Oh man, here is another one of the all-time best classics on the NES system that has hit the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console! Punch Out featuring Mr.Dream is availale for purchase and comes in at 500 Wii Points ($5) You cannot go wrong with spending $5 on Punch Out! Now, who out there as actually beat this game? It is pretty tough, but now we get another shot at it on the Wii
Two other games are hitting the VC as well. Bonks Revenge for 600 Points, and Virtua Fighter 2 (Genesis) for 800 points.
Do you plan on buying any of these new VC games? I plan on getting Punch Out tonight when I get home and playing a few rounds!
Already mastered all the songs on the new Guitar Hero 2 for XBOX360? Well you can now purchase three others via XBOX Live. Granted, the prices are pretty bad for each pack, as they will cost you 500 XBOX points each. But if you want to keep your game updated and playing new songs I suppose this is about the only way to do it.
Pack 1: “Bark at the Moon,” “Hey You,” “Ace of Spades”
Pack 2: “Killer Queen,” “Take it Off,” “Frankenstein”
Pack 3: “Higher Ground,” “Infected,” “Stellar”
Hopefully the next packs that get released won’t cost as much, or alteast include some newer songs in the packs. Let us know what you think!
Stop into your local Circuit City if you plan on picking up a copy of Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo Wii on April 10th (today). Circuit City is running an advertisment saying if they do not have the game in stock by 2 pm that they will give you a free $20 gift card!
So you either get the game you went in for, or a free $20 gift card! Can’t go wrong with that, so get your butt to Circuit City!
If you are one of the hardcore gamers that are waiting for Halo 3 Beta well mark your calendars for May 16th! Beginning at 5 a.m. PDT on May 16th, and running until June 6th you will be able to play the long awaited for Halo 3 beta. Remember that you needed to buy a special copy of CrackDown and be a XBOX Live Gold member to play the Halo 3 beta.
In the beta, you’ll get your grubby mitts on three maps, “Snowbound,” “High Ground” and “Valhalla,” which “represent a mixture of large- and medium-scale combat environments.” You’ll also get new vehicles, like the Mongoose all-terrain vehicle, and weapons like the new and improved Assault Rifle, Brute Spiker, Spartan Laser and the new Spike Grenades.
Only one new PSP game for this week and if you are a gambler you will love it. Hard Rock Casino consists of 20 casino games. I don’t plan on picking this one up, I’m not much of a card player or gambler but if you happen to grab it, let us know what you think my leaving a comment here on GameDangos!
Pictures and Videos of the rumored XBOX360 Keyboard attachment showed up on the Internet over the Easter weekend and wow, I have to admin I’m pretty impressed. It is one step closer to having a Keyboard / mouse setup for the XBOX360. (One reason why I hate FPS games on consoles)
As you can see in the picture, the keyboard attachment will connect to the XBOX360 controller via the headphone jack allowing a full qwerty keyboard to talk to all your buddies on XBOX Live!
We aren’t 100% certain that this is what it will look like, we are hearing rumors and rumors on other gaming sites saying it is a photoshop and fake, but right now all we know is Microsoft is indeed planning a keyboard attachment that will be released this summer. For now , we will go along with this one posted here!
 Tired of using the WiiMote for your shooting games? Well soon you will be able to use the new Wii Zapper Gun! This is only a prototype picture but I expect the gun to look very similar to this once it is released. It will be time to get our Dunk Hunt on, just like in the old days!
Game Stop has listed the Wii Zapper for sale for only $20. Not a bad price at all! I was expecting more in the $40-$50 range.
EbGames is now selling the PSP Core system for only $170! That is a $30 price drop from yesterday. You can still get the value pack for $199.99 but most people could care less about a crappy game and pos headphones that come with it.
Get to your local EBGames and buy your PSP Core for only $170!!
If you are wanting to pick up a XBOX360 Elite, then get to your local Circuit City and get one pre-ordered. You can also pre-order controllers and plug-n-play kits so get there early and get your whole bundle on pre-order. Don’t worry about camping out if you need the HDMI and bigger HD. Take care of it today at Circuit City!
Prince of Persia: Rival Swords and Bionicle Heroes are the two new games hitting the Nintendo Wii this week. Nothing huge, but their are some Prince of Persia fans that will enjoy playing the game on the Nintendo Wii.
I won’t be playing or renting these titles, so please let us know if you do and what you think of the games.
This week, Nintendo finally hooks us up with Star Fox 64, as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Dragon’s Curse. Not a bad collection of games there. Star Fox 64 is a game that plenty of gamers have been waiting for and we all remember playing TMNT on the good ole NES back in the day.
 Star Fox 64 - N64 - 1 - 4 players - 1,000 Wii Points
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - NES - 1 player - 600 Wii Points
If you still have been lucky enough to find a Nintendo Wii well then you are going to have a great chance on Sunday to pick one up. Get to your Toys ‘R Us store early sunday morning and camp out a few hours if you have to. Make sure to grab some extra controllers as they always sell out quickly as well.
