Buttons undone
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's motion controls are here to stay, according to series supremo Eiji Aonuma.
People on the Internet, for the love of God, saying "pie" doesn't make you any smarter or quirkier than a chimp with alphabet blocks.
OK, mission for my time off over Christmas is to play loads more Skyward Sword. Haven't used my gold Remote+ yet!
Briefly
WiiWare sports sim Soccer Up! is out next Thursday, and if you feel like gathering a few friends around for some holiday season soccer action here's two brief videos showing all the fun you could have.
Yet here they are
It's always fascinating to see what gets left out of games before they make it to players, and while these two cut scenes from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask aren't the most exciting we've ever seen they do show Link doing press-ups, so that's something.
Awesome find by @iWaggle3D - The Last of Us reference in Uncharted 3 http://t.co/i4Y1zZkk
Baby-raising and family struggles
Shigeru Miyamoto's ideas come from all angles. Pikmin came from gardening; Wii Fit from his wife bringing home a new set of bathroom scales. We're almost afraid to ask about the inspiration of an idea revealed in a recently translated discussion all the way from 1989 (thanks to Siliconera.)
Did Pullblox reach the top?
It's Monday morning and time to take a quick look at everything that's selling well in the Nintendo 3DS eShop across the UK.
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