Team LA in Florida - Worlds 2008

Been a while I know. Been wanting to give the site an all new redesign and have everything point to our new URL (http://www.laotaku.com)…

Pokémon Caramelldansen - AX 2008

September 12 - National Video Games Day

No idea when this happen but apperantly today, September 12th is National Video Games Day. To be honest, there are so many made up holidays…

Avenue Q in Los Angeles ‘till October 14

Apperently Leo knew about this two months ago and never bothered mentioning it. The greatest Broadway Play in nerd culture that brought us greatt hits…

Zombie Fluxx on The Printers!

As everyone knows, Looney Labs been working on a Zombie Version Of Fluxx with new game mechanic called Creepers.
Well, good news for…

Hawaii Adventure Part 1

Toilet Troubles

Team LA Webcomic Debut

*Ahem* I am proud to announce that the first comic has launched today on June 19, 2007. You can find it in the “comic” section…

Socky Shenanigans

From Safari for Windows… Hell has frozen over!

In a surprising turn of events, Steve Jobs - CEO of Apple - just backhand bitch slaped Microsoft and Mozilla with the announcement of the…

Chatsworth Spring Battle Road ‘07

Where:
Always Gaming
21032 Devonshire St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(818) 886-4263 (Store)
(213) 458-2180 (Organizer…

Mario Strikers and Matroid Prime 3 release dates announced

Nintendo has finally announced concrete release dates for the much anticipated Super Mario Strikers Charged and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and they’re coming fast. First…

The Impact of Parents on Gaming - Bringing Families Closer Together

Every generation has one. “First it was lascivious lyric poetry, then it was jazz, after that Elvis…

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga headed to Wii

Codename Revolution is reporting that a compilation of the Gamecube’s Lego Star Wars and Lego Star Wars II is headed to Wii with…

New Fluxx On The Works

We all have played Fluxx and of course Stoner Fluxx (a big favorite), well over at Looney Labs have announce a new Fluxx that they…

Miyamoto nominated for Times 100 Most Influential Poeple

Time has posted their nominees for the top 100 most influential poeple of the year, and on the list is everyone favorite game designer, Shigeru…

Nintendo Signs on as Flagship Exhibitor for E for All Expo

Framingham, MA - Mar 29, 2007 -- IDG World Expo today announced that Nintendo of America has signed on as an anchor exhibitor for IDG…

Save PIRN and Internet Radio!

From Live 365:

Recently, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) issued the significantly higher new royalty rates for Internet radio for the 2006-2010 period. The ruling ignored…

Wii to use Game Specific Friend Rosters

As it was with the DS, so it shall be with the Wii it looks like. Falafelkid over at Wii: Definitive speculation has…

*Rumor* Downloadable Wii Demos coming soon

Rumor is spreading across the inter-tubes suggesting that Nintendo will soon announce that along with classic games, you will soon be able to download demos…

GameSpy/Nintendo partner for Online Multiplayer Wii Games

As it was with the DS, Nintendo has announced a partnership with GameSpy to provide developers the tools needed to bring…

Sonic and the Secret Rings - Review

Lets go back to E3 2006. Almost one year ago, Nintendo finally gave us first hand time with Wii. In the sea of commotion, next…

Activision confirms Guitar Hero for Wii!

In a conference call Wednesday, Activision CEO Mike Griffith stated that Guitar Hero will be making it’s way to the Wii:

“The key difference in our…

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves - review

Wario’s at it again with a brand new collection of mini-games specifically designed to take full advantage and introduce new player to the Wii and…

Rare Founders Leave Game Studio

Word comes from 1up.com that Rare Ltd. founders Tim and Chris Stamper have left the…

Posting from my couch. Wii Browser now live!

In case you hadn’t noticed. The Wii Opera browser is now available as a beta for download at the Wii Shop Channel. In fact, this…

Super Mario Bros. for Christmas morning… Update: CONFIRMED!

Rumors are spreading like crazy with anticipation of what games might Nintendo add to…

Opera Browser Available Dec. 22

Seems Wii owners are gonna have a good Christmas this year. First with the weather channel up and running early, and now with the announcement…

Wii Forcast Channel launches early… Today!

We weren’t expecting it for one more day but Nintendo sent all connected Wiis a…

Wii Forcast Channel on the 20th

From That Game Blog:

If watching The Weather Channel on TV isn’t enough…

Game Specific Friend Code required to play Online Wii Games

When we saw that the Wii had it’s own friend code, the world rejoiced! At last, we’d no longer have to exchange friend codes with…

Toys R Us Final Fantasy Deal

I don’t know how many of you are in the Toys R Us mailing list but right now the have a promotion the call the…

Wireless Wii Sensor Bar for $31

Do you have a large Home Theater set-up with a projection screen? The Wii’s Sensor Bar wire making…

Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamori Hito coming to the DS

In a surprising announcement by Square-Enix, the next installment of this popular series will be coming to the DS.  titled Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no…

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Delayed!

The new Game Informer is out and has a lot of Zelda info. First of all, the Phantom Hour glass has been delayed, so no…

Excite Truck - Review

Amongst Twilight Princess and Wii Sports, you’d almost forget Nintendo had one more launch title to offer. Excite Truck borrows its name from Excite Bike…

Playing Wii on a 1.5 inch TV

When most are upgrading to a new Wide Screen HD set to go along with there brand new Wii or PS3, this guy enjoys Wario…

Rayman Raving Rabbids - Review

Another of those games announced at E3. With the noticeable absence of Mario from the Wii launch line-up; it was Rayman’s job to fill the…

Wii Sports - Review

Zelda it most certainly is not! It’ simple graphics wont make anyone do a double take. But that’s not what Wii Sports is all about.…

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Review

Flash back to E3 2004… Nintendo announces that a new Zelda game with new, more mature, photo-realistic graphics is in development and will be released…

Minimum Requirements to Own Twilight Princess

The long awaited Zelda: Twilight Princess is finally going to be released.  After playing Zelda: Ocarina of Time..... ONLY THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!  Nintendo Fans…

Black Pizza

Insane gamers already camping for PS3 (pics to prove it)

Yup… you read correctly, people are already camping out for the PS3 10 days before launch. These pictures have been making the rounds around the…

GameStop/EB Games Wii Online Pre-orders today (Update: Sold Out)

Later this evening, GameStop and EB Games will be taking Online Wii Pre-orders. The catch, you have to purchase a $700…

Wii and Zelda Lovin’: Video/Photos of Nintendo’s assembly line

Today we get footage of the Wii and Zelda getting boxed and prepped for shipping up at Nintendo’s North Bend, Washington manufacturing plant.  Here we…

Online Best Buy PS3 pre-orders go up… lucky few place orders

The screen shot says it all. Did you place your order? We sure did:

Nintendo plans Bi-Costal Midnight Launch Party for Wii

Today, Nintendo announced that they will be hosting two big launch parties to celebrate the worldwide debut of the revolutionary Wii. One at Toy “R”…

New Zelda: TP Trailer and Intro Movies

The Official Wii web site has updated with new videos for the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The first is a brand…

GCN Twilight Princess will sell at retail outlets…

So Nintendo has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Gamecube will indeed still go on sale at retail outlets on December…

Say goodbye to GamecubeTwighlight Princess: OMFG!!!11!!

After the longest delay ever (actually, 2 years. I think another game holds the record for longest delay) and being teased by so many demos,…