Today
Dragon Age: Origins - PlayStation 3 Versus PC PSPgo on Your TV Final Fantasy XIII Soundtrack CD Dated For Japan Five New PSP Bundles For Japan Is Konami Going To "ReBirth" Jackal On Wii? The PlayStation Network Expands To Clone Wars, Texas Chainsaw Massacre
During an interview on GameTrailers TV yesterday, Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime was quizzed on whether we'd see Zelda on the Wii next year. His response? Hedge-betting. Especially when it's a "proper" Zelda game, the last one of which took about 173 years to come out.
Bonk: Brink of Extinction is a brand new adventure for the classic prehistoric character on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare. There are three worlds with 30 levels total and while the gameplay stays classic (side-scrolling action), everything is rendered in lush 3D.
More than two decades into its rich history, The Legend of Zelda has introduced another historic first for players as Link and Zelda unite to save Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing....
Speaking on GameTrailers TV, Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime has, with a smile and some stern words, crushed into tiny, tiny pieces the prospect of a HD revision of the Wii. Well, that's that then! There is no Wii HD. Just...something with a different name. Nintendo On GameTrailers TV]
PlayStation 3 sales were up considerably from the week prior, probably thanks to the release of Bayonetta in Japan, with the Wii and Xbox 360 seeing smaller percentage gains. Numbers in list form, right after this. The bestselling console hardware in Japan for the week of October 26 to Nove...
The clock is ticking on bricks and mortar game retailers. But according to Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata, the clock will be ticking for another 20 years before digital distribution takes over and rules the school. Investor Relations: Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Semi-annual Fin...
Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter was developed by 5th Cell and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS on October 27. (A Wii version developed by Planet Moon Studios is also available, but was not reviewed.) Retails for $29.99 USD on DS. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing p...
Nintendo execs were asked when the company plans to make the move to high-definition graphics, joining the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in pushing more polygons, more pixels and more everything else. Not surprisingly, Nintendo is taking things cautiously, trying to find the balance betw...
While I can't name anybody who'd be glad to get a jar of Play-Doh this year, I can think of a lot of people who would be thrilled to see a Sega Dreamcast or an original Nintendo Entertainment System under their X-mas tree this year. Sadly, none of them are kids.
Yesterday
Atlus, publishing a Shin Megami Tensei game in North America? I know, I was pretty shocked too to learn that Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, the company's first-person science fiction RPG, was being localized for a stateside Nintendo DS release.
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles hits the Nintendo Wii on November 17th, and here's the final trailer, filled with hot undead dog-kicking action.
The deals listed, which hit the day after Thanksgiving, include DSi bundles for $170 that come with five free games and a $25 Nintendo gaming coupon, Left 4 Dead 2 for $40, an Xbox 360 Elite bundle featuring Pure, Lego Batman and Halo ODST for $299, and tons more.
After his unexpected attack on the Grassland's village, Wurl reveals that the Light Crystal may hold the key to rescuing Ricket's father. Stubborn as ever, Billy heads off to find the crystal on his own. Based on the Nintendo DS game, "Sky Pirates of Neo Terra." (PIC via Atomic Comics)
How much would you pay for this New Kids On The Block sample box for the NES game that was never released? If you're off your rocker for NKOTB, then surely $589 isn't too high a price. New Kids on the Block Prototype Sample NES Nintendo Box [eBay via Siliconera]
PSPgo on Your TV Walmart Confirms 360 Sale, More Cuts Coming Domo Games Micro-Review: No Thanks, Nintendo League of Legends Review: Free, Addictive, Worthy How Many Hours People Play EA And Activision's Wii Games Dragon Age: Origins - PlayStation 3 Versus PC
Wednesday, Nov 4
No Doubt says in a statement that the band "agreed to place avatars containing their name and likeness performing three No Doubt songs" but that Band Hero allows their use in more than 60 other songs, all without the group's knowledge or approval. (No Doubt's "Don't Speak" and "I'm Just A Gi...
