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The Nintendo Download: Elastic Boy Saves The Day
In a week with only four downloadable Nintendo titles, two of which aren’t technically games, one small blob carries the weight of the Nintendo Download on his shoulders. THat’s right folks, there are only four downloadable titles this week across WiiWare and DSiWare, and one of them is a virtual notebook. Another is a DSiWare…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2010 -
DSi And DSi XL Get Price Drops
Starting Sept. 12 Nintendo will be dropping the price of the DSi to $150 and the price of the DSi XL to $170. The DS Lite will remain $130. The price drops lower the two systems by $20 each, down from $170 and $190 respectively. “We know shoppers want to get the maximum value out…
By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2010 -
Kinect Clone Maker Understands Chinese Gamers “Better”
Microsoft is releasing a controller-free system called Kinect. So is Beijing eedoo Technology Ltd., a spin-off company created by Chinese computer giant Lenovo. It’s called the eBox. Watch out, Microsoft! “We are the world’s second company to produce a controller-free game console, behind only Microsoft,” Beijing eedoo Technology president Jack Luo tells China Daily. Lenovo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2010 -
Kirk Gibson’s Home Run, Recreated In R.B.I. Baseball
Sports gamers remember the epic R.B.I. Baseball re-creation of the sixth game of the 1986 World Series. Someone’s gotten around to re-enacting an even greater World Series moment from that decade: Kirk Gibson’s home run to beat Oakland in 1988. This is one of a few moments I saw live and can recite from memory,…
By Owen Good Published August 27, 2010 -
The Mushroom Kingdom’s World of Warcraft
Kotaku favorite game blending artist David Stonecipher is at it again, giving us a look at how the characters of Mario’s universe would look in World of Warcraft. Check out the full canvases over at Stonecipher’s site
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2010 -
ReviewsMetroid: Other M Review: Our Unexpected Future
This game was made by brave people. Bravery in game design is when someone makes a tennis video game and doesn’t let you control where the tennis players run. Bravery in game design is when you turn a series about a Bear that can jump into an ambitious game of LEGOs Bravery is when, in…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2010 -
Ash, Something Is Different
The next Pokemon series, Pokemon: Black & White, is all new Pocket Monsters right up until the end. As previously posted, the anime has two old friends. But the anime Ash (who is called “Satoshi” in Japan) looks slightly different. Commenters have pointed out that Ash’s eyes look different from the way they have looked…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
Just In Time For Fall, The $400 Mario Sweater
And it’s not just any only $400 Mario sweater, but an officially licensed $400 sweater sold to you via the guy who created role-playing game Earthbound. The online store at Shigesato Itoi’s website is offering a 100 percent wool sweaters for ¥36,000 (US$435). They’re hand-knitted. Not by Shigesato Itoi, though. He’s busy, doing other stuff…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
You Thought You’d Never See Pokemon’s Ash And Pikachu Again?
Ha! Ha Ha! You were wrong! The duo will be appearing in the upcoming anime, Pokemon: Best Wishes! The upcoming anime series is for the fifth generation game, Pocket Monsters: Black and White. Previously it was revealed that the new Pokemon series, Black and White, will be all new Pocket Monsters right up to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
A Truly Logical Nintendo DS Charger
Pikachu is an “electric-type” Pocket Monster with a tail shaped like a lighting bolt. The perfect mascot for an electric charger! This DSi/DS XL “Pikachu Charge Stand” is priced at ¥3,980 (US$47) and will be out in Japan on September 18. Pika pika.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
A Highly Questionable Source For the Nintendo 3DS’s Release Date
We do not know when Nintendo is releasing its 3D-glasses-free portable, the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has said sometime this financial year. A super shady seller of R4 cartridges, however, is more detailed. Retailer Magical Shanghai — a retailer that continues to ignore the court injunction against the R4 in Japan — is sporting a cardboard…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2010 -
Some New Club Nintendo Prizes For Japan
Live in Japan? Member of Club Nintendo? Then this post is for you. Japan’s Club Nintendo has shown off some new prizes that gamers can snag by redeeming Club Nintendo points that come with Nintendo games and hardware. There are New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nstraps and an Animal Crossing bag. The bag has a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2010 -
Hands Cramping On with Call of Duty: Black Ops DS
The developer behind the portable version of gaming titan Call of Duty: Black Ops doesn’t have an enviable task. Developers N-Space have to find a way to deliver the Call of Duty experience, a game driven by bleeding-edge graphics, immersion and subtly-balanced controls, on a platform that isn’t just lacking the muscle power, but has…
By Brian Crecente Published August 26, 2010 -
What If Call Of Duty Was A Pokemon Game?
Who needs Bulbasaur when you can fight with Ghost? Who needs pocket monsters in your Pokemon game when you can have the heroes of Call of Duty take turns slashing and poisoning? One amazing video depicts the unreal Pokémon: Modern Warfare. (Video includes text-based profanity, so be mindful before sharing with Pokémon-loving kids.) The video…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 26, 2010 -
The Idol Game Metroid’s Co-Creator Made With Final Fantasy’s Creator
Hironobu Sakaguchi created Final Fantasy. Yoshio Sakamoto co-created Metroid. And in 1987, both worked together on a game with this lady, Miho Nakayma. Game company Square was interested in doing an adventure game. But not any old adventure game, but one that used the telephone. Square was gung-ho for Nintendo’s Famicom Disk System console, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 26, 2010 -
Disney Epic Mickey’s Delightful Platforming
I really wish Disney Epic Mickey was just a platformer. I love the concept of the third-person action game, of using paint and thinner to warp and build the animated environment around you. And when I played the game earlier this year it was a ton of fun. But every time I catch a glimpse…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Fantastic, Familiar Airstream Tour Bus
Nintendo of America is prepping to make their annual odyssey across the United States next month, showing off samples of what’s coming for the holidays to select press. This year, instead of traveling covertly, in a bland recreation vehicle or utility van, Nintendo decided to travel in style, converting this Airstream trailer into their traveling…
By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010 -
From Game Boy To Virtual Boy, An Exhibit Of Gunpei Yokoi’s Legacy
Gunpei Yokoi, who sadly killed in an auto accident in 1997, was a gaming wizard. A new exhibit in Tokyo’s Harajuku pays its respects to Yokoi’s legacy. During the 1960s and 1970s, Yokoi created a wide array of toys for Nintendo. Later he would create Nintendo handheld devices like the Game & Watch and the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
