Videogamer writes: "Ever since we first played Viva Piñata we couldn't shake the feeling that its true home isn't on the Xbox 360. The Nintendo DS, a handheld played by people of all ages and skill sets, home to plenty of family friendly titles, seemed like a better fit. With Microsoft owning Rare this looked unlikely to happen, but it has. Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise is Rare and THQ's even more family friendly version of Viva Piñata.
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For those not in the know, Viva Piñata is essentially an ecosystem sim mixed with some farming. Your goal is to grow and build a garden that entices new breeds of piñata animals. You start off with the lowly whirlm (a worm piñata if you haven't guessed), but soon enough you're trying to bring in bigger and more exciting piñatas and fending off nasty red ruffians and sours. The farming aspect comes from the produce you grow in your garden and how you can breed piñata to sell."
VGGEN writes: "Over the years, gamers have earned a reputation in many quarters for being a particularly demanding bunch. However, it is our concessions that don't much make the news, so to speak. This isn't to say the rancor is unfounded – there's no question that we may complain about a high profile title once (or, perhaps, especially when) it has finally hit store shelves just as much as we may have during the actual wait – but, by and large, we're still willing to suck it up our disappointment, so long as certain aspects have not been compromised."
This coming Monday (January 12th), Amazon will be doing a video game themed day of Gold Box Deals. What games they are listing isn't announced, only these clues are given:
6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?
4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.
6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.
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hmm im slightly disappointed already if those predictions come true. i already have all the great ps3 games that came out this holiday and i just got a xbox so ill be very happy if they have left 4 dead or gears of war on sale. :] fingers crossed
My predictions:
6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
VIVA PINATA: TROUBLE IN PARADISE?
8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
LITTLEBIGPLANET?
11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
FABLE 2? (TALES OF VESPERIA?/INFINITE UNDISCOVERY?/LOST ODYSSEY?)
12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
BEN 10?
No clue at all about the last three, though... except maybe Left 4 Dead @ 4:00 PM, as a play on words, that kinda makes sense.
6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
Viva Pinata Paradise
8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
Eternal Sonata or LBP
11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
Last Remnant Or Infinite Undiscovery
12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
Ben 10 Alien Force
2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?
World Of Goo
4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.
Left 4 Dead?
6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.
No clue
Good guesses, but isn't World of Goo exclusively downloadable? I don't think they'd do a goldbox deal on a downloadable game. I could be wrong though.
It won GameStooge's Best RPG of 2008, Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008, and Best PC Game of 2008, and it captures the overall prize. There are so many factors that made Fallout 3 so special: the look of the game, making even a post-apocalyptic desert beautiful; the theme and setting; the storyline and voice acting; the VATS system and action; the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and Karma roleplaying game elements; from beginning to end, Fallout 3 felt like an event. Kudos for Bethesda, who have the unenviable task of trying to one-up their own creation.
Best Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best PC Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best PlayStation 3 Game of 2008: LittleBigPlanet
Best PlayStation 2 Game of 2008: Persona 4
Best Wii Game of 2008: No More Heroes
Best Nintendo DS Game of 2008: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Best PlayStation Portable Game of 2008: God of War: Chains of Olympus
Fallout 3 is an amazing game. Can't wait to get this on the 360 with the exclusive DLC.
Fallout 3 certainly should get GOTY! Awesome game with so much to do and good replay value.
Homicide I also can't wait to get that DLC :) 3 in the next 3 months! Though for PC you could also get the GECK dlc which is a map editor and sounds pretty dang sweet but I don't have a gaming PC anyways
Just for the record, GameStooge gave Fallout 3 the following honors:
Best Game of 2008
Best PC Game of 2008
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
Best Roleplaying Game of 2008
Fallout 3 was also nominated for:
Best Music Score of 2008
Best Graphics (Technical) of 2008
Best Graphics (Artistic) of 2008
Best Voice Acting of 2008 - for Liam Neeson as Father
Hmm well the DS is getting a nice reception just like the 360 version. I don't see the interest but it still must be a pretty good game.
(@Ps360wii... This game is targeted at girls and young kids mainly. My wife likes the 360 version. It's kind of like the Sims.)
People hate when I say this, but... I hope MS and Nintendo merge!
You could have a powerful console with xbox live(or whatever they'd call it), with Nintendos unique games and innovation and not to mention reliable hardware (shot at fanboys)!
That way MS could focus on the console world with nintendo's direct input, and nintendo could focus on the handheld market.
That would effectively remove one competitor from the console war thus putting Sony in the position of facing one opponent and not two. Effectively balancing out the console war!