The following data was pulled from the Wii's Nintendo Channel, which has collected the playing history from more than two million gamers. Kotaku tracks these numbers monthly — with a new top 10 posted yesterday. I strive to extract at least one interesting slice as a bonus. For a full explana...
Slightly shocking, I suppose, but will it probably won't keep people from buying the game. The fact that it's a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Nintendo Wii, on the other hand, will definitely stop people from buying it.
If there's a good Nintendo and a bad Nintendo, then the release of five linked, downloadable games on the DSi represents that latter corporate personality at its worst. 1) Take five mini-games from what must have been an underwhelming 2002 Game Boy Advance game.
The list provides only the single, top-selling, must-have item for the year. No room for second place here. And it shows that seven times in the past 34 years - beginning with Pong in 1975 - a video game or games console has come in at #1. Bump that number up to eight if you count 1999's Pokemon, own...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Throwing a controller/handheld to the ground in frustration is for pussies. You really want to vent some steam, you load the offending peripheral or console into a gun and you shoot it through a wall. That's what Amusement - the greatest gaming mag to never be published in English - did for th...
The first Modern Warfare was truly a multi-platform release, appearing on the Xbox 360, PS3, PC/Mac and a Nintendo Wii port. Its sequel, Modern Warfare 2, isn't getting a Wii port just yet. Infinity Ward: Wii can't deliver on our goals [Develop]
One of the concepts in their new game is that a Rabbid — a bunny-like character — is alive inside the player's Wii Remote. If you shake the Remote at certain times during your play-through of the game, he'll yell from within it. Or at least the speaker will make it seem that way. And when you toss hi...
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The Nintendo Channel is properly calculating and reporting player data again and so I can provide this month's look at Wii gaming usage without last month's asterisks. The stats on the chart are up to date as of the first of November. Smash continues to reign, but look at that graph. Animal Cro...
But all wasn't lost! Some sites are reporting that the actual event packed in some people, that the early pics unfairly represented the event. There is an audience for cat mini-games on the Nintendo Wii. Everything is just fine. なんか物哀しい… 初週100本『女番社長レナWii』の体験会の様子 [はちま起稿]
Monday, Nov 2
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 was developed by Yukes and published by THQ for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Wii on October 20. Retails for $59.99 USD on the home consoles. An copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes....
Could a future version of the Nintendo DS hardware use 3G for digital downloads? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says the company could take a cue from Amazon's Kindle business model. Nintendo considers Kindle tactics for consoles [Financial Times]
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Sunday, Nov 1
Fans of hardcore child-rearing sims will no doubt find 505 Games' Wii-exclusive "Baby and Me" to be a day-one purchase this year, promising a revolutionary new peripheral in which you stick a Wiimote inside a baby. Baby and Me Special Edition Puts Everything Else to Shame [Aussie-Ninten...
Saturday, Oct 31
But PlayStation Home Is A Priority Now, Says SCEA Exec Wii And DS Games From Non-Nintendo Companies Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Wii Games Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Nintendo DS Games Nintendo DS Sales Reach 113 Million, Wii Sales 56 Million Nintendo Profits Plunge
Friday, Oct 30
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias was developed and published by Frontier Developments for WiiWare on October 19th. Retails for 1000 Wii Points. A copy of the game was purchased using WiiPoints provided by Nintendo of America for reviewing purposes. Completed game.
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Hardware buying was down ever so slightly in Japan this week, with Media Create's sales figures showing the Wii bearing the brunt of that slowdown. Two consoles were up, however — the Nintendo DS Lite and Xbox 360. Nintendo DSi - 42,199PSP - 32,865PlayStation 3 - 29,977Wii - 25,917Nintendo...
02. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - 88,000 / 699,000 03. Tomodachi Collection (DS) - 52,000 / 1,466,000 04. Inazuma Eleven 2: Fire/Blizzard (DS) - 49,000 / 486,000 05. Rune Factory 3 (DS) - 41,000 / NEW 06. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) - 32,000 / NEW 08. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 19,000 / 1,319,000
Nintendo DSi LL is going to offer a new play style, where those who are surrounding the game player can also join in one way or the other to the gameplay," Iwata told analysts. "When you look at the home console video games you can understand that the fun of great games can be conveyed to and shar...
