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By RawmeatCowboy PZ: I think a lot of people would be surprised to hear that the Cooking Mama isn’t PETA’s first videogame, or even the first to feature some familiar faces. Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers meet the Super Chick Sisters, while Frogger gets transformed into Lobster Liberation.

By RawmeatCowboy …Sonic Unleashed‘s another brick in the increasingly esoteric Sonic catalogue that would be best marketed by a sticker that reads: “For Completionists Only.” The gameplay’s stronger than the previous next-gen Sonic game, Sonic the Hedgehog (no human on hedgehog action, thank goodne...

By RawmeatCowboy GamesRadar takes a look at a bunch of our favorite games, and shows us where they started compared to where they finished. They hit upon the Mario 128 demo that became Miyamoto interview fodder for years and years after. They remind us that Mario 128 was a tech demo, and that pieces of it went to...

By RawmeatCowboy I seriously believe the Wii gave core Nintendo fans a better lineup turnaround time than any Nintendo platform before it. I guess I was wrong! Check out the full article here. We’ve posted one of this author’s articles before…and they always seem to have such a negative streak in them. Once ag...

By The News Team Link An excerpt from the latest Nintendo Power… “Everyone has probably experienced how hard it can be to go where you want to go when moving your character around in 3-D space. When an opponent is approaching, in order to attack with your sword, you’ve got to position yourself in such a way as...

By RawmeatCowboy “When I hear that kind of discussion, I wonder if there really is such a distinction. There are many hardcore gamers playing with casual games and I believe casual gamers do get into hardcore Nintendo games too. I think one of Nintendo’s missions is to destroy the barrier between the two and I...

By RawmeatCowboy 5. Bring Back Mario the Referee This may sound trivial, but we’re completely sincere when we say that Super Punch-Out!! for the Super Nintendo felt a bit strange without Nintendo’s mustachioed mascot in the more minor role of the boxing referee.

By RawmeatCowboy Auction here World of Nintendo fiberoptic sign Pac-Man animated cartoon - cel Pokemon World Championships 2008 DS Lite (thanks Supa_S!) Link Auction here World of Nintendo fiberoptic sign Pac-Man animated cartoon - cel Pokemon World Championships 2008 DS Lite (thanks Supa_S!) Link

By RawmeatCowboy Reviews for Animal Crossing: City Folk have been favorable, but there is one comment that pops up in just about every review. There isn’t anyone that thinks that City Folk does enough to differentiate itself from Wild World, or even the Cube original before it. I, too am surprised to see Nint...

By The News Team You know the rule of 3…you absolutely have to. It’s been in games since the NES days. You fight a boss, you hit him 3 times, and then he’s dead. Who invented this gameplay mainstay, and how did it last all the way through to today’s games? Cliffy B. talks about the rule of 3 in relation to Gears of War 2...

15 (16) - Mario Kart 64 16 (15) - Donkey Kong Country 17 (18) - Donkey Kong 18 (13) - Mega Man 2 19 (N/A) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 20 (19) - Kirby’s Adventure. WiiWare. 1 (2) - World of Goo 2 (1) - Tetris Party ...

By RawmeatCowboy Wii Chart 1. (2) Mario Kart Wii 2. (3) Wii Play 3. (2) Wii Fit 4. (NE) Wii Music 5. (4) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games 6. (19) Guitar Hero: World Tour 7. (5) Carnival: Funfair Games 8. (NE) High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance 9. (9) More Game Party 10. (7) Big Beach Sports DS Chart Link

By RawmeatCowboy Why, oh why does THE iconic figure in the history of gaming, a figure more recognizable than even Pacman have a voice that reminds us of an 8 year old girl? Wait a minute…I’ve thought a lot of things about Mario’s voice, but it never reminded me of an 8-year-old girl…or any girl for that matter....

By The News Team Free $10 gift card with purchase: Call Of Duty: World At War (Wii) Face Breaker’s K-O Party (Wii) LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Wii) Monopoly (Wii) Nerf-N-Strike Bundle (Wii) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii) Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) $49.99 Wii Music (Wii) Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)

By RawmeatCowboy My birthday was a few weeks ago and my girlfriend told me my present was gunna have 2 parts. On my birthday she gave me silver cross on a chain and told me she was still working on the 2nd part of my present. Well today she finished it. Knowing how much of a Nintendo fan i am she painted me Fire Mario. She...

By The News Team Second, all the stories posted each day can be a lot to digest, even for avid readers. Seeing only ten stories per page becomes more of a chore than Nintendo news should be, especially when you have to click through at least 15 pages of it per day, maybe more if you stop by several times per day.

By RawmeatCowboy A portion of a review from TheHour… …there are few if any other games that allow players to conduct symphony orchestras in the performance of “Zelda” and “Mario” scores. Those wonderful pieces alone will make you feel like a kid gamer again.

By RawmeatCowboy 1. Wii by Nintendo $249.99 2. Wii Fit by Nintendo $89.99 5. Gears of War 2 by Microsoft $59.99 6. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel by Nintendo $49.99 7. Wii Nunchuk Controller by Nintendo $17.96 9. Wii Remote Controller by Nintendo $35.96 10. Official Nintendo Wii Wheel by Nintendo $9.99 Link

By RawmeatCowboy Thanks to NES_Master for the heads up! Thanks to NES_Master for the heads up!

