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Nintendo Believes The 3DS Can Stop Piracy
Earlier models of the Nintendo DS are awash in a sea of pirated games. The upcoming 3DS? It might be a tougher nut to crack. That’s according to THQ, anyways, whose executive VP of global publishing Ian Curran told CVG, “What excites me even more [than 3DS games] is that there’s technology built in that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2010 -
The Nintendo 3DS Is A Tricky Sell
The Wii was an easy sell. Nintendo showed the Wii Remote and that players could swing it around. Simple! Ditto for the Nintendo DS. It has a touch screen, and there is a stylus. Clear as day. The Nintendo 3DS is another ball game altogether, because it isn’t something that you can show directly on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 -
What Do Nintendo Clamshells And Make-Up Have In Common?
The Nintendo DS’s design was influenced by the dual LCD clamshell Nintendo Game & Watch. But what influenced that? Over on Nintendo’s official site, company president Satoru Iwata talked to Makoto Kano, one of the designers on the Game & Watch. Iwata asked if there were any electronics that folded up like a laptop in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2010 -
When Cheating Makes Brain Age Fun
Brain Age isn’t the most enjoyable of DS games played straight. Playing it through an emulator that lets you substitute answers for stupid doodles sure fixes that. This “speed run” isn’t terribly fast – indeed, it’d be faster writing the actual answers – but it’s way more fun, as by using an emulator they’re able…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2010 -
Own a Piece of the Worst Mario Movie Ever Made
I know Super Mario Brothers was also kinda the only Mario movie ever made, but I suspect it can retain its title as the worst one no matter how many future movies based on Nintendo games come down the pipeline. And now you can own a piece of it, if you believe Craigslist! These oddly-shaped…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2010 -
A Battle For The Ages
As seen on DeviantArt, via 4 Color Rebellion
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2010 -
Why Japan Likes Dragon Quest (And Other Pressing Issues)
Dragon Quest IX was released in Japan on July 11, 2009. A year later, the game is getting released in North America. Finally. Why the long delay, Square Enix? “The reality is that we were not able to develop all versions of the game simultaneously, since making the Japanese version alone proved to be a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2010 -
Reviews
Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii…Shampoo
It’s not everyday that you must get totally naked to review something. Today was one of those days. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shampoo is not *just* shampoo, it is “rinse in shampoo”. It says so right on the bottle. This shampoo, no rinse in shampoo, has been officially licensed by Nintendo. But does it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2010 -
The Last Story’s First Trailer With Gameplay
Upcoming Wii game The Last Story is being designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the man responsible for Final Fantasy. No, he is not a nihilist, and from the looks of this trailer, neither is The Last Story. The game is set on an island that is a strategic sport for defense and transportation for an an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2010 -
Report: High-Speed Cell Service Could Come to Nintendo, Sony Devices
Sony and Nintendo are in talks to add 3G network connections to their next line of handheld game machines, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reports that Ryuji Yamada, president of NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s biggest wireless carrier by subscribers, is in talks with video game hardware makers to allow…
By Brian Crecente Published July 7, 2010 -
Nintendo Wants People To Take Their Miis To New Systems
The Miis, cute little avatars that are one of the highlights of Nintendo’s Wii system, look set to be around for the long run, according to comments made by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Asked whether Miis might somehow be compatible with the upcoming 3DS, Miyamoto replied “We need to keep in mind how we evolve…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010 -
Miyamoto’s Early Assignment: Create a Chair
Shigeru Miyamoto’s world class design reputation is within video games, but when he was a student he demonstrated his very adaptable creativity within other media. Such as chairs and coat hangers, according to a Los Angeles Times profile. In an anecdotal profile published over the weekend, Miyamoto, 57, related his earlier days as a designer.…
By Owen Good Published July 6, 2010 -
And The Game Critics Best Of E3 Award Winners Are…
The game critics have spoken, and the 2010 E3 Game Critics Awards winners have been chosen. Check out a Best of Show that isn’t a game, big wins for EA and Rage, and a little vindication for our E3 awards Now before you read this, remember that the Game Critics Awards are not chosen by…
By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010 -
Is Now A Good Time to Buy a New Game Console? Let’s See
If the DSi were stock it would be down today. Why? Because we’ve updated the Buyer’s Guide to the DS Our guides to what to buy, when to buy a gaming platform are packed with information, but the most important thing about them is that they are living documents. No, they won’t bleed when you…
By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010 -
Boy Uses DS To Save Mother From Car Wreck
On Sunday, a family from Victoria in Australia’s south-east was involved in a car crash, when the driver rolled the vehicle trying to avoid a kangaroo. There were five people in the car – three children, their mother and her partner – and after the crash, the mother became trapped in the wreckage. Staying calm,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010 -
Get A 3DS Preview With Old Nintendo Games In 3D
If you have a pair of 3D glasses in the house, go get ’em, then settle in and see what it’ll look like when Nintendo starts to raid its back catalogue and re-release old classics on the 3DS. This is Mario 64 and Starfox in 3D. Well, it will be when you click on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010 -
CultureTotal RecallA Quick Look Back At Sega 3D
While companies like Sony and Nintendo are pushing 3D, the technology is not new. In movies, 3D was used in attempts to attract theatergoers that had dwindled during the 1950s as the diffusion of televisions increased. For gaming, Nintendo tried (unsuccessfully) to release its own 3D headset, the Virtual Boy, in 1995. It was a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010 -
3DS Games Could Look Better If They Ditch The 3D
According to “developers working on the system”, games running on the Nintendo 3DS can look (and perform) even better than those we’ve seen on one condition: they lose the 3D. That’s what a report on IGN says, as developers “could theoretically use the extra processing power for additional texture passes and more complex object and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2010 -
Super Mario Bros. Finally, Faithfully Ported To Sega Genesis
With Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario enjoying a comfortable friendship these days, a port of Super Mario Bros. to its 16-bit rival console doesn’t seem that strange anymore. What’s somewhat more surprising is how solid of a port it is. It looks and almost sounds exactly like the NES original Super Mario Bros., a game…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2010