I think it's kind of cute :] Hadn't heard this song for years and I thought it kind of fit well with the somber yet enticing pacing of FF13.

In an obviously desperate grasp at page views, IGN 360's appropriately named editor, Hilary Goldstein reviews the complaints of racism in the upcoming Capcom title Resident Evil 5.

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Nothing new here. I came to IGN to check if they had their review posted for Afro Samurai (ironic, huh?) and found this instead. I wasn't particularly interested but I sighed a long hard sigh and read what he had to say anyways - which amounted to very little to anyone who's read squat on the topic before.

Look, let's face it. Anyone with half-a-mind has turned a blind-eye to the issue by now. The fact of the matter is that it's portraying the location of a particular viral outbreak. It wouldn't make any sense if the enemies WEREN'T African, as that's the source of the outbreak. And 1 + 1 = 2.

The only stereotype here is how stereotypical it is of IGN(orant) to post an article like this, right now. The only way to move past this whole thing is to just let it happen. Thank you for doing your part IGN, you loud-mouthed little sister to the gaming industry.

Nintendo has created a monster. A little, white monster.

With the Wii topping console sales charts around the world (with no apparent signs of slowing down) that statement could be taken quite literally. With the aid of the DS, Nintendo has seemingly all but captured the elusive "non-gamer" market and once again become the premier household name in video gaming. However, it's been said that Nintendo may have let their mainstay, "hardcore" crowd out in the cold just a little, thus far in the generation.

Welcome to What Wii Need: A series of articles devoted to voicing the wants of the real Nintendrones for the Big N's latest console.

Today, we get into the pink stuff. Of course I'm talking about everyone's favorite Star-surfing little cream-puff.



Kirby started his admirably simplistic life out on the Gameboy back in 1992. A five-level game which composed of the round little hero inhaling enemies and fighting the evil blue mallet-wielding penguin Dedede to save his outer-space home. The game's creator (Masahiro Sakurai of Smash Brothers fame) intended the title to be played by video game beginners. Little did he know Kirby would find his way into the hearts of Nintendo's core fans.

Kirby's Adventure was released onto the NES in 1993, as one of it's last titles, pushing the console to it's limits in sound and graphics. Than in 1995, Kirby's SNES outing gave him a new ability - one which has become a staple for the series ever since: the power to mimic the abilities of the inhaled enemy.

The rest as they say is history. Kirby has spawned a franchise of twenty games and his own cartoon and is still very much alive in the hearts of Nintendo's core scene. With Nintendo's Wii running the show, thus far, isn't it time we got some pink in our lives?

The Nintendo DS Kirby games have seen a fairly decent amount of success so far, and I have to admit, I love playing through the little guy's misadventures myself, one after another till I've hit my Max Kawaii Level - for that day at least.

But it's been many, long years since we've seen the main Kirby series return to the console-side. I think it's time for him to come on back.

However, I'm not interested in some newfangled 2.5d Kirby game. In my perfect world, Kirby would stick to his roots in a Universe filled with beautiful hand-drawn sprites and long, fun levels with lots of enemies to gobble up and mimic.

And when you think about it, the Wii is the perfect home for our chubby little protagonist. A console practically dedicated to attracting casuals who may have not had the chance to fall in love with such a cute, simple hero and cute, simple gameplay. And honestly, what more would you need from the Wii Remote than to turn it on it's side and use it like an NES controller?

Do you think Kirby should get a chance for the spotlight on the Wii? Have any ideas for Kirby Wii game?

In their latest preview article of Resident Evil 5, IGN Editor Jeff Haynes posts a picture of Caucasian protagonist Chris Redfield holding a knife to the back of the neck of an African soldier while another African soldier approaches. It's not the image chosen so much as the caption the editor chose to include, which as you may have guessed is "One More Step And Soulja Boy Gets It".

Resident Evil 5 has already been stricken by controversy from the release of the first trailer in 2007which featured said protagonist disposing of hostile African villagers.

