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What Wii Party And Mario Party Have In Common
Mario Party games, those party games featuring…Mario, aren’t actually made by Nintendo. They are made by Hudson Soft. And it’s no wonder they are similar to the newly released Wii Party. Nintendo has a long history with Hudson, going back to the Nintendo Entertainment System days, releasing games like Bomberman. In 1998, Nintendo and Hudson…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010 -
How To Improve 1989 Nintendo Commercial “The Wizard”
The Wizard was pretty awful. Too much Nintendo advertising, not enough Sega CD and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I don’t know what’s happening here either. But I like it It’s the work of Docfuture, who also made probably the best Sonic rap ever. [via Tiny Cartridge]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2010 -
Who Does This Guy Look Like?
Spotted at JFK by reader Marco.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010 -
All Wii Underwear Must Go
As seen in Walmart by Kai.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010 -
The Force Unleashed II’s Wii Version Adds More Jedi Powers
As with the original, the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be getting different versions of the game for the DS and Wii. When the original game came out I was deeply disappointed in how those DS and Wii versions played. This time around it sounds like the Wii version, by developers Red…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: And Yet It Moves
If you only download one WiiWare title in your Wii-owning lifetime, this week’s release of indie PC game And Yet It Moves from developer Broken Rules would be a damn fine choice. Released last year on the PC, And Yet It Moves is a puzzle platformer in which the player navigates a world made of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010 -
Girls, You Look Different
The next generation of Pokemon, Pokemon: Black and White, is wall-to-wall with new Pocket Monsters. That isn’t it, though. A preview for the new anime, Pokemon: Best Wish!, shows what looks like a new Nurse Joy-type character (compare above with Nurse Joy). She is visible in the early batch of screenshots released for the game.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2010 -
Creepy Pokémon Story Now A “Visual Novel” For The DS
The mythical tale of Pokémon Black may be an urban legend, but it’s great reading regardless. It’s even better when you read it on a DS with accompanying graphics and sound. Multiple: Option have made a “storybook” version of the tale, a visual novel that provides the text of the story with graphics on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010 -
Bowser Died 3000 Years Ago
This extinct species of turtle was five-feet wide and weighed half a ton. It also looks a lot like a certain Nintendo villain. The dog nose, the horns, the beaked mouth, the (relatively) enormous size…it’s official name is Meiolania platyceps, but it may as well have been called Meiolania Bowserus, so uncanny is the resemblance…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010 -
Excitebike, Come To Life
Pixel-style Excitebike racer made from wood. Its creator, Justin Harder, also fashioned a pixelated helmet, chest protector and trophy from the game. As seen on Vision02 where there are loads more pictures. (via The Bits, Bytes, Pixels and Sprites)
By Owen Good Published August 22, 2010 -
This Man Does Not Know His Super Mario Bros. [UPDATE]
Discovery Channel host Bear Grylls does not appear to be familiar with Super Mario Bros., Half-Life, Ghost ‘N Goblins (Or is it Ghouls ‘N Ghosts?) or Doom. Call it a hunch… Update: MTV’s video embed is busted; watch clip here Click to view MTV Shows
By Stephen Totilo Published August 20, 2010 -
Manhandling Goldeneye’s Golden Controller
This is the officially licensed golden Goldeneye Wii Classic controller which you too can play with if you pick up the special edition of Goldeneye 007. This is, I’m told, the first time this slightly textured, shiny controller is around to be seen, prodded and poked. Now watch the video and bask in the controller’s…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
Street Fighter 3DS Will Be a “Perfect Port” of The Console Game
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono says that when the spectacularly popular Street Fighter IV comes to Nintendo’s 3DS portable it will be a “perfect port” of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. While nothing will be removed from the console versions of the game when it moves over to the portable, it…
By Brian Crecente Published August 20, 2010 -
A Girl Finally Wins Top Prize At Pokemon World Championship
You wouldn’t know it, but the world of competitive Pokemon card playing is a testosterone-fueled world dominated by men. Or boys. Whichever! Some are big, some are small, but the winners are typically dudes. Just look at the American Pokemon champs. They’re guys. All of two of them. At the recent Pokemon World Championship in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
Can We Keep Our Pants On During The Chrono Trigger Covers, Please?
A person named Carson Mauthe has done a cover of the Chrono Trigger battle theme. He has filmed a video of himself playing the guitar, the Rock Band drums and flailing around in his underwear. That being said, he did create a nice cover. Role-playing game Chrono Trigger was originally released on the Super Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2010 -
Nintendo’s Live-Action Metroid Ad Is A Slow, Sexy Treat
Looks like somebody at Nintendo HQ has been looking at the way Halo is marketed and thought, yes, that’ll work for Metroid, too. Hence we have this live-action Metroid commercial for upcoming Metroid: Other M, heavy on moody music and even heavier on the moody slow-motion. It’s unusually striking for a contemporary Nintendo ad, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2010 -
Twenty-Four Years Of Metroid History, Narrated By Samus Aran
Team Ninja’s upcoming Metroid: Other M is heavy on story. But what if you haven’t paid attention in past Metroid games? How the hell will you know what’s going on? Allow Metroid’s heroine Samus Aran to explain.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2010 -
Extreme Close-Ups Of The Nintendo 3DS
We’ve seen photos of the Nintendo 3DS, sure. Here are some extreme close-ups of the upcoming 3D-glasses-free device. You can see buttons and slots and holes. It’s like you are pressing your face right up against it. The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s next generation of portable handheld gaming consoles, was made official this past spring. It…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2010 -
Wii Getting Tablet Peripheral
And it’s not from Nintendo, but game publisher THQ. This year, THQ is launching the US$70 uDraw Game Tablet and aimed at 6-to-12-year-olds. It measures at 9 inches wide and 7 inches wide, making it roughly the same size as a Nintendo Wii. The tablet comes with uDraw software. Pictionary and Dood’s Big Adventure are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2010 -
Nintendo Download: ‘Karaoke Game Of The Year’
Unless press releases lie, the Karaoke Game Of The Year became available for Nintendo DSi download today. So did a cool-looking side-scroller involving reflections. I’m not Mike Fahey, but this is your Vritual-Console-free Nintendo Download. WiiWare Space Trek Publisher: CALARIS Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Fantasy Violence Price: 700 Wii…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 16, 2010