Now that I’ve calmed down from the surprise of being published twice, here’s the latest Nintendo news:
—Gameshare acquired by Whybuygames
—Nintendo: No Wiimote accelerometer bits
—The reason why over half of adults are gamers
—Nintendo working to prevent Wii shortages in the UK
—Iwata-sama: 800,000 Wiis sold Thanksgiving week alone
—New Tales of Hearts video
—Monster Hunter 3 coming to Jump Festa
—Nintendo of Australia looks into Animal Crossing transfer issues
—How your favorite composers write songs (SB’s pick!)
—Even Grandma and Grandpa love to game
—Music games vs. the music industry
—Why panicking is sometimes fun
—How to tell who is who on Wii Speak
—Inside the manual for The Conduit
—More Tales of Heart info and sneak peek at next Tales game
—My rant, in case you missed it
—Can Apple top Nintendo and Sony?
—Wiis for sale at Wal-Mart!
—What we need to rock to in Guitar Hero 5
—The best WiiWare games of this year
—What’s new on USA WiiWare and VC this week
—The state of casual gaming
—Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time hitting Europe this spring
—Could the recession kill off the casual craze?
—What TIME thinks are the best games of the year
—New Phantasy Star Zero video
—Take Two: Console cycles will continue
—Best boxart this year
—Great moments in Nintendo history
—New Blood of Bahamut screens, art
–Top 7 addicting games (2 of which I have played, and one I want to play)
—New Suikoden DS video
—Either love or hate Iwata-sama for the casual boom
—Tales of Hearts will not have touch screen controls
—RUMOR: Monster Hunter 3 coming to Europe?
—Rock Band gets a country twang
Stay tuned for breaking news and updates throughout the day.
Happy gaming,
SparklingBlue