Other notable awards include Fallout 3's PC Game of the Year award, Left 4 Dead's Online Game of the Year, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Handheld Game of the Year win. Nintendo Game of the Year: Call of Duty: World at War PlayStation Game of the Year: Killzone 2
At that time we were talking about a Wii port and I was begging people - no, we can't just port to the Wii, it's not going to work. It needs to be its own game. A lot of the design ideas just won't work on the Wii, we need to give the Wii its dues. Graham looked at me and said 'What do you think about a Wii exc...
Now I will drink beer. The end. What you missed last night Jury Awards $16 Million in Fatal Win-a-Wii Stunt Nintendo President: Stalling Wii Sales Made Nintendo Mood "Cold" First True DSi LL vs. DSi vs. DS Lite Comparison Pic In Praise Of Hard Games
Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank, admitting a "miscalculation" was made about the game market. When asked if Nintendo was worried about increased portable gaming competition from the iPhone, he replied, "In the marketplace, ou...
At a Nintendo meeting today, Kotaku has learned that it was announced that, yes, Shigeru Miyamoto has a cat. Nintendo typically keeps Miyamoto's hobbies secret because they sometimes end up as the inspiration for new games. Nintendo mentioned that the company was not against HD, and Miya...
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Third parties! You know, those companies that don't hold the hardware platform. Well, Nintendo has announced the upcoming releases from third party developers for Japan, the US and Europe. Here's the list — the right has the Wii titles and the left has the DS titles. In the middle, there is a l...
Besides DS games, Nintendo has also announced a list of upcoming Wii titles for Japan, the US and Europe. As with the DS games, most likely this is not a complete list, so do not read it as such. Nintendo notes that titles are release dates are subject to change.
Thursday, Oct 29
Kyoto-based game maker Nintendo has announced a list of first party DS games for Japan, the United States and Europe. These are most likely not all the upcoming Nintendo DS games, so do keep that in mind. Japan The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2009/12/23 Famicom Wars DS2(Temp.) 2009
The Nintendo DSi XL, Iwata says, is the "first portable video game system aimed to be played with others in person." In doing so, Nintendo expects DSi XL to accentuate the "fun feature" of software, potentially making the game "an unexpectedly huge hit."
At yesterday's Nintendo Tokyo conference, company president Satoru Iwata was frank, saying this about sluggish Wii sales: "The Wii stalled." With upcoming titles like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Nintendo is feeling more confident about this holiday season.
Resident Evil Archive: Resident Evil Zero will be released on December 1st. Wii owners lacking the patience to wait until then can probably find a cheap copy of the Gamecube version used somewhere for less than the $29.99 asking price for the new one. Just saying.
Blood Bath and Beyond is an ode to Contra, an eight level downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network developed by the same Vicious Cycle team that produced Eat Lead, the 2009 third-person comedy shooter that parodied a generation of video games. Eat Lead was in 3D. T...
A new iteration of the Nintendo DSi™ system will be introduced in Japan on November 21, 2009," according to a statement from Nintendo released to Kotaku. "To be known as Nintendo DSi LL in Japan, and as Nintendo DSi XL in North America and Europe, it will offer a screen 93% larger than the curr...
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I have to admit, the original Blue Dragon is one of my least favorite RPG games of this console generation, and the first DS follow-up didn't impress me much. However, Awakened Shadow is developed by tri-Crescendo so there might still be hope.
We are putting a lot of muscle behind this. We have an advantage that no one has. You say Mickey and Disney and the whole world changes, everything changes. If anyone has a chance of really delivering something special on the Wii, Nintendo-level special, it's us."
The title says it all. Nintendo announced new life-to-date numbers for both the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii. Regarding the Wii, Nintendo sold 5.75 million units worldwide during the last period, marking life-to-date worldwide sales of 56.14 million units. Software sales during the pe...
