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Reggie: Nintendo Listens To Its Fans, Honest [Nintendo]
The NOA prez points to the adoption of Club Nintendo as evidence that Nintendo fan requests aren't falling on deaf ears. Hey, how about getting that Club Nintendo running a bit more reliably, Reg? We'll be right as rain once we can finally finish claiming our Nintendo hanafuda cards!
Wii, PS3 See Hardware Sales Gains In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart]
Not much happening on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 front, but the full chart from December 22 to 28 looks like... • Nintendo DSi - 188,697 • Wii - 134,958 • PSP - 118,765 • Nintendo DS - 56,453 • PlayStation 3 - 45,989 • Xbox 360 - 13,011 • PlayStation 2 - 10,404
Ubisoft Makes Grey's Anatomy Game Official
LONDON, UK – January 7, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with ABC Studios to develop a video game based on the acclaimed television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy." Designed for the Wii™, the Nintendo DS™ and PC Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game is schedul...
MySims Line Expands With Inevitable Kart Racing And Party Games
MySims Party and MySims Racing for the Wii and Nintendo DS Set to Release in 2009 MySims Racing for the Nintendo DS Take the race with you! MySims Racing for the Nintendo DS allows you and up to three of your friends to race each other using local wireless or Nintendo Wi-Fi.
Wii Fit Sells Three Million In Japan [Nintendo]
Wii Fit was released in Japan in December 2007. Proved to be, despite its liberal use of the word "fit", a hit. So much so that it's now sold three million copies. Think Iwata & co give two hoots about the science of it all? Nope. They care about counting all that money.
House Of The Dead: Overkill Devs Want Arcade Machine Feel [Wii]
According to Lead Designer Alastair Halsby: "We have done our utmost to ensure that it feels like playing an arcade machine — albeit an arcade machine that is out to entertain a paying customer, instead of one that is trying to lever money out of players. Our players have already paid their m...
House Of The Dead: Overkill Devs Want Arcade Machine Feel [Wii]
Does House of the Dead: Overkill brings arcade shooting to the Nintendo Wii? Yes, says the game's developer Headstrong Games. According to Lead Designer Alastair Halsby: "We have done our utmost to...
Fred Willard's Nintendo Shilling Lets Us Down [Clips]
Nicole Kidman. Liv Tyler. Fred Willard? Nintendo has roped in Spinal Tap actor Fred Willard to promote Personal Trainer: Cooking in this disappointingly disappointing clip. Be warned, the below clip is blergh. And it's not because it's for some casual cooking game — that's not the problem a...
Want To Buy A Games Mag? Hardcore Gamer Is For Sale (On eBay) [Kotaku Magu]
Want your own video game magazine and have all the big game companies beg you to cover their latest games before they're released? Want to be wined and dined by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Rockstar, Capcom, and Konami, to name a few? Want to have your editors flown on all ex...
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Learn To Knit The Wii Way [Arts & Crafts]
In response to my failed attempt at knitting during the Kotaku Holiday Podcast, reader Austinpoet offered a link to KNiiTTiiNG, a project that teaches players to knit using the Nintendo Wii. Call it Knitting Hero. While KNiiTTiiNG currently remains an unofficial project, I wouldn't be s...
EA Bring Family Game Night To Xbox Live
EA Delivers Scrabble to Every Major Digital Platform in 2009 and Brings Hasbro Family Favorite Board Game Experiences to Xbox LIVE Arcade Highly Anticipated Hasbro-Branded Video Games to Be Showcased at Consumer Electronics Show Booth # 72201
White Knight Chronicles, Dissidia Reign Supreme In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
While the Nintendo DS and Wii typically dominate Japanese sales charts, this past week was all about PlayStation, with Level 5's White Knight Chronicles and Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy topping software sales overseas.
