Gamertell

Title: Mario Super Sluggers Price: $49.99 System(s): Wii Release Date: August 25, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Namco Bandai) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for comic mischief. Pros: Plenty of enjoyable Mario Party-style baseball minigames. Great utilization of both the WiiMote and the Nunchuck attachment or the option to play sans Nunchuck. Can… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Mario Super Sluggers for Wii screen shots

A recent ad for the Toys R Us retail chain shows several discounted games as well as a free Star Wars: Clone Wars backpack offer. The sales started August 17, 2008, and continue through August 23, 2008. The backpack, likely meant for kids (but that doesn’t mean you can’t have… Continue Reading »

With all this coverage of the Olympics, both on television and online, I have seen several sources that have stated that Japanese Olympic swimmer Kosuke Kitajima, after he had won the gold meal for the men’s 100 meter breaststroke, had some very interesting, very videogame-related things to say: See, Mario… Continue Reading »

Who says Nintendo has forgotten its hardcore fans? According to an item at GameDaily, top-dog designer Shigeru Miyamoto is working closely with teams on new titles in the Mario and Zelda franchises, and a new Pikmin game is also in the works. From the post: “Making these ‘traditional’ games is… Continue Reading »

The most recent issue of ThinkGeek catalog has been delivered and, as usual, it features several gamer goodies. Here’s a list of the more (and less) notable game-related goodies in the June 2008 ThinkGeek catalog. On the more notable side there’s a programmable keyboard with mini OLEDs, Mario Kart slot… Continue Reading »

My wife was getting an oil change the other day and my baby gamer wandered into the dealership’s Videogame Room. Kudos to them for providing such a room. Sadly, it only has a slimline PS2 and four games (I think I saw Madden NFL 2002 in there). But, there was… Continue Reading »

Who doesn’t love a good “top xx” list? Kezins.com has an awesome little list of videogaming’s best urban legends, including the infamous “Nude Raider” code and the “PS2 will be used to launch Iraqi missiles” conspiracy theory. My personal favorite has to be the Polybus mystery. From the post: “The… Continue Reading »

After a long dry spell, it seems that Nintendo’s big releases for 2008 are hitting closer than expected. The Wii installment of the wildly popular Mario Kart series will be hitting the US on April 27, 2008, a mere month and a half after heavy hitter Super Smash Bros. Brawl… Continue Reading »

Fubiz has just posted an awesome graphic depicting the evolution of Nintendo’s most popular characters. Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong are shown in every generation’s incarnation from the early arcade/NES days right up to their detailed Smash Bros. Brawl models. There are a few oddities (Donkey Kong appears in his… Continue Reading »

This is one of those things that fall somewhere in between “Things that make you go ‘Awww’” and “Things that make you pee your pants laughing.” In his 4 Color Rebellion blog, Vinnk reveals a telling conversation with a class of six year old Japanese students he was teaching English… Continue Reading »