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Sorry for the lack of updates lately, as I've been consumed with Kirby's Epic Yarn. The game is absolutely incredible, and if you haven't picked up a copy, do it immediately.

It's also the start of the busiest gaming season around. In just a few short months, we are expected to play Rock Band 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, GoldenEye 007, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Sonic Colors, and Disney Epic Mickey. Phew, I'm out of breath!

Great things to come so stick around, and we'll be right back after these commercial messages.

Kirby unravels this Sunday with Epic Yarn

Kirby is returning to consoles with an all new adventure. From Good-Feel comes Kirby's Epic Yarn, a reimagining of the series that throws our beloved pink fluff ball into a transformable strand of yarn. Set in a colorfully adorable fabric based world, Kirby can turn into an array of objects while on his journey, including a submarine, tank and even a dolphin. And with Prince Fluff, the game is fully playable in 2-player co-op.

This Sunday marks the release of Epic Yarn for Wii. To celebrate, take a look at the latest gameplay trailer, featuring his evil foes King Dedede and Meta Knight, both in fabric form.

Obama, Bush and Palin join NBA JAM roster

The NBA Jam series has never been a stranger to hosting celebrity players mingling with the game's impressive list of NBA talent. Since the Jam franchise hasn't seen a release this decade, EA Sports knew they needed to add some current newsworthy heavy hitters to the mix.

The company has announced a whopping list containing just some of the special celebrity and political figures featured in the game; George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, John McCain, Sarah Palin, The Beastie Boys.

Not a bad list, eh? Discover all these and many more in NBA Jam, on sale today for Wii and later this holiday for Xbox 360 and PS3.

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Sonic 4: Mad Gear Zone trailer

SEGA is revealing more and more of the ever-alluring retro goodness that is Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. The game, set for a staggered console release starting October 11th on WiiWare, is looking better and better by the day.

Check out the latest gameplay trailer, featuring the game's Mad Gear Zone. No relation to the Mad Gear of Final Fight fame. Enjoy!

iCarly 2: iJoin The Click! boxart

Here's your first look at the new boxart for Nickelodeon's iCarly 2: iJoin The Click video game. Set for Wii and DS release, the game puts the player in the role of a new student, who will interact with the usual favorites from the iCarly TV series.

"One of the unique characteristics of the show and a key factor in its success is the show's interactive integration of its fans," said Activision's David Oxford. "With the program continuing to reach new ratings milestones and with our first iCarly game being very well received, we've developed a fresh new take on the game that allows fans to immerse themselves in the world of iCarly and to fully interact with its awesome cast of personalities."

The game is set to release this fall.

Disney Epic Mickey's "Journey" trailer

With Warren Spector's much anticipated Wii title Disney Epic Mickey on the horizon, fans of Walt Disney's magical world of beloved and forgotten characters are getting eager to relive the magic. Thankfully, we have a new Epic Mickey trailer that gives you a brief overview of the story.

I got my hands on the game at E3 this June ,and it surely does not disappoint. Are you as excited as we are to play a brand spanking new Mickey Mouse video game on Wii?

Epic Mickey is set for a November 30th release.

Tokyo Game Show 2010 brings big gaming announcements

This year's Tokyo Game Show is wrapping up, but the convention brought with it quite a bit of mega-sized video game news. Here's a run down of the big announcements:

-Capcom announces Devil May Cry reboot, simply dubbed DmC.
-Team Ninja announces Ninja Gaiden 3, as well as Ni-Oh.
 -EA shows off new horror action title Shadows of the Damned.
-Dead Rising: Case West announces as Xbox 360 exclusive epilogue.
-EA displays new My Garden video game for the Nintendo 3DS.
-Steel Battalion coming to Xbox 360 as a Kinect shooter.
-Grasshopper Manufacture readying bloody action title "Codename D" for Kinect

Are you excited about any of these big announcements?

PS3's Move kills Wii's Mii? Never!

