Tag Archives: nintendo
Two Girls, One Up
It’s back ordered but you can put in for yours over at Shark Robot.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
It looks pretty damn cool if you ask me. It appears to be a true Mario platformer, at least.
Gamers Make Good Surgeons
Recent strides have been made to limit surgical mishaps through proper training, and most recently this training has moved to a virtual medium. A Wired article reports that many surgeons, like pilots, are now using simulators to help hone their skills prior to grabbing a scalpel, whereas previously the majority of their practice would be on cadavers, which are limited, or just by observation, which means the first time that they cut, they cut you. The simulators are advanced enough to give touch feedback, e.g. pressure needed to penetrate tissues, and simulate individual patients.
A study of surgeons using these simulators after playing Wii, specifically games like Marble Mania which require precise dexterity, performed 48% better than the non-gaming control.
I hope this saves lives but I know I am certainly citing these articles the next time the lady friend complains about my quality time spent with my consoles.
Earthworm Jim
According to this article on Hellforge, legendary game developer Interplay is partnering with Gameloft to bring the famous Earthworm Jim series back to life on the Nintendo Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360!
Oh, shit. This is going to be awesome.
Scribblenauts
For those of you who haven’t heard about Scribblenauts, the amazing new game coming out for the Nintendo DS, then you need to see the gameplay video from IGN below. It should quickly give you a clear idea of what the game is all about.