If you were one of the people that chose to upgrade your firmware on your PSP to 3.30, then you now have six months of free T-Mobile Wifi access! So head to your nearest Starbucks, Borders, FedEx Kinko’s, Hyatt, Red Roof Inns, Sofitel and Novotel Hotels, and select airports. There are over 3000 total locations that will be offering the free service!
While this is another way for Sony to try to get the homebrew crowd to upgrade their firmware I doubt it will be working for most of them. They would rather play with the homebrew apps and games rather then free wifi.
Here it is, the trailer that everyone has been waiting for! Grand Theft AUTO IV is scheduled to be released in October so this trailer is going to have to hold some of you over until then. Or just keep playing the older GTA games.
What do you all think? I think it could have been better and shown some actual gameplay but it is so early they probably have a lot of things to work on for the gameplay part of the game. I do have to say that the buildings and textures do look pretty badass!
**If the trailer isn’t showing up for you in FireFox, please view it on Gamevideos.Com
East coast games get your joy on today! Great news for all of you with GameFly accounts (click here for your account), GameFly has now opened a new distribution center in Pittsburgh, PA! The center will now be able to get games up and down the east coast faster then ever.
Right now GameFly says they will only use the center for selected members so they can work out all the kinks of the new place. Once things get rolling they will go full force and begin adding more members to the center. GameFly will be putting out an official release in 1-2 months.
Holy cow, that is all I can really say about this game trailor for the new Colin McRae Dirt racing game due out on the PC, XBOX360, and Playstation3. This game looks a little like Motorstorm on the PS3 but wow it is impressive! Check out the trailor and let us know what you think!
Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog are teaming up for a video game featuring the Beijing Olympics, Nintendo and Sega said Wednesday.
In the game, due to hit the shelves by year’s end, players will compete in events based on official venues of the 2008 Olympic Games. Other characters in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games include Nintendo’s Luigi and Yoshi–veterans of the Mario Bros. games–and Sega’s Knuckles and Miles “Tails” Prower.
“Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games,” said Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s famed game maker. “Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster.”
The game is exclusive to Nintendo’s DS handheld and Wii console.
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said the game is taking two mass-market characters with global appeal and putting them in a title focused on a global event.
“It’s just a great formula,” said Pachter, who added that similar partnerships have resulted in popular games such as Kingdom Hearts from Square Enix and Disney Interactive and Lego Star Wars.
Sony has again released a new firmware update for the PSP. Have any of you already downloaded?  What were your thoughts?
Here’s the list of the improvements for this firmware revision:
Support for displaying thumbnails for items has been added under [RSS Channel].
Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles has been expanded.
The size of videos that can be played under [Video] has been increased.
Support for displaying thumbnails for content saved in the “VIDEO” folder of a Memory Stick has been added under [Video].
Update 2: For those without wi-fi access, the update can be downloaded here. Save it on your PSP under this directory: PSP/GAME/UPDATE. IGN is reporting that the video profiles have expanded to include 720×480 (DVD), 352×480, and 480×272 (native PSP) resolutions. However, it does not appear as though they’ve been successful in converting video files either.
Microsoft Corp. today announced the upcoming availability of Xbox360 Elite, a new model of the video game and entertainment system that will include a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and a premium black finish for the console, wireless controller and Xbox LIVE headset. Xbox360 Elite has enough space for a library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games and thousands of songs, as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows and movies available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The new 120GB hard drive also will be sold as a stand-alone accessory to give current Xbox360 owners greater choice and flexibility in their games and entertainment experience. Additional Xbox360 Elite accessories, such as the black Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, Xbox 360 Play & Charge kit and the Xbox 360 rechargeable battery, will be available separately. The Xbox360 Elite and its accessories are expected to begin arriving in U.S. stores on April 29.
So for $79 mor then the standard premium XBOX360, you can now pick up the Elite model that will upgrade your 20GB hard drive to a 120GB model, give you HDMI support, and a nice black finish. For most people they don’t need a 120GB hard drive, or HDMI as most families still don’t have a Hi-Def TV. Save your $80 and pick up an extra game is my recommendation!
According to Siliconera, who claim to have seen “various retailer release lists”, Electronic Arts will publish a new Simpsons game called The Simpsons Game, presumably as a tie-in to the movie. They plan on releasing it on all consoles it sounds like so be ready sometime in November!
Some Simpsons games have been fun, while some have been pretty bad. I guess it just comes down to who makes the game and how much time and money they put into it. It’s too bad that 4 publishers have already made Simpsons games in the past and one of them haven’t hit the jackpot yet.
Microsoft Corp. today announced the upcoming availability of Xbox360 Elite, a new model of the video game and entertainment system that will include a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and a premium black finish for the console, wireless controller and Xbox LIVE headset. Xbox360 Elite has enough space for a library of Xbox LIVE Arcade games and thousands of songs, as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows and movies available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The new 120GB hard drive also will be sold as a stand-alone accessory to give current Xbox360 owners greater choice and flexibility in their games and entertainment experience. Additional Xbox360 Elite accessories, such as the black Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, Xbox 360 Play & Charge kit and the Xbox 360 rechargeable battery, will be available separately. The Xbox360 Elite and its accessories are expected to begin arriving in U.S. stores on April 29.