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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Commercial Is Just… Dumb

Forget the fact that this racing game might actually hold you over until the next Mario Kart comes out. Forget the fact that the levels look more interesting than what we’ve seen in other Wii racing games. Forget the fact that you’re about to watch the worst acting ever. Prepared? I sure hope so.

This is SEGA’s latest commercial for Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. Instead of being narrated by a deep-voiced-movie-like-older-man, SEGA instead opted for Alex and Jen, two of the most odd gamers we’ve ever seen. Sure, the game play looks semi-interesting but it’s their horrible (and sometimes creepy) acting that makes this commercial a huge fail.

“Bring. It. On.” … “Super horn!” … “You can ride Bananas!” … “Amigo’s crazy sunbuggie!!!” … Where’s my gun?

[Joystiq]

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DealBot: Grab A Wii For $99 This Weekend

Nintendo may have recently dropped the price $50, but Toys-R-Us is taking it one step further. In an ad posted on CrunchGear, everyone’s favorite toy store is holding a deal for anyone looking to finally grab the Wii (is there anyone out there that doesn’t have one of these?). Regardless, you can pick up the Wii for $99. Here’s the catch, though: you also have to purchase a couple other things which make the grand total around $250. But, come on, everyone bought their Wii’s at $249.99 — so quit complaining!

The bundle includes a 20-pack of AA batteries, an Ultimate Gaming Ottoman, a copy of Mario & Sonic at the Olympics game, and any four Gear Monkey video game accessories. I highly recommend picking this up if you’ve yet to place your hands on Nintendo’s cash cow. The ad is running from November 13th through the 15th so expect this to run out quick-like.

[CrunchGear]

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Nintendo Reveals New Wii Peripheral: Wii Horse Controller

Alright, lets go through the Nintendo Wii peripheral list real quick: we have the nunchuck, steering wheel, Zapper, balance board, MotionPlus and finally the vitality sensor. Now, it looks like they’re finally getting into the good stuff: the Wii Horse Controller. With the MotionPlus I’m sure there’s 1:1 horse poo action.

[Twitter via Twitter via This is freaking ridiculous]

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Latest Red Steel 2 Walkthrough Has Ninjas

Jason Vanenburg, Creative Director at Ubisoft, is back for a developer walkthrough of the highly anticipated sequel to Red Steel. Today, he’s brought us ninjas and, honestly, who couldn’t love ninjas? But better still are the new powers. In Red Steel 2, if you hold A and B together, you can charge up your sword and release a burst of energy in the direction your looking. This ends up stunning your enemies (read: ninjas) so you can easily take them out. The video also shows one of the game’s other locales.

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The Most Enthusiastic Unboxing. Ever.

If you want to see the most enthusiastic, genuinely excited, hilarious, unboxing of a product ever, feast your eyes on this Wii Sports review by BigSmileyReviews. No joke, this dude is more excited about unboxing Wii Sports than I am about my life. Pure win.

[via Crunch Gear]

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Gasp! It’s The Black Wii Boxart!

UPDATE: Gasp again! Nintendo just crushed our wonderful wet dreams of the black Wii! Boo.

Holla! It’s the uber-sexy black Wii! Sure, we’ve caught the black Wii in the wild, but we’ve yet to see the boxart. And, as you can see from above, it’s just as drool-worthy. It makes me wonder why Nintendo didn’t come out with the black Wii in the first place? It makes it look more like a next-gen console, rather than some lame kiddy toy.

Is there a trade-in list? I’d love to swap mine out!

[via Engadget]

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Video: Guy Dancing To The Wii’s Mii Channel Music

If you’re like me (and I’m sure you are) you totally didn’t see this one coming. Would you like to watch a guy dancing to the Mii channel music? Have no fear, dancing Nintendo guy is here. What’s funny about the entire video is that it’s kind of relaxing. Props to him for  having some balls to do this in front of a crowd of 20, because heck, I couldn’t.

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‘The Conduit’ Sales Figures Looking Good

Update: VGCharts reports that The Conduit may have sold 100,000 copies. Currently, not even High Voltage Software knows the amount of units sold, however Sega and Game Spy (the people who operate the Wii’s online servers), have stated they are very impressed with the number of users logging in to the system to play multiplayer. Basically it sounds to me like we’ll be getting a sequel.

While actual sales numbers are yet to be released, High Voltage Software’s “The Conduit” is doing pretty well at retail stores. The game actually cracked the Best Seller List over at Amazon — in the video game section — landing itself in the #23 slot. Furthermore, it is on the Wii’s Best Seller List over at Gamestop. Read more

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‘The Conduit’ Selling Out In Retail Stores

I don’t know about other cities, but as far as mine goes, The Conduit developers must be excited. After a quick bite at Olive Garden with some friends, I rushed over to Target to grab my new copy of the game. Like many other Wii owners, I’ve been dieing to get my hands on The Conduit. It’s game play is top notch (according to various gamers who’ve had the chance to play the game) and I was ready to get my hands on it — tonight.

As I rushed down the clothing isle, making my way to the electronics section, I was grining ear-to-ear that I’d finally get to dust off my little white console. I arrived in the electronics section and headed straight towards the gaming section. I turned down the section that read “Wii Games” and proceeded to scan the glass covered case. I kept looking, and looking, and it finally dawned on me: there is two places that don’t have games. Maybe I should have checked there? Say it ain’t so, not The Conduit! Yes, folks, that empty space read “The Conduit $49.99.” I couldn’t believe it, The Conduit had sold out. In the frantic state I was in, I immediately googled Wal-Marts number. I called and called, every one of them was sold out. I couldn’t believe it, day one and I’m screwed.

There is a bright side to my suffering, however. High Voltage Software is getting what they deserve: sales. This game could be the start of something huge for Wii owners. Game developers might start developing quality first-person titles for us. This, my friends, is just the beginning.

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The Wii In Sexy, Sexy, Black

Are you tired of that dull, boring, useless *cough*, peice of plastic sitting next to your TV? Nintendo is trying to keep its cash-cow going by spicing up the console market with an ultra-sexy-looking black Wii. There’s no official release date for the black Wii, but it looks as thought it will released as a bundle with Monster Hunter 3 Tri. There’s also blue nunchucks on the way. Hit up the read link below for images.

[via Engadet]

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