VIDEO GAMES: The Wii's Last Hoorah!

Wow, for the first time in a long time I actually kind of regret selling my Wii. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is getting incredible reviews. And by incredible reviews I don't mean like really really good reviews, I mean like best of any game of the year type reviews. The game currently has a 10 from IGN, 10 from Gameinformer, 4.5/5 from Joystiq and a 95 from Metacritic. Wow. I mean seriously, wow. I expected the game of the year to have the word "Sky" in the title but I'm going to be honest that it sounds like Skyward Sword is going to be a much more serious contender than people expected. Now there's no doubt that sales wise it's likely that Sword won't do quite as well as its GOTY competition but the fact that Nintendo has finally stepped up and made a title for the Wii that can be taken seriously gives me some hope for the company's future. It's definitely too little too late for the system and it makes me sad for what the Wii could have been. But still, it's nice to see that they didn't write it off as a failure and start completely focusing on the Wii U. Speaking of the Wii U, I'm hoping that Skyward Sword does well so developers realize it may be worth the time to develop a game specifically for Nintendo's unique systems. I really hope they get back on track. So if you have a Wii it sounds like you'll want to grab Skyward Sword as soon as it hits shelves on November 20th!

GAMESCOM: Footage double feature!

Want to start off your Friday right? Then check out these two videos featuring some more game play footage from Gamescom! The first gives us 6 minutes of a dungeon in Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and the second is about 4 minutes from Super Mario 3D Land! Both look really good in my opinion, although I'm personally more excited for Mario since I no longer have a Wii.

GAMESCOM: If you have a Wii, mark your calendars.

Because Nintendo has announced the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword! On November 20, Nintendo fans can play what is likely going to be the last major release title on the Wii. Using all the features of the WiiMote, Skyward sword should offer a fairly unique experience when compared to the other Zelda games. I must say I'm a fan of how the game looks, sort of a hybrid between Windwaker and Ocarina of Time. Although I sold my Wii a couple months ago (it was becoming nothing more than a dust collector), I'll be interested to hear all the reviews and such when Skyward Sword hits shelves.