Nintendo Wii Reviews

Video Games aren't for everyone. Candace makes a big effort to engage in only "unplugged" play. Her little girl watches almost no tv, and I highly doubt she'll be playing video games anytime soon. While I embrace the unplugged play philosophy in theory, I see a lot of value in video games as well. I have many happy memories of playing games on the original Atari system with my brother, and I've made my living in the dot com world. So Candace was amused- but probably not shocked since she's kn

Editing the video games section of GIANT is a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. After meticulously playing every game from 2008, I complied a “best of the best” list of must have titles from this year. Check them out here: Best Third Person Shooter: Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) Epic’s gritty anti-alien adventure not only expanded the Gears saga, but also refined the elements that made the original so great. The guts, guns and gory-glory were ever present, and the lengthy campaign and

Is the video game industry recession proof? At a time when retailers are struggling to sell merchandise leading up to Christmas less than one month away, video game makers have seen great success selling game consoles and video games. Recently, October video game sales were up 18 percent -- up to $1.31 billion from $1.12 billion -- from the same time last year. Fable II led the way in October with 790,000 units sold throughout the month. The Nintendo Wii continued its domination of the consol

Are Video Games to blame for child obesity? yeah in most cases, they certainly did not play a big help in the fight against obesity. But There is one video game system that does, and that is The Nintendo Wii. The Nintendo Wii only allows you to play a game by moving your body. Thanks to the Wii you dont need to hit the courts for a fun workout.

(Video Link) A demonstration of several Wii games being marketed to rednecks, such as Drinkin’ Alone and Horsin’ Around. From College Humor, 2 minutes and 24 seconds long. HT: Urlesque

Viz Anthologies Cover Video Games, Include Girls Posted by Johanna on October 30, 2008 at 7:59 am Category: Manga News The December issues of Viz’s manga anthologies Shonen Jump (on sale November 4) and Shojo Beat (on sale November 18) will include coverage of video games. As they say in their press release: There is a strong inter-relationship between manga, anime and video gaming, as one genre often influences the others; millions of manga and anime fans across North America are also av

A new Ad by the Obama Campaign encourages Americans to take election day off and vote instead of playing video games. I wonder if this is the message that appears on all of the Burnout Paradise ads that they’ve been buying up lately? VIdeo and speculation after the break. First, here’s the video. Did you spot it? At about the 6 second mark, a Wii mote is emblazoned upon the screen, with the caption ‘YOU CAN’T MAKE HISTORY FROM HERE’. Yet why not a DualShock3 or a 360 controller? It’s