So How Long Do People Play Wii Games For? [Nintendo]
MTV decided to find out. Using the Wii’s Nintendo Channel - which tracks the playing habits of 1.6 million Americans - they've yanked out some data on what games you're playing, and for how long. Shame. Wii Software Stats January Update: ‘Animal Crossing’ Is A Beast, ‘Sonic’ Whimpers [MTV]
Eduardo The Samurai Toaster Officially Journeys To WiiWare [Game Anounce]
Colorado, USA - January 5th, 2009 – Indie developer Semnat Studios is excited to finally announce the upcoming Wii™ release of Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, an incredibly fast and frenetic sidescrolling, run‘n’gun 2D shooter. The game will be released exclusively for WiiWare™ this win...
Kotaku's 2008 Judges' Choice Awards [Best Of The Rest]
KORG DS-10 is not a game at all. Straight up, it's the Korg MS-10 synthesizer for the Nintendo DS. While mainstream music games let players pretend their making music, KORG DS-10 actually lets them make music. Mushroom Men: Spore Wars
Monday, Jan 5
Last Year, Japanese Game Market Experienced Shrinkage [Japan]
2008 Hardware Sales • Nintendo DS (DS, Lite, DSi) 2008 estimate: 4,029,804 units Total estimate: 25,135,276 units • PLAYSTATION 3 2008 estimate: 991,303 units Total estimate: 2,664,366 units • Xbox 360 2008 estimate: 317,859 units Total estimate: 866,167 units
Sunday, Jan 4
R4-Proof DSi Gets New Piracy Flash Cart
There were concerns from some that the DSi made piracy easier. Then there were concerns from others that it made piracy harder. Everyone was in a tizzy! Now, there's reason for Nintendo to worry. The Acekard2i comes as Nintendo, third party game developers and Kyoto cops have begun cracking...
Friday, Jan 2
People Magazine Plugs Atari, Snubs Nintendo in “Celebrate the ‘80s!” [Originals]
The latest special issue of People celebrates the Atari 2600 as the console that “ruled the interactive gaming world” in the 1980s – no mention of the original Nintendo, Sega Master System or even Coleco Vision. In fact, aside from a joke about the 2600 being the son of Pong, there’s no menti...
Science Doing Some Science On Wii Fit [Nintendo]
Does Wii Fit work? It's hard for me to tell, personally, as my Little Debbie Zebra Cake intake ratio is tied proportionally to my progress in the non-game. See, I'm not a scientist. While we anxiously await the results, how's your own Wii Fit regimen treating you? Which regions could be descr...
White Knight Chronicles Has Solid, If Not Spectacular Week In Japan [Playstation 3]
Role-playing game White Knight Chronicles has been the focus of much attention for its perception as a great white hope for the PlayStation 3 in Japan. It is from Level 5, after all. You know Level 5, developers of the best selling Professor Layton series for the Nintendo DS, entrusted with S...
Thursday, Jan 1
Kotaku's Most Read and Commented Stories of 2008 [Year In Review 2008]
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
Dumb Lady Physically Puts Credit Cards In Wii [Oddities]
There are pics, so that must mean it happened, no? We just checked the SUPER SAFE Japanese Wii manual, and there's nothing about not putting your credit cards in your Wii. Though, there is a warning about putting a four leaf clover in it. So don't go doing that!
Wednesday, Dec 31
Show Me The Games You Got In 2008 & I'll Show You Mine [Tell Us Dammit]
Hit the jump for my own personal list and leave your own 2008 haul in the comments. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (DS)Arcana Heart (PS2)Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox 360)BioShock (Xbox 360)Blastworks (Wii)Braid (Xbox 360)Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360)Castlevania Judgment (Wii)Castle...
Meteos Wars Micro-Review: Make It Rain
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...
