The latest firmware isn't feature rich, but it seeks to eliminate all homebrew hacks and apps.
Today, Nintendo released their latest firmware update to the Wii, System Update 4.2. Though light on features, the firmware update makes a direct attack on all homebrew software on a user's system.
Some good ideas get the abbreviated movie treatment in Ubisoft's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Despite wanting to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for the past few months, I still haven't seen the movie. So I got the DS game and was excited to add to my knowledge of the movie: there's a guy with brown hair who makes gadgets and gizmos, there's a blonde news reporter, and there are giant meatballs. I began to play the game as the guy with the gizmos and brown hair, who is named Flint. He's joined on his journey by the support and direction of other townspeople, who interact with him from the top screen as he runs through the streets on the touch screen.
Though the last two years have been about equal, this year yielded a slightly smaller number of attendees.
With the conclusion of TGS 2009, the official numbers for the show have been released.
The modified Xbox 360 game was available for play at TGS.
Kotaku was able to grab a short video showing off roll-play in Beautiful Katamari using Natal.
This ain't your grandma's murder mystery.
James Patterson sure knows how to write an interesting story. Right off the bat, the player is thrust onto a crime scene involving a young Asian woman washed up on the shores of San Francisco. James, you have my full attention.
Wolfenstein for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC is currently the Deal of the Day with a variety of other games going on sale throughout the day.
Today, Amazon is offering a variety of gaming Lightning Deals, with Wolfenstein as the Deal of the Day.
The title will appear on store shelves shortly after the US release.
Nintendo announced today that their standout Wii title for the holiday season will be launching across Europe on November 20.
Reach out and touch someone...
TouchMaster 3 is the (obvious) third installment of the (obvious) TouchMaster handheld series. Having recently played this game at a Warner Bros. event, I'm now in tune to what TouchMaster 3 plans to bring to the handheld table. There are 20 different games spanning 5 categories: puzzle, action, card, strategy, and word challenges. Games include titles like Bumperball, Slime Assault, and Wild Words. All games have a brief tutorial beforehand to let you know what you're in for and how to do it.
Family-Friendly Safari Adventure Now Available At Retail
Burlingame, Calif., September 22, 2009 - Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition is now available at retail for an MSRP of $29.99. Rated E for everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition gives players the chance to explore wildlife in environments such as the jungle and savannah, in a photographic safari adventure.
Yoichi Wada, CEO of Square Enix, is impressed by Project Natal, but doesn't think it'll have much of an impact.
In a recent interview with the UK-based Financial Times, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada said he doesn't believe that Microsoft and Sony's new motion controllers will have much of an impact. He also expects a new Wii by 2011 that will have more in common with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and might even have a new controller.
