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Friday, Nov 20
News: Sony still bossing Nintendo in Japan
Sony's PSP and PS3 are still selling better than their Nintendo-made competition in Japan. This week (ending 15th November) the PSP (45,197) and PS3 (38,498) combined to sell 83,695 units, whereas the DS (38,785) and Wii (26,764) banded together to sell 65,549 units, according to Media...
News: Pokemon Rumble heads WiiWare update
Nintendo has announced the launch of Pokemon Rumble for WiiWare, available today for an eye-watering 1500 Wii Points (approximately £10.50 / €15). They're all joined on the WiiWare shop by Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (500 WP - £3.50 / €5), a third-person shooter that takes you through...
Wednesday, Nov 18
News: Wii Vitality Sensor games for E3 2010
Fils-Aime pumped about showing more. An update on the Wii Vitality Sensor and a first look at its software applications are already part of Nintendo's plans for E3 2010, according to a new interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.
Tuesday, Nov 17
News: Three WiiWare demos released
Nintendo has made good on its promise to release demos of WiiWare games by uploading three of them to the European Wii Shop. The demos in question, which should be available now, are a six-level version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, a one-level slab of NyxQuest...
News: Mario Galaxy 2 to get Super Guide?
Miyamoto's not sure - but it will be hard. Asked by Official Nintendo magazine if Super Mario Galaxy 2 will use the Super Guide feature that makes its debut in this week's New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Shigeru Miyamoto said he "cannot tell".
News: No Wii HD until "far into the future"
The way we at Nintendo do things is, you know, when we will move to a new generation, it's because there are some fundamental things the console cannot do," Fils-Aime, who is president of Nintendo of America, told Kotaku when asked whether the company was considering an HD Wii.
Saturday, Nov 14
Article: The Super Mario Bros. Story
In the climactic scene of the 1989 film The Wizard, a withdrawn kid called Jimmy who's a preternaturally gifted videogame player is competing at a tournament. In the final, he has to play a game he's never played before: Super Mario Bros. 3, then unreleased in the US. For over five minutes of sc...
Friday, Nov 13
Article: In Theory: Nintendo DS2 vs. Sony PSP2
While the combination of crippling losses, the general economic crisis and the advent of motion control are enough to stall the release of true next-generation consoles, there's strong evidence to suggest 2010 won't be the hardware drought we thought it might be. Both Sony and Nintendo...
News: New iPlayer Channel for Wii next week
Nintendo and the BBC are launching an entire Wii iPlayer Channel next Wednesday, 18th November. David Yarnton, boss of Nintendo UK, said that features like the iPlayer as well as the news and weather channels give Wii owners "another reason to turn on their console every day".
News: MS spins third place in October NPD
As Nintendo looks towards record books. Xbox 360 remains the only console showing year-to-date growth," boasted Microsoft, "and consumers spent $289m on Xbox 360 hardware, software and accessories in October - more than any other platform."
Wednesday, Nov 11
News: New DS Pokémon gets demo on Friday
Nintendo plans three playable demos for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the first of which arrives this Friday 13th November. These are DS demos, and they will be available from the Wii Nintendo Channel, which can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel.
Monday, Nov 9
News: New Zelda turns DS into Spirit Pipe
Nintendo has revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will include sections where you play the DS like a woodwind instrument. Nintendo tells us the Spirit Pipe plays an "essential role" in Zelda: Spirit Tracks, just as the conductor's baton did in Zelda: Wind Waker and the flute di...
Sunday, Nov 8
News: New Zelda may not be out next year
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has hinted there may be a bit of a wait in store for the next Wii instalment in the Zelda series. That's not to say a release next year isn't possible, and Nintendo has discussed such a possibility before. At E3 2009, Shigeru Miyamoto said he was aiming...
Friday, Nov 6
News: Move to HD is likely, says Nintendo
But a move to HD will incur an increase in development costs, observed Miyamoto - which means it will come down to the type of software developers are producing. "For example, we have to ask ourselves if HD is really necessary to develop Wii Fit. Won't HD be better for the games like Pikmin? The...
Saturday, Jul 25
Review: Virtual Console Roundup
Some will rear up in dismay at such sacrilege, and that's understandable. A lot of people have waited a long time for this chunky brawler to arrive on the Virtual Console, and a lot of people would like to be transported back to the halcyon days of 1999 for the price of 1000 Wii Points.
Monday, Jun 1
Opinion: Hands On: Wii MotionPlus
Whatever the reason for WMP's extended gestation, however, the bigger surprise is that it won't be backed from day one by a Nintendo game. Wii Sports Resort, a collection of mini-games designed to show the new accessory in its best light, just as Wii Sports did with the Wii Remote, is still o...
Thursday, May 21
Review: Punch-Out!!
Swap motion-sensitive technology for holding your Wii remote like a NES controller and shredding your thumb on the d-pad. Relive the pain and joy of gameplay that demands razor-sharp reactions, pattern-learning and exhaustive trial and error. Understand that Nintendo can make 'em lik...