A Year in Review: The Top Features and Reporting Of 2008 [Year In Review 2008]
Top Originals Nintendo Torpedoes The Wii Grey Market Which Version Of GTA IV Should You Buy? We Compare The PS3 and 360 Versions EA Calls Fox Out on "Insulting" Mass Effect Inaccuracies Rockstar Support: No GTA Freeze Fix in Sight Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man
Tuesday, Dec 30
New Year's Resolutions For The Game Industry [Feature]
How about the year for games? Just as predicted, 2008 was a high-volume year, and although a recent rash of layoffs and economic struggles for the games biz proved that we're not "recession-proof," video games as an industry and as an entertainment medium still made big strides forward.
This Was The First Zelda-Free Year In a Decade [Nintendo]
Actually, now that you can see it all there...you can blame Nintendo all you want, but remember: Capcom were picking up a lot of the slack during most of that ten year period with their handheld games, a slack they're no longer picking up.
Japan's Best Selling Games Of 2008 Are... [Only In Japan]
01. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 02. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 03. Wii Fit (Wii) 04. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 05. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 06. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) 07. Dragon Quest V (DS) 08. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (DS) 09. Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii) 10. Wii Sports (Wii)
Monday, Dec 29
Capcom Has A "Whole Slew" Of Titles Coming To PSN And PSP In '09 [Capcom]
Resident Evil (also on Sega Saturn; sequels on Game Boy, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and GameCube) Street Fighter Alpha (also on arcade, Sega Saturn, and Game Boy; sequels on arcade, SNES, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance)
Tuesday, Dec 23
These Are Your Kotaku Editor For a Day Finalists
Simply put, all Kotaku interviews should be held in a Waffle House. This interview had such a casual vibe to it that made for a much different experience than the run of the mill video game interviews. That and it was just damn funny.
Monday, Dec 22
Jump Festa 2009: So I Played Dragon Quest IX [Dragon Quest Ix]
When in line to enter the convention, I had presumed that Dragon Quest IX was the main event. The front of the event's homepage had prominently featured a Dragon Quest IX logo. The first ten pages of Jump, every week, are more often than not occupied by full-color advertisements for Square-E...
Sunday, Dec 21
Bob of Bob's Game Protests Nintendo [Robert Pelloni]
He needs a DS software development kit to get his game, basically a top-down 2D adventure, into retail packaging. Nintendo won't sell him one. Bob says he's spoken with Nintendo about it, filed an application for the kit, was told he'd have an answer in 6 to 8 weeks, and now he's on week 17 with n...
Friday, Dec 19
Ubisoft Brings Broken Sword: Shadow Of The Templars To The Wii
SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 18, 2008 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced a publishing agreement to release the special edition of Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars on Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) systems.
Guilty Gear Devs Create We Rock: Drum King [Heaven Or Hell: Let's Rock]
Arc System Works has entered the rhtym-action genre with We Rock: Drum King, coming to Europe in April from 505 Games for the Nintendo Wii. 505 GAMES FEELS THE RHYTHM WITH WE ROCK: DRUM KING FOR NINTENDO WII™ We Rock: Drum King will be released exclusively for Nintendo Wii in Europe in April 2...
Thursday, Dec 18
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Review: M-M-M-My Shanoa
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...
GameStop Launches Buy Now, Get Later DS Program [Nothing To Buy Here]
GameStop just can't keep the Nintendo DS in stock during the holidays, but that won't stop them from selling them as the company launches the Holiday Nintendo DS Reservation Program. GameStop Announces Holiday Nintendo DS Reservation Program
Times Square Toys"R"Us Gets Redundant Nintendo Store
Despite the fact that the Nintendo World Store is just down the street, Nintendo has announced that the flagship Toys"R"US store in Times Square is now host to a dedicated Nintendo department. Dedicated Nintendo Department Opens at Toys“R”Us Times Square
Wii, DS Software Dominates Japanese Charts [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
01. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) - 106,000 / NEW 02. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) - 98,000 / 587,000 05. Penguin no Mondai (DS) - 59,000 / NEW 07. Pokémon Platinum (DS) - 58,000 / 2,066,000 09. Wii Fit (Wii) - 43,000 / 2,917,000 10. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 34,000 / 1,938,000
Tuesday, Dec 16
Nintendo announces release date of first batch of DSi Ware games [DSI]
Famitsu Dot Com reports today that Nintendo has decided that today is the day to allow Famitsu Dot Com and only Famitsu Dot Com to reveal the release date of the first batch of DSi Ware titles. Nintendo, if you're reading this, send me a DSi. I need to assess the possibility that Paper Airplane i...