By RawmeatCowboy 3. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel by Nintendo $49.99 4. Wii Fit by Nintendo 5. Wii Remote Controller by Nintendo $39.99 Click to see price 8. Official Nintendo Wii Wheel by Nintendo $14.99 $9.99 9. Wii Music by Nintendo $49.99 10. Wii by Nintendo Link

By RawmeatCowboy Oh man, it’s time to lay it all out. Get in the comments section and take your side! When it comes to your go-to guy for gaming, which do you choose? Are you a Mario man or a Luigi lover? Two of gaming’s most iconic characters, battling it out! If [...]

By RawmeatCowboy Wii Chart 1. (1) Wii Fit 2. (2) Mario Kart Wii 3. (3) Wii Play 4. (4) Carnival: Funfair Games 5. (5) FIFA 09 6. (6) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games 7. (8) LEGO Batman 8. (7) Big Beach Sports 9. (10) Family Trainer 10. (12) Family Ski DS Chart 1. (2) Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training 2. (2) LEGO Batman 3. (3) Mari...

By RawmeatCowboy 4. FIFA 09 (PS2) 5. Mario Kart DS (DS) 6. Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3) 7. Wii Fit (Wii) 8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3) 9. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 10. FIFA 09 (PS3) Link German Top Ten: * 1. Far Cry 2 (PC) * 2. Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360) * 3. Far Cry 2 (PS3) * 4. FIFA 09 (PS2) * 5. Mario Kart DS (DS) * 6. Midnight Club: [...]

By RawmeatCowboy FIFA Soccer 09 – 4/1 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 – 8/1 Resistance 2 – 8/1 Gears of War 2 – 8/1 Quantum of Solace – 12/1 Far Cry 2 – 14/1 Fable II – 16/1 Fallout 3 – 16/1 Wii Music – 20/1 Rock Band 2 – 20/1 Wii Fit – 20/1 Sonic Unleashed – 40/1 Mario Kart Wii – 40/1 Grand Theft Auto IV – 50/1 Wii Play – 50/1

By RawmeatCowboy Birdo from the “Mario” universe Donkey Kong The “Duck Hunt” Dog Ecco the Dolphin Fox McCloud from the “Star Fox” series The Laguz from the “Fire Emblem” series PaRappa the Rapper Sam the dog from “Sam & Max” Sonic the Hedgehog Yoshi from the “Mario” universe

By RawmeatCowboy The Minus World is holding their official ‘fake’ elections. Click over and cast your vote for president. Will you choose Mario or Luigi?! Click here to make history! The Minus World is holding their official ‘fake’ elections. Click over and cast your vote for president. Will you choose Mario...

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They work for Bowser trying to prevent Mario from recapturing Peach. And because they do grunt work, they should be allowed to have some of the money Mario earns if Mario earns in excess. Also, I already knew Homer supported Obama. ...

They don’t look anything like Mario and Luigi. :/. Monodi Says: November 2nd, 2008 at 9:29 pm. I like the Mario girl on the first photo. The rest has a weird face. The_King_Up_North Says: November 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm ...

What’s really suspect is Super Mario Galaxy. Does author think it was easy just to get past Bowser? Or easy to finish entirely? Because all the challenging stuff was after Bowser. And even if you only count the first 60 stars, ...

I have to say though, I felt a lot of Star Wars and Mario Galaxy in that. And it strikes me now for the first time in two decades that Robotnik has a LOT in common with Dr. Wily, wonder why I never made the comparison before. lol ...

By The News Team What I’ve been saying to our development teams recently is that “Twilight Princess” was not a bad game, by any means. But, still, it felt like there was something missing. And while, personally, I feel like “Super Mario Galaxy” was able to do some things that were very new and were very unique...

By RawmeatCowboy “Square’s Super Mario RPG on SNES paved the way for several great Mario-themed RPGs on portable and home consoles alike. While former rival Sega may be over a decade late to the party, getting Sonic Chronicles makes it worth the wait.” - Game Informer

By RawmeatCowboy A portion of a 2p Start review… Instead of taking the original and expanding on it, they couldn’t even faithfully recreate it. There’s no question in my mind that, on its own, Mario Super Sluggers is a moderately good game. My problem is that there’s very little reason for this game to exist. Wi...

By GoNintendo Top Stories If you look at something like Mario Sunshine or Mario Galaxy, it’s much more naturalistic and they’ve decided to style him on (this is my assumption) the way a baby runs because it’s very cute. What they’ve done it they’ve very lovingly got him to make the transition. So, the fact that he’s mad...

By RawmeatCowboy DTP Entertainment Announces So Blonde for Wii and Nintendo DS: New Story, New Features Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for Nintendo DS Now Available DTP Entertainment Announces So Blonde for Wii and Nintendo DS: New Story, New Features

By RawmeatCowboy This is a fantastic article. Nintendo definitely loves their franchise characters, as do we. As the years go on, there are more and more spin-offs created. Mario, Pokemon, Donkey Kong…they all try their luck at some off-beat titles. When it comes to cream of the spin-off crop, who gets top bil...

