Nintentunes: The anti-Nintendo edition

Sunday, December 18th, 2011 at 10:43pm by Eugene

Video game music has come a long way from the bleeps and bloops that populated most game at the inception of the medium, and seems only right to take a look back at not only game that have appeared on Nintendo consoles, but ones that have appeared on consoles that do things that Ninten-don’t (see what I did there?). With that said, I hope you enjoy this weeks walk down memory lane in this edition of non-Nintentunes! (more…)

Pirates and music? New Game Get!

Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 2:11pm by David

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My mind is exploding this week .. only one game for Wii, but it’s Guitar Hero 5! And then there’s the second chapter for Tales of Monkey Island, not to mention that some folks will be excited to check out the original Master System version of Phantasy Star. Don’t even get me started on the DLC music for Rock Band 2 this week, either … Christmas?

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New Game Get goes retro and rocks out with the Pixies

Monday, July 13th, 2009 at 10:54am by David

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This week gets some old school flavor with the retro flavored Bit Boy for WiiWare and a couple of games from classic Sega consoles. Tons of stuff for Rock Band including The Killers, Spinal Tap, and a huge selection from the Pixies.

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New Game Get goes to the movies!

Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 9:28am by David

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This week there’s not one but TWO movie tie-in games with Harry Potter and Ice Age getting new Wii and DS titles. Roogoo hits both systems as well. On the downloadable side, WiiWare gets a new FPS from Hudson, but using water guns and some Sudoku action for your DSi.  There’s a pretty decent selection of Rock Band 2 DLC songs, too!  Click on in for the full details.

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Wii-kly Update – Gradius ReBirth & Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars

Monday, March 9th, 2009 at 8:25am by Press Release

Remember when Grandma used to mark your height on the wall every so often, just to see how fast you were growing? Well, if the Wii Shop Channel had its own growth chart, she’d be impressed at how the selection of great games keeps getting bigger and bigger each week. Take a look at the latest additions and you’ll discover a pair of different yet equally engaging titles: a thrilled-packed WiiWare shooter (Gradius ReBirth) and a classic SEGA adventure (Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars) for the Virtual Console. Thanks to this steady stream of new games, your own library ought to be growing up fast, too.

This week’s new games are:
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