http://gameratty.com/feed/f8f6868c73c90864b758404a330a6496 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:47:36 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://gameratty.com/article/1adb40f04758378100baf6f5cf15b19e http://gameratty.com/article/1adb40f04758378100baf6f5cf15b19e It's especially not the character designs. It is the pun on which this promotional item was based. Star Fox Assault (and Peppy!) We can't believe that after thinking of that ridiculous pun, somebody at Nintendo decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and have some shakers made. We can't believe it because it's too perfect.The current bid on these awesome promo shakers is only 99 cents. You probably paid more than that for your stupid, boring salt and pepper shakers, and they probably aren't even puns! What's the point of putting seasonings on your food if there's no clever reference to a GameCube game involved? ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:00:28 +0000 shakers star fox assault pepper shakers awesome promo shakers ridiculous pun pun character designs clever reference gamecube game The funniest Star Fox salt and pepper shakers you'll see today http://gameratty.com/article/a44b7545105aefc0050737c3ae3893a8 http://gameratty.com/article/a44b7545105aefc0050737c3ae3893a8 unforgiving world out there, and you'll need something warm to wrap around yourself at some point. As the only other Zelda quilt we've posted about was never put up for sale, this one should do the trick, even if it is ... $475?! We advise chopping grass to raise the required funds.

Take a closer look at this work of art after the break. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:59:20 +0000 zelda quilt triangular relics rescue princesses funds sale cold trick warm world You got The Quilt of Power! http://gameratty.com/article/1bb6fa88a7495b455206a36ad841e10b http://gameratty.com/article/1bb6fa88a7495b455206a36ad841e10b
* Wii Play – 20 million
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.95 million
* Mario Kart – 13.16 million
* Super Mario Galaxy – 12.61 million
* Wii Fit – 8.73 million

We're not surprised that Divinich would predict Wii Play to be the top selling piece of Wii software, since the game is constantly popping up in the top of the NPD and Japanese charts. Since two of the five predicted games aren't even out yet, and one of them is only out in Japan, it's hard to tell by trends if the rest are good choices. Still, taking our best "we're not paid analysts" guesses, we'd say that Wii Fit will have much higher sales than Divinich predicted. The game already sold one million copies in Japan, and it's only been out for a month. We do think that those are a solid top five, though, even if we don't agree on the order and total sales for all games.

How about you? What are your best guesses for the Wii's top five?
]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:58:02 +0000 wii software software wii wii software sales predict wii play wii fit sales worldwide sales wii play Analyst predicts the Wii's bestsellers http://gameratty.com/article/ed6af0c9422add1d5c4cd3309dac3407 http://gameratty.com/article/ed6af0c9422add1d5c4cd3309dac3407 I am aware of how terrible licensed games are. This has always been true, from E.T. on. Just about every time a Spider-Man game has come out, I've been suckered into at least renting it (until around Spider-Man 3 this generation -- I'm not stupid.) I'm not like a huge Spidey fan or anything. What keeps me coming back?In my estimation, there is only one important aspect in a Spider-Man game. It's not a variety of missions and objectives. It's not an accurately-modeled city. It's not the number of classic Spidey villains that make their appearance. And it's not the fighting mechanics. The only thing that matters at all can be summed up in this question:

Can he swing from a web?

Developer Epoch nailed web-swinging in Spider-Man: Lethal Foes, more than anyone else did until Neversoft's PlayStation Spider-Man game, and then ... they didn't release it outside of Japan. It shouldn't be much of a surprise that the best Spider-Man game would come out of Japan: Japan-exclusive Spidey stuff has always been magical. For example, there was the tokusatsu TV show about a motorcycle-riding Spider-Man who fights aliens with the help of a transforming spaceship called the Marveller. Other webhead games on the SNES missed the mark variously: Spider-Man: The Animated Series used web shots as an attack and limited their use severely, both in terms of number and what you could swing from (also it was made by LJN, which is a failure of its own). Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage and its sequel Separation Anxiety were pretty good Final Fight clones with the ability to swing on webs, but there was nowhere to go with your webs. You could swing from one end of the screen to the other, but that would just get you punched by a guy in a green trench coat.While not an exceptional platform game, Lethal Foes is wonderfully fun to play because it lacks these restrictions. Pressing L or R will shoot a web into the air in the direction of the button, grabbing on to some unspecified structure in the sky. You can basically fly over the whole level in such a way if you'd like, swinging from web to web like some kind of, you know, web-shooting superhero.The game is actually pretty standard otherwise: Spider-Man can punch, run, and shoulder-charge; he has an overpowered jump kick and a projectile attack; the enemies are generic robots and aliens. None of that matters. This is Web-Slinging Simulator. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:57:09 +0000 playstation spider-man game spider-man game spider-man game lethal foes web web shots japan-exclusive spidey stuff japan Virtually Overlooked: Spider-Man: Lethal Foes http://gameratty.com/article/1ec3060c1bd193444fb0512ed4f855e7 http://gameratty.com/article/1ec3060c1bd193444fb0512ed4f855e7 Too bad they don't travel around the entire office, because then we wouldn't get so few pictures of so few things.
Hit up past the break to see the other side of the fan, as well as a piece of swag from another Capcom game.
And, now for a blurry pic of some Zack & Wiki swag. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:55:14 +0000 capcom official capcom blog swag capcom game wiki swag entire office blurry pic pictures okami For the fans, some Okami swag http://gameratty.com/article/76417dbceb7dac9dd7a7ef5a94767700 http://gameratty.com/article/76417dbceb7dac9dd7a7ef5a94767700 It is expected to be available this January 14 in all regions except Japan. For those new to the Burnout series, this game is all about crashing into your opponents and causing the most awesome pile-ups.There is the standard racing mode where you try to take out your competitors, but Crash mode is the way to go if you want to know this blogger's opinion. Burnout 3 Takedown offers 67 cars, 40 different races, and 100 crash junctions on three different continents.Once you get tired of playing by yourself, you can get your friends in on the action because it will also have online multiplayer compatibility via Xbox Live. We're really stoked that this game has online multiplayer because nothing is more fun than crashing a bunch of cars with friends.

