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Smash Bros. Creator Tells Tales Of Game Development Hell

The man behind Nintendo’s insanely popular fighting game series, Super Smash Bros., worked tirelessly to give fans their GameCube sequel to the Nintendo 64 original. He calls the making of that game “grueling” and part of a “really destructive lifestyle.” Masahiro Sakurai, the game designer of Super Smash Bros. and its two sequels, writes in…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2010

Toast This Zelda Wine Glass Cover

When YouTube user Sp0ntanius covered the tune “Song of Healing” from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, he didn’t do it with traditional instruments. He did it with wine glasses and water. And he did it with himself. Several Sp0ntaniuses play the tune in a one-man-band and even help each other out by filling their…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2010

With These Cards, Show Your Po-Po-Po-Pokémon Face

There are Pokémon cards that are used to play the Pocket Monsters card game, and then there are these. And these are magnificent. Nintendo is releasing a set of Pokémon playing cards. There are, of course, a Pokémon Black set and a Pokémon White set, with two Zekrom cards as the Joker for the White…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2010

Who Is The Mother Of Video Games?

People say Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and more, is the Father of Video Games. If he’s the father, then who’s the mother? Yu Suzuki, creator of titles like Virtua Fighter and Out Run, reckons it’s him. “If Miyamoto was the father of gaming, I suppose that makes me the mother,” Suzuki tells website 1Up.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2010

The Nintendo Download: Hot And Cold Running Fluidity

Nintendo celebrates water in all its form and splendor in Fluidity, a WiiWare platformer and the star of this week’s Nintendo Download. Fluidity puts the player in control of a heroic pool of water, navigating the ancient and mystical Aquaticus encyclopedia to rid it of corruption. Twisting the Wii remote rotates the world, allowing your…

By Mike Fahey Published December 6, 2010

Kiss Your Copying Software Goodbye, Japan!

Under current Japanese, it is illegal to upload or sell pirated games and movies. It is legal to copy for one’s own personal use. Better get all your personal copying done pronto, because that’s going to get harder. According to the Asahi Newspaper, Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs is readying new legislation that will revise…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 6, 2010

The Nintendo Wii Wants To Be Japan’s Social Butterfly

You’re in the company rec room, why not play the Nintendo Wii? You just had a nabe party, you up for some Wii? Hey, it’s your day off, how about playing…the Nintendo Wii? Nintendo’s latest series of ads seem to be put forth just that: when people get together, they can play the Wii. Fair…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 6, 2010

The Gingerbread House That Nintendo Built

OK, they didn’t really build it. But Nintendo did send along the supplies, complete with Nintendo-themed candies. Trish, Tristan and I built the Gingerbread house, complete with a trapped Mario, waiting for his princess to save him. Rudolph by J.E.L.L.i.

By Brian Crecente Published December 3, 2010

This Is The Worst Michael Jackson Video Game Ever

Some publishers of Nintendo DS games like to install their own anti-piracy measures, which while being unable to prevent pirates from physically copying a game, can prevent people from enjoying those pirated copies. It appears as though the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience DS is one of those games. Users who grabbed the…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010

Fading Wii Speak Faces Phase Out

Wii Speak’s retail availability is being curtailed and, if demand for it doesn’t improve – which doesn’t appear at all likely – Nintendo will phase out the microphone peripheral completely. In a statement, Nintendo has confirmed Wii Speak’s limited retail availability as part of a phasing out of it altogether. However, the company that it’ll…

By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010

Wii Remotes, Ho!

He may not have the stature of Lion-O, but his heart’s still in the right place. As seen on Threadless

By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2010

Is Pokemon Still Gaming’s Monster King?

From Godzilla to Gamera, Japan loves its monsters. Pokémon, or Pocket Monsters, is no exception. But Pokémon’s days as Japan’s reigning video game monster ruler could be over. This is anecdotal evidence at best, and in no way am I trying to imply that Pokémon is no longer popular in Japan (that would be insanity!),…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010

Isaac Clarke Vs. the Necromorphs of the Mushroom Kingdom

Artist Sheridan Johns puts Donkey Kong, Yoshi and a flock of Goombas through a warp pipe and onto the USG Ishimura for an unexpected and awesome video game mash-up entry in this deviantArt contest. Even scarier than Dead Space? Maybe. DEAD SPACE BROS [deviantArt via RampagedReality]

By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2010

Turning A Nintendo Console Into A Skate Park

Settle in for nearly five minutes of some guy using an old Famicom (Japan’s take on the NES) and its game cartridges as a skate park for his fingerboard antics. It’s great stuff. If you like skateboarding (or miniature representations of it!), you’ll love it. And if not? Well, hopefully you’ll just enjoy looking at…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2010

What’s The First Wii Game To Reach 4 Million Sold In Japan?

Here’s a hint: It’s one of these 408 titles. (Oh, that top pic is a hint, too!) According to Japanese publisher Enterbrain, New Super Mario Bros. Wii has crossed the 4 million sold mark in Japan, making it the first Wii title to do so in The Land of the Rising Sun. New Super Mario…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2010

Is This The Biggest Wii Bundle Ever?

One Wii console, one Wii Balance Board and apparently all 408 games released in Japan. Yours for a cool one million yen. That’s over US$11,000. Japanese used game shop Enterking is offering this limited one-off bundle for the Japanese New Year sales period. The complete bundle is largely used, sure, but Japanese gamers tend to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2010

True Love Is Found In Nintendo Classics

Get ready for some feel-good times, as a man and his lady agree to be wed after a night spent dining, drinking wine then playing classic Nintendo RPG series Earthbound. This kind of stuff is sweet at the best of times, but hacking a copy of Mother 2 (or, as it’s known in the West,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2010

Salman Rushdie’s Simple Theory On Peace Through Nintendo

Booker Prize-winning author and famous fatwa target Salman Rushdie has a simple solution for how one should liberate Iran, the country whose former Supreme Leader once issued a death sentence against the novelist. Rushdie puts his faith in Nintendo. “I often think that the best way to liberate Iran is to just to drop Nintendo…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 29, 2010

The King Of Donkey Kong Country Returns References

Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country Returns makes homage to on-again, off-again Donkey Kong high score champ Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe’s nemesis in the documentary The King of Kong. How so? See the patriotic neckwear worn by this giant monkey idol? Eagle-eyed NeoGAF member Lijik spotted the reference to hot sauce maker and Donkey Kong master Billy…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 29, 2010

The Nintendo Download: Two Cave Stories Are Better Than One

Nicalis’ adorable retro adventure Cave Story returns to the Nintendo Download in two new flavors: A double-screened DSiWare version and a free WiiWare demo. Only a raccoon playing disc golf could make this week any better. If you own an internet connected Wii console and haven’t downloaded Cave Story yet, you should probably get right…

By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2010