So, yeah, I forgot to put up the New Game Get post this week. Forgiveness, please.
On the other hand, the only game worth mentioning that came out this week is Epic Mickey for Wii. Once I’m done playing Epic Kirby and Epic Donkey Kong, I’ll get right on Epic Mickey. (Hopefully before the epic 3DS comes out!)
It’s been 14 long years since the last DKC sidescrolling platformer on a console. Those of us who were fortunate enough to enjoy gaming during Rare’s heyday witnessed their successful resurrection of a dwindling franchise, breathing new life into the Donkey Kong series. Retro Studios, a second-party developer that achieved uncannily similar success with their modern take on the Metroid series, has now been entrusted with DK’s future. Does Retro’s new offering stand up under the unforgiving glare of nostalgia goggles, or will it leave you pulling a Cranky Kong, grouchily reminiscing about how great things were “back in my day”?
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Since game review scores are already inflated, these numbers can’t bode well for a game dubbed Epic.
What’s more, a lot of reviewers are seemingly scoring the game higher than they might have otherwise given all the effort Disney put into making the game. Unfortunately for them, effort doesn’t always equate to inspired gameplay, which is what we want.
Either way, we’ll publish our own thoughts on the game later this week.
PRESS RELEASE—When confronted with a wide range of Black Friday retail options, U.S. holiday shoppers again turned to Nintendo. Nintendo sold 900,000 combined units in the Nintendo DS™ family of systems and 600,000 Wii™ consoles between Sunday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 27, according to the company’s internal sales estimates.
“U.S. shoppers bought about 9,000 Nintendo hardware systems nonstop for every hour of every day during the week of Black Friday,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “For the past several years, consumers have decided that Nintendo defined both top value and all-inclusive entertainment, and that sentiment continues again at the start of this shopping season.”
There are a lot in the running, but what overlooked game do you think is most deserving to be played by anyone and everyone: (more…)
Start the holiday season off right with a fresh edition of Infendo Radio. Join Derek and I this episode as we discuss 10 reasons every Wii owner should own the new Donkey Kong, rewarding games, Wii and DS titles that should be on your radar, secondary consoles, mailbag, and how you can win a free copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Hope you like it.
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Before I devour this turkey and everything else at my folks place today, I wanted to chime in briefly and say I’m thankful for one additional thing beyond all that I’m lucky enough to be able to enjoy today: You, the readers of Infendo.
Seriously, you guys can comment.
Thanks, from all of us at Infendo.
If you brave the shopping craziness this weekend, keep your eyes peeled for Wii & DS game bargains. Dig through the shovelware shelves and you might find some worthwhile titles hidden among the M&M Racers and Chuck E. Cheese’s Party Games (Yes, it’s real). Today I stumbled across FF Crystal Bearers and Green Day Rock Band (exportable into RB3) for under ten bucks each at Target. Punch Out! and Sin and Punishment 2 were going for less than fifteen. It often pays to scan them yourself: Inaccurate (higher) price tags were common.
So how about you? Let us know if you’ve spotted any great deals for the Holiday Weekend.
Could be related to gaming or not. Let’s hear it!
For all the bravado and maturity put forth by “hardcore” games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, Red Dead Redemption and the like, they aren’t very, well, they aren’t very hard, are they?
Enjoyable to a lot of people, yes, and certainly pretty to look at, but the scripted events, single button press “quick time actions,” linear “you shall go from point A to point B and like it” progressions and bloody headshots have beguiled us into thinking that these are the truly badass games. They aren’t. They coddle us with their invisible walls and staged “ah ha” moments. More often than not they trade true difficulty for “how many hours is it?” That’s sad.
Enter a goofy gorilla, who has so far managed to kick more than a few asses into true fighting shape.
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