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Black Friday Week Was Very Good To Nintendo

Fueled by new hardware colors and special holiday bundles, Nintendo had a very happy Black Friday week indeed, with 1.5 million video game systems finding their way into the hands of gaming-hungry shoppers. What systems sold the most? Nintendo’s handheld gaming systems won the week of Black Friday, according to the company’s own internal sales…

By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2010

Diehard Nintendo Fans Debate Whether Donkey Kong Is Good Or Evil

Nintendo’s famous ape seemed like a villain back in the original Donkey Kong game, but he’s been a good guy recently. Which is it? We asked people who would know, some of whom were dressed as Nintendo characters. This video was shot in November at the Nintendo World Store. Thanks to all who agreed to…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2010

Reviews

Review: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Relives The Glory Days

In the first two Golden Sun games the Heroes of Vale restored the awesome power of the Golden Sun, saving the world of Weyard from impending doom. Are their children up to the task in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn? Thirty years have passed since the events of puzzle-heavy role-playing games Golden Sun and Golden Sun:…

By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2010

Watch Helen Mirren Earn Money Right Before Your Eyes

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren was reportedly paid £500,000 (US$800,000) to appear in a Wii Fit Plus ad. This is that ad! “Nintendo insisted they wanted Helen and no one else,” a friend of Mirren’s is apparently quoted as saying. “They wanted an older, more attractive woman to show that the Wii isn’t just for children.” The…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2010

Mario Kart Goes 3D (But Not The Way You Think)

Takara Tomy’s remote-controlled Mario Kart toys may have looked great, but they shipped without a decent track. These Spanish guys certainly took care of that, building a custom course for the toys that would do a video game proud. Of course, a real Mario Kart would require better handling from its vehicles than these tiny…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2010

For A Moment, You Will Believe Samus Is Real

Swedish student Jenni Källberg – otherwise known as the world’s greatest Metroid cosplayer – is back, taking imitation of Nintendo’s sci-fi starlet to a whole new level. Over the past two months, Källberg has hit the streets for two shoots, one showing off Samus’ Gravity Suit in a winter wonderland, the other a vastly-improved Varia…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 29, 2010

Kinect Hacked To Play Super Mario Bros.

This unholy marriage of Microsoft technology and Nintendo software comes from Yankeyan, who probably just gave Shigeru Miyamoto an inspiration for the Wii’s next exergaming title. Yankeyan programmed this with OpenKinect drivers and Nintendo emulation, so that Kinect recognized his motions and virtual button presses onto the emulator. “I could have placed a simulated keypad…

By Owen Good Published November 27, 2010

The Video Game Alphabet

You make one of these charts for animals, or fruits, or cars, and you really have to stretch sometimes. It’s crazy that video games are able to be recognised so easily. By Maicon Costa, thanks Dan!

By Luke Plunkett Published November 26, 2010

Reviews

Review: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem Is More Donkey Kong Than 2010’s Other Big Donkey Kong Game

Some other Donkey Kong game came out from Nintendo in November 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns, they call it. Yeah, sure. Like the essence of Donkey Kong is running to the right. The ape must stand defiant. Mario must run. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem is the third fourth of the Mario Vs. DK…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 25, 2010

When Pokémon Fans Are All Grown Up…

If Pokémon was a little more adult, a little classier, maybe its posters would look less like toy commercials and more like this. By Kody Christian

By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2010

Next January, Play The Nintendo 3DS For Free!

To stir up interest in its upcoming 3DS, Nintendo is holding “Nintendo World 2011” at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Admission is totally free. The event is open to the public and will run from January 8 to January 10, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Nintendo hasn’t not yet revealed what titles will be on display.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010

This Thanksgiving Day, Pikachu Won’t Be Alone

Thanksgiving means family. But for Pikachu, it means being dragged through Manhattan as an inflatable balloon. And this year he’ll be accompanied by some Pocket Monster cohorts. According to MSNBC, Pikachu will be joined in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by Reshiram and Zekrom from the Pokeémon Black and White. The balloons will be 14 feet…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2010

You Cannot Scrub This Mario Drawing Song From Your Brain

Now I will never forget how to draw Mario. I will never look at this mushroom head, his coin eyes and his rising sun hat ever the same again. The clip was done in DSiWare title Flipnote Studio, but the song? That’s from the depths of catchy jingle hell. Learn to Draw Mario with a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010

The Many Inspirations Behind Disney Epic Mickey

There are a lot of things to love about upcoming Wii exclusive Disney Epic Mickey. Among my short list? That the game’s creators were able to mine Disney’s 80 years of history to make the game. This video walks us through the process.

By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2010

PopSci Honors Playstation Move, Insults Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect

Popular Science (that’s PopSci to you cool kids) just released their 23rd annual Best of What’s New awards. Inside are just two video game gadgets and a bit of a backhand for the Wii and Xbox 360. The magazine’s awards go to 100 innovations that, according to PopSci, “indicate where technology is headed in the…

By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2010

First Aisle: Soda, Cereal & Nintendo DS

Adorable. By Damon Casarez, as seen on Tiny Cartridge Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010

Well, They Actually Did It

Nintendo trademarks a piece of popular jargon so they can…send an email advertisement. Lame. Thanks Bruce!

By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010

Nintendo Returns to CES After 16 Year Absence

The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in the second week of 2011, and for the first time in 16 years Nintendo will be there to show off some new goodies. What’s on their list to show off? We don’t know yet, but I suspect their big push will be for the Nintendo 3DS and it’s…

By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2010

Charting The Wii’s Decline In The US

2007 was the year of the Wii. So was 2008. But 2010? Not the Wii’s year, especially when you look at the console’s decline in the United States over the course of the year. This chart, provided by Gamasutra and based upon US retail sales figures, shows a console in decline, its sales down by…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010

The Nintendo Download: Shooting Penguins From The Free Throw Line

Give thanks for the opportunity to lob penguins into a basketball hoop this week, courtesy of WiiWare and Snowpack Park, a game you might want to download to your Wii? No? Maybe Tetris then? Nintendo’s Snowpack Park, a penguin hunting and flightless bird mood management sim, leads this week’s list of fresh downloadable options for…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 22, 2010