Thursday, Dec 11
Connie Talbot Goes Over The Rainbow On The Wii
This awareness in Connie has prompted an unprecedented demand for information about the soon to be released video game “Connie Talbot: Over the Rainbow” available on Nintendo Wii. The video game features 15 tracks, including stunning renditions of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, “Any Dream...
Connie Talbot Goes Over The Rainbow On The Wii [Music]
December 2008, Stourbridge, England. Data Design Interactive – developers of the video game “Connie Talbot: Over the Rainbow” would like to congratulate Connie in breaking that most incredible barrier for British artists - the American Billboard charts - with her single ‘Three Littl...
Wednesday, Dec 10
Mad Catz Rock Band Portable Drum Kit Review: The Beat Of A Different Drum
The Mad Catz Portable Drum Kit was developed and manufactured by Mad Catz, released in North America on November 10 for the Xbox 360. Available early 2009 for the Nintendo Wii. Retails for $49.99. Used drums for several hours at two different locations.
Monday, Dec 8
Weekly Wii Update: Dogs And Cats, Hockey, and Sonic 2 [Wii Downloadables]
This week's Nintendo Wii downloadables update balances two new and untested WiiWare games with the lesser of two Sonic the Hedgehog sequels. WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL Dec. 8, 2008 WiiWare™ Virtual Console™
Saturday, Dec 6
Kotaku Originals: Fo Shizzle My Nintizzle [Originals]
The ghetto salutation/extremely foul word made it out in copies of Animal Crossing sent out to 14 game journalists, who are prone to overlook such things. I've gone ahead and substituted in my own happier word that begins with those magic letters. There, all better.
Friday, Dec 5
A Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap]
The Death of (Video Game) Criticism Comment by: jayntampa Microsoft: Xbox 360 Outsold PS3 3-to-1 On Black Friday Comment by: AlanR Nintendo Responds To Animal Crossing Racial Epithet Issue, Blames Internet Comment by: subnet6
Thursday, Dec 4
Professor Layton Schools The Competition In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) 13. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 15. Saka-Tsuku DS: Touch and Direct (DS) 17. Wii Fit (Wii) 19. Rune Factory Frontier (Wii) 22. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 23. The Last Remnant (Xbox 360) 27. Wii Music (Wii) 28. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 30. Wii Sports (Wii)
Metal Slug 7 Review: Once More Into The Tank
Metal Slug 7 was developed by SNK Playmore and published by Ignition Entertainment, released in North America on Nov. 18 for the Nintendo DS. Retails for $29.99. Played through single player Mission Mode, completed multiple Combat School mode challenges.
NASCAR Kart Racing Wii Adds Much-Needed Falling Boulders To NASCAR
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that NASCAR® Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii™, will ship to retailers in North America on February 10, 2009, just in time for the Daytona 500 and the offici...
Monday, Dec 1
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes Of Time Blurs Wii-DS Line In Spring 09 [Wii]
LOS ANGELES (December 1, 2008) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ will be released for both Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in Spring 2009.
Personal Trainer: Cooking Review: Gotta Eat Them All
Personal Trainer Cooking was developed by Nintendo EAD, published by Nintendo, released in North America on Nov. 24 for the Nintendo DS. Retails for $19.99. Cooked two complete recipes, used the device to shop for ingredients for both. Sorted and searched through available recipes.
