Bowser in Spore

Bowser has been a rival of Mario's for a while now, and now is getting some respect. Someone took their time and made a really accurate Bowser look alike.

Guitar Hero: World Tour Has Wii DLC

Phahtrox: Yay!

This is kinda old news, but now we know how it's going to work. Remember how Super Smash Brothers Brawl saved created stages onto SD cards and let you play them directly off it? Same technology here. I really don't understand why anyone else did not do this.

Now we just got to wait for prices.

Phahtrox: Blah...

Twilight Hack is UP!

Since the hacker community is strong and willing, the Wii's infamous Twilight Hack is back up. This is good news for people who have not downloaded it yet. With the update of the TH, there is better visuals and extra stuff to wallow in.

Free games all the way!!!

Sadly Freeloader is still dead...

Nintendo Going to use USB For Flash Drives?

First here's the news about the USB job.

A job listing on Nintendo's website reveals that the company is currently working on peripherals for Wii that use the system's USB ports. Could this mean it is readying an external storage solution for the console?

GamePro reports that the company is seeking a software/hardware tester to work on a "test plan for Wii's USB devices."

I'm sure Chris will chime in once he gets back from New York, but I think fans of the Virtual Console and WiiWare services are really hoping that this is a sign that Nintendo has an external hard drive in the works (which, quite frankly, should have been announced ages ago).

Source: Wired.com

Now here's the news on the "Storage Solution".

"We definitely detect that [gamers] are serious and we know there is an issue in this, so it's something that we're working on," he told GamesIndustry.biz.

"Definitely there's no plan to issue hardware - an external hard drive, but we know that we have an issue in that area. It's very obvious and we're perfectly aware of it, but there's nothing we can say beyond this."

They say NINTENDO WON'T ISSUE HARDWARE, meaning that maybe that 3rd parties will make the hardware, which is most likely a Flash Drive. If this happens we may get BETTER DLC from games and a SSBB channel(Nintendo still not do this).

They may also unlock SD cards to hold Channels and other things, like they did in SSBB with the created stages.

3 New Pokemon Games Coming! Rumors?

The Pokemon series may be getting some additions some time in the future with the alleged Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon Dusk Gold, and Pokemon Dawn Silver. So far Platinum gameplay has been "leaked". The other's have only been rumored by the copywriting of the names.
Platinum will have Giratina as the mascot. And also like Crystal, Emerald and Yellow, Platinum will have more content that the two previous.

NOM! NOM! NOM!!! Paper is for the Fools!

Phahtrox: What is NOM?

N.O.M. stands for Nintendo Official Magazine. It was trademarked by Nintendo not too long ago.

Phahtrox: Is it like the rumored Nintendo Power Channel a while ago, you say? Yes.

Theories suggest that it may be a channel, but also could be a webpage...

Phahtrox: So wait on for more details!!

Contoller Based Profit Combat!!!

Actually this is a post comparing the the two Band games. To see the winner highlight the text with your respective cursor.

Phahtrox But I'm already sick of this war!!!

First is the drums...

Rock Band: White(Sweet!), Four pads and Bass. Overdrive is done during certain periods. No Wii-Mote needed. Wireless.

Guitar Hero: 3 pads, 2 cymbals, Bass. Star Power started when both cymbals hit(?). Wii-Mote Needed. Wireless.

Winner: Can't really tell...

Rock Band: 10 Frets, LOOONNNNG wammy bar, switch to change sounds of guitar. Wireless. No Wii-Mote needed.

Guitar Hero: 5 Frets, wammy bar, touch pad on the bottom to change sound. Wireless. Needs Wii-Mote.

Both tilt to start star power/overdrive.

Winner: GH:WT controller. Whee!


GH:WT will work all controllers, but Rock Band does not... Maybe RB2 will fix that.

WII EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars: Clone Wars-- Lightsaber Duels!

"We've tried to make the lightsaber control as intuitive and fun as possible. It's not a Lightsaber simulator, but when you swing your Wii remote left to right; your character does the same. You use the thumbstick on the nunchuck to move your character and swing the Wii remote to swing your Lightsaber. The buttons all do cool stuff like use the force, block and dodge, but the focus is really on putting the Wii remote in the players hand and saying 'This is your Lightsaber!'"
"I wouldn't describe what we're doing as one-to-one in the way that you might picture, but we really tried to make it feel like you get to swing your Lightsaber 'manually'. In short, it feels like the most natural and convincing sword type experience I've had on the Wii. And on top of that, it not just a sword, it's a lightsaber."

Phahtrox: YEEEESSSSSSSssss!!!!!!! Thank You LucasArts!