Remember when Mega Man 9 came out and everyone was excited that Capcom was bringing back an old classic? Well take that reaction and multiply it by ten because Capcom is bringing Mega Man back again for his tenth installment, and this time they are mixing it up a bit.

This news comes straight from Nintendo Power, and it details the changes that are coming for our hero.

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Some of the major changes coming to the game include an Easy mode, as well as a choice of three characters to play as. Capcom has revealed both Mega Man and Proto Man as playable, but are keeping the third character under wraps. However, the controls and style of the game won’t change from the way we all know and love.

Along with the article comes information about a single boss, Sheep Man, who when you defeat will obtain his weapon, known as Thunder Wool, which will float and release an electric burst.

Even from the small amount of information revealed it’s clear that Mega Man 10 is attempting to make the game more accessible, as evident by changes like the Easy mode.

Mega Man 10 Blasting Onto WiiWare [GiantBomb]

Posted on December 9th, 2009 at 8:16pm by Tovan
Filed Under: Main, Mega Man 10, News, Wii, WiiWare, capcom

Platform: Nintendo Wii
OFLC: G
Genre: Simulation
Number of Players: 1
Developer: Lightning Fish
Release Date: September 17th 2009 (PAL)

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NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer Official Website – Australia

We all know the stigma that is floating around cyberspace when it comes to fitness “games” and the Wii – that the Wii is being marketed to women, and using fitness as bait is the way they are doing it. While this may be true, the added opinion that the console itself is for women is something I highly disagree with. Besides, both genders need to stay fit somehow, and people seem to have forgotten that the other consoles have had a stab at it at some point.

NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer is one of the most recent productions for the Wii. It has been developed in conjunction with trainers and dieticians, and the gym franchise Fitness First. While it is another fitness release, there are significant and impressive differences that helps it stand out from the pack.

When you first start it up, you need to enter your name, build, how active you are, Date of Birth, unit of measurement preference, height, whether you’re left or right handed, Dietary Preferences, Primary Goal, Secondary Goal, Trainer, Location, and then you confirm the details.

When you get to choose how active you are, your choices include no exercise, moderate exercise, and exercise is my life (my words, not theirs). A word of advice when it comes to entering your height – get it right the first time because you can’t edit it later!

With the Dietary Preferences you choose what you can or can’t eat, and this helps the game tailor eating plans for you. So since you’re only able to choose between Pork, Beef, Lamb, Poultry, Fish, Shellfish, Eggs, Dairy, Gluten and Nuts, if you were allergic to any of these (or a vegetarian) you would deselect those you couldn’t eat.

Straight after that you need to pick goals for your fitness mission – your Primary Goals and Secondary Goals. There are 5 groups from which you can pick your Primary Goal – General Health, Flexibility, Occasions, Sports, and Shape. Some examples from within those groups include Weight Loss, Yoga, New Mum, Golf Fit and Bums Legs Tums.

For your Secondary Goal the choices are the same, so if you wanted to choose Weight Loss as your Primary but you also wanted to be Golf Fit then you could choose it at this point. If you change your mind later down the track, or if you feel you’ve accomplished your goal, you can change the choices you originally made.

Next you get to pick your Drill Sergeant, or “Trainer”. You choose 1 out of 4 trainers  (2 men and 2 women) who will show you how to perform your exercises and give you encouragement along the way. You also get to change your choice of trainer if you so wish. Once you’ve done that, you need to pick a Location – choose between a Tropical Beach, Alpine Mountains, Forest Meadows, or the Health Club.

After you’ve confirmed your details it will then ask you to turn on your Wii Balance Board so that it can weigh you. If you don’t have a Balance Board you can select cancel and you will then be asked to manually enter your weight. Once that’s done, you’re right to get started on the new you!

You are now met with a menu that allows you to get straight into your workout. Your choices are My Plan, Express Workout, Challenges, Profiles and Options.

My Plan is shown in the picture above. You can view the workout exercises which you will be doing today, or have a look at tomorrows. You can also view your meals for the whole week, as well as today and tomorrow, and it will even produce a shopping list for you. It also includes recipes so that you can follow the eating plan to the letter, and you can download and/or print them from the NewU website. You can also access your progress, and read some informative Lifestyle Tips.

In the Express Workout menu, you have 4 choices: Quick Workout, Before Work, Lunch Break, Evening. This just gives you quick access to a workout session – there doesn’t appear to be anything different about these workouts compared to those you find in the My Plan menu. The other thing in this menu is the access to a recipe in the last 3 choices where you will get a Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner meal to look at. These recipes are not the same as the ones in your meal plan though.

