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It is certainly nice to see something that’s not battlefield come out of the fine production studio that is DICE. It is also really nice to actually see some stuff from Mirror’s Edge, a game that looks amazing for such little hype. From what we know, in the utopian future, all electronic communications are monitored for the 1984-esque government, so for a truly secure document to be transmitted, it must be delivered by hand. So, we get all these crazy Asians running on the tops of buildings like madmen. Sign me up!

Some times when talking to little kids about difficult, mature subjects such as reproduction, it might be difficult to convey your ideas clearly without feeling like your scarring the child for life. It could happen to you, it could come as a surprise, one minute a kid is playing a pokemon game, the next he’s asking you how a Pikachu is born. You might find yourself at a loss for words, but don’t fret…

A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words.

Oh. . .My. . .God! It’s the World Cosplay Summit 2007 celebrated in Nagoya (Japan. . . D’uh). Fresh from the oven! You get to see some pretty, pretty awesome cosplays out there, from Suisei Seki to a Delphino from S. Mario Sunshine, going through some Lucky Star, Bleach, and FMA, and there’s even a Power Ranger! (looks an awful lot like the racer power rangers, although this is pretty hard to be true, Japan dominating the Sentai area by much)

Kuan Hoong is the author of the video seen above, and I must say, great angle(s)!

And here, for some Mexican pride! Fellow Mexican Alejandra Rodriguez Rivera participating at the contest. Go, girl, we’re rooting for you!

[Japan Probe]

[Photo from XinHuaNet]

Well. . . remember Nahu posted some Zelda:TP Easter eggs? Someone compiled some of these scenes for you to check the vast amount of details that surround this great game.

WARNING: You would likely want to finish the game first before watching the scenes, but I don’t consider them to be major spoilers of the obvious, like Link and the wolf.

I still want to ask Nintendo why wouldn’t they get other character design for the 00CC00’s. They’re just too creepy.

[joystiq]

That’s it. Mark your calendars, people! First mark this day because I was away for 1 week and I returned for my computer(did anyone miss me here?), and second, mark February 15 because that’s Japan’s launch date for Death Note: Kira Game, the 1st DS game featuring our mind-blogging characters duking it out, trying to find out who is who, who killed whom, and why does L sit like a bird.

According to that video, you can either be Light or L, then you have to try to talk your way out of certain events and try to convince everyone that Light is Kira (if playing as L) or getting L’s real name (playing as Kira). It even has a Vs mode. Wow. If you’re a real Death Note fan, I suggest either you get the Japanese version on release, trying to decipher moonspeak or pray to St.Anyone for the U.S. to bring this game over.

I noticed they said Communication Game at the end. . . might be using the microphone a lot? (In before OBJECTION!)

[AnimeNewsNetwork]

Europeans have received a great game on the Wii Virtual Console, just because they live there. It’s Mario Kart 64. Yeah. That game that had endless fun to chug like a collossal cow. No matter if you were unexperienced or an expert at Kart racing, the place was always full of people, pizza and soda pops.

The price: 1200 Wii points. So, I hope they expand the availability of this excellent game towards the Americas. . .soon.

[Kotaku]

Hudson Entertainment’s director of marketing, John Lee, while interviewed by Game Informer, lit the spark of a rumor involving Nintendo, the Wii, and downloadable games.

When asked if they were planning to release original content to the WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE:

Well, the VC was specifically designed to bring back classic games, not to introduce new content. So to answer your question specifically: No.

BUT

“However, in the future, you should rephrase that question to: Are there any plans to launch original content on some downloadable service on the Wii, and you might get a different answer.

and later, Nintendo was asked the question regarding original content:

“We cannot confirm at this time in what format the new content will be delivered, but in the future there will be original games available for download through the Wii”

So there you go, now with all the cool stuff Wii aficionados do with their Wiimotes and laptops, you can expect pretty good games. Unfortunately, there has not been any definite date for this channel to be opened.

