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Picopict
''Picopict'', known as ''Pictobits'' in North America and as ''Pictopict'' in Australia, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. It is one of seven games released for the DSi's '' Art Style'' series of video games. It was announced on January 26, 2009, was released two days later alongside '' Somnium'', another ''Art Style'' game, and was released in North America and PAL regions in the same year, on May 18 and May 22 respectively. In ''Picopict'', players use the touchscreen to move coloured blocks into a formation, such as a four-block line or a 2x2 square. This contributes to an 8-bit image, which consist of various Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) characters, such as Mario, Link, and Bowser. ''Picopict'' was an anticipated release due to its presentation. Since its release, ''Picopict'' has received a very positive reception from publications such as IGN, GameSpy, and writer Stephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Style
''Art Style'' is a video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ... series created by skip Ltd. for WiiWare and DSiWare. The first game in the ''Art Style'' series, ''Orbient'', was released for WiiWare in September 2008. Another two ''Art Style'' games, ''Cubello'' and ''Rotohex'', were released during October 2008 while two more were added in 2010. Seven DSiWare ''Art Style'' games were released on that service after its launch in Japan in December 2008, with the first two being ''Aquario'' and ''Decode''. According to Nintendo, games in the ''Art Style'' series emphasize "elegant design, polished graphics, and pick-up-and-play controls" that create "an experience focused purely on fun and engaging game play." WiiWare titles released in the series cost 600 Ninte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemrem
''Art Style: Nemrem'', known as ''Art Style: Zengage'' in North America and ''Art Style: Somnium'' in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. It is one of multiple entries in the ''Art Style'' series of games. It first released in Japan in January 2009, and was later released in PAL regions and North America in May and July 2009 respectively. In ''Nemrem'', players are given increasingly difficult slide puzzles that require them to slide tiles to match the position of colored balls with colored tiles. Over time, new gimmicks are added to up the difficulty. ''Nemrem'' received generally mixed reception, criticized by critics for a high level of difficulty and for having a "boring" art style. ''IGN'' writer Craig Harris, who does not enjoy slide puzzles himself, suggested that people who do would like this game. Gameplay ''Nemrem'' requires players to slide colored tiles on a game b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Video Games
2009 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as '' Assassin's Creed II'', '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'', '' Wii Sports Resort'', '' New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''Resident Evil 5'', '' Left 4 Dead 2'', '' Forza Motorsport 3'', '' The Beatles: Rock Band'', '' The Sims 3'', '' Madden NFL 10'', '' NBA 2K10'', and ''FIFA 10''. New intellectual properties include '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'', ''Bayonetta'', '' Borderlands'', '' Demon's Souls'', '' Dragon Age: Origins'', '' Infamous'', '' Just Dance'', ''Minecraft, Plants vs. Zombies,'' and ''Prototype''. Major awards Best-selling games The following are the top ten best-selling games of 2009 in terms of worldwide retail sales. Events Notable deaths * June 3 – David Carradine, 72, actor who played Clockwork in '' Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy'' and William Sharp in ''Saints Row''. * June 25 – Michael Jackson, 50, musician who ( in addition to vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YMCK
YMCK is a Japanese chiptune band, composed of Midori Kurihara (vocals), Takeshi Yokemura (music, lyrics, arrangement), and Tomoyuki Nakamura (composition, music video). Their work has not been confined to Japan, having released albums in Korea, Thailand and the United States as well as appearing at various events around East Asia and Europe. YMCK's name is derived from the CMYK subtractive color model. History YMCK was formed in May 2003 when Kurihara joined Yokemura and Nakamura. They soon released their first work; a CD-R containing 6 tracks. In 2004, YMCK appeared at Microdisko in Stockholm, Sweden. In the same year they released their first full album, ''Family Music''. In 2005, YMCK again appeared outside Japan, this time at the Formoz Festival in Taipei, Taiwan and at the Fat Festival in Bangkok, Thailand. This year also marks the first release of the ''Magical 8bit Plug'', a synthesizer developed by Yokemura himself, motivated by frustration with the quality of game s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of DSiWare Games And Applications
This is a list of games and applications, collectively known as DSiWare, for the Nintendo DSi handheld game console A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the con ..., available for download via the DSi Shop and unplayable on earlier DS models. An update released for the Nintendo 3DS in June 2011 added support for the Nintendo eShop service, which contained nearly the entire DSi Shop library of DSiWare games at the time, with the exception of certain games and applications. There were over 200 downloadable games available in North America as of August 2010. DSiWare games and applications typically have animated icons, but some of them, such as ''Bejeweled Twist'', have static icons. The DSi Shop ceased activity on March 31, 2017. Despite the fact that the DSiWare games and apps on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DSiWare
