Date archives for September, 2010

September 20th, 2010
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Sony says Thanks for the Extra Coverage, Kinect

Move would be worse off without rival

Kinect or Move? Move or Kinect? The two motion rivals seem locked in an eternal struggle to generate the most column inches in the gaming and mainstream press, but PlayStation head honcho Shuhei Yoshida is grateful it has a competitor in the field, as it wouldn't have been able to generate such interest on its own.

Since we announced Move at E3 last year, I've always felt like we were lucky that Microsoft made such a big deal with Project Natal. In a broader sense, we are categorised as 'motion gaming' - if we were just doing Move, we wouldn't have had as much coverage and attention from media and consumers.

Although Sony has shown itself adept at creating Kinect comparisons – check out Move vs. Stuff – the discussion between gamers about which motion control system is better is likely to rage for years.

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iFixit Tears Move to Pieces

Device surprisingly fixable

iFixit is dubbed a "free repair manual", showing readers how to take apart – and more importantly, put back together – a wide range of technological devices. One of its latest victims is the PlayStation Move controller, which fares rather well, actually.

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New Robox Trailer as Game Launches this Friday

1,000 Points for mechanical marvel

Dreambox Games has been hard at work on Robox, polishing the little robotic box for his big debut, and that date is fast approaching. The game launches across Europe this Friday, September 24th, for 1,000 Nintendo Points.

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Last Guardian May Include Optional Move Support

Team Ico keeping coy

Team Ico's The Last Guardian was undoubtedly one of the highlights of this year's Tokyo Game Show, wowing many with its bizarre dog-eagle character and beautiful graphics. It's currently heading towards a release date around Christmas 2011, leaving director Fumito Ueda and team plenty of time to discuss whether Move controls will make it into the game.

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My accounts and financial records actually have cobwebs on them. Fairly certain that's not a good thing.



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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 isn't out yet. Why is this? It's very upsetting.



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Aussies Can Share Their Favourite Mario Moments to Win a DSi XL

Red, blue or yellow up for grabs

North America's Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary site opened recently, and now Nintendo of Australia has launched its 25th Anniversary competition website offering one misty-eyed gamer the chance to win a brand new DSi XL.

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PixelJunk Lifelike Brings the Noise to PlayStation Move

The digital wizards at Q-Games have produced plenty of entries in the PixelJunk series for PS3, with Racers, Monsters, Shooter and Eden all available on the PlayStation Store. Now the company has once again teamed up with Japanese musician and Eden collaborator Baiyon to produce a new music-related title, PixelJunk Lifelike.

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Nintendo Download: 20th September 2010 (North America)

Throwing and Caterpillars on WiiWare; Aero 2 on VC; Soccer, Go Series and Countdown on DSiWare

The world of Nintendo Downloads is often surprising, even for aficionados such as ourselves. Sometimes a long-awaited title appears; others come from out of the blue. Enjoy this week's line-up.

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Triple Throwing Sports (Code Monkeys, 500pts) – The follow-up to previous WiiWare release Triple Shot Sports, this is a triptych of – you guessed it – throwing events, packaged together for your consumption. The press release states "Triple Throwing Sports is the most advanced recreational throwing game available for the WiiWare service", a claim we'll put to the test in our upcoming review.

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