Wii and Wii Fit Top Searched For Items on eBay on Black Friday
The most searched for product on eBay across all categories this Black Friday was the Nintendo Wii console, 3,171 of which sold on the site. Following it was the Nintendo Wii Fit with 1,059 sold on the site. Video Game Consoles/Video Games Nintendo Wii for an average selling price of $349.
Friday, Nov 28
Animal Crossing Wii Begins Its Dominance In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
If the debut of Animal Crossing: City Folk is any indication, Nintendo has another hit on its hands. City Folk landed at #1, with Wild World For the DS still in the top 30. A handful of PlayStation 3 titles show stronger sales legs than their counterparts, potentially a good sign for Sony in Jap...
Thursday, Nov 27
Frankenreview: Skate It (Wii) [Round Up]
That's what EA is hoping for with Skate It, the Nintendo Wii iteration of their Skate series of skateboarding games. Taking the gameplay of the original and adding support for the Nintendo Wii Balance Board controller, EA had the chance to create the most realistic skateboarding experie...
Opinion: Intestines-On Personal Trainer Cooking (Or Why You Don't Eat Bay Leaves)
So Nintendo sent me a copy of Personal Trainer Cooking earlier this month and I immediately started messing around with it. See, I love to cook. It's one of the few hobbies I have (next to reading and writing) that I find helps me relax. Watch The Brian Crecente Cooking Hour on your iPod or Zune!
Wednesday, Nov 26
Nintendo: "We've Had A New Logo For Two Years" [Nintendo]
Strange days yesterday, when a press release from Nintendo Europe turned up. It said "stop using the red Nintendo logo". Seemed...odd. People were confused. Today, Nintendo have responded. Speaking to CVG, a Nintendo UK spokesperson has said the news is "two years late", citing the use of white...
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Suikoden: Tierkreis - The Communal DS RPG
Konami has unleashed a flurry of new art, screens, and information on Suikoden: Tierkrieis, the game that takes the hunt for the 108 Stars of Destiny to the Nintendo DS. Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Platform: Nintendo DS
Tuesday, Oct 21
Wii Music Review: Jam With The Bland
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...
Wednesday, Oct 15
Opinion: Mother 3 English Language Patch Hitting This Week [Game Boy Advance]
Nintendo of America hasn't localized Mother 3 (Earthbound 3). A shame, because the game is fantastic. Good thing that a fan-made Mother 3 translation patch is hitting this week. As game site Phantom Leap points out, it'll on computers via GBA emulators or on handhelds via flash carts. If you'...
Tuesday, Oct 14
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo Talk Edutainment [Q&a]
Absolutely. Nintendo works regularly with a number of charities, most notably the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, which works to place video game consoles in children’s hospitals. Having video games on hand for kids helps reduce anxiety and boredom during hospital stays.
Thursday, Oct 2
Iwata's Speech and Slides During the Nintendo Press Conference [Nintendo]
Well, I have so far explained about the new family member of Nintendo DS called Nintendo DSi. In other words, even when you do not activate the Animal Crossing software, the Wii console can connect one living room with others. Nintendo Conference 2008 [Nintendo via Multiplayer]
Saturday, Sep 20
Kotaku Originals: Hot Air Guitar [Kotaku Originals]
Nintendo Responds to Trade Commission Investigation of Wii Rock Band 2 Review: Second Verse Same As The First Training Wheels: My First MMO The Best Damn Video Game Infomercial You'll Ever Not Walk Away From The 100 Retailer Pop Quiz - What Gaming Console Should We Buy?
Thursday, Sep 18
Opinion: Wii Music Blares Across America On Oct. 20 [Nintendo]
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
Jobs - iPhone Is The Best Portable Device For Games [Iphone Gaming]
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
Line Rider Brings Web Downloads to DS and Wii
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...
Monday, Aug 25
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Saber Rattling [Games Convention 2008]
Clone Wars is of course the new lightsaber fighting game for the Nintendo Wii, heading our way this holiday season. It follows the story and adapts the art style of the major motion picture and television series, with a plethora of animated Jedi ready to smack eachother with glowy sticks. It...