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158g - PSPgo 189g - PSP-2000 189g - PSP-3000 214g - DSi 218g - DS Lite 275g - Nintendo DS 280g - PSP-1000 314g - DSi LL When Nintendo dubbed the new DSi, it wasn't kidding! In Japanese clothing sizes, "LL" is extra large.
Nintendo also states that "With respect to 'Wii', software titles which briskly drive hardware sales were not consistently launch in the first half of the year." Selling 5.75 million machines, Nintendo's Wii sales were down 10.1 million units compared to the same period in 2008.
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Wednesday, Oct 28
Spector Tells Us How Disney Epic Mickey Will Challenge Gamers GTA: The Ballad Of Gay Tony Review: Out With A Bang Dementium II Preview: A Mature DS Game With "Hell Moments" Modern Warfare 2 Features Skippable Scene of Atrocities This Week In Video Game Comics
Friday, Oct 9
No Zelda: I was able to write a few posts about New Super Mario Bros. Wii thanks to Nintendo demonstrating the game in New York on Monday. I had anticipated writing some posts about The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks as well, because I was sure that the E3 build Nintendo had shown in June in L.A., la...
One Fine-Looking DS Title: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days features some of the best 3D graphics I've seen on the Nintendo DS. To the hardcore graphics whore it might not look like much, but the fluid movement of the characters and the amount of detail Square Enix managed to maintain without the g...
Tuesday, Oct 6
If Orson Welles' groundbreaking, multiple award winning film Citizen Kane has an analogous counterpart in the video game space, one ABC News report argues that it's Nintendo's Metroid Prime Trilogy. Nintendo's Video Game Masterpiece [ABC via GoNintendo]
Monday, Oct 5
I hope I didn't just spoil a major plot point of Final Fantasy for you guys, but after playing it on the Nintendo DS, PlayStation, NES, PSP, and Gameboy Advance, I'm prepared to burn a few bridges, secure in the knowledge that the king will just rebuild them when the next set of nameless orpha...
Monday, Sep 21
Our interview was conducted over e-mail, with questions sent to Nintendo a few weeks ago and responded to by members of the Nintendo-owned Retro Studios in Austin, Texas as well as by the game's Japan-based producer, Kensuke Tanabe. The team had just finished the development of Metroid P...
Friday, Sep 11
Apple Takes Swipe At Nintendo DS, PSP In Portable Game War Comment by: Innis Nominated by: Curse lily Obama Namechecks Xbox Once Again In Speech To Kids Comment by: Nulls Nominated by: bwwardiii Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII Demo Impressions Comment by: Commenter 2415A5Q-66A
Wednesday, Sep 2
Call of Duty: World at War continues to rise, reaching an hours mark that vastly exceed the length of its campaign. That is likely a testament to the game's offline and online multiplayer. Since last month, Animal Crossing has advanced to the number two spot and looks like it has a shot at pass...
Sunday, Jul 26
Credit for the inclusion of a certain famous Nintendo character as an opponent, however, came from an executive at Nintendo of America, with support from Next Level. Tanabe revealed to Kotaku that he had a different idea for who to include from Nintendo's library of icons: "Princess Peac...
Thursday, Jul 23
This November, Activision's Vicarious Visions studio will release its fourth music game for the Nintendo DS. Band Hero DS follows a trio of shrunken Guitar Hero games that were playable on Nintendo's handheld with a bundled guitar grip that plugged into the Nintendo DS' Game Boy Advance...
Thursday, Jul 2
The Conduit has everything going for it. It's an exclusive first-person shooter for a console that generally only sees second-rate ports. It features a compelling story of conspiracy, betrayal, and alien invasion on the streets of Washington D.C. And it also delivers a robust multiplayer...
Monday, Jun 29
For those of you who'd rather not even deal with the simulated outside, there's always the classic Sega Master System shooter Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (500 Points) for the Virtual Console, or Agetec's WiiWare offering, Silver Star Reversi (500 Points). WiiWare Virtual Cons...
