In this installment of the Casual Gaming Round-Up, we see two pieces of Nintendo-centric news. First, we see that Nintendo is openly supporting THQ’s creation of the uDraw tablet on the Wii, and news that PopCap will be bringing Plants vs Zombies to the Nintendo DS. Nintendo Supports uDraw’s Creation Last week, we brought you [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 11, 2010
For more on what to expect from Atari’s Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea (Nintendo DS), check out our extended coverage here: http://friskymongoose.com/freddi-fish-and-puzzle-bot-trailersscreens-eye-candy-for-the-casual-gamer/ To stay up-to-date and view all our latest hands-on videos, please subscribe to our video RSS feed or visit Frisky Mongoose on YouTube. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Sunday, August 8, 2010
Hey Pokemaniacs! I’m sure by now you’ve heard of PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure, but just what do we know about the game? Whether you’ve loved Pokemon since the beginning, or are just interested in the mini-games found herein, here’s what to expect from the game when it launches in the States this fall (December in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The industry is always buzzing, whether its news about a new project or a new face of a company, there is always something to discuss. Today, we have a developer claiming that the technology behind Xbox Kinect is “Improving Every Day”, a new Square Enix CEO in the US, and Nintendo winning a US piracy [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 13, 2010
There is so much talk about 3D these days to make your head spin. Whether it’s more 3D support in movies, video games or in television, you can’t open a newspaper or news website without hearing about it, and this article is no exception. We have three stories this week about company support for 3D [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 3, 2010
Club Nintendo members, your Gold and Platinum awards for 2010 are here! Gold members (300 coins or more) will receive a nifty Nintendo 2011 calendar. Platinum status members (600 coins or more) will get a Super Mario Characters Figurine featuring Bowser, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Mario and Luigi. All you have to do is sign in [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 27, 2010
Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime graced the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday to show off Donkey Kong Country Returns, and to drop the bombshell that gamers didn’t want to hear: the 3DS will not be launching in the U.S. until 2011. The considerable hype and deluge of details on Nintendo’s [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 26, 2010
During last week’s E3 Majesco announced details on the new spin-off of the Cooking Mama franchise, Babysitting Mama. The game tasks players with caring for a virtual baby by using the Wii remote and Nunchuk controller to perform activities, like rocking the baby, shaking a rattle, playing peek-a-boo, etc. The game will ship with a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 24, 2010
At this year’s E3, Nintendo revealed new details about the Nintendo 3DS, the true “sequel” if you will, to the original lineup of Nintendo DS handhelds. While we already knew that the handheld would allow you to play games in 3D or in 2D, many other details were held back until now. First and foremost [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 24, 2010
At the Nintendo press conference at this year’s E3, we were shown a title many casual gamers had been waiting on for some time – Just Dance 2. while the game won’t come out until the Fall of 2010, we have some new details about the game that should tide you over until the game [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 24, 2010
At this year’s E3, we had a chance to look at the new installment in the Legend of Zelda series: Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword. The game once again sees Link traveling around Hyrule, but this time around, you’ll be able to use Wii MotionPlus for greater sensitivity and therefore accuracy in your movements. The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 18, 2010
Five months after its release in North America, the DSi XL will finally have a new color available for those unsatisfied with the initial Burgundy and Bronze. The Midnight Blue DSi XL (one of 3 new colors released in Japan) will be available in North American stores on July 11. This particular XL will be pre-loaded with [...]
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