No more scans from leaked ads from various retailers, no more analysts endlessly speculating, no more “will it or won’t it” conversation in the forum: Nintendo has finally made the Nintendo Wii price drop official. Starting on September 27, the Wii hardware will be available for $199.99. The package will continue to include a Wiimote, a nunchuk, and Wii Sports.
Seven years ago or more, I discovered my favorite football game. Football Mogul.
This week in gaming we have Bobby Kotick proving that he’s the most honest man in gaming, we review the original and frustrating Scribblenauts, and Need For Speed goes back to its roots with the newly released Shift. Let’s take a look at what people were talking about this week:
After the giveaway for the Brutal Legend demo codes, I became a little cynical. Why give stuff away if all anyone is going to do is complain about GameStop and argue about demos? I’m giving you guys stuff, and all I get are complaints, complaints, complaints.
Need for Speed: Shift has a very rough road ahead of it. The Need for Speed name carries a good amount of baggage—for better or worse—and Dirt 2 was recently released to rave reviews, with the much-hyped Forza 3 coming right around the corner. This is a crowded time for racing games, and Shift has to find a home and its own place… something it may not have accomplished.
On a planet past its prime, a few settlers on the wrong side of a failed gold rush are desperately clinging to survival. There is hope, but not much, in the form of a recently discovered alien vault. Of course, with wild mutants and bandits roaming the land, crossing the street can kill you. Questing for what may be an ephemeral reward? Uh, no. This is the world of Borderlands, and we’ve had the pleasure of exploring it for the past few weeks. The verdict? Load up on guns, bring a friend.
A beautiful 2D side-scroller… but is there enough action to go with it?
EA’s NHL series has featured fighting in its games since the franchise launched in the early 1990s. It makes sense, seeing as how integrated brawls have become with ice hockey. NHL 10, due in stores today, is set to feature fights so realistic that one former NHL captain believes they will teach children that fisticuffs are a part of the sport and are sometimes necessary to win a game.