Saturday, Jun 27
Nintendo How Much Of New Mario Vs. DK Is Actually New The Little Things Noticed At Our Nintendo Demos Why Guys Should Care About Girl-Game Style Savvy Fifty-Seven Flights Up With New Super Mario Bros. Wii Comix This Week In Video Game Comics
Tuesday, Jun 16
Nintendo and Level 5 to the rescue, then. This bundle, timed to coincide with Father's Day, is being offered in the UK for around £120 (USD$195), and includes a black DS Lite, a copy of Professor Layton and the Curious Village and probably the best bundle box art we've ever seen.
Monday, Jun 15
Following on the test program Nintendo launched in Tokyo last spring, the Kyoto-based game company and the fast food giant announce "Mac de DS". Way back in 2005, Nintendo of America teamed up with McDonalds to offer free WiFi in the United States. This new nationwide service is a first for J...
Friday, Jun 12
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again was developed by Nintendo's NST group and published exclusively for download on the Nintendo DSi. Released on June 8th. Retails for 800 Nintendo Points ($8). Played through the game's 40 campaign levels, 17 post-"ending" levels and four that I downl...
Thursday, Jun 11
In an interview with Kotaku, the president of Nintendo of America discussed the Wii's new motion-control competition, and an array of topics that included some E3 rumors that didn't come true: Wii Netflix and DSi Virtual Console.
Tuesday, Jun 2
Trinen: [in Japanese] Woah, we can't say that? [laughs] Miyamoto: [in Japanese] It's okay for us to say it. Trinen: [in Japanese] It's okay to say? Then okay. Miyamoto: [in Japanese] Let's say it. Miyamoto: [in Japanese] In the New Super Mario — Nintendo PR: Nothing has been said at this point.
Monday, Jun 1
The rest of this week's Nintendo download is pretty fair, however. We've got Digital Leisure's Texas Hold Tournament for WiiWare (500 points), which brings online multiplayer poker to the Wii; Boulder Dash for the Virtual Console, which is a re-release of the Commodore 64 version of the...
Sunday, May 31
But a release like Pictobits proves that Nintendo has multiple facets. It proves that whoever at Nintendo keeps letting the likes of Pictobits-maker Skip develop artsy throw-back video games still has a lot of love for what got this whole Nintendo thing rolling forward in the first place.
Tuesday, May 19
Nintendo has a better track record than most at re-creating old games according to new standards. Mario, Metroid, and The Legend Of Zelda all enjoyed iconic rebirths in 3D. With Punch-Out!!, however, Nintendo skipped the redesign process in favor of glossing up the established formula. T...
Mario and Zelda Folks At Work Animal Crossing Is Coming Wii Speak Is On Its Way Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils Aime says: "Animal Crossing is on its way to Wii by the end of the year with the Wii Speak option." Next Victim: Sony.
Nintendo revitalizes Punch-Out!! after a 15-year-long break with the Wii re-imagining of the NES original. Little Mac and Doc Louis return, as does the original Punch-Out!! cast, for a decidedly old-school, but carefully updated homage.
Monday, May 18
The rest of the Nintendo Download isn't too shabby either. The DSi gets a new Art Style game in Pictobits (500 DSi Points), and WiiWare gets the second helping of Final Fantasy-themed defense gaming with Crystal Defenders R2 from Square Enix (800 points), along with Agetec's Silver Star C...
Friday, May 1
Cooking Mama, What's Cooking with Jamie Oliver and Personal Trainer: Cooking all got a good head start on an official Food Network video game. But with each new game for the Wii or DS that features a virtual kitchen with virtual people making virtual food, it looks like we're getting closer...
Wednesday, Apr 8
In 2004 Nintendo released the little dual-screen handheld that could, the Nintendo DS. Two years later they trimmed down the fat with the sleeker, shinier DS Lite. Now the third version of the handheld has made it to North America, and Nintendo fans all over the country are taking pictures o...
