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Philips CD-i: A retroactive spanking to Nintendo’s inability to play well with others.

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(Legend of Zelda: The Faces of Evil, probably the most referenced in the CD-I rogues gallery of Nintendo titles) It’s a slow news day apparently. Electronic giant Philips used to have money and before Nintendo made the mistake of fucking over Sony in their joint effort to produce a powerful CD-ROM device to battle Sega’s SEGA CD drive. Let’s talk about the path less traveled and how Nintendo’s weird history of failure kept making competitors, more specifically how they created a competitor in Philips who… Continue reading →

DOA:Dimensions/Metroid: Other M – Thank God for small favors…

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(ZP’s review of Metroid: Other M, I’d say Yahtzee’s opinions were his own, but I can’t even get past the damn cinemas without freaking out and most reviews were pretty disparaging as well.) Yes, that’s right. I’m still all pissy and inconsolable over something as petty as a videogame. Per Kotaku While the latest Dead or Alive: Dimensions trailer teased the inclusion of Samus, if only in morph ball form, Hayashi tells Eurogamer “This time she’s not playable. But Samus Aran will be shown in… Continue reading →

DOA:Dimensions – Team Ninja rubs it in rapist style, right in your Other-OTHER-M

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(Teaser of Temco’s 3DS entry for the Dead or Alive franchise, as part of taking the full length of Nintendo’s “Wiimote” in their hinder, Team Ninja did this sorta… cute and unnecessary cameo by Ridley and powerball Samus. Back off people, can’t you see they’re trying to fight? So rude…) I’m going to be a little more crude and mean spirited than usual because I’m extra irked. Bear with me folks. Coming hot off the press from Kotaku arrives news of gaming mirth in the… Continue reading →

Metroid-Other M: Nintendo regrets making a game.

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(E3 2009 – Nintendo’s Reggie pimps the Other M trailer. This is new and edgy? Fuck you, Reg. Peddle your snake oil elsewhere.) It’s an old wound, I know, but I feel bitchy and Nintendo’s sitting in my shit list in a big way after this and I feel it’s only fair to share such… feelings. Thanks to Kotaku, We’ve learned that Nintendo apparently regrets the lack of success that Other M has yet to enjoy compared to the super successful Metroid Prime series. For… Continue reading →