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The Pikmin Suicides (Feature)

Jul 14, 2009

You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book The Bunny Suicides. We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people.

These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ...

Nintendo's most-failingest peripherals (Feature)

Jul 8, 2009

Long before we had stacks of plastic guitars and enough withered dance mats to blanket all of San Francisco’s homeless, Nintendo was dropping superfluous add-ons at an alarming rate. And each time they shoved a new one out there, we lapped it up like a delicious treat, fully expecting longtime support for this latest and surely greatest peripheral. ...

The ever-changing sizes of Ganon and Link (Feature)

Jun 23, 2009

Last year we revealed the hilariously inconsistent sizes of Mario and Bowser, two of gaming’s most recognizable characters. Makes sense then to give Nintendo’s “serious” hero/villain duo a hard time too, eh? Witness pointy-eared Link change from squat child to lean teen, and the villainous Ganon transform from monster to human and back again. ...

Link's Crossbow Training dated, priced for SA (News)

Aug 15, 2008

Earlier in the week we brought you tidings of a listing for Link's Crossbow Training surfacing on Nintendo's website. Yesterday at the launch of Super Smash Bros. Brawl we got the scoop on when the game will officially arrive here and how much we can expect to pay.

Link's Crossbow Training zapping SA soon (News)

Aug 13, 2008

According to Nintendo's website, South African gamers will soon get the chance to try out the Wii Zapper when Link's Crossbow Training hits our shelves this month.

Miyamoto sheds light on Link's Crossbow Training, Zelda in general (News)

May 9, 2008

Link's Crossbow Training may have launched way back in November of last year, but today, an Iwata Asks interview of the game has been posted on the official Wii website. The Iwata Asks interviews typically consist of interviewing key members of a particular first-party title. In this case, only Shigeru Miyamoto was interviewed, but interesting facts were presented. First off, Miyamoto explained that originally, Miyamoto posed the idea of the game being in the third-person perspective. However, once the idea of a young/adult Link concept came into play, a third-person perspective seemed to be the best idea. Also noteworthy is that "Link's Crossbow Training" was decided instead of the typical "The Legend of Zelda:Â¿" title so that gamers would not be mislead into thinking that the game is an original, grand-scale Zelda title. Link's Crossbow Training was initially going to receive a storyline, but Miyamoto's intention was to create a side-story to Twilight Princess with this game, not an epic game - Thus, the concept of including a storyline was scrapped.

Bargain Gaming - Wii Edition - Best Deals On and Off the Net (News)

Mar 29, 2008

In this entry:
Super Smash Bros Brawl for $43 shipped.
Nights: Journey of Dreams $29.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption $29.
Pinball Hall of Fame $19.

For $30 you can pick up, tax free and with free shipping:
Bomberman Land
Endless Ocean
Ghost Squad
Godfather: Blackhand Edition
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
My Word Coach
Namco Museum Remix
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Sega Bass Fishing
Sonic and the Secet Rings
SSX Blur
Super Monkeyball Banana Blitz
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

For only $20, copies of these games can be found just about anywhere:
Alien Syndrome
Dewy's Adventure
Elebits
Escape From Bug Island
Furu Furu Park
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Octomania
Red Steel
Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training

Kotaku:Nintendo Million Sellers Revealed (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Wii

Wii Sports - 17,850,000
Wii Play - 9,230,000
Super Mario Galaxy - 5,190,000
Mario Party 8 - 4,350,000
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4,300,000
Super Paper Mario - 2,160,000
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 2,000,000
Mario Strikers Charged - 1,650,000
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1,140,000
Link's Crossbow Training - 1,070,000
Wii Fit - 1,050,000

Nintendo DS

Nintendogs - 17,790,000
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - 14,170,000
New Super Mario Bros. - 13,140,000
Brain Age - 11,710,000
Brain Age 2 - 9,840,000
Mario Kart DS - 9,670,000
Animal Crossing Wild World - 9,200,000
Super Mario 64 DS - 5,780,000
Big Brain Academy - 4,610,000
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 3,820,000
Pokemon Ranger - 2,610,000
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness - 1,540,000