[Computer And Videogames]

Release dates. Everybody loves release dates. It happens with consoles, games, even with new flavored Pocky. Now with the release of PS3 on US soil past November, our Euro-friends are getting a bit anxious about it. But wait no more. Get your Calendars ready and brightly circle March 23, since it’s the Official launch date for the PS3 in Europe.

1 Million 60GB units only (20GB versions following later). priced at £425. So you know what to do! Better start saving that spare change (although most of you already have. . .)

With a starting game line-up of 30 games like Resistance: Fall of Man, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and F.E.A.R. Vivendi, I think the wait would’ve been pretty much worth it.

[Kotaku]

Sculptor/illustrator Paul Thiel thought of a very nice gift idea! This Mii figure is 6 inches tall and made as a gift for a friend.

After showing it around we got to thinking about the possibility getting it out there and try to take small orders

Thiel is working on putting up a website so he can take orders of 3.5″ versions of the personalized Sculpeys. But if you REALLY want your Mii to be done like this one above, e-mail him at miisculpture@allisonqmccarthy.com to see a possibility of getting one. Thiel says that he’d like to “make them as affordable as possible to everyone with a Mii.”, so don’t expect a rip-off.

[Joystiq]

The Academy of International Arts and Sciences has just announced the nominations for the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Award, and to no one’s surprise, Gears Of War is nominated on very important categories like: Console Game of the Year, Action / Adventure Game of the Year, and Overall Game of the Year.

The Legend of Zelda: TP and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion also appear with 6 nominees each. Add to the match the infamous Guitar Hero II and the addicting Wii Sports and watch the brutal fight for the “Game of The Year” Award.

[Joystiq]

Now, what person that has had a Nintendo console hasn’t played a Zelda game? If a difit comes up, I would be pretty concerned about all he / she has been losing. Not just because it’s one of Nintendo’s best expanded-franchise games, but because it has that veil of fantasy everyone would like to be served on top of their breakfast cereal.

Now I present to you the famous Japanese ad for the game, featuring the main characters and NPC’s hip-hopping around with a catchy tune.

I’m waiting for The Legend Of Zelda: Brilliant Dance Floor.

Oh, the MEGA64 crew never ceases to amaze me. Not because a lot of their videogame spoofs are golden, but because almost all the time they manage to avoid getting busted and being put to jail. No, these guys anly go with a warning, and what do tehy do? Exactly. More havoc (But good havoc, nevertheless)..

See what I mean!? These guys have my Respeknuckles!

[Kotaku]

Ever thought on what you need to do next to complete your Zelda: TP with 100%? Suffer no more: There has appeared (or rather, someone made) a Zelda Calculator, which estimates your percentage of completion depending on how many dungeons, minigames and whatnot you have achieved.

Us? We’re on 74.782666666667% (almost there!)

Check the Calculator HERE.

[Kotaku]

If anyone above 18 claims to be a REAL gamer, just ask him / her if they played Snow Bros. for Arcade or NES. The real ones will tell you immediately the type of game: Puzzle where 2 brothers transformed into snowmen, turned their enemies into snowballs and threw them at other enemies to clear the floor. You were going up until you got to the last floor, where the 2 princesses that were held captive would be for you to rescue; The characters’ colors: (although that’s standard: blue for 1P and red for 2P), and the classic power-ups of the game: Red for Speed-up, Blue for Power-up, and Yellow for Range-up.

This was one of THE games I’d always play at the local arcade as a kid, and even though I always got to level 15 when I played, I would always be having the time of my day. So here it is, a retro video dedicated to my (and most gamers’) favorite snowmen: Nick & Tom (eat your heart out, Frosty!).

Great graphics, great music, and cheesy plot. . . what else would I ask for an arcade!? . . . maybe a beverage holder. . . wait, some already got them!

At the opening party of Nintendo of Korea, they showed a trailer for Maple Story DS. While it doesn’t show actual gameplay footage, we get a Maple game for not-PC for the 1st time.

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