Reason for PS3 price drop

 Turns out Sony dropped the price of the 60 gig PS3 because they are no longer going to produce this model. A new 80 gig PS3 was shown this last week at E3 for the price 599.99. This is unit is also packaged with Motorstorm. As soon as stock of the 60 runs dry at your local reatilers you will no longer be able to find them. Thus making you spend 599 on a PS3 once again. Thanks Sony.

New SSBB Stage: Smashville

What a peaceful place Smashville is…

Oops…spoke to soon

 If you haven’t already noticed Smashville is straight out of Animal Crossing. This level will use the Wii’s internal clock to determine what part of the day you will be fighting in.

If you play a match on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. you will be treated to something special shown below here.

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Paper Mario Coming Monday

For the virtual console that is. This classic N64 is what started the Paper Mario franchise. This is a pretty substantial VC game and is worth the $10.

Xbox 360 July Backward Compatability Update

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NINTENDO REVEALS INCOMPARABLE BREADTH OF UPCOMING GAMES FOR WII

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 11, 2007 – Consumers take note: Cancel your vacations, postpone your weddings and skip your class reunions. New games for the record-selling Wii™ video game system continue to set new industry standards for fun and adventure, even as they draw new players into the ever-expanding world of Wii. Nintendo announced these new offerings for Wii today during its media briefing at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Santa Monica, Calif. ”In less than eight months Wii has proved itself the video game system for everyone, and we’re not letting up,” says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “We’re producing hit after hit after hit, supported by a long line of third-party publishers who have shifted their resources to help make Wii the most distinctive video game system in history.”Counting downloadable Virtual Console™ titles, Wii already boasts more than 150 games. By the end of the year, that number will climb to about 350 in the United States alone. Just check out what Wii has to offer:Wii Fit™: The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports™ now spreads to your whole body thanks to the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board (name not final), which comes packed with Wii Fit. The board is used for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities provide a “core” workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions. Family members will have fun staying active and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu.Mario Kart® Wii (name not final): The new version of Mario Kart, due in early 2008, features new vehicles and lets players near and far compete using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo’s wireless gaming service. Mario Kart launches with the Wii Wheel™ (name not final), a steering wheel housing for the Wii Remote™ that brings new controls and challenges for veteran gamers, while making getting into a race easy and intuitive for newcomers.Super Mario Galaxy™: The latest masterpiece by legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto puts a smile on the face of everyone who plays it. Until now, no game has matched the sheer fun and sense of delightful awe produced by the groundbreaking Super Mario® 64. Using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk™, players navigate iconic hero Mario™ through a series of planets, each with its own gravity, chaotic challenges and power-ups. The game bursts through the screen in vivid artistic detail, and a second player can even provide some assistance along the way. It blasts off Nov. 12.Super Smash Bros.® Brawl: Nintendo’s all-out smash-or-be-smashed franchise remains one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. Its predecessor became the No. 1 selling game of all time on Nintendo’s previous console. Super Smash Bros. Brawl ups the ante with new characters, new moves and new arenas. The game smashes into North American stores Dec. 3.Wii Zapper™ (name not final): This new accessory combines the accuracy of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in a single housing for a new experience for first-person shooters and targeting games. Players can hear the sounds of battle through the Wii Remote speaker when it is incorporated into the Wii Zapper. It arrives on store shelves later this year, packaged with Nintendo-developed software that shows off its versatility. The Wii Zapper also will be used with a host of third-party games, including Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles from Capcom, Ghost Squad from Sega and Medal of Honor from Electronic Arts.Check Mii Out Channel (name not final): Launching in 2007, this free new channel builds on the huge phenomenon of Wii owners creating fun caricatures of themselves, their friends and celebrities. The two main components of the free channel include an area where users can post Miis they have created to let others vote on their artistic abilities, and a competition element that lets users test their skills to create the most accurate likeness of individuals or other themes suggested by Nintendo. The Check Mii Out Channel joins the lineup of cool channels on the Wii Menu, which includes the Internet Channel, the Everybody Votes Channel and the Forecast Channel, among others.Metroid® Prime 3: Corruption: This final chapter of the Metroid Prime trilogy introduces unmatched first-person controls by letting players use the Wii Remote as an arm cannon for a feeling of complete immersion. Heroine Samus travels between planets to stop her nemesis, Dark Samus, from corrupting them. All the while Samus fights the spreading Phazon that is taking over her body while giving her incredible powers. It launches Aug. 27.More to Come: Other Nintendo titles launching this year for Wii include Mario Strikers™ Charged (July 30), Donkey Kong® Barrel Blast (Oct. 8), Battalion Wars™ 2 (Oct. 29), Endless Ocean™ (Oct. 29) and Fire Emblem™ (Nov. 5).Third-Party Support: Third-party publishers are racing to see who can put the most resources behind Wii. By the end of the year, about 100 new Wii games will hit stores. EA brings Boogie and EA Playground, as well as online action for its Madden NFL and FIFA Soccer franchises; Mario and Sonic team up for the first time ever in Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games; Sega shows off dreamy aerial acrobatics with NiGHTS Journey of Dreams; Activision jams with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock; Namco Bandai puts the battle blade into players’ hands with SoulCalibur Legends; Disney Interactive belts out High School Musical: Sing It!; Square Enix brings Dragon Quest Swords in early 2008 – and that’s just a taste of what’s to come.

Donkey Kong Confirmed for SSBB

 

Donkey Kong will be returning to SSBB which is a no brainer but here are some lovely screenshots of DK in action.Click on an image for a larger view.

Square Enix 2007 Lineup

• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS; November 6)
• Heroes of Mana (DS; August 14)
• Final Fantasy II (PSP; July 24)
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP; October 9)
• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS; November 20)
• Front Mission (DS; October 23)
• Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS; Spring 2008)
• Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (PS2, Xbox 360, PC; Winter 2007)

Lost Odyssey E3 2007 Trailer

RE: The Umbrella Chronicles E3 2007 Trailer

Unreal Tournament III E3 2007 Trailer