More Hardcore Evidence

Saw this in a Walgreens the other day and had to snap a shot (with my 3DS!).  I guess this is how "hardcore" games position themselves in the market?  Next to Bieber, Twilight, Angry Birds and Hello Kitty.  "M for mature" indeed. =)

Xenoblade Chronicles Reviews

Most of these reviews, I should note, were written last year when the game didn't look like it was going to get a release in NA.  But, there have been a few recent ones.  Most likely we will write a Recom for the game when we are done with it or one of our European  members writes one up.  Anyway, here are some links. I'll put them after the break since there are a lot.

Site chat is happening now!

I am still typing up the review post but site chat is happening now.  Any and all of our twitter followers are free to join in.

Xenoblade Chronicles preorder list and 83 things to know about the game.

So there is 10 days till Xenoblade comes out in the west for the Wii and up till then I am going to be posting news and videos on the front page.

First up if you haven't preordered the game here is some links to where they are accepting preorders.

Oh also in store at any gamestop will be taking preorders. 
 Gamestop.com preorder 
EB Games Canada
Nintendo's online store
Play Asia preorder
 Game Planet.com preorder.
todojuegos Chile preorder
livrariasaraiva Brazil preorder

Finally this store will have it but they are not taking preorders.
zmart Chile

If there is anything added to the preorder list I will update this list.

Next OPRainfall.com put up the 83 tidbits of the day that they have been compiling into one post. If you are in the dark about the game this list should provide you with ample infomation.

83 things to know about Xenoblade Chronicles.


Gonna put up a review post about the game next and should be up before the site chat happens in 3 hours.

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Kotaku Still Not Done Wasting Time Bashing Kid Icarus Stand

LINK: http://kotaku.com/5895456/other-uses-for-nintendos-most-pointless-peripheral-in-years

Remember, legitimate articles on Monster Hunter Tri & No More Heroes: 0
Articles bashing Kid Icarus stand: 3+

Site Chat Tonight!

Site Chat at 8:00PM EST tonight.

Tonight's topics include, but are not limited to:
-Epic Mickey 2 for Wii, PS3 & 360
-The new Pandora's Tower Trailer
-Recoms and how long can the Wii last?
-Why do 3DS games have load times?
-How is Lost in Shadow coming?

New Pandora's Tower trailer

Well a new Trailer was released today for Pandora's Tower 

It currently has a April 13th release date for Europe.

I am actually pretty excited for this game. I think it has to do with the motion controls and the different endings the game has and I think it has a pretty good chance of coming out here. I mean Epic Mickey 2 is coming out this fall for the Wii so surely the Wii still has life in it to have Pandora's Tower to come out as well.

Also for our European members and or importing twitter followers here is the Pandora's Tower topic on the forum.

Nintemple Pandora's Tower Topic

Smithsonian video game art exhibit

I find these news pieces great since they get info out about the games we love and having this in the Smithsonian is a pretty big deal if you ask me.

For more information on the exhibit check out the link below and the places where the exhibit will be showing up at next.
Art of Video games Exhibit page

Kotaku's Priorities

Recently, I've broken my own rule.  Which rule is that? The one about never, ever visiting the cesspool of "journalism" that is Kotaku.com.

You see, the reach of Kotaku is so far that their articles came to me by infecting Nintendo blogs, general comment sections and forums of other game sites.  So, when this story was brought to my attention I really couldn't believe what I was seeing.  Stephen Totilo works for Kotaku and has, over the years, been largely in charge of their Nintendo coverage.  So, making a 5-minute video about mocking a free peripheral may just be the byproduct of a thorough, thorough journalist leaving no stone unturned, right?

Wrong.

No, Totilo and Kotaku pick and choose when to dig deep in to important trolling subjects like the Kid Icarus stand and when to simply sit on their lazy duffs and ignore instances of quality on Nintendo platforms. These examples may be old (I've adhered to my aforementioned rule fairly well), but they still prove my point.

Kotaku never covered third party block-buster PS3-gone-Wii game Monster Hunter Tri.  Well, aside from this.  Kotaku never covered No More Heroes until it was ported to the PS3 ... in Japan.

Kotaku, and more specifically Stephen Totilo, stopped tracking monthly Wii gameplay numbers a mere three months after a third party title began to dominate the charts - which would of course shatter the Nintendo-haters' beloved notion that first party titles are the only reason to own a Nintendo platform.

No, Kotaku and Stephen Totilo ignore all that.  But they do make time for a second story making fun of that free stand.

I've given you several unwarranted hits today, Kotaku, but successfully avoided you for years.  Now, please, go out of business, ok?  ...Please?