The Xbox 360’s Chatpad is one of my favorite add-ons. It seems a lot of people agree with me, as it has sold a good number of units. There were no surprises, then, when Sony decided to come out with their own controller chatpad add-on: the PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad. While the Wireless Keypad is intended [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
Let me get this out of the way: this is the finest mouse I have ever held. It's called the "Mamba," and it is Razer's first wireless gaming mouse.
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Our hands-on preview of Neverland Card Battles last month showed us a glimpse of the card-based SRPG that "an introductory player would really find interesting." That assessment was given by Nate Fitt, who was on hand from YUKE’S Company of America, the game's localizer and U.S. publisher. Originally entitled Cardinal Arc during its initial Japanese [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata doesn't pull any punches; in the latest "Iwata Asks," the first question he asks the developers of the new Nintendo Wi-Fi Network Adapter is the same one we've been hearing around the English blogosphere: With all the other wireless routers in existence, why did Nintendo feel they need to create their [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
Japan's Nikkei newspaper (via NeoGAF) is reporting that a new Nintendo DS -- featuring an integrated camera, music player and enhanced wireless connectivity -- will be released in Japan before the end of the year. The device is expected to retail at a sub-200,000 yen (sub-$190) price point, and expected to look nothing like Yannis [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Before you ask, the answer is no; Peter Pan does not appear in Neverland Card Battles, and neither does Michael Jackson. The "Neverland" in question, instead, is a long-running property from Idea Factory, a Japanese developer who has used Neverland's characters and world in a number of games. Fans of the franchise may have seen [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 8, 2008
As you may have read earlier today, Nintendo has announced a brand new Wi-Fi router in Japan, to arrive at retail September 18th for 5800 yen (about $54 USD). As far as we can tell, the general internet reaction has been "Why did Nintendo think we needed another wireless router?" Thanks to three years of Japanese [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Last week, we went semi-hands-on with a paper-based preview of the Nyko Wing, a new wireless solution for the Nintendo Wii's Classic Controller. Today, as promised, Nyko has delivered the full details on their new controller: It's coming out in October, and it'll run you $29.99. Also, Nyko has released the paper prototype to the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 28, 2008
Knowing full well Nyko's pathological hatred of wires from our E3 tour, we weren't entirely surprised when we received word that the hardware manufacturer was preparing to debut a new wireless controller for the Nintendo Wii. Dubbed "Wing," the battery-powered wireless device will connect via dongle to the Wii Remote, and present an ergonomic, larger [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 18, 2008
Our time at E3 this week wasn't all about impressive software -- we also saw a promising handful of new gaming peripherals, from new Wiimote attachments to pulsing head-mounted squid-things. Nyko invited us to their booth to have a look at their new hardware lineup for all major consoles, and we got an up-close, in-depth [...]
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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