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“Remember the jingles used to go” – Just Dance 3

How Just Dance perfectly found its moment in the lyrics video era

“Don’t stop, make it pop” – Just Dance 2

At least one primary school class ended a day this week by dancing along to a video of Just Dance 4’s version of “Gangnam Style”

“Bowser on Ice” – Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Sunshine showed the problems that can come up when making a Mario game about something. Delfino Isle proved an awkward halfway house between cohesion and freedom….

“Music makes motion” – Just Dance

Just Dance marks a big inflection point in the story of the Wii and the charts. In its first three years, from the end of 2006 to the…

“The bridge” – Wii Sports Resort

[For this guest post, I’m once again very happy to hand over to Matt Gardner, editor of the excellent site GameTripper (which I hope to be on again…

“A fine effort from that distance” – Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

[For this guest post I welcome back Richard Moss, who previously wrote about Sonic Drift and Pro Evolution Soccer 5. Richard is creator of the excellent documentary podcast…

“Takes all kinds, Snake” – Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In games, as with many other media with any kind of sequel or follow-up, a sequel’s initial commercial performance is generally a reflection of its predecessor as much…

“Opening the Ark” – Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

[It’s guest post time again! This one is written by Martin F, who has previously written here about Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri and Blue Sphere among others] After…

“Another Body Test” – Wii Fit

The Wii and Wii Sports were a magic trick. Waving a remote around and using a “sensor bar” which could be replaced by two candles, you could point…

“My fans need me” – Super Paper Mario

For all Nintendo’s reaches to new audiences with the Wii, 2006 was not a total year zero. (For Nintendo it was Year 117, or at least Year 36…