Bit late here… about let’s see… two weeks late? Yeah… let’s get this out of the way.

WiiWare is up first. There’s three titles … this… week. Drill Segeant Mindstron, a party game, NEVES Plus, a nice little puzzle game, and Family Mini Golf which is, and this is going to blow your mind, a mini golf game.

For DSiWare we’re got another entry in the Art Style series from Nintendo. This time it’s BOXLIFE which honestly look pretty bad ass. I may have to check that one out.

Then on the VC there’s a odd suprise. Sim Earth for TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM. I only ever played the SNES version, which was… ok.

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Ghostbusters. One of my favorite childhood films, and one that always seemed to have some sort of connection to video games. I clearly remember Super Mario Bros being mentioned in the first movie, and of course in the second movie the Statue of Liberty is controlled by an NES advantage. Like a lot of games, they flirt fantasy with reality. They deal with fantastic and impossible things happening in the identifiable world you live in. I know a lot of kids my age, including myself, in some capacity pretended to be a Ghostbuster. It’s an easily obtainable fantasy, and that’s why the Ghostbusters films have spawned ten video games over the last twenty five years. Unfortunately a vast majority of them aren’t worth mentioning. They failed to capture that light-hearted chaotic essence of Ghostbusters. The new Ghostbusters: The Video Game starts to approach what made the films great.

Atari was kind enough to send me a copy of the Wii version of Ghostbusters last week, so I’m returning the favor with a review. It’s important to note that there are essentially three builds of this game. There’s the 360, PS3, and PC builds which are more realistically styled and more resemble the look of the films. The Wii and PS2 versions are like what I’m reviewing. They have a far more cartoon graphical look to them. Then there’s the DS version which is unique, I do not have a review for that one. The 360/PS3/PC build was created by developer Terminal Reality, while the Wii/PS2/DS versions were developed by Red Fly.

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“NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: MARIO CALCULATES THE TIME NEEDED TO CATCH TOASTED RAINBOWS IN SPACE”. That is quite possibly the most awesome press release headline I’ve ever seen. And actually this weeks selection on all the digital download fronts are all pretty darn good.

Starting off with WiiWare Semnat Studios presents us with Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, a four player side scrolling action game. Sounds awesome, and only $8. Rainbow Island: Towering Adventure!, whichi is ANOTHER action game which also looks intriging. Sega is also on the scene tossing Let’s CATCH into the mix, a game where I suppose you throw and catch things. If you own Let’s Tap as well you can unlock some extra features apparently.

On the DSiWare front I finally get my geeky Mario Calculator, a simple calculator app done in the 8-Bit Mario style. On that same note the Mario Clock also blits on to the screen. At least this clock application seems to dynamically generate playable Mario levels. Now that’s cool.

The on the Virtual Console front there’s something awesome as well. Space Harrier! But wait, didn’t we already get Space Harrier? Well, yes, techincally. But that was the Genesis port. This is the original arcade rom itself. Even the choice between the Genesis and arcade version the clear choice is the arcade one for me. The Genesis port is good, but it’s not as smooth as the real thing. Without running on the actual arcade hardware the arcade emulations are the way to go.

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NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: MARIO CALCULATES THE TIME NEEDED TO CATCH TOASTED RAINBOWS IN SPACE

June 15, 2009

Nintendo’s downloadable content this week features the first-ever kitchen appliance with martial arts training. Throw in some rainbows and a game of catch, and you have a pretty interesting WiiWare™ lineup. But that’s not all: There are Mario-themed Nintendo DSiWare™ applications and a classic arcade game for the Virtual Console™. Let’s get to the details:

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Wow. Another stange collection of downloadable games this week. Not a bad thing at all really, infact this week is again above par.

For DSiWare Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! robot walks onto the stage with touch screen puzzles. Looks a lot like the one they released on DS a few years ago, and that’s a good thing!

For WiiWare Swords & Soldiers fights its way with the clanging of the swords and shields. Then Fish’em All just flops on to the stage and squirms around and gasps for air.

Over on the VC side of things another not well known Koei game some the SNES era arrives. It’s name is Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf, and I’ve honestly never played it!

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Perhaps you noticed, perhaps not, but today Google replaced their logo with Tetriminoes (for the day).

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Want to see a bunch of high quality trailers from Nintendo’s E3 conference? You’re in the right place. Inside you’ll find embedded YouTube videos of precisely that plus I’m uploading the original files to this server so you can get the full frame rates and resolution.

Metroid: Other M

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Good news. The show was better than last years show which was possibly the most unexciting show to date. While this years show was better for sure, it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for, partially because some of the good titles shown aren’t news. That said, there are a couple new announcements that are worth noting for sure.

In order of personally most exciting…

The best new item for sure is one Nintendo held off on till the very last minute. A new Metroid game called Metroid Other M. It appears to be what I’ve been wanting ever since the N64 made it possible, a 2D/3D hybrid Metroid game that focuses on the early story of Samus Aran. The game is being co-developed by Team Ninja. When someone gets a trailer up for it I’ll be sure to slap it up here at the top. (UPDATE: Video available inside. Better resolution than the last one. ) Also Gameusagi.com has quality screen grabs from the trailer. Check em out!

There was also a great showing for the first 3D Mario game sequel on the same platform as its predecessor, Super Mario Galaxy 2. Believe it or not I actually think this one looks better than the first one. The planets and level design look like they’re still crazy like in the first Galaxy and if anything they look a little more retro. The use of Yoshis as ride-able power-ups also makes a return.

Again on Wii there was another Mario game that looks like it could be pretty good. A 2D, sidescrolling, single/multiplayer simultaneous, Mario game! It actually reminds me of Zelda Four Swords in a way. Like Four Swords, the game is based around the idea of competition and co-operation. Looks interesting.

GoldenSun for DS. Not much was shown for it other than a trailer. But it’s a 3D GoldenSun basically.

There’s a couple more things actually. But they’re more details on things we already knew about like Wii Sports Resort, Red Steel 2, Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers, Resident Evil (I forget the subtitle!), Mario Vs Donkey Kong, and Sin and Punishment 2. Not bad. The fact that the new Metroid is there and looks promising is enough to make up for listening to sales numbers for 30 minutes.

And just because the main presentation is over doesn’t mean there aren’t more announcement coming. It’s happened before.

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