Archive for September, 2015


New 3DS Size Comparison and Unboxing – Game Usagi Opens

Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

The New Nintendo 3DS easily beats the competition in size and customization.
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See how the New Nintendo 3DS stacks up against its closest competitor: The Atari Lynx as well as other Nintendo portables including the original Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and the New Nintendo 3DS XL.

Rippl-TV Android “Smart” TV Box Review – Game Usagi Opens

Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

It puts the smart in “not-so-smart”
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Seriously though, it has an interesting design but the software makes it virtually unusable.

A review unit was provided for us by its manufacturers.

Amiibo Retro 3-Pack Unboxing – Game Usagi Opens

Saturday, September 26th, 2015

Logan cracks open the new Amiibo Retro 3-Pack
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Also a little collection bragging and a closer look at the R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, and Duck Hunt Amiibos.

MPOW iSnap X Monopod and Dragon Slayer Wireless Gaming Mouse Unboxing – Game Usagi Opens

Monday, September 14th, 2015

Logan takes a first look at the MPOW iSnap X Monopod/Selfie Stick and Dragon Slayer Wireless Gaming Mouse.

Beautiful iSnap X/iPhone 6 Plus demo image: http://gameusagi.com/images/mpow-isnap-x-demo.jpg

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Review units of the featured products were provided to us by the manufacturer.

Nintendo’s New President: Tatsumi Kimishima

Monday, September 14th, 2015

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Former Nintendo of America CEO, Tatsumi Kimishima, was announced today as the late Satoru Iwata’s replacement as President of Nintendo of Japan.  Kimishima was Reggie’s precursor from 2002-2006 as well as serving for a year as president of Pokemon USA.

In contrast to Iwata’s tenure as a game creator, Kimishima is more of a corporate businessman so it will be interesting to see what direction he takes Nintendo as it perches at the edge of deciding if it wants to be properly competitive in the console and mobile markets or if it wants to stick to doing it’s own thing (which has been working less well in recent years).

Kimishima has pledged to continue on the path that Iwatasan had laid out for the company, but time will tell whether or not this is the case or the best option for Nintendo’s future.  We wish him the absolute best of luck during his tenure as president and hope he will perhaps be the first Nintendo president to make Nintendo technologically competitive on all fronts with its competitors, bringing third party developers back into the fold.  Let’s-a-go!

My Favourite CoD: Black Ops II for Wii U

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

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With Black Ops III due out in November and the public betas just recently finished, I was looking for something to scratch the Call of Duty itch I was left with.  Advanced Warfare‘s hype got me to buy in on day one for PC because I was looking for something more dynamic than Ghosts, but the gimmicks that permeate that game and inability to avoid the hoards of gamers that are much, much better than me left me far shy of the dozens of hours I normally invest in CoD multiplayer modes to begin with, so I didn’t really feel like going back there.  This led me down the path of CoD self discovery over the next couple of days bringing me to an interesting conclusion:  in spite of its shortcomings my favourite CoD since MW2 is Black Ops II for Wii U.

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