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November? No, Perhaps, You Mean Movember

This month, grow a Mario stache. C’mon on. Do it. The Singapore Prostate Cancer Research Fund has a website full of famous faces without their trademark staches. We’ve seen a facial hair free Mario before, but the site has clean-shaven images of other personalities like Hulk Hogan. While this moustache mania is for a good…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010

No Full Body Protective Suits For You, Kinect Players!

When the Wii was launched, gamers got hurt. They whacked their TVs, their friends and themselves with the Wii Remote, which prompted Nintendo to make a protective jacket for the remotes. Likewise, Kinect players are getting hurt Is Microsoft giving out protective body suits? Well, no. Sadly, it doesn’t not look like Microsoft will be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010

So, How Many Consoles Have Been Sold In The US This Generation?

Ever wonder how many Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles have been sold in the USA over the past six years? Allow Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime to fill you in. Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets Annual Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, Fils-Aime revealed that since launching in 2004, the Nintendo DS has…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2010

NSFW: Now This Is A Nintendo Trademark We’d Like To See

Nintendo is trying to copyright the saying “It’s on like Donkey Kong”. It’s madness. Thankfully, Super Nerd Wil Wheaton has an elegant solution. It’s one we’d like to see come to fruition, if only because it’d give us all somewhere official to lump other “Are you fucking serious, Nintendo?” moments like Wii Music, the e-Reader…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2010

Super Mario Wii Bundle Is Not Japanese Internet Gold

To mark the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., a special Wii bundle that includes a “hacked” version of the game was released in Japan on November 11. It’s November 12, and the bundles are flooding online auction sites. The bundle is retailing for ¥20,000 (US$244) and the few bids that are being placed are…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2010

Reviews

Review: FlingSmash Nearly Lives Up To Its Name

For ten bucks more than the cost of a Wii Remote Plus you can pick up the new Nintendo controller with a copy of FlingSmash, Artoon’s paddle-ball platformer. Is it worth it? Let’s see. FlingSmash is a rather ballsy name for a game on a platform that began life plagued with television-damaging controller throwing. When…

By Mike Fahey Published November 11, 2010

There’s A Little Final Fantasy In Mario Sports Mix

The upcoming character-driven Wii sports compilation Mario Sports Mix is being developed by Square Enix, which explains how five iconic Final Fantasy characters have made it into the game’s roster. Who made the cut? You tell me, Kupo! No, it’s not Cloud and Sephiroth. Square Enix decided to go even more iconic than that for…

By Mike Fahey Published November 11, 2010

Finnish Kid Bums Mario, Jabs Luigi Right In The Kisser

Let’s say you were on stage with Mario and Luigi during a Nintendo event at a digital entertainment fair in Helsinki. You lost the competition. Frustrated, what would you do? Dry hump Mario? That’s what one Finnish gamer did, before going on to jabbing Luigi in the face. Those poor, poor Mario Bros. They’ll never…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2010

There’s A Touch Of Nintendo In This Tower Defence Game

This is Glory Days, an upcoming DSiWare strategy game from Odenis. If you think it looks like renowned Nintendo series Advance Wars, you’re not the only one. That’s where the similarities end, however, as instead of being a turn-based strategy title Glory Days is actually an innovative tower defence game, which is played by rolling…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2010

Why Mario Became The Star

The creator of Mario and Donkey Kong explains why the plumber was better-suited to star in so many games than the ape. A win for the little guys out there. Donkey Kong Jr. was created to solve this problem, Miyamoto tells Time’s Techland. Smaller heroes were better-suited to the 8-bit era of the Nintendo Entertainment…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 10, 2010

Madden NFL Football Is Game For Nintendo 3DS Launch

EA Sports is kicking off the Nintendo 3DS launch next year with a little Madden football, an off-season release that brings the NFL license into stereoscopic 3D in the palm of your hand. Electronic Arts expects Madden NFL Football (with no yearly designation) to be available at the Nintendo 3DS launch in North America, which…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 10, 2010

It’s On Like A Trademark Application For “It’s On Like Donkey Kong”

Nintendo has found a novel new way to promote the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns: Filing a request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the pop-culture phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” Oh it’s on. the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong” has been around for quite a long time.…

By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2010

How Does Call of Duty: Black Ops Look on the Wii?

I loved Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Xbox 360. I assume the PS3 version is just as great. The PC version, though, seems to be suffering from some major bugs. But what about the Wii take on the game? Let’s have a look. CVG gives us a look at the Wii version of…

By Brian Crecente Published November 10, 2010

Mini Marios March On Washington

Nintendo gears up for this Sunday’s release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem for the Nintendo DS with some breaking news out of North Bend, Washington. The latest installment of the Mario Vs. Donkey Kong series arrives this weekend, because Sunday release dates belong to Nintendo. Donkey Kong is in the line outside Mario’s…

By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2010

The History Of Super Mario In Staircase Form

The staircase at the Nintendo World Store tells the history of Super Mario. Well, make that the selective history. This staircase, cool as it is, could use some Super Mario World 2. Also, if Super Mario Galaxy 2 is on the top step, no more Mario games ever, right? Bummer. I shot this video during…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2010

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