Date archives for December, 2011

December 1st, 2011
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YouTube, the fact you now give a URL before the video finishes uploading makes me love you a whole lot more.



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Reggie: Virtual Console on Wii Isn’t Dead

It's been over three months since the Wii received a new Virtual Console game in North America, and close to a staggering six months since Europe got a new old game to play with, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime wants to assure you the service isn't dead.

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A new record: two races before disconnection. I'm only doing it so I can make the @nintendolife community :\



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Nintendo Download: 1st December 2011 (North America)

First of the month and no returns

After today there are just four more Nintendo Downloads left in 2011, so let's see what Nintendo has in store to kick off this final month of the year.

3DS Virtual Console

Adventure Island (Game Boy, Hudson, $3.99) — Master Higgins makes it across the pond four weeks after his European appearance. Read our Adventure Island review to see how the little chap holds up on 3DS.

DSiWare

Double Bloob (Bloober Team, 500pts) — A contender for worst game name on DSiWare — a service that features Mega Words, remember — this is a cartoony shooter played vertically. The game was originally announced for DS way back in 2007, making it nearly as overdue as Bloober Team's own Last Flight. We'll have a review soon.

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I take it back: I just completed one race, THEN got disconnected.



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Aonuma: Wii U Zelda Will Challenge Series Conventions

"Expect big things"

We've only had a few weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, but already series producer Eiji Aonuma is thinking about Zelda on Wii U.

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Mario Kart 7 online is rubbish. Haven't finished any of my 10 races so far.



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HandyNES Is a Portable NES and That’s Cool Enough

And we want one

Getting ten free NES games as part of the 3DS Ambassador program is good, but for some inexplicable reason the 3DS doesn't take original NES carts. This baffling oversight may never be corrected, but at least talented modder LovableChevy has created a portable NES to give 8-bit gamers on the go a reason to be cheerful.

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Five attempts at Mario Kart online and five disconnections. Not a good record so far.



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I'll be dressing as a hobo Terry Bogard RT @wyp100: Tomorrow is the first National ‘Dress Like a Videogame Character Day’. Didn't you know?


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