I have to admit, it never bothered me at all. I don't care what race my zombies are as long as I can blast their undead brains out. But even so, I did note the caption to be somewhat bold especially for IGN and it has already sparked some feedback on the comments board.

How do you feel about the issue? Do you find that caption is offensive?

I know, I know. The Wii is tearing up sales charts left and right. The Japanese love the Wii -- fact. Which coincides perfectly with the fact that the Japanese love Dragon Quest. So it only makes sense that Dragon Quest goes to Wii, right?

Right. But don't you remember the first time you played Dragon Quest 8? Gorgeous wasn't it? Dripping with color and vibrant scenery, it was beyond a doubt the most beautiful cel-shaded title at that point, rivaled possibly only by Wind Waker.

That was on PS2. The Wii is roughly twice as possible as that, so we can expect something beautiful and dazzling again, right?

Wrong. The bar has been set higher, now. While the Wii may be able to do it justice, I know I, personally, was holding out hope that 360 would be able to grab hold of it. I know, crazy right? Especially after DQ 9 went to DS. But I still had that sliver of hope deep within me. Hell, even PS3.

Now my Economics-class daydreams of slaying Slimes in wonderful high-definition glory will have been in vain. A game that would cripple even my love for Vesperia.. I know. I'm a graphics-whore...

Oh well. The Wii is still a good choice for the fact that it has the potential to get such an awesome franchise into lots of hands and that's the most important thing.

What do you think about this announcement? Would you have rathered it go to a different console?

Nintendo has created a monster. A little, white monster.

With the Wii topping console sales charts around the world (with no apparent signs of slowing down) that statement could be taken quite literally. With the aid of the DS, Nintendo has seemingly all but captured the elusive "non-gamer" market and once again become the premier household name in video gaming. However, it's been said that Nintendo may have let their mainstay, "hardcore" crowd out in the cold just a little, thus far in the generation.

Welcome to What Wii Need: A series of articles devoted to voicing the wants of the real Nintendrones for the Big N's latest console.

Today, we're highlighting Star Fox. Read on if forest creatures with firepower interest you at all.



Remember the good ol' days? A couple clunky, Grey controllers, a dusty cartridge and blasting the crap out of huge floating, silver, polygonal faces? Enter a sleepover with Star Fox 64 at my (early) childhood friend's house.

We all probably have our own special N64 moments but that definitely takes a top spot out of mine. I owned an SNES but the N64 was the console that formally introduced me to the galactic adventures of the canid hero and his ragtag critter crew.

Ever since than, I've been hooked. Maybe it was the easy-to-follow storyline or the rollicking, wild-blasting action. I even enjoyed the controversial GameCube outings, the Legend of Zelda-esque Star Fox Adventures and the poorly received Star Fox Assault and found the DS' Star Fox Command a fun, new take on the franchise.



In any case, the Wii is practically begging for a brand new Star Fox game. Personally, I don't mind the romantic subplot and the third-person running and gunning we witnessed in Assault as long as it's handled well and all in all, I think the Wii has that ability.

Imagine, aiming being controlled with the Wii Remote as a reticule (like a behind-the-back view of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption), shooting with the B-trigger, running around with the nunchuk and throwing grenades with the nunchuk's Z-button. Swapping weapons with the d-pad, while the A-button triggers action commands? Awesome.

And for the more important, in-Arwing half of the game players could have the option of choosing one of several control setups:

a) Holding the Wiimote pointing forward toward the screen, using tilt to control the Arwing like the Paper Airplane mini game in Wario Ware. B-trigger to lock-on and shoot, A-button to use bombs.

b) Holding the Wiimote sideways like an old school controller and maybe using tilt to control the slant of the Arwing.

c) More traditional, classic-controller or GC controller.

Hey, just throwing some ideas out there! And hey, who knows. Throw some online multiplayer and a lengthy campaign and we could have a winner on our hands. That would quench my thirst for some foxy Wii lovin'... Yeah, I went there.

What do you guys think? Got a better control scheme? What in your opinion does Wii Need?