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A Cube of Cubes, or a Perplexing Way to Play 16 GameCube Games
Blessed with a surplus of ancient Commodore 1702 monitors and a handful of GameCubes, Personal Computer Museum curator Syd Bolton stacked them all together to form a pleasantly confusing cube of cubes. After debuting his cube of cubes at a recent Game Night held at his Ontario, Canada museum, Bolton took a little time out…
By Mike Fahey Published October 24, 2011 -
If you Don’t Own or Want a 3DS, “What’s wrong with you?”
Nintendo president of America Reggie Fils-Aime is probably kidding (half-kidding) when he wonders, at the start of this video, what’s wrong with people who don’t have or want a Nintendo 3DS. Consider it a milder form of him kicking your ass and taking your name. In this debut installment of Nintendo Direct, Fils-Aime hypes lots…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2011 -
3DS Monster Hunter Trailer Has Some Bite to It
Here’s a new trailer for Monster Hunter Tri 3G, which shows off some intense battles with the wide variety of monsters you will face. The trailer starts off calmly, showing some exploration and cut-scenes, but quickly comes to life with soaring music and high-action combat sequences. It’s an exciting trailer, I will say, and the…
By Matthew Buzzi Published October 21, 2011 -
Nintendo 3DS Getting a New Way to Send Messages
Starting this December, the 3DS is getting a new messaging system called “Nintendo Letterbox” that will allow 3DS owners to send notes and photos as well as sounds to friends. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
Nintendo Dishes on November 3DS Update
Next month, Nintendo will be releasing a big update for the 3DS. Today, the Kyoto-based game maker discussed what is in store. With the update, it will become possible to transfer batches of data from one 3DS to another. The Nintendo 3DS will also be getting a 3D camera, something that has already been mentioned.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
Mario Kart 7 Is a Place for Like-Minded Racers To Meet
Like chucking turtle shells while carting? Have I got a group of gamers for you. Today, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart 7 would be bringing community features to the long-running Mario Kart series. The center piece is a “Mario Kart Channel”, which will serve the same function that the Wii Channel does, namely providing players…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
Hulu Plus Coming Soon to Wii, Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo’s just announced that the popular video streaming service will be hitting its best-selling home console and it latest handheld by the end of the year. The move puts Hulu’s premium, subscriber offering on all three major home video consoles now, with the service having debuted on the PlayStation 3 last summer. While the basic…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 21, 2011 -
Three Incredibly Cool, Incredibly Rare Nintendo 3DS Consoles
Nintendo did reveal new Nintendo 3DS hardware today. But Nintendo isn’s selling these 3DS consoles. No, Nintendo is giving them away. Club Nintendo winners have an opportunity to win special Nintendo 3DS units that feture Princess Peach, Mario, and Toad motifs. There are only three thousand of these 3DS units—one thousand of each. And the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
Watch Nintendo Give New 3DS Details
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is calling today’s presentation “Nintendo Direct”. Think of it as a fireside chat with the company responsible for Mario. It’s expected that Nintendo will detail Mario Kart 7‘s wireless features, show new Monster Hunter 3G footage as well as detail the 3D filming functionality coming to the 3DS in the November…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
Report: Nintendo 3DS Can Film 3D for a Chunk of Time
Ten minutes isn’t an eternity. But on YouTube, ten minutes is a fair bit of time. And, according to Japanese news source the Nikkei, that’s how long you can shoot 3D on the 3DS. Next month, the Nintendo 3DS is getting a big update. Later today, Nintendo will apparently be detailing said update. The Nikkei…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
From Iwo Jima to Super Mario
In the West, Kazunari Ninomiya is best known for the Clint Eastwood film Letters from Iwo Jima. In Japan, he’s better known as a member of the boy band Arashi. Arashi continue to appear in Nintendo commercials, flogging the lastest games and hardware from the Kyoto-based company. This Super Mario 3D Land ad is no…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2011 -
What Animal Crossing Can Teach Us About the Anger of Occupy Wall Street
Don’t get what’s motivating Occupy Wall Street, or any of the Occupy demonstrations worldwide? Look to a video game, writes one blogger. He believes Animal Crossing supplies an allegory for the protesters’ anger, and it involves being pressed into servitude by a debt you had little choice but to acquire. “Animal Crossing was probably the…
By Owen Good Published October 20, 2011 -
Zelda Concert’s “Contract Rider” Calls for All Sorts of Awesome
We’ve all heard the ridiculous demands in rock star’s contract riders, things like the color of M&Ms, the temperature of the dressing room, the types of condiments for the party sub. Well, tomorrow night is The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert in Los Angeles, and you should see Link’s list of demands. The…
By Owen Good Published October 20, 2011 -
The Nintendo Download
Keep your hopes low, people. Nintendo has gone and updated their virtual shops again with new games that it’s tough to be excited about. Shall we check out this week’s additions? eShop (3DS) Double Dragon Publisher: Nintendo Price: $3.99 Fight your way through hordes of enemies to save Marian. Join Billy as he fights enemies…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011 -
Super Mario Honors Zelda in His Next Game by Tossing a Boomerang
Super Mario has thrown fireballs for about three decades. In Super Mario 3D Land next month, he’ll throw a boomerang in what Nintendo is saying is a tribute to The Legend of Zelda, a series that turns 25 this year. Mario can throw a boomerang when he dons the Boomerang Suit, one of several power-ups…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011 -
Giant Swords and Silly Cleavage? Ah, This is Code of Princess
Mass-market appeal, family-friendly mascots and fluffy animals be damned. Code of Princess is a 3DS game that wants to sell itself on giant swords and barely-clothed women. Which sounds awfully crass, but then, those barely-clothed women have been designed by Capcom legend Kinu Nishimura, who is working on both the characters and the world of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2011 -
Bleep a Few Words and Suddenly Zelda is Very NSFW
While getting a genuine laugh out of the Zelda cartoon series is tough, it’s not impossible. Provided you cut a few words out which turn innocent encounters into tawdry tales. While this clip’s joke wears thin pretty quick, while it’s still wearing it’s good for a chuckle or two. Especially when she’s only three inches…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2011 -
Pokémon Gray Incoming?
Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services recently registered pokemongray.com. This is the same company that registered pokemonblackwhite.com, an official Nintendo site. When you mix black and white you get…gray. [IGN via Gimme Gimme Games!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2011 -
The World’s Best Donkey Kong Players Throw Down in The Kong Off
The Kong Off from Scott Cramer on Vimeo Has any game has as much celluloid devoted to it as Donkey Kong? First we had Seth Gordon’s brilliant The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Then we got the feature short Dr. Kong about Hank Chien, the guy who unseated Steve Wiebe to become the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2011 -
Nintendo Having Yet Another Press Conference (What’s Going On?)
Right before this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo suddenly revealed it was having a press conference. It was a total bust. Today, Nintendo suddenly announced it was holding another press conference. Will it be a disappointment, too? Dubbed “Nintendo 3DS New Information: Internet Presentation”, the event will be carried over Japanese video site NicoNico Douga…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2011