The gaming industry is truly the only medium that slings mud like little girls on a playground. Sony and Microsoft bashed the Wii to hell, claiming motion controls weren't worthy of Nintendo's success. Tomorrow marks the launch of Sony's own motion controller, the Move, and based on the above ad, it looks like things are getting dirty.

Take a look above to see just what happens when you mix Nintendo's Miis with PlayStation 3's Move controller.
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Wii and DS Shop Update: September 13, 2010

Nintendo DSiWare
Castle ConquerorPublisher: CIRCLE Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Castle Conqueror is a real-time strategy game for casual gamers. You play as a commander who must resist the empire and save the lives of the people. Lead your soldiers into battle, seize the enemy's castle and gain victories until you destroy the empire on the mainland. The rules are simple. Use the stylus on the touch screen to select the player's castle and send your army to storm the enemy's castle in real time. Capture the castle and destroy your enemies to earn gold that can be used to upgrade your commander's abilities and to buy items that will help you win more battles. Select commanders and different cards to upgrade your army or castle. If you've managed to occupy the enemy's castle by the end of a battle, you win the game!

Crazy PinballPublisher: dtp entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Find fun pinball action just like at the arcade. Five fantastic tables and plenty of themes ensure awesome variety. Go hunting for points with the Safari Flipper, or zoom from one goal to the next with the incredible Deep Sea Flipper. Set records that will blow your friends away. Crazy Pinball is the ultimate portable pinball experience.

myNotebook: Tan™Publisher: Nnooo
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: myNotebook allows you to take notes wherever you are. Just pop open your Nintendo DSi™ system and jot down your thoughts. Make a list and cross it off, or even play your favorite pen-and-paper games (games not included). You can personalize your notebook by drawing on the cover or by changing the paper type with 24 unlockable squared and lined paper styles. Use the pen or pencil to make notes or doodles and then erase the bits you don't like. With five ink colors, you'll always be able to make your notes and doodles look stylish. myNotebook also includes 128 pages to write on, plus the ability to export your pages to your Nintendo DSi Photo Album.
 

New WiiWare and DSiWare titles have arrived thanks to Nintendo this morning. Want to know what they are? Continue reading below, silly head!



WiiWare
Adventure on LOST ISLAND - Hidden Object GamePublisher: Ateam Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: Discover hidden-object fun for kids and adults. Quickly find items in every stage to complete this adventure. Work together or compete in each stage to find items and help the game's hero find a way home. From seashells to sparkling jewels, do your best to find all of the hidden objects as fast as you can. During this adventure you will also confront ghosts and a dragon in action stages. Each stage can be played by up to four players for great gaming fun. 


Nintendo

NBA Jam boss battle gameplay trailer

A brand new gameplay video has surfaced showing off the incredible boss battles featured in EA Sports' NBA Jam. Launching October 5th on the Wii, boss battles will pit players against some of the league's finest old and current players.

In the video, you'll see Dwayne Wade, Larry Bird, and a few others to get excited about. This game is looking better and better each day.

GameTrailer

Wii Party Commercial Contest

Party games are the common clay of the Wii landscape and sadly it's a frontier filled with third party developed garbage. Until October 3rd that is. Wii Party (see what they did?), a party gamed developed exclusively by Nintendo hits stores and they want you in their commercial!

We've all seen the commercials of ethnically diverse and attractive people playing Wii games and smiling, but here's how you can get in on the action. Click on the link below to, tell Nintendo why they should party with you, and submit a picture of your hot self playing a Wii game. Easy peasy.


Will Wii Party be a hit like Sports Resort or will it go to the land of misfit shovelware like Wii Music? Unlike most websites, we won't know until we play it but don't let that stop you from partying with Nintendo!

Wii and DS Shop Update: September 7, 2010

Right on cue, Nintendo has released their weekly collection of WiiWare, Virtual Console and DSiWare titles for your downloading pleasure. Check them out below!




