I finally played Sonic Colours on Wii last night. Hard though this is to believe, it's actually really good. It is, honest.
But it will in 2011
Kinect's voice recognition works a treat as long as you live in a supported country and speak a particular language – at the moment English, Mexican Spanish and Japanese. Not all varieties of English are accepted though, as Australians and New Zealanders are about to find when the sensor launches there without voice commands.
Diminutive Geordie rascals Ant and Dec have been a staple of Nintendo's advertising campaigns for a while now, so it's no surprise to see them turn up again to promote Donkey Kong Country Returns with a series of web videos.
Update: or is it?
Update: Nintendo UK has contacted Eurogamer to state that, in fact, Wii Speak has not been discontinued.
Free app for Japan
Based on his previous games, Shigeru Miyamoto's first DSiWare application could have been a handy guide for finding a local plumber, gardener or dog-walker, but instead it's a handy tool for creating and listening audio guides for museums, journeys and almost anything else.
Two consecutive months of growth for sector
Whilst sales of hardware and software are down across the board compared to the same period last year, one area of the industry that is growing is accessories, thanks in no small part to Sony's new motion controller. Move grew the sector in September and it's done so again in October, according to figures posted by the NPD Group.
Bond does the business
GoldenEye 007 had a strong start to its campaign across the UK, selling twice as many units as Blood Stone, and naturally Nintendo is quick to champion the game as proof that core games can succeed on Wii.
Now this is technology
The GameBoy Advance belongs to a simpler time, when buttons were king. That's why it's so great to see a video of GBA title Rhythm Heaven played in a way we're fairly certain the developers never considered.
Nearly time to cut the cheese
Funky Lab Rat takes that classic situation – a laboratory rat capable of manipulating time – and places it in a 2D puzzle-platformer where the titular rodent must use his incredible powers to solve a wide range of physics-based puzzles on his way to the exit of each level.
We know that Kinect had a successful launch worldwide, but in the UK it made a major impact on hardware sales, doubling the Xbox 360's previous week figures and putting it top of the home console sales leaderboard.
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