TGS08: Monster Hunter 3 features Classic Controller support, split-screen coop
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports, VideoSo, here's some gameplay footage of Monster Hunter 3 (tri-). It's so incredibly gorgeous that we didn't mind typing out Monster Hunter 3 (tri-), which we've just done a second time. It looks pretty far beyond what is expected from a Wii game.

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Ubisoft really wants you to buy Shaun White Snowboarding
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News How do we know? Because they're throwing a lot of money into advertising the game. $10 million, to be exact, all in the hopes that you'll want to hit the virtual slopes with Shaun and the gang.The campaign started last night, where Ubisoft purchased all of the ad space on the season premiere of popular television show South Park.

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TGS08: Sneak through the Tenchu 4 demo
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: VideoYou know, we've been watching Tenchu 4 for a bit now and we're holding out hope that it won't totally suck. Call us optimists or whatever, but we really thing the game can be a solid Wii title. For one, it's Tenchu and our fond memories of the early games keeps us hoping that the franchise will return to its roots again.

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TGS08: Marvelous announces Discipline for WiiWare
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports, Screens As if they hadn't done enough, Marvelous has revealed another new Wii game: Discipline, a WiiWare "real-time simulation" game directed by Doshin the Giant and Tail of the Sun director Kazutoshi Iida. We have very little information about this game, other than an intricate logo (it is a perfect .

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Virtually Overlooked: Castlevania Bloodlines Genesis
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtually OverlookedThe latest character to be added to the roster of Konami's questionable Castlevania: Judgment is Eric Lecarde, who appears in IGA's 3D fighter/brawler/potential abomination in the form of a little girl -- at least, that's what seems to be the intention with Takeshi Obata's character design.

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TGS08: Up close with Taiko's Drum Master
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Controller, Screens Taiko no Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Master) is currently delighting Tokyo Game Show attendees on the showfloor, and affording those of us in not-Japan a first glimpse of the drum controller that comes with the game. It looks sturdy and very .

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TGS08: Muramasa gameplay footage will change you
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video We have been keeping up with Muramasa: The Demon Blade. We read the interview in which the director namechecked The Legend of Kage. We've stared at screens. We've even seen video from as far back as last year's TGS and as recently as the Nintendo press event (though we saw only seconds then).

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Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Become a Fashionista
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Screens One of the sillier things about Dead Rising was the opportunity to try on a bunch of random clothes and watch Frank check out his new threads. From kiddy shorts to designer dress, he was never disappointed, and neither were we. The newest screenshots from the retooled Wii version show off the extremes of Frank's fashion sense .

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Wii Warm Up: On how Travis can win your heart
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpSo our secret is out: we're already totally hot for No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. Aside from its name and the brief trailer we gushed about yesterday, little is known about the title (it might not even be a Wii game), but our love for the first No More Heroes means we're already unhealthily excited for this follow-up.

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TGS08: Arc Rise Fantasia to make North American dreams come true
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News We've known about Arc Rise Fantasia for quite awhile now. Up until today, we've had to look at screens with envy, as the title was not confirmed for a North American release. Sure, we hoped it would happen, but there weren't any guarantees. That is, until now.

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Tatsunoko vs. Roll
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports The big announcement at Capcom's Tatsunoko vs. Capcom stage event involved two new characters, one from each of the companies from which the cast of the game is drawn. On the Tatsunoko side, Jun the Swan from Gatchaman. On the Capcom side, Mega Man's sister, Roll! Strangely, this isn't Roll Caskett from Mega Man Legends, from whence this game's Mega Man originates; rather, this is the classic Roll.

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Mega Man 3, potential new Art Style games rated in Australia
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Virtual Console, Imports, WiiWare Two more games presumed to be Art Style remakes of bit Generations games showed up on the OFLC database: Rotohex and Cubello. Rotohex was the original name for Dialhex, a puzzle game involving rotating triangles to form same-colored hexagons, back when the series was known as Digitylish.

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2 months ago 

Wii Fanboy presents: Game Night
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Game Night It's Thursday again, which means one thing: it's almost Friday. Well, actually, it means two things. It's almost the weekend and we're gaming it up tonight! Joining us is as easy as heading past the break and following the instructions. Won't you join us?Welcome to Game Night, a fun activity where we (the staff) and you (the reader) get together and enjoy the multiplayer games available on the Nintendo Wii and DS, every Thursday evening.

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Miyamoto shows the kids Wii Music
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Fan stuff, VideoSince we all know Wii Music is not a game, but a toy, the target audience has to be the really young. Why else would Miyamoto be at a Japanese preschool, showing off the title? But, hey, we have to give it up to Shiggy and Nintendo. If there's a great way to gather interest in a title, it's with a dozen or so cute, smiling children.

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Miyamoto wants 'big, new ideas' in next Zelda
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Interviews The Zelda team is currently beavering away at the next game in the series, and it sounds like the title might introduce a different spin on the usual Zelda formula.Shigeru Miyamoto has told IGN that the Zelda franchise requires "big new unique ideas," and added that the development team "is very focused on trying to find those ideas.

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