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Japanese Developer Screwed Up Console War Claims

At a presentation in Kyoto, Japanese developer Tose, best known for its Nintendo games, claimed the PS3 is outselling the Xbox 360 worldwide. The company is now apologizing for that. Oh, the shame! According to Tose’s original data, the Xbox 360 has sold 41 million consoles worldwide, while the PS3 has sold 42 million. If…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2010

Japan’s Club Nintendo Joins Club Stingy

In years past, Club Nintendo gave loyal Japanese members a whole host of awesome prizes. This year, Club Nintendo won’t. This year’s “Platinum Member” prizes are so lame. This year, Nintendo is offering either a handkerchief set, a button set or a calendar as part of its “rewards”. For comparison’s sake, let’s review highlights of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2010

Which Mario Game Is His Creator’s Favourite?

Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto created Mario, having some part in most of the plumber’s games to date. But after nearly thirty years of Mario, then, do you ever wonder which game is Miyamoto’s favourite? It’s not Mario 64. Not Mario Galaxy, either, and it’s certainly not the original Super Mario Bros. Instead, it’s 1990’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2010

Mario Gets Serious Street Cred In Spain

Proud Italian plumber/princess savior Mario gets super excited at the christening of Avenida de Super Mario Bros, the first street to officially bear his name. The Spanish suburb of Zaragoza also has plans for streets named after Space Invaders, Sonic and Zelda. [CNN]

By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010

The Choicest Cuts Of Bowser, Ganon, Yoshi & Chocobo

What’s the sweetest meat of Mario’s eternal rival, Bowser? Artist Jude Buffum breaks down the choicest cuts of Nintendo villains Bowser, Ganon, Blooper and more in a new series of meat diagrams that video game butchers would swear by. Buffum answers the questions we never really wanted answers to, like “What’s the best way to…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 8, 2010

Super Mario Bros. World 8-Cake

The Sunday celebration in New York City for Super Mario Bros.’ 25th anniversary included cake, Super Mario cake. At the Nintendo World Store near Rockefeller Center, Nintendo’s lead game designer and Super Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, cut the cake alongside Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime (pictured left in the photo below.) Let’s look at…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2010

The Nintendo Download: The Best Use Of Your DSi Ever

Never before has a downloadable game for the Nintendo DSi made as good a use of the handheld’s features as Kaasa’s Discolight. You will believe the DSi screens can be two different colors at once. For a mere 200 DSi points you can transform your Nintendo DSi into the ultimate disco light. Choose a genre…

By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2010

Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft Are Finally Competing on Common Ground

With the launch of the Xbox 360’s Kinect last week, all three major video game consoles now have motion-based gaming support. But which is the best? That’s not as easily answered as one might think. While all three allow you to forgo button-mashing for body movement to interact with games, they all do it in…

By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2010

Dames Don’t Do Nintendo Ads For Free

Ever wonder why Dame Helen Mirren agreed to appear in upcoming Wii ads? Maybe she likes the Wii. But maybe it was the two-day commercial shoot and the very hefty paycheck. Ka-ching! According to MSN News, the 65 year-old Oscar winner received £500,000 (US$800,000) to appear in a Wii Fit Plus advert. “Nintendo insisted they…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2010

Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Nintendo In Your Cars

You can keep your trashy Call of Duty Jeeps: we’ll take a classy little car inspired by a Nintendo console any day of the week. This Scion has been done up pop culture mag Giant Robot’s editor Eric Nakamura and vehicle artist Len Higa, with select bodywork and the paint inspired by Nintendo’s Famicom console.…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 8, 2010

Super Mario: Shaken, Stirred And Amazing

This fall marks the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. What better what to say “congrats” than with a fan-made Super Mario game that puts Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3 and Super Mario World in a blender. Drink it up! Available as a free download, the game also features a 2 player co-op mode,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2010

Where Did All The Japanese Trends Go?

During the 1980s, Japan saw trends like Hello Kitty-type character products and brand-name fashion. The 1990s gave birth to Tamagotchi, Bandai’s portable game character, as well as sticker picture machines and even Windows 95 fever. Now? Now, Japan has eco cars and “fast fashion”, which are clothes from cheap chain stores. Not very exciting! As…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2010

Gamer Fails Super Mario Bros. Speed Run, While Mario Creator Watches

Andrew Gardikis once beat Super Mario Bros. in five minutes. Shigeru Miyamoto created Super Mario Bros. a quarter century ago. The two men were at the Nintendo World Store today, where Andrew tried to repeat his feat. Miyamoto watched. Pressure! The event was part of a celebration at the Manhattan store for the 25th anniversary…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 7, 2010

Country-Style Donkey Kong Comes Back

A blend of cinematics and gameplay in this minute long trailer show you what to expect from Donkey Kong Country Returns. Unveiled at E3 five months ago, it’s due for the Wii on Nov. 21.

By Owen Good Published November 6, 2010

Black Friday Ads Leak New PlayStation Bundles, DS Colors

Holiday shopping madness is just around the corner, with deals from post-Thanksgiving “Black Friday” sales heralding video game savings. In addition to temporary price cuts, it appears new PlayStation 3, PSP and Nintendo DS bundles are en route. Supposed scans from Sears’ Black Friday print ads point to a pretty good deal on the PlayStation…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2010

Nintendo Keeps Super Mario’s 25th Anniversary Classy For America

When Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. collection comes stateside next month, it will come in a pretty little package for Wii owners. If you’re a fan of Mario, you’re probably going to want to grab this slick limited edition package. Included in the Super Mario All-Stars collection are Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2010

To-Do In New York: Mario Party 25 At The Nintendo Store

The Nintendo World Store (and former Pokemon Center) hosts a grand-re-opening on Sunday — several days after re-opening — in New York City. They’re having a 25th anniversary party for Super Mario Bros., with the promise of Super Mario cake. Cake. Mario games. Someone in a Mario suit. Surely, Mario gets more of a party…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2010

Will Kinect’s “Thousand Points of Light” Interfere With the Wii’s Remote?

Let’s say for some odd reason you want to have both your Xbox 360 Kinect on and your Wii? Why? I haven’t a clue, but if you did, would the two systems, which both use infrared, interfere with one another? I tried playing Rally Ball with the activated Wii Remote in my hand and had…

By Brian Crecente Published November 5, 2010

Report: Another Worker Dead At Game Console Manufacturer

Early Friday morning, a worker at Foxconn’s Shenzhen plant “fell to death”, reports Xinhua News Agency (via Reuters). Foxconn manufacturers the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii and the iPhone. Not including this latest incident, there have been at least thirteen suicides this year. According to Xinhua News Agency, “The death was confirmed by the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2010

Turn A NES Cart Into A Wireless Router

Got an old copy of Gumshoe or 3-D WorldRunner? Got a soldering iron and a Dremel? Turn a NES cartridge into a wireless router in just a few steps, thanks to Unconventional Hacker’s step-by-step plan, seen on Instructables.

By Owen Good Published November 5, 2010