Challenges allows you to test yourself if you think you’re up to it. You can choose from Dance, Cardio Test, Army, Boxing or Football. I personally haven’t given these a proper go but they appear to be pretty tough. I would suggest that you give these a go if you have plenty of time, and if you think you are able to attempt the more advanced exercises.

In the Profile menu you are able to select another profile (if there is another set up), edit your profile, create a new profile, or delete a profile. As I mentioned earlier, you can’t edit your height, but you can edit your dietary choices as well as a few other details.

The Options menu allows you to access Settings, Workout Location, Trainer, My Weight and Credits. If you use your Wii Balance Board to weigh yourself when you first create your profile then the My Weight option is known as Diagnostics instead. With the Workout Location and Trainer options you are able to change your original choices. Be aware that the trainers may irritate you, and if they do you can go to the Settings menu and turn the voice volume down and the subtitles on instead.

Time for my final verdict! Having tried both Wii Fit and EA Sports Active already, my expectations weren’t exactly set high. I was pleasantly surprised, and I was happy to have found something that covered diet as well as exercise the way NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer has. I was also happy to start an exercise program that eased you into working out, instead of one that left you breathless and feeling like you were Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin.

I think this is a worthwhile addition to your fitness collection, whether you have or haven’t started one yet. Be prepared to discover some yummy recipes that you will want to try right now, and exercises that are suited to whatever it is that you are aiming for.

Review product was provided by All Interactive Entertainment, and does not affect the outcome of this review.

Posted on November 29th, 2009 at 1:34am by Naomi
Filed Under: EA Sports Active, Fitness First, Goldie Hawn, Health, Health Club, NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer, Personal Trainer, Private Benjamin, Wii, fitness

EA is hoping that this holiday season, you’ll break out the Wii and Boom Blox Bash Party to play with family and friends. While I haven’t played the sequel, the original is a great party game particularly with people that don’t play games often.

To celebrate the holidays, EA is releasing 139 free online levels to Boom Blox Bash Party. The new EA-created levels include 57 single player, 48 multiplayer, and 15 co-op levels.

To get to these new levels, go through Create Mode or click the Satellite icon in any game mode.

Here are some cheats also:
We’ll leave you with a holiday treat….cheats! At the BOOM BLOX title screen, hit up, right, down, left on the D-pad button. Type in the codes below using the keyboard:
· Bailout – 1 Million Boom Bux
· Nothing But Hope – Unlock All
· Musical Fruit – Turns all sound effects into Virus Blox sound effects
· Freeze Frame – Turn on Blox Time
· Blox Bouquet – Turns all animations into flowers

Posted on November 27th, 2009 at 7:20pm by GamingAngel
Filed Under: Boom Blox Bash Party, News, Video game, Wii

The guys over at GAMERDeals grabbed a look at Gamestop’s Black Friday sale yesterday. Needless to say, the list is enormous, so no one should have any problems finding a deal that interests them. Don’t think though, that if you don’t want to run out to the store you are missing out, as many of the deals will also be available online.

For those interested the sale begins November 27th at 6am and continues throughout the week, with Doorbuster sales 6am to 11am only. So plan your schedule accordingly, or just do your shopping online.

Xbox 360:

• Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle – $299 (plus Bakugan or COD: Modern Warfare Free) Doorbuster
• Call of Duty: World at War – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Batman: Arkham Asylum – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Guitar Hero III (pre-owned) – $4.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (pre-owned) – $14.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith (pre-owned) – $7.49 (50% off)
• Gears of War (pre-owned) – $9.99
• Buy any new Xbox 360 Game, Get 50% Off any new Xbox 360 Family Game
• Halo 3 ODST – $39.99
• Forza 3 – $39.99
• The Beatles Rock Band – $49.99 (Save $10)
• Free AC/DC Track Pack w/ any Rock Band Purchase ($59.99 Value)
• Tekken 6 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Left4Dead 2 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Guitar Hero 5 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Need for Speed Shift – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Call of Juarez Bound in Blood – $19.99 (Friday only)
• Prototype – $29.99 (Friday only)
• Dynasty Warriors 6 – $19.99 (Friday only)
• Borderlands – $49.99 (Fri-Sun)
• Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition – $49.99 (Fri-Sun)
• Grand Theft Auto IV – $19.99 (Fri-Sun)
• NCAA Football 10 – $49.99 (Save $10)
• Dirt 2 – $49.99 (Save $10)
• WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 – $49.99 (Save $10)
• Spiderman: Web of Shadows – $19.99 (Save $10)