Opinion: "Milk" Squirting Comes To The Nintendo DS [Maximum Risky]
Boob, butt and even little "boy" DS touching games? Been there, done that. It's time for new ground to be broken. This time with white liquid (RELAX FOLKS, IT'S ONLY MILK) squirting mini-games. August 28th sees the release of To LOVEru, which follows he adventures of a high school boy and an al...
Monday, Aug 18
NES Turned Into Retro Gaming Uberbox
True, this mod could have been done with pretty much any small plastic box, but choosing a Nintendo Entertainment System to house a retro gaming PC is the kind of crowd pleasing coup-de-modding that is difficult to surpass, save by hollowing out a Vectrex or performing electronic taxide...
Weekly Wii Update - Old Man Mega [Wii Downloadables]
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are: Wi...
Wednesday, Jul 30
The GBA And GameCube...Still...Function!
Nintendo's quarterly earnings show that, while they're hardly raking in the big bucks, both consoles are still selling units and still making money well into 2008. While nobody in Japan, Europe, Asia or Australia bought a new GameCube between April and June, somewhere, somehow, 40,000...
Friday, Jul 11
Opinion: Marvelous And XSEED's E3 Line Up - RPG Goodness [E308]
Independent Game Publishers to Showcase Stellar Portfolio of Titles on Wii™ and Popular Handheld Systems Avalon Code DS LITTLE KING’S STORY Wii Separately, XSEED Games will unveil the company’s first official support of the Nintendo DS with three titles: Populous™ DS
Wednesday, Jul 9
EA's E3 Line Up - We're Going To Need A Bigger Website
E3 award consideration: Best Console Game Mobile, iPhone™ & iPod® titles The Sims™ 2 Apartment Pets for the Nintendo DS Zubo™ MySims, made for the PC MySims Kingdom for the Wii and Nintendo DS E3 award consideration: Best Handheld Game Spore SimCity™ Creator for the Wii
Thursday, May 1
Opinion: Iwata Answers: More Wii Storage, Software, Public DS Play [Nintendo]
Gamers frustrated with the lack of storage on the Wii may have a glimmer of hope, if we're reading Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata right. He endured the usual end of quarter question barrage from the financial community recently, revealing many a hint about the company's plans for the Wii and Ni...
Wednesday, Apr 23
GTA, On The Nintendo Entertainment System
What if Grand Theft Auto had been released in the 80s? Well, aside from being the best game ever (When you play Grand Theft Auto, it's like you're really in the game!), it would have featured an awesome commercial. A kid would have been sitting in his room on the brink of dying from boredom. But j...
Thursday, Mar 27
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Review: Tap That Assassin [Review]
The question is, however, can the white knuckle action of Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden work on a handheld? We'll tell you what we loved and hated in the review. Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword was developed by Team Ninja, published by Tecmo and released on March 25 on Nintendo DS. Retails for $34.99. Pl...
Monday, Mar 17
Opinion: No Snaking For Mario Kart Wii [Mario Kart Wii]
Big fan of snaking in Mario Kart? Brace for disappointment. Nintendo have finally called an end to the trick, with the upcoming Mario Kart Wii's cornering speed boosts to be determined by how long you can hold a powerslide, not how quickly you can waggle from left to right. From the British Of...
Sunday, Mar 9
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review: Mascot Mashing Mania [Review]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl improves upon its predecessors in every way imaginable - a truly worthy successor to the Nintendo fighting throne. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, developed by Sora, published by Nintendo, released March 9, for $50. Available on Nintendo Wii, story mode and several charac...
Wednesday, Feb 27
Opinion: Mario Kart Wheel Is Quite Possibly "Absolute Crap"
Don't know why Nintendo thought this thing was necessary; perhaps it looks good in advertising? A good way of bumping up the price? Either way, it's rubbish. Whether or not he means the game doesn't steer as well with the wheel, or that the wheel just feels horrible in your hands, we can't tel...
