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Followingprevious talk abouthow the next WiiZeldagame would utilize MotionPlus — an accessory which has totally been worth the investment thanks to widespread support and clever implementation across a vast amount of titles — Shigeru Miyamoto is ready to elaborate. Asreported by Game|Life, Miyamoto said during a Q&A session in Tokyo how the team is “using MotionPlus to make you feel much more like you’re actually fighting while holding a sword in your hand....

I know I’ve missed the last few weeks of Monday Mind Teasers, but you can’t blame me. You guys are beasts, and solve anything I throw at you. I locked myself away for weeks in deep Dtoid depression, too afraid to come out and risk it being another Monday massacre. I’m better now though, a pharmacist gave me happy pills, and I’m seeing a therapist for video game consoling. Except the pharmacist is Nex, and the therapist sessions are actually Faith stripping for me....

Former Microsoft VP Peter Moore shed some light on the premature departure of the original Xbox. He recently toldThe Guardianthat the sudden move between the Xbox and Xbox 360 wasn’t really all about getting the fabled head start in the console wars. It was really a financial decision, brought on by the cost of the hard drive in the original unit. Not having a hard drive in every Xbox 360 was a hard decision, but we wanted to get price under control....

What isMotorstorm: 3D Rift? I know it’s a 3D game, but this isn’t an announced title. The ESRB let it slip with a new description today. Here’s what they say about it: This is an extreme off-road racing game in which players choose various vehicles (monster trucks, ATVs and motorcycles) to compete across harsh landscapes and rocky terrain against other racers. Players can collide and crash into other players, sometimes causing vehicles to explode into pieces....

Usually when games “leak out” from the ESRB, we’re forced to sit around clueless for a few weeks or, many times, a heck of a lot longer than that. The turnaround forMotorStorm:3D Rifthas been decidedly faster.Over on the PlayStation Blog, we’re told all of the juicy details. Even though “3D” is right there in the name, this PlayStation Network title will also be playable in standard ol’ 2D. It’ll cost $9....

Neil Burger ofThe IllusionistandLimitlessfame has signed on to write and direct theUnchartedfilm, according to Variety. He is reportedly reworking the project. As you might recall, David O. Russellleft the moviedue to creative differences. I’m guessing youdorecall, based on the constant complaining about his vision forUncharted. I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up with a product more closely related to the videogames, now. Hooray? Neil Burger charts course for ‘Uncharted’[Variety viaEurogamer]...

When Nintendo first announced their Play it on Wii series — a line of GameCube games being ported for play exclusively on the Wii — we weren’t sure if these games would see any Wii-specific updates. It’s already been confirmed thatDonkey Kong Jungle Beat(which releases in Japan tomorrow) has received some upgrades, including new and altered levels, as well as a different control scheme. NowFamitsuis reporting that the upcoming Play on Wii versions ofPikminandMario Power Tenniswill be seeing some new features as well....

Just a few days back I was grumbling aboutFour Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden, saying that I’m not so sure about going on another quest to rescue a princess. We had a few grainy screens and some concept art to go off of, but nothing that I was particularly thrilled about. That is, until I saw the game in motion over atGemagathis morning. you may hit the jump to see the videos, but be prepared: DEAR GOD THEY ARE CUTE....

I don’t remember any of this at all happening last year, but doing some research on this canceledReichgame, well, I can see why it was canceled. Ignition Florida was working on this alt-history Nazi game thing until around the time the studio was shut down. Shortly after the closer of the studio, development onReichwas canceled and rumors put it that the game had cost Ignition around $23 million up until the cancellation....

I think the only reason I’m interested inWe Love Golf!is for the bonus costumes. Does that make me a bad person?Beyond that, there really isn’t anything I’m interested in this week. It’s kind of a dull week, really. What’s looking sw33t to you all this week?WVC:Major League Eating: The Game, Donkey Kong 3, NINJA COMMANDOPSN:ElefunkX360:NCAA Football 09,Space ChimpsPS3:NCAA Football 09,Wii:NCAA Football 09,Space Chimps,Rock Band Track Pack Vol 1,We Love Golf!PS2:NCAA Football 09,Space Chimps,Rock Band Track Pack Vol 1,B-BoyPSP:NCAA Football 09,Code Lyoko: Quest for InfinityDS:NCAA Football 09,Space Chimps,Mister SlimePC:City Life 2008 EditionNCAA Football 09(X360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP)Space Chimps(X360, PS2, Wii, DS)Rock Band Track Pack Vol 1(Wii, PS2)Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity(PSP)Mister Slime(DS)City Life 2008 Edition(PC)B-Boy(PS2)...

I was expecting most things relating to the sequel toSega’s Dreamcast pet simulatorto be pretty weird, but after watching this Japanese gameplay overview, I’m less dazed and confused and more disturbed and utterly confounded. For a start, the whole thing is narrated by a hideous mutation of the original game’s fish-man character, who’s head now appears to be grafted onto a bird of some kind. Yes Sega, of course… Not speaking a word of Japanese that I didn’t inadvertently pick up fromShenmue 2, it’s tricky for me to properly relate exactly what’s going on in this video, but it seems to give a brief demo of the new expansive desert island environment in which the game’s caveman character dwells, as well as a quick look at some of the game’s features....

Splatterhouselives! Original set to release at the end of this month, Namco Bandai’s retro revival title has been quiet for a while, but we’ve been given a fresh batch of screenshots today, along with soundtrack details. Also, the game’s now on track for November 23. The soundtrack contains songs from such diverse bands as Terrorizer, Municipal Waste and Goatwhore. I’ve barely heard of any of them and diplomatically choose to say that this music “isn’t quite my thing....

We’ve been updating you weekly on the Nintendo DLC releases for a long time now, but I didn’t realize that the Wii has already seen 500 downloadable releases. It’s official this week. Hats off to Nintendo for continuing to bring out content for gamers. The originalSuper Smash Brosfrom the N64 makes it onto the shop this week for 1,000 Wii Points. I don’t know how well it has aged, though. The Arcade version ofNinja Gaiden(600 points) has probably aged better....