Here's Street Fighter X Tekken's opening cinematic


It may not be as grandiose as Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's opening cinematic, but Street Fighter X Tekken's intro flick does have way, way more wicked electric-guitar riffs. That counts for a hell of a lot in our book, especially since the book is called "Check These Wicked Electric-Guitar... (Continue Reading...)

ThinkGeek selling SNES-style Wii Classic Controller

The Super Famicom Classic Controller for Wii remains out of reach for everyone but Japanese Club Nintendo members (and eBay users, of course), but ThinkGeek is stocking a very close facsimile for $20.

In fact, the Classic Super Famicom Controller for Wii is functionally identical to the Club Nintendo version. It plugs into your Wii Remote and lets you play Virtual Console games (or anything else that supports Classic Controller use and doesn't require analog sticks) with a controller designed to replicate the SNES pad. It even has the colorful face buttons of the Japanese controller.

Right now seems like a questionable time to buy a Wii accessory, but you'd already be using it to play old games. The impending obsolescence of the Wii isn't necessarily a deal breaker. Besides, the Wii U uses Wii Remotes; a Classic Controller might come in handy with that as... (Continue Reading...)


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