Wednesday, Feb 13
Opinion: Say, Did You Know How Many Wii Games Suck? [Nintendo Wii]
How awful? See above. While every console of the past eight years (sorry Dreamcast) have seen their games average around 69-71%, the average Wii score is only 64%. Which leads to much hypothesizing in the piece about reviewers not "understanding" the Wii, theories on the impact of shovelw...
Wednesday, Jan 16
Nintendo Lays Out '08, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii Vaguely Dated [Wii]
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
Nintendo Support: Smack Remote to Fix It
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
Patch: Wii Firmware Update, Photo Channel "Upgrade" Hits
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...
Wednesday, Nov 21
The Gamestop Nintendogs Bundle For Bitches
Apparently the Gamestop corporation believes that the recently announced Nintendo DS bundles, featuring fancy new color schemes and packing-in of Nintendogs and Phantom Hourglass, will be in short supply. To wit, they've bundled in a bunch of things you probably aren't going to want w...
Monday, Oct 29
Opinion: Digs Wii, Xbox 360 "Collecting Dust," No PS3
They want to sell software, and they pretty much decided to stop just looking at the standard demographics. Nintendo went a different route than the bigger and better graphics / HD that gamers 'had' to have to go out and buy a new console. Which was a huge leap of faith, because there's been a cl...
Thursday, Oct 18
Opinion: Npd: NPD Number's: The Microsoft Take
o Xbox 360 sales built upon its growth from last month, showing a 50 percent increase for the month of September selling an average of 105,600 consoles per week. Total sales were more than 528,000 Xbox 360 consoles sold, compared to 501,000 for Wii and 119,000 for PS3.
Wednesday, Oct 3
Opinion: Nintendo Stock Hits All-Time High
I think nintendo is the only menufacturer doing this console thing right. As powerful as the HD consoles are they are still horrible when compared to PC gaming. Many believe HD console gaming is cheaper...LOL after you buy your TV then is it?
Tuesday, Aug 7
Brain Age 2 DS Bundle Official
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
Podcast: HD Wii In 2-3 Years?
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
Rumor: Target Discontinues GBA
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
Frankenreview: Mario Party 8 (Wii)
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
Nintendo Used To Promote Japanese Internet Cafe
Sometimes internet connection isn't enough. And neither is coffee. In Japan, you need more. You need Nintendo. Didn't see anything about Wii or DS Lite pricing. The waitress, a woman in a frilly maid dress, was watching me like a hawk. Creepy place. Brian Ashcraft
Thursday, Nov 2
Wii To Support Custom Soundtracks? Cool!
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...
Friday, Sep 8
Spore to Link DS and Wii (Sony Fanboy's Last Stand)
Although official confirmation of Spore appearing on the Wii has not yet been made, this blurb from game news site DigitalBattle can pretty much be treated as such. According to Nintendo magazine NGamer, Spore will be the first Wii title to use the option of connecting the DS and Wii. [...]
Wednesday, Aug 30
Used Final Fantasy III Bundle Is Crazy Expensive
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
How To: NES Mega Drive
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]
Wednesday, Feb 8
The Last Pre-Lite DS Bundle?
Gamestop lists an Animal Crossing: Wild World DS bundle. The $150 bundle may be the last DS bundle and is probably the last DS bundle we'll see before the Nintendo DS Lite. Gamestop lists the Wild World bundle as having a March 1 ship date. The big question is, what color will this DS be?
Thursday, Jan 19
GBA/DS Combo Secrets
Liberate Mission Blues (Protoman) / Colonel Dominant Chip Power Up Liberate Mission Napalm Man / Tomahawk Man Dominant Chip Power Up Program Advance combinations and what chips to use are discussed in Gold Program appears at Netto’s homepage DS and GBA Secrets [British Gaming Blog]
