Kotaku: Game & Watch

Game & Watch Mod Makes Sidetalkin' Fun

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:20:20 MST

Ever wanted to play the Game & Watch game Octopus on your cell phone? Probably not, but at least one Japanese electronics alchemist has, resulting in this fantastic cellphone mod that not only works as a phone, but as a classic LCD diversion as well. Not only fun and functional, the device folds up nicely and triples as a total pussy magnet. Chicks absolutely dig Game & Watch enthusiasts. Look it up.

Nintendo Game & Watch Modded Into Cellphone (Verdict: WANT) [Gizmodo]

Remembering Gunpei Yokoi

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:20:16 MDT

Today, October 4th, 2007, marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Gunpei Yokoi, the Nintendo engineer responsible for inventing the company's Game & Watch and Game Boy hardware. Yokoi also acted as producer on Nintendo-developed software like Metroid and Kid Icarus with the R&D1 and Intelligent Systems teams. For those who haven't yet watched RobotBling's fantastic piece on Yokoi titled "The Greatest Inventor", I highly recommend doing so.

Great thanks to Eric for the reminder. RIP Gunpei.

Toyota is Run by Nintendo Fanboys!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:22:36 MDT

Over the weekend, I packed up the fam and took at road trip to Nagoya, where we stuffed our faces with miso katsu, marveled at the spacious city roads and headed over to the Toyota Automobile Musuem.

Featuring vintage American, European and Japanese cars, the museum traces the dawn of the car and follows it up right through the present day. There are the requisite halls of old cars, as well as an exhibit that ties automobiles to Japanese history.

The exhibit goes generation by generation. There are a Meiji-era rickshaw and a pre-World War II Osaka-made Chevrolet, which are contrasted with clothes or photos from the period. The post-war period gets sports cars and electronics and antique cameras.

The entire exhibit culminates in a several giant TV screens that were showing Dragon Quest. Important products from this period include the calculator, the Walkman, the Game & Watch and the Famicom. Both Nintendo products do carry a huge cultural impact in Japan. But, so does Sony's game machines, and to a lesser extent, Sega's. Guess we know which console Toyota is looking forward to this autumn. Brian Ashcraft

Old School Game & Watch Ad

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:45:01 MDT

There's not too much to say about this cool old-school Game & Watch ad, sent in by reader Eric T, except that I find it fascinating to see how much both Mario and Donkey Kong have changed over the years. Look how ornery Mario looks, compared to DK's slimy child molester mug. Here's a bit of gaming cred shattering trivia: I didn't even know what a Game & Watch was until about 4 years ago. And I'm old.

Thanks for scanning this in Eric! Michael McWhertor

Nintendo Business Card Holder Part III: Game & Watch

brownlee — Mon, 08 May 2006 16:40:33 MDT

In response to our Nintendo Business Card Holder Part II: Electric Boogaloo post, Kotakuite Ross H. wrote in:

After a stint in Japan, I was lucky enough to be given this little sucker as a going away present. My japanese friend had scored it from a second hand auction in Tokyo, so it was a little bit worn, but man I still love it, and use it everyday as a regular wallet (it holds my ATM cards and a few coins and notes), but its coolness is kinda lost on my fellow New Zealanders ;)
Its a pretty good replica - a metallic red case, embossed/stamped front, screen printed, and the screen is a shiny sticker. Some people actually thought it was the genuine thing.

Not sure if it was official. It has all the Nintendo and Game and Watch logos on it, and it has "Made in China" printed on the back. I sure would like to get my hands on more of these though.

Either way, it's absolutely beautiful. Thanks, Ross!