Nintendo’s Wii is one of the most successful consoles ever, but hardcore gamers may not agree with that assessment. Eager to win back core fans, Nintendo announced that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be released November 20th, 2011. Is it enough to bring back the big N’s biggest fans? Hear our thoughts.
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DC has made their intentions clear: they are rebooting their entire line and starting over with 52 brand new #1 comics. Or are they? It’s all pretty confusing with what’s the same and what’s different. Luckily we have director extraordinaire Sean Becker to help us discuss and make sense of it all.
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We’re in the middle of the longest console generation ever. That means new consoles are just around the corner, right? Regardless, or irregardless as Flitz likes to say, we’re joined by Meredith Molinari of the Playstation Network’s The Tester as we debate whether or not it’s time for a new bunch of consoles.
Also, there’s a slap coming Jovenshire’s way so pay attention.
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Remember the old fat Gameboy and all of the crazy attachment peripherals that were avilable for it? I’m talking about the screen magnifying, night light packing, rumble speaker, battery pack accessories. I don’t think anyone thought that’s what the Nintendo 3DS really needed to spark sales, but Nintendo seems to think otherwise. Take a gander at this circle pad attachment that’ll be coming out soon. Ugh… Oh yeah, and we’ve got some fanboy fashion tips. You’ll want to see this. Trust me. It involves our favorite pastime: making fun of Jovenshire.
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Capcom announced that their newest Resident Evil Title will launch with $50 price tag attached to it. They go on to say that the higher price is due to the larger memory card that is needed to contain the entire game and is well worth it. But is this the start of higher prices for portable games? With today’s consumers demanding higher quality, can we expect that to reflect in a raise in prices?
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Physical media has been around as long as, well, media but with the rise of digital media ever since a little program called Napster revolutionized the music scene, are we about to see the death of the disc as we know it? Netflix certainly seems to think so with its efforts to send its disc-by-mail service to die a grisly death in the failed Quikster rebranding but will our current infrastructure and broadband restrictions hinder our ability to support the move to a completely digital world where everything is on-demand? And what about games?
With used game sales being their bread and butter, will game retail kings like GameStop support a change that will surely hurt their business dramatically? Michael Quiroz of Nyko Technologies joins the GeekDown crew this week to help debate these very questions. Caution: lots of geeking out will happen.
In our Geek Worthy segment we break down Capcom’s announcement that the upcoming Resident Evil Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS will cost a whopping $50 and that’s not even including the new Circle Pad Pro attachment that’ll make the game much more enjoyable to play. Have publishers gotten too greedy or is this just a sign of an upcoming permanent price jump?
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