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Apr 23 2008
Have extra space in your house? Or better yet, how about an entire attic? Great, then you should check out this NES collection up for grabs on eBay. It’s not like any ol’ collection, it’s an amassment of every single North American NES game released; a whopping 670 in total. If you’ve misplaced a game over time or gave away your entire weak, pathetic excuse of a collection of NES games from when you were a kid, I bet you would find it here.
Apr 20 2008
On Okami’s Wii box art, there is one glaring addition, an IGN watermark just below the wolf’s mouth. It’s hard to see in the picture, but I can testify that on the actual box it is very clear. There’s no mistaking it for a coincidence once you see it in person. Score one for the convenience of Google, as apparently image searching on the web is easier than finding a photo that your own company distributed. Seems like an obvious oversight, but either way you should find a copy of the case and check it out. The actual image used from IGN after the break.
Apr 13 2008
Rumors have been swirling about a Metroid movie for awhile, but a photo of what appears to be a blurry movie poster recently added some fire to the flame. Supposedly, John Woo is behind the reigns, and is dropping the announcement power bomb at this years Comic Con. We haven’t seen much recent work from Woo, which means he very well could have been hard at work translating the Nintendo classic to the big screen. This makes sense, as he optioned the rights to a Metroid movie back in 2004. I usually don’t like video game movies (or movie video games for that matter), but would happily pay to see a Metroid movie, as long as they have the awesome intro to Super Metroid in there somewhere.
Zentendo
via Destructoid
Mar 30 2008
Several of you out there have expressed interest in challenging The Tanooki Staff in a friendly game of Brawl. Well, tonight’s your chance, as we are hosting our first ever Live Game Night tonight! Any of you interested in taking on Joey or Ryan via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection should head over to our forum board in order to participate. The event is scheduled to last from 7 PM to 9 PM Central time. Also, please note you must be a member of The Tanooki Forums in order to participate, so be sure to sign up if you have not already.
Keep in mind that this will not be the regularly-scheduled time for future Game Night events, and that we will be doing this again soon if tonight doesn’t work for you. Be sure to check back for news about more upcoming events in the near future. See you online!
Mar 19 2008
It’s just about that time again! Send in any questions you’d like to ask, comments you’d like to make, or even stories and photos you’d like to share. We’ll be working on the next edition of the mailbag soon, so you’ll want to send your stuff in quickly!
Feb 28 2008
So we’re doing this year’s first edition of the mailbag on Sunday whether we’ve got 40 submissions or 4. Be sure send us your questions, comments, or anything else you’d like tell us or have us address in front of your fellow readers!
Feb 25 2008
So I’ve been getting random submissions in my inbox labeled “Mailbag” for the last few weeks, and I just now realized: we’ve not done one since the new year. Who’s up for another one? We’ll try to get this one up by next Sunday, March 2nd (since the following Sunday, everyone will be busy playing some other game - probably some Petz game). Of course, that will only happen if we have enough submissions to respond to! So…
Jan 21 2008
In an interesting article written at The Escapist, Wendy Despain (the author), discusses her experience playing video games with her nephews:
I’ve been to a lot of conference sessions talking about how to make games better than they are. I’ve read a lot of books about it and seen even more books on Amazon about it. The game industry likes to talk about this subject - a lot. And who knows? I may not have been able to identify what was annoying my little friends about these games if I hadn’t been studying the subject myself.
But I just can’t shake the feeling that all us game developers would learn these lessons better if we just sat down and played like a 3-year-old for a while. Even if we’re making games for grown-ups. As we get older we get jaded. We expect to be disappointed. We aren’t surprised by inadequacy and sloppy work. We tolerate mediocrity and even find comfort in the mistakes that have become tradition through repetition.
The whole article isn’t very long, and is very much worth the couple of minutes it will take you to read it. I can’t remember how many times I’ve thought to myself: “What we’re the developers thinking?” while playing games. The video games industry is fairly young and inexperienced compared to other entertainment industries such as Film or even Books, but that’s no excuse for some of the basic errors in judgment sprinkled all throughout even the best games.
Dec 19 2007
News is getting slower as we near the holidays, so I’ll take this quick opportunity to make some reminders. Our forums are still alive and kicking, with several of our members discussing everything from Brawl to Pilotwings to Virtual Console games and Game of the Year awards. We always welcome new members of course, so head on over and check it out if you don’t already. I’ve got a Game Night forum that hasn’t been used yet and won’t be activated until I know we have the people to participate…
Also, we’re still taking in mailbag questions! They may or may not be answered in post-form…but they’ll be answered this weekend guaranteed. So, if you’ve got any questions, comments, or anything else for the staff here about anything at all, feel free to write the mailbag.
We’re still taking applicants and reviewing existing submissions to add writers to our news team. Primarily, we’re looking for 1. someone from the UK, 2. someone from Australia, 3. someone from Japan, but will take all submissions. If you’re interested, head over to our application page. Note: The spam filter is not currently working, so send ALL materials to the e-mail address listed on that page.
That’s it for now. I’ll be sticking around to post any news I find, so check back or hang out in the forums!
Dec 16 2007
It’s been forever since we’ve done a mailbag, and for that we’re very sorry to those who enjoy reading them. We are sitting on two submissions, though, so we’re going to go ahead and try and beef that up. If you have an questions or comments that you’d like to send to any or all of the staff, use our mailbag link below.
This set of mailbag submissions may or may not be answered in written form, but they will be answered within a week or so. Don’t be afraid to hit us with what you’ve got!
