Last April, Konami bought a majority share in the Japanese game development studio Hudson Soft. Less than a year on, Konami is dissolving the studio. More »
For nearly 30 years, Hudson’s human mascot has been Takahashi Meijin, who rose to prominence during the company’s heyday. Today, he revealed he’s leaving the company. More »
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Tetris Party hits WiiWare this Monday at a mere 1200 points. Considering all the modes you get for that paltry sum, it’s not hard to argue that price is no object. But maybe you’re not sold on the idea of a new Tetris that only took 18 years to make. Maybe you need some other incentive to pick and play the game.
If that’s the case, consider buying Tetris Party if it could pay for itself. Hudson is hosting a Tetris Party tournament, which begins in December and runs until April, where winners of the tourney will walk away with an undisclosed amount of Wii points – potentially up to 1200. Keep an eye on tetrisparty.com for full details.
I honestly thought Tetris was one of the few things in the world that would never change. Blocks fall, the music gets faster, and sooner or later, you screw up and put that Z piece where you should have used a T piece. Nostalgia is the lifeblood of the game; so no matter how many evolutions a Nintendo handheld system goes through, I’m always going to re-buy Tetris because it’s Tetris.
