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Sherlock Holmes Joins The Great Ace Attorney

Sherlock Holmes Joins The Great Ace Attorney

The Ace Attorney series has always been known for having a unique and interesting cast of characters. The upcoming game, The Great Ace Attorney, will contain two of the most famous literary characters of all time! It has been reported that none other than Sherlock Holmes and Watson will be guest starring in this latest installment. According to Game Jouhou, the famous sleuth will be more or less the same. His...... read more

New Ace Attorney game coming to 3DS

New Ace Attorney game coming to 3DS

Japan's Famitsu magazine recently unveiled a new title in the fan favorite Ace Attorney series. This new entry appears to be slightly different from previous titles. The game will be named Dai Gyakuten Saiban - Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken, or, translated, Grand Turnabout Trial - The Adventures of Naruhodou Ryuunosuke (i.e. the original Japanese name of Phoenix Wright). The game apparently takes place during...... read more

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is a joint project between Level 5 and Capcom that's landing on the 3DS in Japan towards the end of this year. A new trailer has surfaced at the Tokyo Game Show revealing some of its animation and gameplay. We can see here there's a mix of puzzle solving Layton-style and courtroom drama as well. The game hasn't even been confirmed for a western release, but we remain hopeful...... read more

Ace Attorney 5 trailer

Ace Attorney 5 trailer

The Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is due to kick off for the next 3 days, so we can expect some revelations this week. This trailer for Ace Attorney 5 is Japanese to the max, but still succeeds in making me want to buy it. Have a gaze at these smooth...... read more

Ace Attorney 5 on 3DS

Ace Attorney 5 on 3DS

The latest edition of Famitsu magazine is out in Japan, and its pages reveal that Ace Attorney 5 will be released on 3DS. Phoenix Wright returns as our favorite protagonist, with a new lady dressed in yellow also playing a central role in the storyline. Other details are pretty scarce, but here are some scans tweeted by @Wario64. Looks like the Judge character is also returning. Good...... read more

Dream Places for Hardcore Fans

Dream Places for Hardcore Fans

Nothing beats kicking back and enjoying your favourite pastime. Whether that is video games, TV, films, sports or whatever, getting involved and absorbed in it is great. Some places though are more geared toward fans who are obsessed with a specific thing and here are some of those exact places. Super Mario Airbnb There is an Airbnb destination that any Nintendo and Super Mario fan just has to visit. Hosted...... read more

Put your face on Just Dance 2015

Put your face on Just Dance 2015

Ubisoft is running a competition for Just Dance fans. What's the prize I hear you ask? The winner will get their photo on the cover of Just Dance 2015, the latest game in the series. We're not talking a full portrait image spanning the entire box mind you (that would be something), but a square in a collage, as seen below: Even so, that's still something you could brag about for a while. The steps...... read more

n-Space unhappy with 3DS sales

n-Space unhappy with 3DS sales

Speaking in an interview, the co-founder of game development company n-Space stated that sales figures for their 3DS title Heroes of Ruin were on the low side. "We're not satisfied with the sales. The 3DS attach rate is challenging at best and it seems that, for all its promise, Heroes of Ruin did not appeal to enough of the installed base." "I am super pleased with what we made and would love to return to...... read more

Motherwell replaces Rangers in Pro Evo 2013

Motherwell replaces Rangers in Pro Evo 2013

Rangers FC have long been an official presence in the Pro Evolution Soccer games due to licensing deals with Konami, but since going bankrupt and reforming in the lower leagues, speculation has been rife on whether this would carry on. The news today says it won't. In Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 Rangers will instead be replaced by Motherwell FC, who finished 3rd in the Scottish Premier League last...... read more

Wave Race trademark renewed

Wave Race trademark renewed

According to a website called Trademarkia, Nintendo of America renewed the trademark for Wave Race on August 15th. This doesn't mean we can assume a new game is coming of course, but it is a possibility. The current (nice) Wave Race lineage looks like this: Wave Race games 1992: Wave Race (Game Boy) 1996: Wave Race 64 (N64) 2001: Wave Race: Blue Storm (GameCube) How about getting on the jetski for...... read more

Wii's World on Facebook

Wii's World on Facebook

If you like to keep up to date with your gaming news via the wonderful world of Facebook, Wii's World is now on there (kind of). Come join in and make it feel less lonely. Wii's World Facebook...... read more

Greenpeace still not lovin' Nintendo

Greenpeace still not lovin' Nintendo

The annual Greenpeace electronics report is out, gaming giants Nintendo have failed to impress again. They scored a shoddy 1.4 out of 10, the lowest of all companies tested. Many of the worst faults came under the "E-Waste" and "Energy Emissions" categories. Microsoft didn't fare much better with a score of 2.4. A rare instance where Sony looks relatively good, they managed a rating of...... read more

Mart Racer and Spaceball hit WiiWare

Mart Racer and Spaceball hit WiiWare

Three whole WiiWare games to choose from in today's releases, in addition to an interesting sounding NES game on Virtual Console. Spaceball: Revolution (WiiWare) Mart Racer (WiiWare) Texas Hold'em Poker (WiiWare) Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge...... read more

Dead Space Extraction rated 18

Dead Space Extraction rated 18

A new entry on the BBFC's website indicates that Wii's upcoming on-rails scarefest Dead Space: Extraction has been rated 18+ for gamers in the UK. The rating was awarded for "strong bloody violence and strong language", but luckily EA didn't have to remove any of the content. The cutscenes used in-game have a total running length of 117 minutes 37...... read more

Iwata talks about Miyamoto replacement

Iwata talks about Miyamoto replacement

It's no secret that Shigsy is getting long in the tooth, in a recent Q&A with Nintendo, President Satoru Iwata was asked about finding a successor to such a gaming genius: "Certainly, when it comes to identifying and verbalizing some of the important major findings, not many people can easily succeed him. For example, who other than Shigeru Miyamoto could declare that weighing yourself every day must be fun for...... read more

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