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  If New Super Mario Bros. Wii Was In Fact Old Super Mario Bros. Wii…

  What if, instead of looking a lot like the DS version of Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii looked more like the NES versions of Mario? Or the SNES version? Well, then it’d look like this. Gotta say, that Super Mario World one looks pretty damn hot. [Mama Robotnik @ NeoGAF]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009
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  Uncharted Movie Incoming

  Everyone’s favorite guy in a blue jeans, Nathan Drake, is the latest video game looking set for a big screen version. Columbia Pictures is working on a movie adaptation of the million-selling-game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. The flick is being penned by Kyle Ward, who is writing the film version of Kane & Lynch starring Bruce…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009
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  New “Sega” Handheld Coming

  The days of Sega manufacturing hardware are over. But in these days of licensed technology and retro appreciation, Sega hardware still lives on, in this case with the return of the Nomad, Sega’s handheld Genesis. Now called the Retro Gen, and being released by hardware company Innex (who you’ve heard of before), it’s a handheld…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009
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  Square Enix Perfecting FFXIII Summons

  We’ve seen two Final Fantasy XIII summons: the Odin summons from heroine Lighting (pictured) and Shiva from bandana dude Snow. The lady motorcycle summons, aka Shiva, is all kinds of unique. It goes so far over the cliff that it bounces right back into awesometown. Lighting’s Odin summons? Less so. The Japanese internet has been…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009
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  There’s A New Korg DS-10!

  This video is, well, amazing. It’s producer Nobuyoshi Sano doing his best Steve Jobs impersonation as he presents to the world a new, improved version of the Korg DS-10 synthesiser for the Nintendo DS. Built to take advantage of the DSi, DS-10 Plus multiplies the output of the original synthesiser title, giving you four analogue…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009
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  Dragon Quest IX Only Saves One Game At A Time

  Dragon Quest IX allows up to four players play co-op via the Nintendo DS’s local WiFi. That’s great. Know what’s not so great? According to the game’s box art, only one game can be saved at a time. This seems like a decision based on the size of the DS cartridge. Perhaps. Other DQ have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009
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  Yup, You Can Now Buy Silver DualShock 3 Controllers

  As expected, Sony have officially announced that the range of DualShock 3 colours has increased by 1, with the release of PS3 controllers in a fetching shade of silver. Strange the pads are announced but not the silver console itself, but then, SCEA works in mysterious ways. For example, what’s the deal with those White…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009
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  Iran Not Blocking Online Games

  Cell phone and internet communications in Iran are reportedly being jammed by the government to prevent to the flow of data. But there’s more ways to communicate electronically than that. Interactive media like gaming does not appear to be impacted to the same extent as cell phone and email. According to network security blog Security…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009
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  PlayStation Home: By The Numbers

  The director of PlayStation Home, Sony’s Peter Edward, has disclosed to Gamasutra a number of interesting facts about the platform/service, including the registered userbase, demographics and advertising statistics. Registered Users: According to Edward, Home now has “7 million inhabitants”, of which 3 million hail from Europe, and those “inhabitants” have downloaded 6 million “virtual items”…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009
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  Erotic Game Developer Explains Foreign Access Web Blocking

  Minori, developer of adult PC titles like Bittersweet Fools and Angel Type, explains why the company has blocked website access outside Japan — to protect you. While accessing the Minori site from Japan poses no problems, those outside the country have been greeted with this message: This website cannot be browsed excluding Japan. Some foreigners…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009
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  Japanese Hardware Market Feeling A Bit Better, Thanks

  After a few weeks worth of shrinking sales, the Japanese hardware market saw signs of improvement, as almost every platform saw increases. Minor increases, mind you, but a positive trend upward nonetheless. The only platform not to improve was the Xbox 360, which doesn’t currently have a game in the Media Create top fifty sales…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009
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  You (Sorta) Owe Dead Space To Aristotle

  Some deep reading over on Gamasutra on game design and narrative (courtesy of Company of Heroes narrative designer Stephen Dinehart) could be my next graduate school adventure. The feature, Dramatic Play, analyzes the intersection of interactive media, drama and games as well as the classic tenants of play and storytelling that make or break a…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 25, 2009
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  Sony Encouraging Non-Gaming Apps On The PSPgo

  While the new PSPgo will be a gaming console first and foremost, Sony have announced that games won’t be the only thing supported on the platform. Speaking with CNET, Sony’s Al De Leon has said: One thing we did announce at E3 was a significant reduction in the price of development tools for PSP. The…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009
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  Watch Professional Poker Players Compete In… Excitebots?!

  Despite positive reviews for the Monster Games-developed Wii game, Nintendo’s Excitebots: Trick Racing didn’t burn up sales charts, moving a meager 13,000 copies in its first month on sale. Odd, considering it features playable poker and SUPER SANDWICHES. Speaking of playable poker in a racing game, you ever wonder what an Excitebots match between four…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009
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  A Match Made In Post-Apocalyptic Heaven: PitFallout!

  So apparently some good came out of watching a robot learn to play Pitfall: a Pitfall/Fallout mash-up. Giant Bomb community member buzz_clik threw theses screens together in lieu of an actual game after reading a story about the Rutgers University robot that conquered the Atari 2600 classic game. It would have been cooler to have…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 25, 2009
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  Sony’s Expanded PlayStation Network May Debut Spring 2010

  Sony CEO Howard Stringer and his underlings have been teasing an expanded, product line-wide PlayStation Network for years. That broader service, leaping from the PSP and PlayStation 3 to Sony branded televisions and other gadgets, might hit next year. According to a Fortune report, it was PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai that said the bigger PlayStation…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009
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  King of Pop Has Passed

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hey Hasbro, Why Are New Transformer Toys So Damn Hard? I don’t know about you, but the news of Michael Jackson’s death has brought about quite a lot of discussion in our house. Did you feel sorry for him or not? Were his contributions to music outweighed by his bizarre…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Everything Old Is New Again

  Plenty of playable fun joins the North American PlayStation Store this week, with new PSN games, a new PS One Classic and fresh downloadable PSP games. You want Mobile Light Force? We got Mobile Light Force! Free content for LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm Pacific Rift and Cross Edge join those playable additions, as do new songs from…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009
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  This Week In Video Game Comics

  Here’s a rundown of the new video game-based comics going on sale in comics shops in the U.S. this week – including Starcraft 2 (not that Starcraft II). Click the thumbnails for more details. Sonic Universe #5... Written by Ian Flynn; Art by Tracy Yardley Via publisher Archie Comics: “MOBIUS: 30 YEARS LATER” TALE!: “Five…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2009
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  Michael Jackson Has Died

  Musician and occasional video game contributor Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. The “King of Pop” was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics after suffering a cardiac arrest. Jackson, in addition to being a bestselling pop artist with The Jackson 5 and as…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009