WiiWare

Fenimore Fillmore "The Westerner"
Publisher: Revistronic
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Cartoon Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Welcome to the West! Come and see the fastest cowboy in action. Visit a typical Western town with a grand saloon, a sheriff's office and a bank. Meet the classic doctor, the powerful "master of the land," an industrious pioneer and men and women who raised a great nation with their blood, sweat and tears. But there are things that cannot be helped, and one of them - very typical in the West - is the continuous fighting between farmers and cattle ranchers. While farmers used to win the sympathy of most people, cattle ranchers had more money, more men and more power. Only a cowboy as peculiar as Fenimore Fillmore could side with the farmers when the rest of the cowboys are paid by the merciless and sinister cattle rancher.

Virtual Console

SAMURAI SHODOWN III
Original platform: NEOGEO
Publisher: D4 Enterprise
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Blood, Use of Tobacco, Violence
Price: 900 Wii Points
Description: This is a fighting game released in 1995 as a sequel to the previous year's release of SAMURAI SHOWDOWN II. Though this is the third installment in the series, the story takes place between the first and second installments. Players can choose from 12 samurai seeking to defeat Zankuro Minazuki. Along with minor upgrades from the last version - such as the ability to press buttons to fill your rage gauge and the ability to defend in midair - you can also select from slash and bust personality types for each character. Each type has its own set of special moves you can take advantage of, effectively doubling the amount of characters you can play.

Nintendo DSiWare

Simply Mahjong
Publisher: Engine Software
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Simply Mahjong gives you exactly what you want: pure mahjong on your Nintendo DSi system. Mahjong is a Chinese tile-matching game. The tiles are arranged in a special pattern with their faces upward. A tile is said to be open if it can be moved either left or right without disturbing other tiles. The goal is to match pairs of identical tiles. The game is finished when all pairs of tiles have been removed from the board or there are no exposed pairs remaining. The simple game design and easy, intuitive controls make it a game that the whole family can enjoy. The game features 50 puzzles in each level to provide hours of fun.

My Exotic Farm
Publisher: BiP Media
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: My Exotic Farm is an exotic farm simulation game. In the beginning, all you own is an empty field, a few pennies and a single parrot. If you feed and take care of it, the parrot will make feathers that can be sold. With this money, you can buy new animals at the Farmers' Market and purchase equipment from the shopkeeper. Little by little, as your farm builds up, you will unlock bonuses including a well, a great green macaw, a guard dog and a 4x4. You can also exchange animals with your friends who play My Farm or My Exotic Farm.

Music on: Acoustic Guitar
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: It's like having an acoustic guitar in your pocket! Play your favorite songs easily with the predefined chord option and enjoy the high sound quality. Hear the fingers on the frets and the nails while strumming. A directory of more than 900 chords shows you how to place your fingers on a real guitar and lets you listen to them when selected. Five different styles will accompany you to set the mood: Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Country, Ballad and Blues. Other features include a palm mute function, a metronome and the ability to save up to 10 sessions.

Nintendo

Debut trailer for Bit.Trip Fate

The next title in Gaijin Games' intriguing Bit.Trip series is upon us. The upcoming WiiWare game Bit.Trip Fate brings us back to the days of sidescrolling shooters, in an 8-bit world. Follow Commander Video as he progresses through obstacle ridden levels.

With chiptune music, high action and power ups, Fate looks to make itself a Gaijin fan favorite. Check out the first trailer for the game above.
GoNintendo

James Bond returns in new GoldenEye 007 trailer

"I also like to live dangerously,..." oh wait, that's from Austin Powers. Anywho, the folks at Activision have their hands full, releasing two upcoming Bond titles on the same day. HD consoles will have James Bond: Bloodstone to look forward to, and Wii owners get the revamped N64 classic GoldenEye 007, both set for November 2nd release.

Check out the latest behind-the-scenes trailer from developers Eurocome, in anticipation of the new Bond.