Nintendo has been on a winning stream since their original DS hit stores in 2004. That was followed by the redesigned DS Lite and then the insanely popular Wii. Perhaps the bigger question for Nintendo fans isn't if they should buy a DSi, but when.
Friday, Apr 3
Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven is the beat-matching Nintendo DS sequel to a Game Boy Advance title that never made it out of Japan—but did somehow manage to get an arcade port. Rhythm Heaven was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS, released on April 5th in North America. Retai...
Tuesday, Mar 17
Rockstar Games brings murder, mayhem, and a miniature Liberty City to the Nintendo DS with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the developer's first outing on the mega-hit dual-screen portable platform. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was developed by Rockstar Leeds, published by Roc...
Sunday, Mar 8
Nintendo has given Western audiences a chance to experience the very first entry in the 19-year-old series with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a remake of Fire Emblem, originally released on the Famicom. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon was developed by Intelligent Systems, published by Ninte...
Thursday, Jan 22
Spore will make its highly-anticipated debut on the Nintendo Wii with Spore Hero, an all-new adventure game focusing on creativity and evolution that was built from the ground up for the unique controls for Wii™. Spore Hero takes players on an exciting adventure through a beautiful, col...
Monday, Jan 19
Welcome to the Family is a series of three letters that will run this week from the heads of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. To: New Wii owners From: Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, Jan 14
Anyone who has browsed the Nintendo Wii section of their favorite video game retail outlet lately has to agree with 2K Games global president Christoph Hartmann - the Wii market is flooded with crap. ‘There are too many crappy games on Wii’ [MCV]
Saturday, Jan 10
Bundles of Joy: Valkyria of the Battlefield Goes Budget Priced Japan Getting Resident Evil PS3 Bundle, Console Japan Getting Star Ocean 4, Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Bundles Limited "Dragon" PlayStation 3 Console Is For Japanese Eyes Only
Thursday, Jan 1
Surprise! The most popular involves nudity! Most Commented On Liveblogging Microsoft e3 2008 Press Conference Nintendo E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog Sony E3 08 Press Conference Liveblog Clearly No One Black Worked On This Game" Final Fantasy XIII Coming To Xbox 360
Wednesday, Dec 31
Q Entertainment has given its Nintendo DS puzzler Meteos new life on Xbox Live Arcade with Meteos Wars. Why the "Wars" distinction? It's certainly no bloodier than the standard Meteos (or even Meteos Disney Magic.) Meteos Wars was developed and published by Q Entertainment, released on D...
Thursday, Dec 18
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia gives the Nintendo DS its third "let's borrow liberally from Metroid" Castlevania entry, this time putting the lovely empty vessel Shanoa in the Dracula-slaying lead. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was developed and published by Konami, released in No...
Thursday, Nov 27
Initially I was just going to review the game, but then I decided it would be fun to video myself using the DS to cook a meal... while drinking... heavily. So maybe it wasn't such a great idea, or maybe I should have read the recipe all the way through before I started to cook a meal for that night. Oh well,...
Tuesday, Oct 21
Nintendo has created a piece of software that has brief flashes of fun, but little in the way of long-term enjoyment. In group settings, it will likely entertain for its impossible-to-fail gameplay and the resulting cacophony. Outside of morbid (or genuine) curiosity, it's hard to recom...
Thursday, Sep 18
Nintendo is hoping that "blue ocean" lightning strikes thrice with the October 20th release of Wii Music in North America, the rhythm game that, according to the company, "builds on that inclusive legacy" of Wii Sports and Wii Fit and translates into runaway sales. With more than 60 instr...
Tuesday, Sep 9
You could make that argument, sure. I'd daresay Nintendo, Sony, and sales figures might have something to say about it as well, but feel free to make that argument all you want. Me? I'm still waiting for my Zune to blossom into a powerful gaming machine. *pokes Zune with stick and sighs*
Thursday, Aug 28
But the team were able to get Nintendo approval to allow them to have their DS and Wii versions of the game sync up with a special website where players will be able to download and upload approved courses. That means that if you have either title you will be able to download gamer created cours...
