Could this be true?! Japanese Gaming Magazine, Coro Coro, has stated that in their next issue (most likely next month) that NEW Super Smash Bros. Brawl characters will be revealed. I so hope this is true, it’s been a year since Brawl was announced.
Source: GoNintendo.com

- Snid

Oh, it looks like Spiderman is releasing a game along with another one of its movies! Hopefully this one will be different from all the other Spiderman games. The 3rd movie game will be released on May 4th, 2007.

I, personally, wasn’t convinced this game will be different from the other Spiderman games when I read other previews. However, the makers of the game have not released much information about this game, but so far it looks like it will take the same structure as the others.

Like past spidey games, the popular feature of a roaming freely environment is still available in similar concept. But unlike the others, a new feature, almost all the movie cast will be vocally included in this game, which really is amazing.

As well as this game including the minor villains (such as the mysterious dragon boss) it will also include the main villains of the movie (such as Sandman, Venom and the new Green Goblin) .

As i said, not much information on this game has been released, but undoubtedly more info. Will be available as the release date grows closer.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being with Gamesoul thus far, as a little treat for you all every now and then we, the editors, will post a rant of sorts that reflect our opinions on current gaming news. We’ll touch from the smallest to the most controversial of subjects! We hope that you enjoy, and please do not take this so harshly. We are all entitled to our opinions, after all.

Today, we’ll be discussing the freshly launched news of the Mario and Sonic The Hedgehog crossover, also known as Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games. Many people have felt as if this crossover was predestined and was always meant to be. While others, such as extreme fanboys despise the idea.

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Zenywolf: Personally, I for one support and applaud the idea of a crossover between the two. Why, you ask? Simply because two rivals who have been going at it for so long, finally get together to answer one of gaming’s (if not largest) biggest question — Who is superior? Our friendly Italian plumber, or our super-speedy hedgehog Sonic?I cannot stand people who go against the idea of a crossover. I keep hearing comments like “What? First Final Fantasy meets [ in Mario Hoops for the Nintendo DS] Mario, and now this?” and “Nintendo is slowly becoming a crossover whore!”. You know what I have to say about this? I say that no matter how much ranting you do, it simply will not stop this crossover from happening. Shigeru Miyamoto and Yuji Naka have both been wanting this for over a decade! They have spent most of their time providing entertainment, hobbies, and fun to people everywhere. When people rant against this crossover, they sound rather ungrateful for the gifts they have given the general public. Perhaps this time they’re not only trying to making everyone happy, but perhaps they want to have some fun themselves. So I say, let them have it!Mike: Well spoken Zenywolf, I totally agree.

Seriously, what could it possibly matter? It’s nice to see that these companies can keep their rivalries behind themselves. They aren’t like fanboys and they don’t have a deep hatred for everyone else except for what they stand for. They are willing to work together professionally like this. They are doing what they would consider fun and for the best of us.

What about this game? Sounds like some fun. Like Super Smash Brothers but less smashing. Not only that but I’m sure it might help to answer some of the “If Mario and Sonic were to fight, who do you think would win?” kinda questions. Now only if we can get Superman and Batman to go at it like this and we’d have 90% of those “who do you think would win in a fight?” questions answered.

Amazing? Not really.
A new concept for gaming companies? Sure.
A good role model for fanboys? Yes

It’s some good gaming fun. If this turns out well I want a sequel with more characters.

Unstable: You both make some valid points, but I can’t stand any of those cross-overs. And that’s probably just me. I like Mario and Sonic equally, but when it ends up like that crappy movie that had the Jetsons and Flinstones meeting, there’ll be an “I told you so.”

But Mike, it’s not a new concept. Look at Capcom vs SNK. That’s old. Companies, not just gaming but movies also, have been milking the “cross-over” cow for a while.

I personally think that the cross-over will be kinda dumb. But that could be because I don’t want to see Sonic or Mario ruined. Only time will tell.

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And that’s it for this edition of Game Soul rant! Next time, we plan on having a bigger and badder discussion, one that’ll give you what you’ve always wanted - journalists walling on each other!

The wii chips are a real trend in the gaming world those days. The new entry is called “WiiKey”, and .

Fully upgradable via DVD/disc (future proof, expect cool features to come)
Direct boot of Wii backups (like originals)
Direct boot of GC backups (like originals)
Boots different region GC games/backups
Boots different NTSC region Wii games/backups
Supports multi-disc games
Supports DVD-R and DVD+R
Built-in audio fix (for games using streaming, no patch required)
Stealth mode
4 wires & quick solder interface
Compact design, best quality components, rock solid high speed controller
Professional ESD packing

Many shops are already accepting pre-orders, apparently with a lot of success. The lowest price comes from the Italian Hardstore: www.hardstore.com , that’s also developing a proprietary chip, the Prodigy 4.5, with the same codes as the WiiKey.

Happy news for worldwide modders, I guess.

Just in case WIInja wasn’t enough for you, we have got a new modchip for Nintendo Wii.

Its name is Cyclowiz and it looks pretty interesting.

Here are the specs:

- Quicksolder (no wires required)
- Plays Wii Backups
- Plays GC Backups
- Play GC Homebrew
- Play GC Imports (swap needed)
- Built-in Audiofix (GC games using streaming are working flawlessly, no patch needed)
- DVD-R / DVD+R support
- Optional chip disable wire
- Stealth even when chip is enabled
- Multi-purpose LED

Further details in the developers’ main site: http://www.teamcyclops.com/