Is there any stopping the mighty Nintendo and their Wii?  It was said that the Wii wouldn’t be a contender.  That the Wii was just a gimmick.  As you all know already, Nintendo is back.  Just looking at this NPD Sales Chart, you can clearly see that they are kicking Sony and Microsoft’s collectives asses.

In the States, Europe, or Japan, it doesn’t matter.  The Wii tops the charts in consoles and videogames.  With games like Brawl, Wii Play and Sonic and Mario at the Olympics that brings families together, it’s no wonder it’s selling a lot compared to Sony …

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Bring Down the Sky. 

This is the first Downloadable content to come out for Mass Effect by Bioware.  It takes place on an asteroid that is headed for impact on a nearby colonial planet.  The evil Batarians, the new alien race, are the ones behind this.  This content when finished gives you 50 Achievement points.  Bioware mentions that this download content would take around an hour to an hour and a half to finish. 

Anything that can get me back in the world of Mass Effect would be a plus but this downloadable content was kind of a letdown.  The new …

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Lately, Sony has been on a good running streak.  With the biggest news coming from the death of HD DVD (the Blu-ray camp is doing back flips), to the NPD Groups January Game Sales showing the PS3 catching up with Wii and the Xbox 360 in last place.

Later this year, the highly anticipated game Metal Gear Solid 4 will be available on the PS3 exclusively.  An MGS4 bundle will also be released that comes with the game, the 80 gig PS3 console, and a DualShock 3 (rumble finally!!).

Can the PS3 triumph over the Wii and truly be this years …

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Ok yeah, well, it’s for Soul Calibur 4.  It’s the closest thing you’re probably going to get to a good Star Wars fighting game.  IGN‘s got some info on the game from the CES 2008 show in Vegas. 

The father of all bad ass villians, Darth Vader (exclusive for the PS3 version), and the master of jedi mind tricks, Yoda (exclusive for 360), will be playable characters in Soul Calibur 4.

Personally, Vader and Yoda are 2 characters I like both, so I really don’t have a preference on who’s better.  It would have been better of both of them …

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This is a great time to be a 360 owner.  With games like Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, and Assassin’s Creed out (Yeah I know, two of the games are also on PS3), I’m like going to go broke.  Gotta get my hands on Call of Duty 4 after I’m done playing AC and ME.  I’ve beaten both games, but am still playing again to finish some missions and to see different ways of playing the game. 

I’ve had fun with Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect.  Both games have flaws, but the pros outweighs them. 

For Assassin’s Creed, it’s like …

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Finally got my 5th Xbox yesterday from MS after returning the previous 3 for Red Ring of Death and a disk error message(first one was returned back to Best Buy). Took about four and a half weeks to send me a replacement. So is this one as good as new? I wouldn’t say so because the fan is very loud. But it is more sturdy than the previous two they sent me. I can’t hear any of the parts moving and the power button isn’t stuck and doesn’t feel flimsy.

Overall, I’m satisfied with this 360. Manufacturer’s date is 9/02/07, same …

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EA just bought BioWare and Pandemic for around $850 million.  Pandemic’s known for Mercenaries and BioWare with Jade Empire, KOTOR, and Mass Effect.  This is bad news for gamers in general.  EA has a reputation of quantity and not quality. 

When they bought the exclusive rights to make NFL games, the genre suffered.  Now you have only one choice to choose form, and that would be Madden.  Reviews for that game was so-so and since there’s no competition, they can make shitty ass games and people would still buy it.

And now they own the intellectual property of the upcoming game …

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Oh man, a game where Sonic and Mario will be competing in the Olympics?  (Mario and Sonic at the Olympics)  Once rivals, videogame company Sega and Nintendo is teaming up and it doesn’t end there.  Sonic is a new addition to the Super Smash Bros Melee game out for Wii early next year of 2008. 

Does that mean Sony and Microsoft can team up in the future?  Just imagine, Halo Gear Solid, Mass Fantasy, or Heavenly Shock.  Ok, I’ll stop now.…

Okay let’s recap what happened to the previous 360’s I’ve owned:

1st – Bought the console May, 2006. Returned it after a couple of weeks because it kept freezing.

2nd – Bought in July of 06. Got sent back for repair in August this year for the ever famour: RED RING OF DEATH(RROD).

3rd – Got back a crappier refurbed system than my previous unit. It sounded like it was scratching the games. To top it all of, it stopped reading games several days after getting it. Sent back in September for another console.

4th – Got it back today, manufacture …

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The hype has settled, and Halo 3 has come to pass. I have here a list of things I enjoyed and some things that would make the Chief flip out.

Pros

Multiplayer
This is where Halo shines. This game was tailor-made for the online world. Whether you’re playing free-for-all, against others blasting every thing in sight, or partnering up with friends to retrieve the flag, it’s always fun to roam around and shoot each other. The excitement of knowing you’re never safe from behind because a nice whack on the back of your head means you’ll be be dining in hell …

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