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It’s An All-Star Legend Of Zelda Triforce Jamboree

The stars of some of our favorite YouTube shorts and music videos converge in this spectacular musical tribute to The Legend of Zelda. See CorridorDigital, Freddie Wong, Jimmy Wong, and a host of the internet’s finest musicians celebrating all things Zelda. What, you thought CorridorDigital was all about making funny live-action Minecraft films, and Freddie…

By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2011

The Secret, Horrible Life Of Sonic’s Sidekick

Ah, poor Miles “Tails” Prower. Here’s a Behind the Music Bytes look at Sonic’s sidekick, Tails. Think it’s hard being Sonic? Try being Tails.

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2011

The Father of the Game Boy Was Not Killed By Yakuza

It was apparently a contracted hit. Gunpei Yokoi, father of the Game Boy who failed with the Virtual Boy, left Nintendo and was working with a rival on a new portable game device. Yokoi had too many Nintendo secrets. He had to be out of the picture, say the conspiracy theories. He had to be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2011

The Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready for Wii 2

You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of 1st-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact. Sure, Nintendo launched a brand new console a mere two weeks ago. But one can’t help but gawp at what is most certainly the largest scarcity of titles to come—or more accurately,…

By Drew Cohen Published April 6, 2011

Outrageous 3DS Returns And Sickness Story Gets Animated

Taiwan’s Next Media Animation brings its considerable rendering talent to bear on UK tabloid The Sun’s tall tale of Nintendo 3DS returns and sick children

By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2011

How To Build Your Own Adventure Time Game Boy

If you like video games and animated series Adventure Time, no doubt one of your favourite characters will be Beemo, Jake and Finn’s adorable little talking Game Boy…console…thing If you’d like to have your very own Beemo, well, get ready, because here’s how you do it. You’ll need a Game Boy Color. And some tools.…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2011

This Is What The Mysterious Pandora’s Tower For Wii Looks Like

Earlier this year, Nintendo of Japan unveiled Pandora’s Tower, a new Wii game slated for an overseas release this spring. We didn’t know much about the title beyond its use of classical piano music and large upper back tattoos. But now we have video of this high-speed action game. Pandora’s Tower appears to be a…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 5, 2011

A Chubby Mario Of More Accurate 8-Bit Proportions

The super hefty plumber Mario leaps into action thanks to Mike Mitchell’s cleaned up illustration from back in the day. Related Rampages: I Am Not a Sith | Sasquatch | NOFATCHX (More) Fat Mario by Mike Mitchell (deviantART) (Store) (Tumblr) (Twitter) Via: sirmitchell Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 5, 2011

UK Tabloid Reporting 3DS Backlash; Is Reality Next?

Squawker rag The Sun says a “refund row” is hitting the UK around Nintendo’s 3DS, with “record return levels were reported after thousands suffered headaches and dizziness.” Nintendo says returns “in single figures per retailer.” [The Sun]

By Joel Johnson Published April 5, 2011

Is The 3DS Going To Be Okay?

New product launches are rough. The launch for the Nintendo 3DS went off well, it seems. However, the weeks that’ve followed continue to raise concern. While some game consoles seem to be slow out of the gate, they later build up steam over time. Other consoles are firecrackers from the get go, but quickly burn…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2011

Zelda’s Link Is Old, Ready For War And Running From Chickens

To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the Legend of Zelda, some artists have got together and run a little competition paying homage to the classic series. While influences predictably focus on Ocarina of Time (for nostalgia’s sake) and Twilight Princess (because Link looked so good in it), there’s still room for…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2011

The Wii Does Not Need Water Cooling

Using water as a cooling solution for computer hardware is usually only required if you’re building a PC capable of time travel. You do not need it for the humble Nintendo Wii. Still, with spare time on his hands modder Angel OD figured he’d rig one up anyway, building an elaborate custom case for his…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2011

Not Ready To Study, These Kids Are Killing Time With The Wii

In north-eastern Japan, refugees are gathered in gymnasiums that have been converted into shelters for those displaced by the earthquake. Some shelters have enough books, paper and pencils so that displaced kids can study. Many shelters do not. One 14 year-old at a shelter in Fukushima’s Iwaki City tells Sankei News that his house was…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 5, 2011

Culture

Is This The Greatest Super Mario Bros. Playthrough Ever?

It may not be the speediest of speed runs. It may not dazzle with its exploitation of glitches. But this Super Mario Bros. speed run is notable because the player is also simultaneously beating Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels. This is the work of Japanese…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 4, 2011

Big-Headed Caveboys And Infinite Adventures In This Week’s Nintendo Download

While we patiently wait for the 3DS Virtual Console to arrive, Nintendo continues to deliver fresh new and old content to the Wii and DSi, with the ginormous cranium of Hudson’s Super Bonk headlining this week’s offerings. Yes, North America finally gets a Virtual Console release of Super Bonk, the side-scrolling caveman platformer that hit…

By Mike Fahey Published April 4, 2011

New Super Mario Bros. Arrives In A New Setting

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is making the jump from the Nintendo Wii to arcades, and trading Wii Remotes for joysticks and jackpots. Dubbed Super Mario Bros. Wii: Coin World, the game is being reborn as a four player “medallion game”. Medallion games are arcade games in which players try to hit the jackpot and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2011

Why Nintendo Has No Interest in Mobile Phones

Though Nintendo has, notably, struck an arrangement with AT&T to provide free wireless Internet hotspot access, the company remains adamant that it isn’t entering the mobile phone business. “We don’t want to be in the phone business,” Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, told CNN. “We don’t see that as an opportunity. Phones are…

By Owen Good Published April 1, 2011

Sega Makes No Apologies For This Thor Wii Trailer

While the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the upcoming Thor movie tie-in game embrace the thunder god’s movie appearance, Red Fly Studios’ version looks a bit more like World of Warcraft exploded in New York City. Graphics aren’t everything, of course. I’ll take a fast-paced cartoony game to a slow and stuttering graphically…

By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2011

How Many Pokémon Does A Typing Game Need Anyway?

Over four hundred, apparently. The official site for Pokémon Typing lists over 400 Pocket Monsters for the DS-based typing game. [via 任天堂]

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011

The Wii Controller That’s Powered By Sweat

Got a bunch of Wii games? Want to exercise? Go outside and run around. But if you’re interested in ponying up cash for a peripheral… The U-Move controller is a fully functioning Nunchuck controller with an on-board pedometer that displays the number of steps players make and the amount of calories burned. It requires players…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2011