The Daily Show brings the funny and this time had some fun with the release of GTA IV. They showed the chaos that was the launch of the game with unruly fans waiting in the rain with umbrellas, yes umbrellas. They even had Aasif Mandvi reporting directly from the streets of Liberty City, good times.
Hit the jump for another Daily Show clip that brings the funny using some GTA footage.
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In case you have not heard problems with GTA IV are being confirmed, there are some freezing issues on the PS3 and no one has figured out how to fix it yet or where exactly it is coming from, there was some speculation that is was happening on launch PS3’s only, but that has been dis-proven. Watch as this guy drives around and the game randomly freezes for a few seconds, pretty annoying. I have also gotten confirmation that similar things are happening on the Xbox 360 as well.
More street lessons with Uncle Gary for you to shake your head at, what can you say other than he is one funny lunatic, “the police are like the paparazzi you can’t have any fun without them showing up”. This is a pretty random clip, but yet very entertaining, I do have one question why is there a mime getting kicked in the junk?
You have to feel bad for Saints Row 2 living in the shadows of GTA, especially now that GTA IV has launched this game almost seems like a so what moment, aside from these funny commercials.
Ok this is a new segment to Loot Ninja where we will give you some hints or clues about a particular game, console or series and then you need to guess, which one we or what we are talking about. For now it will be for pure bragging rights but if people start to enjoy the segment we could even make it into a few contests over time.
So here is the pilot version of: What game am I?
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SeptemberJanuary 16, 2007 I was launched as the first ever expansion pack to my full title. Over 5,000 stores around the world opened for my midnight launch and in the first 24 hours I sold an astounding 2.4 million copies making me the fastest selling PC game ever in Europe and North America.
Let us know your guess and if you like the segment. Remember bragging rights are on the line.
It looks like the Wii is going ot milk Mario until he is bone dry, yet another Mario based title will be launched this Spring… Mario Super Sluggers. Mario goes baseball after he gets done racing around in his Kart apparently. It should prove to be interesting since the Wiimote lends itself perfectly to a baseball game, but I can only hope that it is better than the Wii Sports baseball and MLB PowerPros already released.
Here is the official Nintendo press release:
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The ongoing excitement over Nintendo’s groundbreaking Wii™ system gets a surprise springtime boost with the announcement of a new game. Kicking off its semiannual media summit in San Francisco near the company’s new sales and marketing offices in Redwood City, Calif., Nintendo of America today revealed plans for Mario Super Sluggers™ for Wii, giving baseball fans even more reason to root this season.
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If it sounds too good to be true it probably is because it is. This may be one of the cruelest April Fool’s jokes ever. To give the budding Wii fans hope of a console that may be worth investing and the hope of DLC. Pretty funny though, I call shenanigans on the whole thing. They had me up until the point where they said that third party companies were on board, we all know that is BS.
Here is the un-official press release: (again this is not confirmed and probably a cruel joke)
REDMOND, Wash., March 29, 2008 - No one wants to play the same game forever. However, sometimes it is impractical, both for Nintendo and for our customers, to release a new sequel to all our games every year. In order to solve this problem, Nintendo will begin offering the Wii Want More™ service this May. By logging into the Wii Shop Channel players will be able to purchase new content for games they already own for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy a new game.
Hit the jump for the rest of the un-official press release.
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Sega announced that they will not skimp out on voice acting on their upcoming Iron Man game, as they will use the actors from the movie to voice the game as well. So expect to hear some Robert Downey and Terrence Howard on your console, which I think this will be a nice touch for the game. Interestingly enough, this game is also scheduled to come out the same day as the movie. Typically, video games based on movies come out before the movie to try and cash in, but perhaps this one will be good enough to stand on it’s own merit?
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (March 20, 2008) –SEGA® of America, Inc., SEGA Europe Ltd., and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the Iron Man™ video game, based on the successful Marvel comic book series and the upcoming film by Marvel Studios, will feature the voice talents of Robert Downey Jr., Terence Howard and Shaun Toub. All three actors will reprise their onscreen roles of Tony Stark (Downey), Lt. Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Howard), and Yinsen (Toub). The Iron Man video game launches day and date with the blockbuster movie on May 2, 2008.
Hit the jump for the rest of the press release.
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Nintendo announced the release date for WiiWare in Japan as being March 25th, as in right around the corner. For those keeping stats, we’ll see WiiWare in the US on May 12th. Along with dating the service, Nintendo released a list of 9 launch titles for Japan:
Definitely a solid lineup, especially Crystal Chronicles. If only I had a Japanese Wii to grab these.
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Seeing as we have been talking about Patapon a bit on the site and even holding a contest giving away a couple of copies I thought this launch trailer would be a nice way for those of you who aren’t that familiar with the game to get an idea of what the fuss is about. Patapon looks to be quite a unique game for any system and a possible reason for some to go out and get a PSP.
Here is the introduction to the The Subspace Emissary Adventure Mode of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, man does it look good. The more info we get on this game the more flashbacks of brawling on the N64 and Gamecube fill my head. Nintendo may have a Game of the Year candidate on their hands and it hasn’t even launched yet.
I wonder if Nintendo will go against their very own strategy and make an SSBB and Wii bundle, this would fly off the shelves!
