Nintendo “Project Cafe” Images Leaked!

Nintendo’s next generation Wii console — currently codenamed “Project Cafe” — could land later this year, and we’re told will DEFINITELY be playable at this year’s E3… sure.  Regardless, the gaming worlds is all a flutter as new details and “possible” diagrams of the machine’s build for have leaked. One of NeoGaf‘s finest, has posted the following several images, which showcase some of the rumored features Nintendo‘s been hinting at. These include: controller displays, 1080p output with possible support for stereoscopic 3D, and will utilize AMD’s R700 GPU. Over at IGN, there’s a complete breakdown of all the known facts, and they’re already speculating at a $350.00 to $400.00 price tag. Before you start balking at the price eep in mind, Nintendo wants to win back the hardcore crowd, and to do that you need POWER (some pun intended). A $400.00 sticker price could certainly get you that. Pics after the jump…

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Review – Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

Part of the reason I was so excited to get the 3DS was because it meant I could play Street Fighter IV. When it initially came out a few years ago, I completely missed the boat. It wasn’t until recently that I caught up on what I’d been missing – and boy was I missing a lot. Before I got the 3DS, I prepped up my Street Fighter expectations by playing the console version. Hadou-can this game live up to my expectations?

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Review – Okamiden

Meanwhile back at Golgotron headquarters…while the rest of the Golgotron crew was busy playing Pokemon White and Black, I snuck away to play a different type of game. I picked Capcom‘s adventure game Okamiden for the Nintendo DS. Okamiden is a true sequel to Okami from the Sony Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii. The story picks up nine months after the end of Okami and takes place in the same environment. The original heroes Amaterasu and Susano have moved on and their roles in this adventure have been replaced by their sons Chibiturasu and Kuni. The similarities are many but is Okamiden different enough from the original to warrant a purchase?

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Review – Pilotwings Resort

The first entry in the franchise since Pilotwings 64 was released in 1996, Pilotwings Resort takes you to Wuhu Island, the tropical setting of Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus. Developed by Monster Games, the team behind Excite Truck, Excitebots, and Excitebike: World Rally, Nintendo falls back on an old classic to help launch the 3DS, but does Pilotwings Resort soar or fall short?

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3DS Initial Impressions

The Nintendo 3DS was launched a few days ago and, despite a severely waning interest in anything Nintendo, I picked up two units and a few launch games. Despite record pre-sales and a very hip gimmick, I personally know very few people who actually bit on the $249 price tag. I won’t get too deep into the specs or advertised features but for those of you on the fence, I’d like to share a few hands-on observations of the newest entry in the still-not-a-GameBoy line of Nintendo handhelds.

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Review – Monster Tale

DreamRift rewards fans of their previous sleeper hit, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, with a room-crawling*, beat’em up, platforming adventure in Monster Tale.

* Since I’ve called a personal moratorium on the awful term “Metroidvania“, I’m going to define that type of game as a room-crawler.

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Review – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem

Nintendo released the 4^th installment in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series over the Holiday 2010 season and I have been pretty much sitting on this game the whole time. After owning the game for a couple of months, I dusted off my DSi XL and took the plastic of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem. The Lemmings-like puzzle game was one of my favorites at the Nintendo booth from E3 2010. I had a really good time with the game, but is it for you?

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