Link's Crossbow Training (Review)

Dec 6, 2007

Dec 6, 2007 Crossbow Training is a very simple lightgun game wrapped in the trappings of Zelda; it recycles its levels and enemies, ripping its graphics, settings and music from Twilight Princess. That particular rendition of Hyrule is one with which almost every Wii owner is familiar with so its with warmth in your heart youll re-enter Links world, this time blasting your way through the towns and villages with a semi-automatic ...

Link's Crossbow Training (Screenshots)

Dec 6, 2007

Link's Crossbow Training saves Wii (Feature)

Nov 28, 2007

Nov 28, 2007 As you should have noticed by now, the on-screen cursor for the Wii Remote does not appear directly where you're pointing it at the sensor bar. Lift the Remote to your eye and look down the length of it at your TV - like a gun - and you'll see what we mean. This is because there's no calibration screen. How does the Wii know when you're pointing at the edge of your TV? It doesn't, because it doesn't know how big your TV is. So instead it scales your movements roughly, like a 3D ...

Wii Zapper Unboxing and Assembling; 30 Second Video Preview of Link's Crossbow Training (News)

Nov 22, 2007

Nintendo's Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training hit retailers this week. The Wii Zapper is Nintendo's answer to the light gun peripheral, by configuring the Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuk with it. While other manufacturers have come up with their own solution to the light gun, Nintendo's Wii Zapper is packing some extra heat, Link's Crossbow Training, while keeping it at the same price of competitor's Wii gun peripherals. The Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training retails for $24.99.

Link's Crossbow Training shots (News)

Oct 15, 2007

Oct 15, 2007 Link's getting an unusual airing this November thanks to Link's Crossbow Training, a tie-in game that comes packaged with Nintendo's new gun-imitating Wii Zapper, and we've let loose the first screens in our updated gallery. That's about all there is to say about the game, until we get our digits on it. Ideally, it'll be a Duck Hunt for the MySpace generation, and by the looks of this screen, Link's Crossbow Training at least has a sense of humour. Expect a verdict ...

Nintendo details Link's Crossbow Training (News)

Sep 21, 2007

Nintendo has released further details on Link's Crossbow Training, confirming that the game is meant as a hand-holding exercise into using the Wii Zapper so that players will be ready for any future Wii titles compatible with the device - exactly the same strategy they used with Wii Play and the Wii Remote.

The title will feature three gameplay modes for up to four players: Target Shooter, Defender and Ranger.

Link's Crossbow Training officially confirmed (News)

Sep 11, 2007

Just a day after rumours surfaced on the Interweb that Nintendo has planned a Zelda-themed title to ship with the Wii Zapper accessory, the firm has today officially announced Link's Crossbow Training for the Nintendo Wii.

Link's Crossbow Training is detailed as an experience where players are dropped into the shoes of the famous adventure series' protagonist on a mission to perfect his marksmanship. Challenges will start with static bulls-eyes before shifting to moving targets and all sorts of enemies.

New Zelda game for the Wii (News)

Sep 10, 2007

Sept 10, 2007 The new Wii Zapper peripheral gets the Zelda treatment in the upcoming Links Crossbow Training for the Wii. Players will once again take control of everyones favorite green-clad hero, busting up normal targets, moving targets, and enemies of all kinds in this third-person target shooting extravaganza. We cant say much for the Zapper (yet), but Nintendo of America senior vice president of marketing George Harrison says, "Both veteran and first-time players will find it brings a ...

Use The Ooccas (Hint)

Aug 19, 2008

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Link's Crossbow Training FAQ (FAQ)

Dec 6, 2007

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Alternate Third Areas (Unlockable)

Nov 26, 2007

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