With the Nintendo Wii nowhere to be seen officially as far as India is concerned, the country will soon see its first official Wii game this week. Milestone Interactive, PlayStation India's largest distributor, is testing the demand for "import" Wiis by bringing select Wii titles to the market, as many wonder if this is a precursor to an official launch in India.

Recently we all saw Retro studios redesign their website with a new look, only weeks before E3.

Now this week we saw...

There is something to say about the level of dedication that this probably required. Either this guy is a mad genius, or he enjoys punishing himself by trying to rekindle his lost youth. Either way, I think this video is absolutely brilliant.

I cannot even recount how many thousands of times I must have karate chopped the guard stoically guarding the toilet by the grate early in the game. It’s amazing how relevant GoldenEye still is, and where it pops up. Hell, remember those rumors that were floating around about the title hitting Live Arcade? It’s too bad that the development team responsible for GoldenEye is not still together.

But we still have a new Bond game coming, except this time it’s with the infinitely sexier Daniel Craig. Ever see that dude’s abs? Quantum of Solace, Treyarch’s new rendition, looks pretty happening thus far. I wonder in ten years if we’ll see people emulating Quantum on the Xbox 1280?

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Electronic Arts has today apologised for a culturally sensitive blunder in FIFA 08 – in which the Northern Ireland football team stand to The Soldier's Song, traditionally sung at United Ireland sporting events.

A regional newspaper in Northern Ireland reports that fans reacted with 'surprise' to hear the anthem represent their national team in the game.

One fan posted a shocked comment on an internet football forum to simply say, "So Northern Ireland has no identity now I suppose."

In the most unexpected and totally awesome-filled news of the day, GamesRadar has put up its hands-on with the WiiWare-bound Mega Man 9, and guess what -- it's going to be an 8-bit game!

Highlights from the article include: Splash Woman (the first ever female boss character), Dr. Light's shop making an appearance, and the fact that some of Mega Man 9's music is taken straight out of Mega Man 2.

If you haven't fainted from all of the excitement, make sure to check out GamesRadar's interview with Keiji Inafune, where he doesn't deny that an XBLA and PSN version of Mega Man 9 are being made.

I'd heard rumors that Mega Man 9 would be going back to its roots to make up for all of the less-than-stellar Mega Man games that have been released over the years, but I had no idea that it would end up looking like an NES game.

Are you guys as excited as I am?

For those who have been keeping up with Sadness, it’s been a very dry season for information. Most of what all of us have come to find out about the game has been through an obscure trailer that feels like it has been out for years (in actuality it is alittle more than a year old). The game is being developed by a Poland based developer, Nibris. This will be a debut title for them, so it makes it harder to decide if we should be excited or skeptical. Going by the screens and lone trailer, I gotta say I’m excited.

Even Without Seeing A Hot Lady Playing The Wii I’d Be Pretty Excited About Sadness

Sadness is an ironic title for Nibris' vaporware Wii game, because its coverage thus far has been invariably humorous. Despite not having a publisher, Nintendo being unaware of its existence, and only a handful of concept art even suggesting it might exist one day, Nibris is still claiming that this game is getting made at some point, and has even gone so far as to state that the game will be arriving by Autumn 2009.

Our very own Nick Chester challenged Nibris to prove him wrong about Sadness when the company first confessed it was delayed until '09. Nibris never picked up Destructoid's thrown gauntlet, probably because they were too busy making more concept art. 

So, let's have a show of hands -- who thinks Sadness will come out at some point, and who thinks that Nibris might as well just open a DeviantArt account and leave gamers alone?

Imagine the world without color, and everything in it being either white, black, or a shade of grey. Okay, so Sin City was able to pull it off and be cool, but de Blob is heading in the opposite direction. The game focuses around the central character, Blob, as he tries to save Chroma from the evil clutches of the I.N.K.T. Corporation.

The story is pretty simple in that the an evil corporation has moved into the city to put a fascist hold on its’ denizens. The corporation has removed all of the color from the city, and it’s up to Blob to bring the color back. From all the previews and videos that I’ve scoured through, it appears the Blob is going to be one crazy, free-spirited hero. You’ll control Blob as you take him through the city, putting color back into the buildings and people all the while dodging the bad guys from the I.N.K.T Corporation.

Nintendo America and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation have unveiled the new Nintendo Fun Center which sports a Sharp Aquos flat-screen TV, a DVD player, a Wii and of course Wii games such as Wii Sports, Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Party 8. These Fun Centers have been distributed to hospitals in North America to let hospitalized children to enjoy the Wii.

You can help by following the below steps:

People who want to help support the mission of Nintendo and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation can visit Starlight’s Site of a Million Stars at www.millionstars.org. Click on Mario’s star to place a star in Nintendo of America’s Galaxy. Starlight’s goal is to unite 1 million caring people and organizations to bring seriously ill children and their families out of the dark. Placing a star in Nintendo of America’s Galaxy is free and includes space for a message about the nature of your support and a link to your favorite Web site. You can also choose to add special features to your star or upgrade to a constellation for a tax-deductible donation of $5 to $100.

