Amazon.com Video Game Sales & Pre-order

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     Below are a few Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS video games currently on sale, or for pre-order, on Amazon.com.

     Mrs. Coffee purchased me Donkey Kong Country Returns as a Christmas gift, and we thoroughly enjoyed the game's cooperative experience.  If you are looking for a challenging and fun platforming game, I definitely recommend Donkey Kong Country Returns.

     Other than DKCR, I have also played and beaten Resident Evil 4 on the Wii, though it's no longer in my Wii collection.  I enjoyed Resident Evil 4, though I didn't feel it was very "Resident Evil" compared to the older games in the series, but I would recommend it to Wii owners looking for a lower priced game from the Resident Evil series.

Question

     Are there any games listed below you would, or wouldn't, recommend to other Wii and 3DS owners?

Samus' Corrupt Adventure - 4 Years of Play-Time

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     Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was released in North America on August 27, 2007 with a MSRP of $49.99.  The game was developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo.
     Metroid Prime 3 received an ESRB rating of "Teen" with "Animated Blood, Violence" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of.

     How many hours have Wii owners played Samus' corrupt adventure, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, in the last 4 years?  Let's take a look!

CoffeeWithGames Turns Two, Win Two Years' Worth of Coffee!

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     On August 29, 2009, I posted my first blog article, "Analyzing the Wii Manufacturing Costs in 2009".  So today, August 29, 2011, marks the site's two year birthday of sorts.
     What's a birthday without a gift though?  Probably just another day of the week!  So, to help celebrate CoffeeWithGames.com's two year birthday(originally CoffeeWithGames.Blogspot.com), I'm giving away 2 year's worth of coffee.
     Now some of you might be thinking, "How much is 2 year's worth of coffee, Coffee?"  Well, I'm glad you asked!

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Flies Onto the Scene!

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     The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces was released on January 12, 2010 for the Wii with a MSRP of just $29.99.  The game was developed by Access Games, and published by Xseed Games for the North American release.
     The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces received an ESRB rating of "Teen" with "Mild Language, Violence" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of.

     How many hours have Wii owners reported flying the skies in The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces with 587 days of game-play reported?  Let's take a look!

5 Million Plus Copies Sold, How Many Hours Danced? Just Dance 2 Report

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     Just Dance 2 released on October 12, 2010 for the Wii with a MSRP of $39.99.  The game was developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft.
     Just Dance 2 received an "Everyone 10+" rating from the ESRB with "Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of.
     Nintendo announced just last week, on August 11, that Just Dance 2 had crossed "the 5 million sales mark", joining seven other Wii titles in the United States with more than 5 million units sold.

     How many hours have Wii owners in the United States spent dancing their nights away with Just Dance 2?  Let's take a look!

Well Dadgum! Cars 2: The Video Game Races Onto the Scene

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     Cars 2: The Video Game was released on June 21, 2011 for the Wii, and almost every other current generation console/handheld.
     The Wii version was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive Studios, and it released with a MSRP of $49.99.  The game received an "Everyone 10+" rating from the ESRB, with "Cartoon Violence" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of.

     How many hours have Wii owners reported racing with Mater and Lightning McQueen in Cars 2: The Video Game?  Let's take a look!

FPS Friday! What Is the Wii's Most Played FPS?

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     I have enjoyed the FPS genre since GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64, and I have spent thousands of hours playing FPS games over the years.  When the Nintendo Wii was released back in 2006, I was excited about the console because of the new control methods made possible in FPS games.
     I have played many Wii FPS games starting with Red Steel, and I have enjoyed all of them to certain extents.  Now, nearly 5 years into the Wii's life-cycle the system has seen a decent number of FPS games released for it, some with local multi-player, some with online multi-player, and some just single-player.

     The Wii has more than twenty games I would classify in the FPS genre, but which FPS game is the Wii's most played per player?  Let's take a look!

WiiWare Wednesday: World of Goo's Reported Game-Play Hours

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     World of Goo was released on October 13, 2008 for the WiiWare service, with a price point of 1,500 Wii Points, which is $15.  The game was developed and published by 2D Boy, and received an "Everyone" rating from the ESRB with "Comic Mischief" listed as the only content for gamers/parents to be aware of.

     How many hours have Wii owners spent in the "World of Goo" with 1,029 days of game-play reported?  Let's take a look!

Surviving High Altitudes & Freezing Temperatures - Cursed Mountain's Debut Hours

I don't think many would argue with this guy!

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Cursed Mountain was released for the Wii on August 25, 2009 with a MSRP of $49.99. The game was developed by Deep Silver - Vienna and published by Deep Silver/Koch Media, but the Deep Silver Vienna studio office was closed in early 2010 and I believe Cursed Mountain was the only game developed/shipped from the studio.

Cursed Mountain received a "Mature" rating from the ESRB with "Blood, Sexual Themes, Violence" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of, and it is described as a "survival horror game".

How many hours have Wii owners spent in the freezing Himalayas with Cursed Mountain during the last 713 days reported?  Let's take a look!

Meet Our Coffee Maker - Krups

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     Mrs. Coffee and I have moved a lot over the last several years, and we have toted along one coffee machine/pot with us during each move, and it survived all the moves in pretty great condition.
     I believe I received the coffee machine/pot as a Christmas gift either in 2000, or 2001, but I am not 100% positive because I can't find exact dates for when the series of coffee machines was released.
     About 3 years ago after we moved into our house, Mrs. Coffee(my wife) thought that our coffee pot we had been using took up too much counter space, so she went to the store and purchased us a new one.  You can see the "space saver" coffee machine below:

     My initial reaction was probably something along the lines of, "Why do we need another coffee pot, when the one we have works just fine?", but I knew in her mind that more counter space = win, so I let it be.
     Well, the "new" Hamilton Beach coffee pot that she purchased for us lasted right around a year, and then guess what, it BROKE!  Horror or horrors for a daily coffee drinker like myself, but luckily for us, I had stowed away our old coffee machine in a cabinet probably with the mindset of "Just in case something happens to this new one, we'll still have this one."

     So, what does our coffee machine look like that we use basically on a daily basis?  Have a look below!

Paintballs Fly! Greg Hastings Paintball 2 Debut Hours

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     Greg Hastings Paintball 2 was released on the Wii on September 28, 2010 with a MSRP of $39.99.  The game also released on the Xbox 360 on September 28, 2010 with a MSRP of $39.99, and released just in June on the PS3 through the PlayStation Network, and is available for just $20 on the service.
     The game was developed by Super X Studios, and published by Majesco.  Greg Hastings Paintball 2 received an "Everyone 10+" rating from the ESRB with "Language, Violence" listed as content for gamers/parents to be aware of.

     How many hours have Wii owners played digital paintball with 307 days reported since Greg Hastings Paintball 2 released?  Let's take a look!

July Brewed - Coffees Consumed, Games Played, & Site Notes

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     July was crazy busy, as I thought it would be.  If you missed the post, Mrs. Coffee and I were blessed with a new son on July 4, and then Mrs. Coffee and I had our wedding anniversary a few days later.
     July has 31 days in it, and we had family visiting us for 15 of those days, and were out of the house for 2 of those days with the new guy being born.

     So, with a new baby, wedding anniversary, family visiting, and normal work, I'm surprised I played as many games as I did and kind of surprised I didn't consume more coffee toward the end of the month.
     What games did I play in July, and what coffees did I consume?  Let's take a look!

Coffees Consumed in July