By RawmeatCowboy A portion of a Zentendo review… There’s not really much more to discuss with Dr. Mario Online RX, but that’s not a bad thing: the title offers up everything a puzzle fan could expect and want. The gameplay is classically retro and solid: easy to learn but challenging to master. Dr. Mario has its o...

By GoNintendo Top Stories Once again, the games press failed to do its job. At a Nintendo developer round table, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto fielded questions from his adoring fans. One brave soul called out Wii Music for being more toy than video game, and instead of responding intelligently, Miyamoto replied...

By RawmeatCowboy All Nintendo fans pretty much know how the Big N’s sports titles work by now. You can a real sport, strip down the simulation elements until you are left with the basic game, throw in a ton of Nintendo references, and you are set. We’ve already seen Mario and friends take on baseball, but this ti...

By RawmeatCowboy Thanks Chrommind!) They give it to Nintendo pretty good… In contrast, it was hard to dodge the grumbling on the way out of the Nintendo event. Where were the classic franchises we all know and love? Where, for that matter, was Mario? Nintendo fans had to make do with a new Animal Crossing titl...

By RawmeatCowboy Nintendo Press Format: Wii™ Launch Date: Aug. 25, 2008 ESRB: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief Game Type: Sports Players: 1-4 Developer: Namco Bandai Check out our Flickr Set KEY INFORMATION Let the Wii Remote™ controller be your bat as you join Mario™, Luigi™, Peach™ and the rest of the gang i...

By RawmeatCowboy A portion of an OMG Nintendo review… PROS: Classic Dr. Mario gameplay; Mii support; new songs and a random song function; Virus Buster is surprisingly good. CONS: Gameplay functionally identical to every single prior version of Dr. Mario ever; friend codes are a huge pain in the butt. Full re...

By RawmeatCowboy IGN Nintendo Voice Chat - Ep. 11 Dr. Mario Online RX review, footage City Connection review Blades of Steel videos Double Dribble videos Space Chimps screens Sam and Max Season 3 coming 2009 Major League Eating character bios Oekaki Logic hits WiiWare in Japan The Legend of Zelda videos Pyr...

By RawmeatCowboy A portion of a C3 interview… This really is a mini-masterpiece. The presentation is top-notch and the controls are the best example we’ve seen so far in a Wii game, surpassing even the use of the Wii Remote in Super Mario Galaxy. Whilst it might not have the same clout and scale of Nintendo’s (f...

By RawmeatCowboy The results of those efforts is finally in our hands. Mario Kart Wii has made its way around the world, and we’ve had plenty of time to learn the ins and outs of the title. I will come right out and say that this Mario Kart is not as good as Mario Kart DS. Does that mean that the game is a disaster? Well,...

By RawmeatCowboy Nintendo has succeeded in creating a game that new and old players can enjoy equally, and one that I find myself jonesing for even after an entire weekend absorbed in it. If that’s not a sign of a good game, I don’t know what is. Full review here

By RawmeatCowboy The rubber-banding is a sore spot—Nintendo definitely needs to hire some better A.I. programmers. The online interface could definitely stand to be improved. The presentation bar hasn’t really been raised at all. The shell controller is a guilty pleasure at best: it’s still just a plastic s...

By RawmeatCowboy A bit of an info summary from the latest issue of Nintendo Power… Readers Most Wanted 1. Earthbound 2. Super Mario RPG 3. Chrono Trigger 4. Mother 5. Majora’s Mask NP Staff 1. Mega Man: The Wily Wars 2. Terranigma 3. FF6 4. Super Mario RPG 5. Rocket Knight Adventures

By RawmeatCowboy I really don’t want to go to bed, even though I am dead tired. I want to keep playing Mario Kart Wii! Someone come over and sneak in a few games while I am snuggled away in bed! I’ll catch you guys in a few hours, have a fantastic Friday morning. [...]

By RawmeatCowboy Those thoughts would have been more than enough to put a smile on my face, but the email continued on. As a bit of a bonus, Mr. Minel sent over the brand-new, full Mario Kart Wii TV advert that is hitting (or has just hit) France. The focus of the commercial is the online play, and Mii use of Mario Kar...

By RawmeatCowboy Starting Characters Baby Mario Baby Peach Toad Koopa Mario Luigi Yoshi Peach Wario Waluigi Donkey Kong Bowser Check out the secrets here Starting Characters Baby Mario Baby Peach Toad Koopa Mario Luigi Yoshi Peach Wario Waluigi Donkey Kong Bowser Check out the secrets here

By RawmeatCowboy DJ: Huh. Well I love the PlayStation 3. I mean, I have a Wii, I barely play it — not because I don’t like it or appreciate it, I just, you know, it’s not my cup of tea at the moment. Mario Galaxy, I thought was pretty cool. I’ve got to be honest: I didn’t think that it was as good as Ratchet. I didn’t get the h...