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The Comic-to-Game Quandary!

By Adam Glasgow on Monday, December 31st 2007.

Why is mixing comic properties with video games like mixing bleach and ammonia? The answers – and possibly even more chemistry-related similes – inside this special Collectible Issue penned by Adam Glasgow.

Into the Labyrinth: Tales from an Etrian Odyssey, Chapter Three

By Terry Harjanto on Wednesday, August 29th 2007.

The tales of adventure in the wild can't all be fun and games. Even in this game, which is fun, sometimes the pressures of empty wallets and dreams of victory can push a band of heroes to risk more than they can afford to in the depths of the Labyrinth.

Into the Labyrinth: Tales from an Etrian Odyssey, Chapter Two

By Terry Harjanto on Monday, July 16th 2007.

Take a look at the world of Etrian Odyssey from the inside in this second episode of the continuing feature.

Sea of Change

By Jordan Mammo on Saturday, July 14th 2007.

In a world where nothing is as it seems, major developers find themselves artistically oppressed by the capital needs of an ever-growing red water industry. When Dragon Quest IX dropped innovation in favor of tried-and-true concepts, was the decision made because it was best for the game or best for the bottom line?

Into the Labyrinth: Tales from an Etrian Odyssey, Chapter One

By Terry Harjanto on Monday, June 18th 2007.

The first-person account of Etrian Odyssey unfolds with three heroes plunging into the ominous forest surrounding Etria. Which may sound like fanfiction, but it isn't fanfiction. Let's call it New Games Journalism and hope nobody notices.

Achievement Unlocked

By Curtis Brunet on Friday, April 20th 2007.

What if Nintendo had come up with Achievement points for their games back in the NES days?

Revolution Now Part 6: Channel Surfing

By Ben Wood on Friday, April 6th 2007.

The sixth installment of our ongoing feature, Revolution Now, finds our good friend Ben in a never ending search of quality entertainment.

Krawl of the Day #1

By Ben Wood on Tuesday, March 6th 2007.

N-Philes has the scoop on big, galactic bad guys in Disney's Spectrobes!

N-Philes Nintendog Lookalike Contest

By Desiré Garcia on Monday, January 22nd 2007.

The Nintendogs Lookalike Contest has come to an end. Desiré wades through the entries and announces the winners!

Wii Internet Channel Breakdown

By Gareth Trinkwon on Friday, December 22nd 2006.

A quick breakdown of the Wii's newly released Opera browser.

What Wii Think Now

By Desiré Garcia on Monday, November 20th 2006.

When it was first announced, everyone had a strong reaction to the Wii. Now that it's finally launched, people have had time to change their minds on the console and its name, but for better or worse?

And the Wiiners are...

By Desiré Garcia on Sunday, November 19th 2006.

N-Philes' Win a Wii Comic Contest finale!

Rated M

By Ben Wood on Thursday, October 5th 2006.

Is the gaming industry's rating system doing its job?

The Animal Crossing Effect

By Ben Wood on Tuesday, August 15th 2006.

Charming games that deserve a voice.

Camp Hyrule 2K6: Book 'Em, Dano

By Steven DeSiena on Monday, August 14th 2006.

In this edition: Oh God, the Lost Woods are gone ;_;

E3 - Industry Insiders' Insight

By Ben Wood on Tuesday, August 8th 2006.

Well it happened. The shining beacon of the gaming industry, E3, is no more. At least, not as we know it. How have insiders of the industry reacted to the change?

Month in Review: July 2006

By Ben Wood on Wednesday, July 12th 2006.

Wii's launch library bolsters as the console's release draws near, and what's this? E3 cancelled? That's unpossible!

What's a DS?

By Ben Wood on Sunday, July 9th 2006.

The DS has set the Japanese gaming market ablaze since it came out. How can Nintendo strive to achieve the same kind of success in the US?

Month In Review: June 2006

By Ben Wood on Friday, July 7th 2006.

Ben recaps the post-E3 come-down month.

The Truth Behind the Girls of E3

By Desiré Garcia on Saturday, June 10th 2006.

What a girl wants, a girl gets at a convention center full of desperate males.

Pokémon: Journey Across America

By Dan Biersdorf on Friday, May 26th 2006.

Pokémon have invaded Starbucks!

We Came, We Saw, Wii Conquered!

By Jared Thomas on Wednesday, May 17th 2006.

N-Philes stormed E3's Wii demos this year, getting our hands on as many games as we could and compiling our impressions for you all to read back home. So here it all is. Twenty-seven games featured at the Expo, nine staffers playing them, twenty pages worth of impressions. Dig in.

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