nintendo may be the […]

Final Fantasy XII-2 on the horizon?

At a Square-Enix press conference on the 8th of May, 2006, the company behind many popular roleplaying game series’ (RPG) such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, announced that there would be a new game released (well, 3 or more actually) on the PlayStation 3, named Final Fantasy XIII (13). As well as this, the […]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Preview

“THE ALL-STAR BRAWL IS ON!”
Nintendo hopes to improve on the near-perfect mega-hit that is Super Smash Bros. Melee. Two games on two different consoles with the second being so well-tuned and refined, some call Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) the best fighting game ever. So what is Nintendo up to in the Mushroom Kingdom?
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Nintendo Wii: Graphically superior?

Ever since the impressive showing of the bizarrely named Nintendo Wii at this years E3, gaming websites and blogs have been congratulating Nintendo on a highly innovative video game console.
It seems that not only do Nintendo wish to innovate in terms of design, controller and even name, but they are set to take control of […]