kirby super star ultra

Friday, August 1, 2008

Kirby’s Back And Not As Pissed In Kirby Super Star Ultra’s Box Art

10:00AM Michael McWhertor | One might think that HAL Laboratory’s puffy pink protagonist Kirby has not a care in the world, that his disposition, due to his pinkness, would be beatific. Not so, according to virtually every video game box art appearance Kirby has made for the better part of the past decade. After Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, the spherical mascot went from tickled pink to pissed. The transformations from pleased as punch to enraged were most noticeable in Kirby’s journeys to America, going from happy go lucky to in a lather in games like Kirby Squeak Squad. Kirby Super Star Ultra changes all that, as Kirby’s gay old times are back, with nary a furrowed brow to be seen. If you’d like to fondly remember Kirby’s more bitter box art outings, hit the jump. More »
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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Nintendo’s E3 Lineup – Oh, So Quiet

5:20AM Leigh Alexander | Nintendo’s E3 presentation last year, dominated by the unveiling of Wii Fit, stirred a fair bit of dissent, as the company looked to be following a gleaming white road away from its hardcore userbase and into the smiling embrace of your Mum. Now that the Wii has demonstrated record-shattering success as a mainstream product, skeptics theorise that Nintendo’s no longer got any need to court the traditional gamer — and therefore we can expect a bit of status quo from the company this year. Nintendo is promising, however, that it hasn’t abandoned the core, while Nintendo prez Reggie Fils-Aime coyly suggested back in April that gamers will have plenty to be delighted about this year. He talked about “maximizing our key franchises”, and hinted at “a big game for the holiday that the gamers will want”. That the title in question is Animal Crossing Wii has all but been confirmed. Thus far, Nintendo’s been mysterious, with only Mario Super Sluggers and Wario Land: Shake It! announced for Wii, and Kirby Super Star Ultra and seek-and-solve title Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir confirmed for DS. And what about the hardware? Hit the jump for more on Nintendo at E3 this year.
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