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Mario Kart Saved My Eyesight

A British youth overcame what is called “lazy eye syndrome” thanks to a doctor’s prescription of Mario Kart DS, restoring his right eye from “near blindness” to a 250 percent improvement. At age 5, Ben Michaels was diagnosed with ambylopia in his right eye, which results in a steady decline in vision in that eyeball.…

By Owen Good Published June 25, 2010

Reggie To Play Donkey Kong With Jimmy

Brief programming update: The person who will play Donkey Kong Country Returns on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight is Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime. First time a video game executive gets on late night network TV?

By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2010

Their Orders Are To ‘Make A Better Donkey Kong Country’

The man who created Donkey Kong had some specific advice for the people who are making the next Donkey Kong game: The gorilla better slap the ground properly. “He was very clear from the get-go about his expectations for the ground-pound,” Retro Studios’ Bryan Walker told me, speaking of a meeting top Retro people had…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2010

Are You As Good At Gaming As This Person?

Due out this Sunday, shoot-em-up Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is a bullet-filled video game that paints a tapestry of enemies and damage for you to weave your way through. Looks… easy? No, I don’t think so.

By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2010

Brushing Up With Okamiden

Okami is a PlayStation 2 classic. The game is getting a spin-off called Okamiden for the Nintendo DS. Does it look like it’s a worthy successor to the original? During my hands on with the game at E3, I was impressed with how the game look. The art style is beautiful — but, it wasn’t…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010

The ‘E3’ Of 20 Years Ago Also Had Its Share Of Motion Control

World Cup, fancy hands-free motion-sensing controllers,the Big Three battling for console dominance—as it was at E3 2010, so it was at the annual gaming expo’s predecessor, the Consumer Electronics Show 20 years ago. While the graphics may have improved and the business boomed, 1UP‘s great retroactive look at 1990’s equivalent of E3, the summer CES…

By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2010

Resident Evil 5 With Move Controls? Better Than You’d Think

When Capcom showed survival horror game Resident Evil 5 being played with PS3 Move motion controls at last year’s Tokyo Game Show, I quietly snickered to myself. No, actually, it may have been audible. Boy, was I ever wrong. Let’s be honest, it’s easy to assume tacked on motion controls are a gimmick. Really easy.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2010

Is That A Party In Your Living Room…

…Or are you just happy to see me? Nintendo has released a new clip showing more of the Wii Party games — like find the Wii Remote, pretend the Wii Remote is a bomb, or guess which Wii Remote is making animal noises and more! Wii Party has over 80 mini-games and will be out…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2010

Metroid: Other M Is Exactly What I Was Waiting For

Metroid: Other M is a fascinating game, one that manages to feel both like a solid retro remake and an innovative new take on a beloved series at the same time. This almost schizophrenic game design was, I believe, very deliberate, the product of having Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamoto and Ninja Gaiden creators Team Ninja work…

By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2010

Let’s Improve The 3DS!

The 3DS is an impressive piece of kit. It’s similar enough to the DS to capitalise on its predecessor’s familiarity, but its machined edges and glossy finish give it a more refined look. It’s not, however, perfect Let’s try and make it perfect. And do it properly this time, now that we know what it…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2010

Nintendo Finally Remembers What E3 Is For

The Elecontric Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles is mainly an enthusiast event. The mainstream press pays it lip service, but it’s dominated by flashy games for hardcore gamers. None of this Facebook stuff. Something Nintendo remembered for 2010. The company’s shows had developed into something of a train wreck in recent years, their 2007, 2008…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2010

3DS Might Get Video Chat

The 3DS can play 3DS games, DS games, it can play 3D movies. What else can it do? How about video chat. In 3D. In an interview with Forbes magazine, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said “Technologically speaking, a variety of different things are possible with the 3DS, for example, 3-D video chat.” Interesting. Not sure…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2010

Nintendo Files Downloadable Games Strategy In ‘What We Don’t Do So Well’ Category

Nintendo’s approach to downloadable games for Wii and DS is something the company “do[es]n’t do so well,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Kotaku last week. He promises an unpredictable solution. “We look at what we do well. We look at what we don’t do so well,” he said during an interview at E3…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2010

Nintendo “Not Satisfied” With its Online Efforts

Super Mario Bros. Wii does not have online. There is one man who ultimately decided not to include the feature. That man is Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario. In a meeting with investors at E3 last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Miyamoto decided not to include online. “So I’d like to talk…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010

Nintendo 3DS Might Be Used For Newspapers, Magazines Too

In an interview with Japanese business paper Nikkei, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said his company is looking at ways to automatically beam newspaper and magazine articles to a 3DS handheld. The 3DS can receive data while in sleep mode (powered on but the “clamshell” lid closed), and Iwata hopes that when a handheld comes…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010

Nintendo Undoes Four Years Of Alienation In A Single Hour

Nintendo’s E3 was very strange. Watching the parade of titles on show for both new and existing hardware, you’d never have guessed this was the same company that for four years had almost undone twenty years of good work. I mean that in a very selfish way, of course. With unprecedented sales of both the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010

Why Is Nintendo Doing 3D Now?

In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a 3D gaming peripheral that made people vomit. It was yanked from the market, and Time called it one of the worst inventions ever. Yet, Nintendo has returned again with 3D. Why? And why now? The Nintendo 3DS, however, isn’t the first time Nintendo has thought about giving…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010

See Resident Evil 3DS In Action

Watch the debut trailer for Resident Evil: Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS, and in doing so you’ll see the same footage the press were treated to during the new handheld’s unveiling last week. There’s not much to go on, sadly, as a cinematic trailer with bad lighting is as poor a guide as to how…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010

The Nintendo Download: Invasion Of The Square Bears

This week’s Nintendo Download features a pair of Square Enix WiiWare games originally released in Japan as Kumanage, which sounds a lot cooler than The Tales of Bearsworth Manor. North America cannot handle Kumanage, so we get The Tales of Bearsworth Manor, two 1,000 Wii point games featuring a similar pop-up storybook look and feel…

By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2010

Unbelievable BeatBox Journey Through A Video Game

Wow, and I thought yesterday’s violin-rendition was amazing. Check out BeatBoxer Hikakin bipping his way through the first level of Super Mario Bros, seemingly with a borrowed voice or two. Thanks Stagueve!

By Brian Crecente Published June 21, 2010