Full FeedGamertell Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for Wii
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers has a lot going for it. The graphics are fantastic, the story and characters are fun, and the action is varied and frantic…when you’re actually doing something. And yet, the game is never quite as enjoyable as it should be. It meanders and… Continue Reading »
Gamertell’s 2009 Wii holiday gift guide
Thanksgiving (and Black Friday!) and the December holidays are nearly upon us. You know what that means – it’s the time when gamers’ thoughts turn to their holiday wish lists, eager to play the very best and brightest that the previous year has brought. If you’re a Wii owner, or… Continue Reading »
Officers who played Wii during drug raid get disciplined, sort of
The punishments for the undercover officers caught Wii Bowling during a March 6, 2009, drug raid have been handed down. And they’re not so punishing. The Lakeland Ledger reports that 11 members of the multiagency task force were found at fault. Undercover detectives received a letter of retraining and are… Continue Reading »
Amazon offering $10 gift card with purchase of New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has the potential to be the biggest title of the year on Nintendo’s console and Amazon is offering $10 off a future game purchase if purchase the game through them. New Super Mario Bros Wii is not just a straight port of the classic platformer.… Continue Reading »
Family of woman who died during contest to win a Wii awarded $16 million
The Los Angeles Times reports that earlier this week (October 29, 2009) a Sacramento jury awarded $16 million to the family of Jennifer Strange, who died in a ill-fated 2007 radio contest that asked participants to “Hold Your Wee for a Wii.” The mother of three died from water intoxication… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Ju-On: The Grudge for Wii
Ju-On: The Grudge is faulty on many levels but I’m willing to forgive many of them because of the subtitle “Haunted House Simulator” thrown across the box. Have you been to any of the haunted houses that spring up in wooded areas and old schoolhouses at this time of the… Continue Reading »
Miyamoto says next Wii might be more wee
In an interview with Popular Mechanics, gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto talked about what he feels will be the natural evolution of the Wii and its various control devices. They have the technology. They can rebuild it and make it better, cuter and, yes, smaller than before… Continue Reading »
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom welcomes Dead Rising’s Frank West
The wild and wacky collection of characters in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars has added the power of the press. Frank West, the photojournalist at the center of the shopping mall zombie outbreak in Capcom’s Dead Rising, is throwing his Servbot hat into the ring. Frank showed off his combat… Continue Reading »
Padres pitcher credits Wii Fit with helping his weight loss
Forget about steroids or any other performance-enhancing substances. The way to improve your baseball game is by playing the Nintendo Wii. San Diego Padres pitcher Heath Bell considered himself to be in pretty good shape, after all, he’s a professional athlete. But when he stepped onto the Wii Fit Balance… Continue Reading »
Nintendo downloads: Empire Strikes Back edition
I know we’ve taken a bit of a hiatus on the Nintendo Download front, but fear not – we’re back and better than ever. Especially because today, one of the coolest, most badass (in the dorkiest way) games for the SNES came out. Yeah, I’m talking about Super Empire Strikes… Continue Reading »
Macworld 2010
"Apple may not be at Macworld 2010, but Appletell is, bringing you news, photos and videos directly from the show floor and special events. Join us February 10-14 to see what new products 2010 has in store for Macintosh, iPhone, iPod and iPad (yes, iPad) owners."
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
