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Monster Hunter Tri

Martin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:37:04 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, Monster Hunter Tri was conceived in a smoky Nintendo backroom whilst Satoru Iwata, Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto played a bi-monthly game of poker. The game well underway, Fils-Aime mentioned to Iwata how many Wii owners criticised the console for lacking in respectable hardcore titles. There was an off-putting silence in the room after that, but as Cammie Dunaway brought Miyamoto his sixth mint julep of the evening Iwata tipped his poker visor and announced if fans wanted a hardcore game, he’d make sure they got the most hardcore game of all.

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Picross 3D

Martin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:24:33 +0000

Picross 3D isn’t as important as eating, talking to your friends or going to work. It just feels like it is when you’re playing it.

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Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep

Martin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:41:00 +0000

The ocean? Brilliant. I bet there are all sorts of things to kill down there, like the batty inhabitants of an underwater capitalist society free of religion and governments. Maybe there’s some mutant sharks you need to shoot with harpoon guns, or even underwater terrorists. This is a videogame, after all.

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The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Martin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:47:00 +0000

It will probably come in very handy, the game says. It’s referring to the Spirit Flute, and is making the understatement of the year. The latest Zelda might happen to be called Spirit Tracks, and its imagery might be suffused with steamy, quasi-industrial iconography, but it’s the magical pan pipes which underpin the entire experience. It’s the game’s equivalent of the Ocarina or Wand of Wind, just without receiving nearly as much recognition in the game.

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Martin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:53:00 +0000

The negative qualities of the Wii are often mentioned. The common ones: it’s comparatively expensive for what you get, SD graphics look crummier than ever and the supply of quality games seems to be a little on the sparse side. Say what you might about Nintendo’s money-printing license, New Super Mario Bros. Wii proves that Nintendo’s premier design guru Shigeru Miyamoto is still at the top of his game. We’ll just forget last year’s Wii Music ever happened.