http://nintendo5star.blogspot.com/2010/04/flingsmash-why-did-i-miss-this-game.html
First seen on the Wii's 08/09 lineup, it's since slid into obscurity and remained something obscure when it was shown at the Nintendo Media Summit. I bet not many people have noticed this gem underneath Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid Other M and Monster Hunter Tri. Check this one out too. Cute characters + Wii MotionPlus = love. Click the link above for a full feature.
http://nintendo5star.blogspot.com/2010/04/brain-training-games-do-not-improve.html
I beg to differ. It may not improve the brain, but Dr. Kawashima's research goes way beyond the games. If it's only the brain training video games these people are after, they're making a huge oversight.
I swore I remembered before my lasy blog post, but then I forgot a few days later.....fail.
I missed my 4th anniversary on Gamespot by a whole week! I've ben here that long, and I have Nintendo games and all you guys to thank for making my online life that much better. :)
2006 to 2010. How long will I last here? ;)
http://nintendo5star.blogspot.com/2010/04/ivy-kiwi-feature.html
I keep looking for the most obscure of the obscure games ever made. And sometimes I find something that I like. This is one of them. Coming to Wii/DS in Japan, just next week!
MEGA EPIC ALERT!
http://nintendo5star.blogspot.com/2010/04/taiko-no-tatsujin-ds-3-dororon-yokai.html
Holycrapholycrapholycrap....I fainted. The annual Taiko insanity hits early! Read the above link for details on this wonderful rhythm game.
For those who've just known me for a while, I'ma huge, and I mean, HUGE fan of Taiko no Tatsujin, the rhythm game. It's for the DS, and I recommend importing. As usual :)
Pretty sweet, eh? And I didn't take it with any fancy digital camera either, but with my trusty DSi. More about the picture and how I took it here. I was on a trip and this was my way of marking my memories.
Pokemon Black. Pokemon White. The megaton announcement of the latest in the series.
But there's a problem. With their names.
It's not out in the open, but a lot of internet comments have commented on uhh.....okay, let's just say the titles are slightly racist. I'm not trying to sound offensive or anything, but there's a lot of buzz around the two names ever since they came out. In Japan it doesn't matter a single bit but what then when it's localized for the US? Would the names be changed? One guy suggested 'Dark/Light' instead of the current 'Black/White'. Ugh. How droll. All because of a simple naming issue you take out the pure, original names. There's bound to be some way to either avoid this or totally ignore it altogether. So what if it's Black/White.
Most of the comments are actually made in jest, a lot of jokes around the table, but no real sentiments. No hard feelings there. This simply proves Pokemon fans and gamers in general don't give a ****, it's just some joke that came up because the titles just happened to be 'those' colors. But I'm sure someone else at NOA is taking this seriously. And we could be seeing a potential name change for Pokemon Black/White as it's moved over there. Which would suck.
No one likes unnecessary name changes, just ask the Europeans. Tight censorship gives them castrated, unimaginative game names, say, Kirby: Squeak Squad was renamed Kirby: Mouse Attack, and WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames renamed to WarioWare Inc. Minigame Mania. Slightly less 'offensive' according to those prudes at the censorship boards, but overall completely worthless. Changing a game's name like that really saps the creative power put into naming the game in the first place. What the hell is wrong with the term 'microgames'? Someone tell me. It's smaller than a minigame, therefore it's a micro-game! So, what, anything that isn't defined in the Oxford dictionary of English can't be used to name a game?
Back to the Black/White version arguement, this isn't the first time something like this has happened in the world of games. There was one game which also used the colors black and white for both versions of it. That game is Megaman Battle Network 3. Black and White were the names of the two versions of the game in Japan.
'White' isn't mentioned, but look at the box. Isn't it significantly whiter?
Over in the US, Megaman Battle Network 3 made it, but the name didn't stay. Black was renamed to Blue, and White remained as is, probably to avoid the same racial connotation Pokemon Black/White could be facing in the future. But Pokemon's problem goes further, in that it's exhausted most, if not all, the basic colors. It can't simply rename Black to Blue because.....well, there's already a Pokemon Blue! Other colors? Pink, Orange, Purple? That wouldn't exactly go together with White, would it? Or the flagship Pokemon species that's bound to be on the box.
Come on, it's just a game. What's in a name anyway? Leave it alone and let Pokemon fans enjoy their stuff. People would have one less unneeded worry on their minds if they did.
http://nintendo5star.blogspot.com/2010/04/first-pokemon-black-and-white.html
Some of them look exactly the same as the other DS Pokemon games, but the new details are tantalizing. Of course, I'm still waiting to hear on those new Pokemon species...been waiting for new cute Pokemon to cuddle.
Pokemart and Pokemon center have been integrated into one...and what's this huge tall building? Right..only the most important detail about Black/White- the camera angle is even lower than all the previous Pokemon games are. So environments finally look more three dimensional, like they should on the DS. This crazy tall building is actually looking more like your regular average city. You can see the Pokemon Center by the side, that proves it's a city.
I'm worried about how bit-sized the character sprites are though....would it be better if they zoomed in a bit? Pokemon battles look a bit rearranged too. I wouldn't bet on a full revamp of the mechanics though, but I do hope for some minor tweaks.
More scans on the game on the link above.
New names, a return to basic colors, and more new info when Pokemon Sunday hits this 11th, and more new info on the 15th!
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