Thursday, Aug 14
The 'proper' versions of Spore for the PC & Mac will be accompanied by Spore Creatures for the Nintendo DS. iPhone owners will get their callused multi-touching fingers on Spore Origins on September 4th.
Friday, Mar 14
Team Twiizers, the software enthusiasts behind the Twilight Hack (a Wii exploit stemming from Twilight Princess) have announced that their hardware-modless software can now load homebrew apps from the SD card slot in your Wii. Just imagine a world in which the Nintendo Wii could play yo...
Wednesday, Jan 16
About Nintendo: The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearl...
Sunday, Dec 30
Friendly Nintendo Help Desk Lady: "No sir, do it hard enough that I can hear it across the phone line but not hard enough to damage the remote" Russ: "You're sure?" Friendly Nintendo Help Desk Lady: "Yes, sir." Crazy (real-life) Wii Remote tech-support call.. [GeekDad]
Monday, Dec 10
Nintendo Wii owners may notice a haunting, pulsing glow emanating from their tiny white consoles tonight, as updated system software and Wii Shop goodies have arrived. The gift-giving feature that allows for Virtual Console games and Wii Ware titles to be sent to online friends is now av...
Tuesday, Aug 7
Nintendo just issued a press release confirming something we heard about back on July 23rd from about gajillion online retailers, but it is always good to see official word. Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A Day is coming bundled with a special crimson and black Nintendo DS. The bundle...
Wednesday, Aug 1
Bullshit, Pachter. The 'HD Wii' will be the successor to the Wii. How exactly can you go about adding HD resolution to a machine that was designed without them in mind half-way through its life? Why would Nintendo want to spend a fuckton of money upgrading the Broadway processor (which was ba...
Thursday, Jun 7
The final goal is to have the stores GBA-free within the month and fill the space the Nintendo handheld was taking up on shelves with DS. The real question now is how long before Nintendo stops manufacturing and shipping the handheld. Brian Crecente
Wednesday, May 30
Mario Party 8 is the latest incarnation of the series, as well as its first appearance on the Wii. But as for its trademark minigames...those have seen more Wii than Paris Hilton. How does Mario Party 8 stack up against its predecessors? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview: (almost) every review...
Friday, Mar 2
Snapped this picture of an internet cafe (which has been around since 2006!) that says it has DS Lites and Wiis. Actually, there is a small post-it saying the Wiis have been sold out! It also claims to have Final Fantasy XII playable, which does make sense at these internet cafe type places.
Thursday, Nov 2
Nintendo has made mention of MP3 playback previously, indicating that custom soundtracks would be available during Wii Photo Channel slideshows. This makes the muddin' hayseed within want to fire up some Mountain or Skynyrd... hell, any southern rock will do... and pick up Excite Truck at lau...
Wednesday, Aug 30
When Final Fantasy III went on sale last week in Japan, Square Enix and Nintendo also sold a special FF III bundle, which included a copy of the game and a special Final Fantasy DS Lite. The US $200 bundle, needless to say, sold out quick. The bundle is available to RPG-crazy Japanese gamers—fo...
Thursday, Mar 30
BoingBoing points to site with instructions on how to take the Nintendo NES game of your choice (I prefer Duck Tales) and turn it into a USB hard drive. No word on whether you need to blow into the end of the HD to get it to work. HOWTO convert an NES cartridge to a hard-drive [BoingBoing]
Tuesday, Feb 28
Electronic Arts' Spore team is looking for an "experienced designer that will be responsible for designing, creating and maintaining game systems and content for SPORE Handheld titles." Notice that "s" on the end of the word title? So, you would think that someone as creative as Will Wri...
Thursday, Jan 19
You will also start the game with a rare ring.Disney’s Kim Possible: KimmunicatorKim PossibleUnlocks the "Bueno Nacho" outfit. Kim Possible 2 - Drakken’s DemiseUnlocks the super spy "Commando" outfit. Kim Possible 3 - Team PossibleUnlocks the white & blue "Super Suit".Project Ru...
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