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Is Wii Fit just another accessory title?
Nintendo has officially announced pricing for the much anticipated Wii Fit, well, at least for their Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza. Coming in at $89.99 for the package that gives you the game, the Wii Fit board, and a free t-shirt may be a little too up there for a niche title that [...]
Daily Clarity from Hawkes: For the benefit of Mr. Hsu
Gaming journalism as a print medium is dying.
It’s a natural progression for gamers, seeing as we’re very impatient and on-demand type of people. Most magazines need a two month lead time, making exclusives and real behind the scenes items old news by the time they hit stands.
It’s sad really, because as Maj Malfunction once [...]
The challenges of being gamer parents
I’m a gamer and a dad. Many of us who grew up with Atari 2600s and Super Nintendos are getting on with life, finding love, maybe marriage, and for sure the natural order of things. We are being faced with challenges that are new to our generation. Questions both moral and [...]
Daily Clarity from Hawkes: Ben Heck pwns all “geeks”
With each new product, I feel like a geek wanna-be. Like I’m not worthy to carry the title or that maybe I’m more nerd than geek. Sure, I love games, and computers, and tinkering with them. I enjoy my sci-fi and anime and reading like a good geek should. I worship [...]
Nintendo summer - It’s going to be hot, folks!
Whew, the long, slow first quarter of the year is finally over. Now it’s time to take a look forward at the games we’ll be playing this summer, at least during the times that we’re not at the beach or otherwise enjoying being outside instead of in front of a game machine. Yeah, right.
Today I’m [...]
Daily Clarity from Hawkes: The good old days make a comeback
The Internet was still an early teenager. Nirvana was a long ago memory, and OJ was just about to get acquitted. My brother had moved to Virginia and had taken with him a rag tag group of mutual friends. One of them, Joe, I had only met on several occasions. [...]
Daily Clarity from Hawkes: Don’t believe the hype
The US Dollar is weak sauce. There’s no denying that. If it were a horse I would have shot it by now and moved on. Thankfully, people in Europe don’t have to deal with my money issues; they seem to be doing alright.
Well at least they were, until the greed factory that [...]
Judge decrees Guitar Hero III lawsuit bullsh**
Where do these people come from, exactly? You know, the ones that spend their lives prowling the darkest corners of the Internet waiting for that one piece of scandalous news that might become the basis for the next great get-rich lawsuit.
I’m all for a legal system that protects the rights of the unfortunate and defenseless [...]
Daily Clarity from Hawkes: Marry me Stephen King!
With this paragraph, I thee wed:
What really makes me insane is how eager politicians are to use the pop culture — not just videogames but TV, movies, even Harry Potter — as a whipping boy. It’s easy for them, even sort of fun, because the pop-cult always hollers nice and loud. Also, it allows legislators [...]
Nintendo online: A No Fun Zone
Nintendo has a strategy. It’s called Blue Ocean and it’s meant to expand the realm of video games beyond its traditional enthusiasts and into a broader market spanning all interests and age groups. In case you haven’t noticed, it’s working.
Numbers don’t lie. According to sales-tracking site VGChartz, the Nintendo DS handheld has sold nearly 70 [...]