PS3:

• PS3 120GB Holiday Bundle w/ God of War I & II, LittleBigPlanet – $299 Doorbuster
• Call of Duty: World at War – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Batman: Arkham Asylum – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Guitar Hero III (pre-owned) – $4.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (pre-owned) – $14.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith (pre-owned) – $7.49 (50% off)
• Madden NFL 08 (pre-owned) – $2.99
• Free AC/DC Track Pack w/ any Rock Band Purchase ($59.99 Value)
• Tekken 6 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Prototype – $29.99 (Save $20)
• Guitar Hero 5 – $39.99 (Save $20)
• Borderlands – $49.99 (Fri-Sun only)
• Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition – $49.99 (Fri-Sun only)
• Grand Theft Auto IV – $19.99 (Fri-Sun only)
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger – $39.99 (Save $10)

Nintendo Wii

• Wii Sports Resort – $49.99 (Free Xtra Wii MotionPlus) Doorbuster
• Dead Space Extraction – $19.99 Doorbuster
• Need for Speed: Nitro – $19.99 Doorbuster
• MySims Agents – $19.99 Doorbuster
• Spore Hero – $19.99 Doorbuster
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Super Mario Galaxy (pre-owned) – $39.99 w/ Free Wii Music
• Wii Play (pre-owned) – $9.99
• Free AC/DC Track Pack w/ any Rock Band Purchase ($59.99 Value)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash Up – $29.99 (Save $20)
• The Price is Right – $19.99 (Save $20)
• Chicken Blaster w/ Rifle – $29.99 (Save $10)
• Ben 10 Alien Force – $9.99 (Save $10)
• World of Zoo – $29.99 (Save $10)
• Drawn to Life – $39.99 (Save $10)

Nintendo DS

• Nintendo DS Original Pre-owned System – $49.99 (Reg. $59.99)
• Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – $19.99
• Pokemon Ranger: Shadows Of Almia – $12.99
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)

Sony PSP

• PSP Original Pre-owned System – $79.99 (Reg. $99.99)
• SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 2 – $9.99
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters – $9.99
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Rainbow Six Vegas – $9.99 (Save $10)
• Monster Hunter 2 – $19.99 (Save $10)
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy Vii – $9.99 (Save $10)

PC Games

• World of Warcraft – $4.99 (Save $15)
• Warcraft Battlechest – $19.99 (Save $20)
• Guild Wars Trilogy – $24.99 (Save $25)
• Left4Dead 2 – $29.99 (Save $20)
• Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack – $29.99 (Save $10)

Accessories

• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Xbox 360 Energizer Controller Charger – $19.99 (Save $10)
• PS3 Energizer Controller Charger – $19.99 (Save $10)
• Wii Sports Pack – $9.9 (50% off)

Gamestop Black Friday Ad Leaked [GAMERDeals]

Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 5:49pm by Tovan
Filed Under: Handheld, Main, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, black-friday, gamestop, pc

After having is case against Sony for being banned from PSN was tossed in the trash, it looks like Erik Estavillo is at it again. This time he is targeting both Microsoft and Nintendo.  This guy sure does love to sue people.

Estavillo plans on suing Microsoft for the RROD(red ring of death) his Xbox has received. Estavillo says that being disabled, he can’t afford to pay the “well over $100″ fee to get his system fixed and can’t afford purchasing a new one.  Estavillo feels “that Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff.”  Microsoft is being sued for $75,000 for the “undue stress” Erik has undergone since his 360 bit the dust.

As for Nintendo, he’s pissed off at suing them because a system update blocked his homebrew channel. He used  the channel so he could unlock characters in Mario Kart Wii.  He states that the only way to unlock a single character in Mario Kart Wii is to own Super Mario Galaxy.

Estavillo said, “In essence, Nintendo is forcing customers to buy another game to unlock one character in a different game.” He only wants $5,000 from Nintendo for interfering in his “pursuit of happiness.” He is also seeking an injunction to stop Nintendo from “deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications.”

What a mess huh? Estavillo has said he suffers from obsessive -compulsive disorder along with many other conditions.  Let me tell you, we could tell, someone seems a little obsessed with suing video game companies.

Banned Resistance Gamer Targets MS and NOA in Latest Suits [Game Politics]

Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 6:53am by Kreyg
Filed Under: Erik Estavillo, Main, Micrsoft, News, Nintendo, PS3, Sue, Suing, Wii, Xbox 360, court, featured, hot, lawsuit, legal