This is a list of games and applications, collectively known as DSiWare, for the Nintendo DSi handheld game console, available for download via the DSi Shop and unplayable on earlier DS models. An update released for the Nintendo 3DS in June 2011 added support for the Nintendo eShop The is a digital distribution service for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2, and formerly available via the Nintendo Network for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Launched in June 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo eShop served ... service, which contained nearly the entire DSi Shop library of DSiWare games at the time, with the exception of certain games and applications. There were over 200 downloadable games available in North America as of August 2010. DSiWare games and applications typically have animated icons, but some of them, such as ''Bejeweled Twist'', have static icons. The DSi Shop ceased activity on March 31, 2017. Despite the fact that the DSiWare games and apps on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code (video Game)
''Code'', known as ''Base 10'' in North America and ''Decode'' in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. Gameplay The game involves players lining up numbers so that they total up to 10. However, as the numbers resemble those from an LCD display, players can flip around numbers (for example, a 2 can be reversed to become a 5) to complete their objective. The options featured include a sprint game involving 2 to 10 different digits, a puzzle mode and an endless mode. There is even a multiplayer option where two players can go head to head with the other player acquiring Base 10 through DS Download on any Nintendo DS console. Development ''Code'' was announced for the DSiWare service on October 2, 2008 at a Nintendo conference alongside the reveal of the service. It was tentatively titled ''Code 10''. It was eventually released on December 24, 2008 on the DSiWare's launch. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquia (video Game)
''Aquia'', known as ''Aquite'' in Europe and ''Aquario'' in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare digital distribution service. It was released at the launch of the Nintendo DSi and DSiWare service on April 5, 2009 in North America. Gameplay The game requires players to line up blocks in rows of three or more in order to allow their diver to delve deeper into the ocean. This occurs as they move blocks of various sizes (1 x 2, 2 x 1, or 2 x 2) horizontally into a column of coloured blocks. As players move blocks in from one side, they push blocks out of the other side. They can move these blocks up and down the column, as well as rotating their colours configuration, in order to create matches of coloured blocks within the column. As the diver progresses he will slowly begin to lose his air supply. The player has to refill the diver's air supply by clearing rows of blocks quicker or finding and clearing a row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameRankings
GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff being merged with the similar aggregator Metacritic. Rankings GameRankings collected and linked to (but did not host) reviews from other websites and magazines and averages specific ones. While hundreds of reviews may get listed, only the ones that GameRankings deemed notable were used for the average. Scores were culled from numerous American and European sources. The site used a percentage grade for all reviews in order to be able to calculate an average. However, because not all sites use the same scoring system (some rate out of 5 or 10, while others use a letter grade), GameRankings changed all other types of scores into percentages using a relatively straightforward conversion process An A+ was simply 100% or 10/10 and an A was at 95% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Nintendo Magazine
''Official Nintendo Magazine'', or ''ONM'', was a British Video game journalism, video game magazine that ran from 2006 to 2014 that covered the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, and Wii U video game consoles released by Nintendo. Originally published by EMAP as ''Nintendo Magazine System'', the magazine first covered the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy consoles, and was later renamed to ''Nintendo Magazine'', ''Nintendo Official Magazine'' then, briefly, ''Nintendo Official Magazine UK''. Under these names, it was published by EMAP for twelve years, before the rights were sold to the publisher, Future plc. The first issue by Future plc was released on 16 February 2006. The magazine then ran for eight years and eight months, concluding with its 114th issue, released on 14 October 2014. The similarly-titled Australian version was a follow-up of ''Nintendo Magazine System (Australia), Nintendo Magazine System''; it is not to be con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Bomb
''Giant Bomb'' is an American video game website and wiki that includes personality-driven gaming videos, commentary, news and reviews, created by former ''GameSpot'' editors Jeff Gerstmann and Ryan Davis. The website was voted by ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine as one of the Top 50 websites of 2011. In 2018 Variety (magazine), Variety Magazine said that Giant Bomb had "redefined what it meant to be a video game website." Originally part of Whiskey Media, the website was acquired by CBS Interactive in March 2012 before being sold to Red Ventures in 2020, then to Fandom (website), Fandom in 2022. As of 2025, the site is independently owned by its staff. After being terminated from his position as editorial director of ''GameSpot'', Gerstmann began working with a team of web engineers to create a new video game website. His intent was to create "a fun video game website" that would not heavily cover the business side of the game industry. The site's core editorial staff consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
