wii.kombo.com - 4/20/2009
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For part 1 (Excitebike), click here , and part 2 (Excitebike 64), click here . Nintendo promised the world a Revolution in 2006, and though they changed the name of their then-upcoming console to the Wii, they would bring a revolution to the Excite series at that year's Electronic ...
wii.kombo.com - 4/13/2009
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wii.kombo.com —
Though the legacy of the original Excitebike has
continued in various forms since the original's 1984 release,...
it was not until 16 years later that the game would see its first true sequel. Released in North America on April 30th, 2000 and followed by ...
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Building Excite-ment, part 2: Excitebike 64
kotaku.com - 4/28/2009
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kotaku.com —
Excitebots: Trick Racing , Nintendo's sequel to Wii
launch racer Excite Truck , makes the tenuous connection...
to the original Excitebike feel increasingly strained. How we arrived at transforming car-beasts doing mid-air stunts may be beyond ...
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Excitebots: Trick Racing Review: *********** [Review]
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Building Excite-ment, Part 3: Excite Truck
GoNintendo —
Now is the last day for you to play ExciteTruck and get any enjoyment out of it. Seriously, do you think you’re going to want to go back to that game once you slip into the cockpit of a giant ladybug?! Of course you won’t…and when you take that flying wonder online, the fun is going to become even more insane. ExciteTrucks, you had a good run for a few years, but it’s time to let the bots take over! Article here Posted April 20th, 2009 at 3:35 pm | ...
My Games This Weekend - 04.24.09
Kombo.com —
... features (plug x3), then you no doubt know I'm talking about Excitebots: Trick Racing. I've only had time to sit down with it for the training and "School" cup of tracks, but for what I've played, it's a lot of fun. Having the Wii Wheel option is a nice touch, and I could see this being a big game for Nintendo, if they'd just give it more of a push. I mean, Mario Kart Wii can't stay in their NPD rankings forever, right? My only gripe is that they've made the air spins slightly harder to do-- that is, if you're used to pressing left on the cross-pad for turbo boosts in Excite ...
Don't Let Excite Die!
Kombo.com —
... hybrid in the middle of the desert, you get to bowl, score or play poker at the same time. You know what's even better? You can do all this online now too! Do like me, don't just sit around and complain that Nintendo didn't tell you about it; go out and buy it. EXCITEEEEEEEEEE! PS: For more information on the Excite series, our own Senior News Editor, David Oxford, has a three part feature detailing all the entries in the series. Take a look: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 !
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Don't Let Excite Die!
kombo.com 4/27/2009 — One of the most successful games -- it terms of sales -- for Nintendo this generation is undoubtedly Mario Kart Wii. As it stands, Mario and Co. have raced around 16 million gamers worldwide. It has already sold 10 million more then Mario Kart Double ...