Epic Mickey getting epic Collector's Edition

As seen on the webstore for Toys R Us, Warren Spector's upcoming Wii project Epic Mickey will be released as a standalone software title, as well as an exclusive Collector's Edition bundle.

Pictured above, the bundle will come with a slew of goodies, including Wii Remote skin, a DVD packed with behind the scenes footage, and a 5" Mickey Mouse collectible figurine. For $69.99, this is a pretty great deal if you ask me.

Epic Mickey is set for release November 15th.
ToysRUs

Classic Controller gets SNES makeover

If this isn't the coolest controller mod, I don't know what is. A creative genius came up with the idea to remake the Wii's Classic Controller with some Super Nintendo flare. The colors are awesome, the inspiration is incredible. I want one today!

The only complaint is that the artist didn't use the Classic Controller Pro for the impressive redesign. Once you go Pro, you never go back.

TinyCartridge

Why Aren't You Playing - ExciteBots: Trick Racing

We're going to be starting a new feature on OLG called "Why Aren't You Playing." We know how busy you are, with school, work, drinking booze, playing Solitaire, knitting, whatever. But there are so many games out there that you haven't been playing. They may not be the newest games, but they're amazing, and you need to get them like now.

Tonight's title is the most creative racing title on Wii, or probably any console for that matter. From Monster Games in 2009 came the unexpected ExciteBots: Trick Racing. The sequel to the Wii launch title ExciteTruck, ExciteBots let users race in animal and insect themed kart-bots. Your main goal is to execute as many tricks as you can while on the open road. You can pull off mid-air spins, back flips, or fly through rings to earn "stars." The amount of stars you get in each race will determine your ranking. And while you're racing, you can unlock different in-game mini-games to take part in, like shooting a soccer ball into a goal, or slamming a pie into a clown's face. Yeah, it's that crazy.

The game is so diverse, between the wacky level design, to the in-race mini-games, to the bots themselves. I highly recommend anyone who has a Wii and loves a good racer to try it out. You won't regret it.

For more information about this game, visit One Life Gamer's game review here.

Super Mario 2 coasters are 8-bit awesome

I often find that placing my condensation creation cola on a nice wooden table will result in an epic fail of mass proportions. Luckily, Etsy user LittleMommaErin's took care of preventing my circular ring of death with a lovely set of Super Mario Bros. 2 coasters!

Created out of perler beads, this set includes some notable Mario 2 items and baddies, all featured in the notorious slot machines after each coin-retrieved level. At the low price of $13, this is a perfect gift for any retro enthusiast.

Etsy

Sonic Colors screen shows off Red Sonic

SEGA has released a new Sonic Colors screenshot that shows off the original speed demo along with a Red Sonic. What does it mean?

It could be the reveal of a multiplayer mode, based on the two separate energy tank levels at the bottom portion of the screen. However, the timer at the top could indicate a race of sorts. Red Sonic could just be a "ghost" character, similar to Mario Kart's time trial mode.

What do you think about seeing a second Sonic?

First Metroid: Other M review is "impressive"

When Metroid: Other M ships August 31st, many of us are just going to be happy to return to Samus Aran's universe. After the third in the trilogy of Metroid Prime titles released a few years back, many didn't know when we'd get another chance to revisit the franchise.

Famitsu got their hands on the much anticipated Team Ninja project, and they have a lot of good to say about the game. They praise the sheer amount of moves you are able to accomplish within the game, especially given the limitations of using just the Wii Remote by itself. "Switching to first-person instantly takes some getting used to, but you can use it in both exploration and combat and it gives the game a very fun Metroid-like vibe," said one of the reviewers.

 The only real negative Famitsu came up with was the game's difficulty. "The game's tough, making you wish for a difficulty selector at times," said one writer. Unfortunately for me, I've always found the Metroid titles extremely difficult in terms of "what the hell do I do now!" But aside from a few Google-searches, it sounds like Other M is going to be everything fans want it to be.


Other M releases next Tuesday.
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