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Hands On
Monster Hunter Tri Preview: Army Of Four
11:20AM AJ Glasser | Monster Hunter is all about the multiplayer, which is why I think it never really took off on PSP in the US the way that it did in Japan — American PSP owners are just too selfish for the buddy system. More »
Media
The Conduit To Support Wii Speak
1:00AM Brian Crecente | In this GameTrailers segment we get to see and hear a bit more about The Conduit and Dead Space: Extraction, both Wii titles for hardcore gamers. More »
Wii Speak Will Be Tradeable
3:20AM Mike Fahey | According to a Nintendo UK representative, inclusion of a Wii Download Ticket number with Wii Speak microphone will in no way affect the ability for purchasers to resell the peripheral. More »Wii Speak, In Action
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Have you seen the Wii Speak microphone in action? I haven’t. So let’s watch, as this sweet, innocent Japanese teenager “meets up” with a friend in Animal Crossing and “does stuff”. Can’t understand much, but it’s clear they both recognise a lobster when they see one, one of them is very insistent they eat chicken for dinner, and they both find the whole experience overwhelmingly cute. If there were a hell for Xbox Live users, surely this would be it. More »
Now Nintendo Are Going After Used Games
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Well, not games per se. Hardware. The Wii Speak peripheral, which is due to hit shelves any day now, is the latest item to take the fight to used games. How? Included with the microphone is a download coupon for the Wii Speak Channel, which you’ll need if you want to use the device outside of games. That coupon is the only way you can get the channel. You can’t download it from the Shop Channel, you can’t pay for it then download it, you can’t even beg Nintendo for a copy. So if you buy a Wii Speak mic used, you won’t get the coupon, you won’t be able to use the Wii Speak Channel. Savvy shot across the bow of used-game retailers, or dick move for budget-minded consumers? It’s probably both. More »
