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Metroid: Other M To Include Two Hour Movie Version Of Game
Once you finish playing next month’s Metroid: Other M on the Wii, you can watch it. A “theater mode” will stitch the game’s cut-scenes and some pre-recorded gameplay into a Samus epic. This news comes from an interview with Other M creators in Famitsu, as translated by 1Up.com: The storytelling aspect of Other M continues…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 30, 2010 -
All Three Dragon’s Lair Games At Once, All For Wii
Were Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace, and Dragon’s Lair II: TIme Warp too hard for you? Then you’ll want Destineer’s Dragon’s Lair Trilogy for the Wii, featuring a beginner moves guide and Watch Mode, so you don’t even have to play. Dragon’s Lair property owner Digital Leisure continues to try and milk as much money from…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2010 -
Six Colorful Minutes Of Pokemon Black & White
Kids! Pokemon! Dancing! Bad 3D! There’s all that and so much more in this lengthy new trailer for Pokemon Black & White, for the Nintendo DS. There’s also battles galore and some overworld action as well. If you feel like this game has been under-shown to date, this trailer should take care of that nicely.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2010 -
Pokémon Black May Be An Urban Legend, But It’s Also Creepy As Hell
Pokémon games are normally quite tame affairs. The worst that happens is some weird animal gets knocked out for an hour or two. But in Pokémon Black, there is death, nothing but death, and it is all around you. Pokémon Black is apparently a hacked, unofficial version of Pokémon Red, which Tiny Cartridge’s Eric Caoili…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2010 -
Wii Is Now a Registered Trademark
Attention trademark buffs! “Wii” is now a registered trademark. Nintendo filed the trademark in 2006 but only got it registered by the U.S. Government on Tuesday. So now if you infringe, they can go after you with even more weight.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2010 -
Nintendo UK Hints At 3DS Pricing
How much is the Nintendo 3DS? I dunno! Nintendo does, let’s hear what it has to say. Website Electricpig asked Nintendo’s marketing manager James Honeywell about the Nintendo 3DS pricing to which Honeywell replied: “Price, we haven’t made any kind of announcement at the moment, but for everyone who already knows, you know, the Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2010 -
Masterpiece Painting On A Nintendo DS
To promote the upcoming retail release of the DSiWare series Art Academy in Europe, Nintendo Spain commissioned these classy videos illustrating the humble little program’s artistic chops. While it would take a deft touch and some serious focus to really emulate the classics – like those of Van Gogh and Carvaggio – the clip does…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2010 -
When’s Nintendo Revealing The Nintendo 3DS Release?
At this year’s E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo showed its glasses-free 3D portable, the Nintendo 3DS, for the first time publicly. It did not give the handheld a release date. However, the company stated today that it will announce the release period and the price this September. The exact date for this reveal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2010 -
Nintendo Financials Show Big Losses, 2011 Zelda and Games Sales Figures
Nintendo today released its financial results for the period April-June 2010, and amidst all the boring stuff are some points of genuine interest. Money Comes, Money Goes First up, Nintendo continues to see a massive decline in both net sales and operating income, the former down 25% from the same point last year, the latter…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2010 -
Call Of Duty: Black Ops DS Declassified
Developer n-Space returns to the Call of Duty franchise this November with a portable companion to Black Ops on the Nintendo DS, complete with helicopters, stealth jets, and six-player online multiplayer. n-Space has done some pretty amazing things with the Call of Duty franchise on the Nintendo DS. Nintendo’s handheld is the last platform that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 -
Now’s Your Chance To Grab Pokemon’s Enigma Stone
Starting July 31, North America players of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver have 28 days to download the Enigma Stone, the key to unlocking Legendary Pokemon Latias and Latios. Legendary Pokemon Latias can be captured in Pokemon HeartGold. Her brother Latios can be captured in Pokemon SoulSilver. Both are exclusive to those games, unless the player…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2010 -
What If The Next Metroid Is A Bad Game?
Could Nintendo make a bad Metroid game? Would they? What if they worked with a team that never made a Metroid game before? What if my first minute of playing Metroid Other M sprouted the thought: This is not good? Thirteen months after I heard that Nintendo was working with the creators of Ninja Gaiden…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2010 -
R4 Piracy Devices Banned In The UK
A British high court has ruled against R4 companies Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan. It is now illegal to import, advertise and sell R4 cartridges in the United Kingdom. The R4 emulator carts are used to pirate Nintendo DS games. According to website Develop, the court set a legal precedent by ruling the carts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
250 Foxconn Employees Poisoned By Pesticide
This time it isn’t an employee falling off a roof or out of a window. This time, it’s pesticide. Foxconn, the world’s largest manufacturer of electronics, is responsible for assembling the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, the iPhone and more. After 250 workers at the company’s Chennai, India plant were hospitalized, Foxconn had no…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2010 -
Metroid: Other M Trailer Goes Shooting, Gets Chatty
This is a “story” trailer for Metroid: Other M, the upcoming franchise reinterpretation from Team Ninja. You won’t get much story out of it if you don’t speak Japanese, but it’s still awfully pretty to look at. Highlights include a David Beckham cameo at 55 seconds, as well as an absolute wealth of gameplay footage,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2010 -
What Is Nintendo’s “CrossPass”?
Nintendo has registered several trademarks in Japan, including the titles 3D Challenge, 3D Paddleball or 3D Hopper. Those could be actual games (mini-games?) or they could be tech demos for the upcoming 3D-glasses-free Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo also registered CrossPass, CrossPass Mode, CrossPass Network, and CrossPass Connection, which sound as though they are related to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2010 -
Meet Pokémon Triple-Zero
Say hello to Victini, a brand-new Pokémon coming in the upcoming Black and White games with a very special number: #000. Those familiar with Pokémon and Pokédexi will know that the pocket monster list for any Pokémon game generally starts at #001. This would seem to indicate that there’s something special about Victini, other than…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2010