So you better start those engines because we're going to be in for quite a ride this January 14. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:53:03 +0000 burnout takedown online multiplayer online multiplayer compatibility xbox originals burnout series miss electronic arts mode crash mode Burnout 3 Takedown to join Xbox Originals for 1200 Microsoft Points http://gameratty.com/article/10426bdc02b6364e066e362a14aabf9c http://gameratty.com/article/10426bdc02b6364e066e362a14aabf9c If you don't know what the TGS is all about, here's a short recap of what happened last year. During the event, we heard news about upcoming video games from Sony, Microsoft, Square-Enix and more. Simply put, any self-respecting gamers just couldn't simply miss the show.In addition to that, we also saw countless of trailers and checked out all the beautiful booth babes. While things seemed to start a bit slowly, the last day saw the attendance shooting up by a huge number.For those who can't make it to the event tough need not worry for you still have us, QJ.NET. You should check back here during those dates because we'll be bringing you guys all the latest news from TGS 2008 the soonest time possible. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:51:49 +0000 event simply miss miss october event tough tokyo game simply beautiful booth babes tgs Tokyo Game Show 2008 date revealed: October 9 to 12 http://gameratty.com/article/f3c84bb3cbe50a2c9aa072cc40075d0b http://gameratty.com/article/f3c84bb3cbe50a2c9aa072cc40075d0b The game can be played in full high-definition making it the best looking Katamari Damacy game to date. In addition to that, this particular version will also be sporting a new soundtrack, online multiplayer with support up to four players, and leaderboards statistics.
Atari also mentioned that Beautiful Katamari will also eventually have downloadable content. Those who like playing offline will be happy to know that co-op and battle modes were both included in the multiplayer options.So Europe-based gamers better start practicing their rolling skills, because Beautiful Katamari will be arriving in your area very soon. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:49:28 +0000 beautiful katamari katamari damacy game game katamari damacy play namco bandai battle modes online multiplayer giant ball multiplayer options Beautiful Katamari rolls up Europe this February http://gameratty.com/article/46c7601cf04edffa9ab0feb6aa65d2e4 http://gameratty.com/article/46c7601cf04edffa9ab0feb6aa65d2e4 Instead, Sega will be releasing a more realistic title called Beijing 2008 - the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games.Done in partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM) and being developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software, this title promises to be an authentic simulation of over 35 different events from the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Since it's an official title, many of the venues for the actual Olympics will be included in the game.Beijing 2008 will also include online gameplay and a variety of gameplay modes never before seen in any of the other official Olympic Games video games that came before it. Beijing 2008 is set to hit in Summer 2008 and will be available on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:48:35 +0000 game video game icons olympic games official video game sega include online gameplay international sports multimedia eurocom entertainment software official title Sega announces Beijing 2008, game to hit this summer http://gameratty.com/article/aa2e9a4e093588ae0ddf7854c8cd1489 http://gameratty.com/article/aa2e9a4e093588ae0ddf7854c8cd1489 As the successor of the previous Whisper Fan, this replacement fan for the Xbox 360 offers up to 240% more cooling power.Whisper Max can go all out for significant cooling by running in Nitro mode, but if the fans get too noisy for your liking, the original mode is supposed to be a lot more quiet. The new version of Whisper also promises longer life since it's a ball bearing fan, which is said to be more reliable than sleeve bearing based fans. It comes with two extra small heatsinks, and you can grab the package for US$ 24.99.Another thing Talismoon is proud about is Whisper Max' style, because not only was it designed to look good on your console, but it also glows in blue, green, or red lights. It's also possible to change the LED for more colors in the future. You can check out how it looks by watching the video below. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:47:36 +0000 whisper whisper max previous whisper fan fan xbox fans based fans talismoon microsoft xbox Talismoon reveals Whisper Max - replacement Xbox 360 fan with 240% more power