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A Warning Concerning Real Life Zelda “Potions”
In The Legend of Zelda, Link often drinks potions. That doesn’t mean you should. Watch in this video as YouTuber Joshua Pursley drinks the crap out of a Zelda potion. Consider this a public service announcement! [Thanks Takoma!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2011 -
You’ve Never Heard A Game Boy Make Music Like This Before
Nintendo’s Game Boy is the instrument of choice for some musicians, due to its charming chiptune sound and the prominence Little Sound Dj. But artist Sebastian Bender has taken a different approach to using the 8-bit handheld as musical maker. Listen as Bender flicks, taps, scratches and drums the body of the Game Boy to…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 8, 2011 -
Sony Bigwig Trash Talks Nintendo 3DS and Hurts Our Feelings
During an interview with Fortune Magazine, SCEA’s charming CEO Jack Tretton discussed the company’s business strategies…and then indulged in some nasty smack talk. “If you’re really going to sustain technology for a decade, you have to be cutting edge when you launch a platform,” Tretton explains to the business mag. Reasonable enough. But the Playstaion…
By Drew Cohen Published April 8, 2011 -
The Time Michelle Pfeiffer Healed a Lizard, and Other Ghost Stories from the Filming of Super Mario Bros: The Movie
There’s a reason most people remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show or The Wizard when they think of ‘90s Hollywood adaptations of Nintendo properties: because if they didn’t they’d be left only with Super Mario Bros: The Movie, the 1993 monstrosity starring Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper, a film only vaguely resembling the cartoonish…
By Joel Johnson Published April 8, 2011 -
Nintendo Printing…Less Money
When times were good for Nintendo, it was said the DS printed money. The 3DS doesn’t seem to be doing that. Nintendo’s stock prices continue to fall, dropping 17 percent in the US market since February and certainly not printing money for stock holders. [via Next-Gen]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011 -
It’s Best If You Don’t See What Happens To Mario When He Falls To His Death
When Mario falls down a hole in the countryside, you die, without ever seeing what actually happened to him, or why it constitutes death. Know why you’re never shown? Because you don’t need to see those horrors, that’s why (via it8bit). The Pit by Ryan Coleman
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011 -
Report: Nintendo Sold Just Over Half Its 3DS Units In Japan
When the 3DS launched, Nintendo said 1.5 million of the 4 million shipped handhelds were headed for Japan by the end of March. According to respected Japanese sales tracker Media Create, there are still leftovers. Lots of them. Media Create reports that there have been only 836,000 units sold, meaning that the 3DS still hasn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Game Boy Creator’s Last Handheld Was A Wonderful Little Thing
Since Brian’s story earlier about the tragic death of former Nintendo great Gunpei Yokoi, I figured today would be a good time to take a look at the last thing he ever worked on: the WonderSwan handheld gaming device. While Yokoi will always be remembered as the man who created the Game & Watch, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011 -
Watch the Dragon Pop Out of Someone’s Chest With This 3DS Augmented Reality T-Shirt
So, we’ve seen the 3DS’s augmented reality games played on an iPhone, on an Android phone and on a white board. We’ve seen giant cards spawn giant Miis and Marios. Now, thanks to this t-shirt, you may see the AR dragon pop out of someone’s chest. Level Up Studios has printed up this AR Card…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2011 -
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 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 -
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
