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Hey Would-Be Crooks, Pay Off Your Nintendo Wiis!

If you are renting-to-own, you need to pay up. Or else. A Minnesota man is being charged with failing to make Nintendo Wii payments. He’s, however, not your typical Minnesota man. Brown has had run-ins with authorities before. He was put on probation in January after being convicted of check forgery and “theft by swindle”.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009

Subscription Gaming Comes To The Wii

Haven’t you heard? It’s Monster Hunter’s fifth birthday. Happy birthday, Monster Hunter! To celebrate, you can become the first Wii game to charge a hefty monthly subscription fee, ala World of Warcraft. Yes, because Monster Hunter G on the Wii is an online game, and because it’s going to be insanely popular, Capcom will be…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009

Nintendo Addresses Low Output Complaints

Nintendo has it hard. If it makes too many games, people complain. If it makes too few games, people complain. Nintendo cannot win. This year, Nintendo seems content with release Wii-controls versions of previously released GameCube games. On the horizon, we can see the already-released-in-Japan Rhythm Heaven and the eagerly awaited Punch Out! and… Nintendo’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2009

New Samus Cosplay International Champion Crowned

Who’s winning the Metroid cosplay wars? The Swedes looked to have had it locked down, thanks to Samus cosplayer Jenni Källberg. But Brazil has fired a shot across Sweden’s bow, one named Thaís. 26-year-old Thaís Jussim is the one responsible for the beautifully crafted Samus Aran space suit seen above, one the Brazilian Metroid Prime…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009

The Nintendo DS Has Seven 10 Million Sellers

Nintendo boasted this morning that it has moved over 100 million Nintendo DSs to dual-screen hungry consumers, an impressive sales feat that few portable game devices can claim. It’s also sold some software. While Nintendo didn’t brag about the total number of Nintendo DS games that have been sold for its current handheld, it did…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009

ESRB Explains Nintendo’s Mystery Rock N’ Roll Climber

Nintendo hasn’t officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber for the Wii yet. Australia’s government ratings board did. Today, thanks to the ESRB, we now have a good idea of what the game is. Unsurprisingly, Rock N’ Roll Climber is a rock climbing game. The ESRB description reads: “This is a rock climbing game in which…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009

The GameCube Made Shigeru Miyamoto “Very Sad”

Nintendo’s Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto was not a happy man during the GameCube era. The creator of Link and Mario describes Nintendo’s fourth-generation console entry as a time of “dilemma.” Miyamoto says in a new Famitsu interview, by way of 1UP, that during the Nintendo 64 and GameCube lifespans, Nintendo was following in the…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009

New Conduit Trailer Channels Awesome

This new trailer for High Voltage Software‘s The Conduit makes it easy to believe that the game can live up to the title of "The definitive Wii first-person shooter." I wish I could say there were a whole bunch of amazing first-person experiences to compare it to on Nintendo’s console, but sadly that isn’t the…

By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009

Nintendo Raising UK Wii Trade Price

With the British pound continuing to depreciate, Nintendo has announced that they will be increasing the price they offer the Nintendo Wii to UK retailers, who could pass the increase on to consumers. While the recommended retail price of the Nintendo Wii in the United Kingdom will remain at £179.99, Nintendo is increasing the price…

By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009

DS Breaks 100M Sold Worldwide

First released in 2004, Nintendo’s portable DS topped 100 million consoles sold last week, Nintendo reports. That number includes combined total sales of DS, DS Lite and the soon to be released in North America DSi. “Consumers have shown their love for Nintendo DS – 100 million times over,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie…

By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2009

We Rock: Drum King Track List Revealed

505 Games has released the full track list for We Rock: Drum King, with Queen, The Clash, and Fall Out Boy all providing music to drum your Wii remotes along to. The focus on drums makes the song list for We Rock: Drum King quite a bit different from what you’d see from Rock Band…

By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009

Another Country Gets Club Nintendo

Congratulations, Australia. Your long, long, nigh-on-insufferable wait for a Club Nintendo of your very own is at an end. The redemption website launched today, offering a grand total of…five items. Yup. Five. Count ’em! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. There’s a couple of DS holder things, a Mario face towel, a Wii Remote box and…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2009

Report: DS Will Soon Break 100 Million Lifetime Global Sales

According to Japanese economic newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Nintendo DS will surpass an important milestone during the middle of this month. The DS will achieve 100 million in lifetime worldwide sales. As of December 31, 2008, the official global DS sales tally was 96.22 million. The Nintendo DS was first launched in North American…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2009

What Is Nintendo’s Rock N’ Roll Climber?

Australia’s game rating board has announced the arrival of Nintendo’s Rock N’ Roll Climber, maybe a bit earlier than the publisher was probably expecting. Sadly, details are slim, even for a governmental video game rating. Development duties on Rock N’ Roll Climber are credited to Vitei Inc. They’re a relatively young development studio based out…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009

Postcards From the Zombie Apocalypse

These post cards have been arriving at my house over the past week or so. All of them advertise Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop. My favorite is the Teamwork one. So classic. So true.

By Brian Crecente Published March 10, 2009

Media Watchdog Group Slams Nintendo Over MadWorld

The National Institute on Media and the Family is giving Nintendo what for today over the release of the ultra-violent MadWorld, saying the Wii game has “shed its ‘family friendly’ reputation with MadWorld’s release.” Seems NIMF missed the release of Manhunt 2, No More Heroes, and The House of the Dead: Overkill, as Dr. David…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009

Activision: Note To Self, Must Do Better On Wii

Like many other big-name publishers, Activision release most of their “big guns” on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Problem is, the Wii is where the money’s at. So it’s time for a change! While beating the same, tired, worn old drum of cheaper consoles that he’s been beating since 2007, Kotick took time…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009

Nintendo: Wii Motion Plus Not Delayed

According to game site IGN’s Wii podcast, the Wii MotionPlus is delayed. According to Nintendo, it’s not. The IGN podcast, which is often privy to Nintendo announcements before they’re announced, stated, “Nintendo is internally struggling with Wii MotionPlus, trying to figure out a few hiccups.” These “hiccups” would mean that Wii Sports Resort would be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2009

Study Determines How Often The Princess Is Actually In Another Castle

The Princess is in another castle. The Princess is in another castle. GAH. Seems that stupid Toad says that every time you finish a level in Mario. But science shows he, in fact, doesn’t. No, it has now been proven – and this is proven by science, so it’s without refute! – that she is…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009

Excitebots Has SUPER SANDWICHES

Forget Excite Truck. You’re living in the past. This year, it’s all about Excitebots, as Nintendo do away with that pesky realism and re-tool the game’s engine to a setting a little more suited. For example: spinning trucks? Not believable. But giant, SUPER SANDWICHES? Totally believable.

By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009