Image: Starlight Starbright

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In a stockholder’s meeting last week Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata made this statement, “With supply constraints [of the Wii] continuing worldwide, the priority is on the current model”. This meaning that there is no new model being created, which means there will be no DVD-playback for Wii anytime soon.

Although this kind of news may have been relevant 6-8 years go, I just don’t see the point here. I did an inventory check in my town house last night in preparation for this post, to count how many devices I had that could play a DVD. I was amazed to find out there was a whopping six devices I had in town house that had the capability of DVD-playback. Out of those six, there’s only one that I use to play DVD’s on, my PS3 (Ssshh don’t tell any fanboys).

Is DVD-Playback A ‘Needed’ Technology For The Nintendo Wii?

So, after doing this check I started thinking about how important it was for the Wii to have DVD functionality. After some self-deliberation, I came to conclusion that having DVD playback was about as important as my microwave being able to play DVDs. If I happened to not have anything currently available to play DVDs, I could just run up to Wal-Mart and find a player as cheap as $29.88 now. For the most part of articles and comments I’ve been reading, it seems that most people are agreeing with me.

How important is DVD playback to your Wii purchase? If you were to do an inventory check, how many DVD playing devices would your house have? And finally most important, am I a traitor for owning a PS3? Feel free to leave your answers down below.

If you are looking for a media center to stream your photos, music and stuff from your PC to your Wii, the X-oom Media Center may be the answer but there is still some problem indexing huge number of pics using this product, as experienced by an Amazon customer. $32.99 for one.

Do you have a better product or solution to recommend?

Where To Buy:

Amazon {X-oom Media Center for Wii}

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How often do you get a Wiimote, an old Nintendo Zapper, a NES controller, Xbox and 360 pads, Atari joystick and a Guitar Hero Les Paul controller all in one place? Although these accessories are not 1:1, they do look like the real stuff. Retro and new gaming in a $19.99 bracelet charm. Nice.

Where To Buy:

Etsy {SALE PRICED Video Game controllers polymer charm bracelet by sophies beads}

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All you Wario fans out there might want to write September 29th on your calender, because that is the date that “Wario Land: Shake It” will hit US store shelves.

The good folks over at Nintendo Wii Fanboy has some of the gameplay details…

ittle new information about the gameplay was ensconced in the details we received — we already know that we’ll be using the Wii Remote side-on, and that shaking the controller helps Wario take out enemies, empty bags of treasure, or trigger earthquakes.

So, how many of you guys (or gals) are planning on picking this title up?

(Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy)

Early this month you were treated to the partial track listing from Guitar Hero: Aerosmith… now you can rest easy as the full list has finally been revealed. So, how do you like the track list… any songs you wish were on here that didn’t make the cut?

Tier 1: “Getting the Band Together” (Nipmuc High School)

* “All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople (cover)
* “Draw the Line” by Aerosmith
* “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick
* “Make It” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
* “Uncle Salty” by Aerosmith

Tier 2: “First Taste of Success” (Max’s Kansas City)

* “All Day and All of the Night” by The Kinks (cover)
* “I Hate Myself for Loving You” by Joan Jett
* “Movin’ Out” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
* “No Surprize” by Aerosmith
* “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith

Tier 3: “The Triumphant Return” (The Orpheum)

* “Complete Control” by The Clash
* “Livin’ on the Edge” by Aerosmith
* “Love in an Elevator” by Aerosmith
* “Personality Crisis” by New York Dolls (cover)
* “Rag Doll” by Aerosmith

Tier 4: “International Superstars” (Moscow)

* “Bright Light Fright” by Aerosmith
* “King of Rock” by Run-D.M.C.
* “Nobody’s Fault” by Aerosmith
* “She Sells Sanctuary” by The Cult
* “Walk This Way” by Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith

Tier 5: “The Great American Band” (Half Time Show)

* “Always on the Run” by Lenny Kravitz
* “Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith
* “Beyond Beautiful” by Aerosmith
* “Dream On” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
* “Hard to Handle” by The Black Crowes (cover)

Tier 6: “Rock N Roll Legends” (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

* “Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent
* “Mama Kin” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
* “Sex Type Thing” by Stone Temple Pilots
* “Toys In The Attic” by Aerosmith
* “Train Kept A Rollin” by Aerosmith
* “Guitar Battle vs Joe Perry” by Joe Perry

Bonus Songs (The Vault)

* “Combination” by Aerosmith
* “Kings and Queens” by Aerosmith
* “Let The Music Do The Talking” by Aerosmith
* “Mercy” by Joe Perry
* “Pandora’s Box” by Aerosmith
* “Pink” by Aerosmith
* “Rats In The Cellar” by Aerosmith
* “Shakin’ My Cage” by Joe Perry
* “Talk Talkin” by Joe Perry
* “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith

LucasArts has released a new PvP gameplay video of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Enjoy as you take a look at duel mode.

Some interesting news has been dropped today about the Wii version of Ghostbusters. There looks like there will be some interesting connection options for the Wii and DS.

So our Japanese, and European friends already have a copy. Unfortunately, in the US all we can do is patiently sit around and wait for our turn. But do not fret as there is plenty of information to get excited about as we wait.