Blog Sega writes: "I'm Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of the Super Monkey Ball franchise and the loveable characters, AiAi, MeMe, BeBe and GonGon, that you all know so well! Today I'm going to give you some background information as you may or may not know about me, and also give you some insight into the creation of the games and my role throughout the history of this franchise!"
CC: Super Mario Galaxy 2 is one we haven't heard much about, mainly because of the upcoming arrival of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but it's looking like it could be a game for the hardcore gamer.
Diehard GameFAN: For those of you who purchased Pokemon Rumble today, you'll notice there is a section where you can enter passwords to unlock various Pokemon. Below are the first three passwords that have been revealed. Please check back on this page, as when more are revealed, we will add them here, including the upcoming Charizard with Flamethrower password that will be unveiled next week.
If you're looking to pickup a Wii system and Wii Fit Plus Balance Board bundle, now would be a great time to do it. Starting today, until November 22nd, Amazon.com is offering a $50 Gift Card with the purchase of both the Wii system ($199 MSRP) and Wii Fit Plus Balance Board Bundle ($89.99). The $50 Amazon Gift Card will be discounted during checkout. You'll easily be able to apply that to another Wii game or something else on your holiday shopping list.
Shigeru Miyamoto has told ONM that he doesn't know if Super Mario Galaxy 2 will incorporate Nintendo's new Super Guide feature.
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From fans who grew up playing the NES console to gamers with a passion for the Wii console, generations of Americans have enjoyed the imaginative fun of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. video game series.
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of tracks from AFI and singles from The Bangles and Them Crooked Vultures will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of Downloadable Content (DLC) for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Tracks from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney will be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PlayStation Portable (PSP).
BeefJack writes: "Looks as if the guys at Robomodo who are behind the upcoming Tony Hawk RIDE are already looking towards a possible follow up. Around 15 jobs have been advertised for work on an unnamed "extreme sports title". While it could obviously be anything at the moment, given Activision's love of yearly franchises like Call Of Duty and Guitar Hero, we could well see a follow up this time next year."
The holiday game releases kick off in full swing this week as there are a number of titles vying for your dollar. However, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and Left 4 Dead 2 are probably the three big hitters across all of the gaming platforms.