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Is Super Mario World On The List of Nintendo 3DS Remakes?
Mario creator and chief Nintendo fungineer Shigeru Miyamoto has given a firm “Maybe!” to that question, saying that a 3D revamped Super Mario World would be a “fun” fit for the Nintendo 3DS. In response to an IGN reader’s question about the SNES original version of Super Mario World—”What aspects of the game would you…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 30, 2010 -
Reviews
Catalyst DSi Slim Cover Review: Worst Analogy Ever
What is it about CM4’s Catalyst DSi Slim Cover that makes me break out the worst literary comparisons I’ve written since I was into bad goth poetry in high school? The Catalyst DSi Slim Cover is a simple enough thing. You get two pieces of aluminum shaped to fit your Nintendo DSi, covered tightly with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2010 -
Student Cockpit Concept Puts Wii Balance Board In The Pilot’s Seat
How can the Wii Balance Board make life better for the pilots of international passenger aircraft? Graduate student Nicoline van der Vaart suggests they sit on it and spin. In her graduation project for Industrial Design Engineering, van der Vaart tackles the issue of airline pilot back pain with an innovative and inventive application of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2010 -
See Seth Green Talk Up Dragon Quest IX
Comedian, voice actor, and television producer Seth Green isn’t just the star of Nintendo’s Dragon Quest IX commercial, he’s also a client, or at least well-coached on the game’s merits, as demonstrated in this video clip. We posted the commercial yesterday, and I have to agree with McWhertor here – it really works. Green is…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2010 -
Meet Your 2010 American Pokémon Champions
Last weekend, the 2010 Pokémon national championships went down at the Indiana Convention Centre. Hundreds entered, but only one two could emerge the winner. Those two were Wade Stanley, who was the junior champ, and Wesley Morioka, winner of the “seniors” division. After three days of Pokémon warfare, the pair will be off on an…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2010 -
Mario Creator Doesn’t Need Your Stinking Money [Update]
Do not fret, Shigeru Miyamoto is rich. How rich? Yesterday, Kotaku sourced a report from Asahi.com that mentioned that the six Representative Directors at Nintendo (Miyamoto included) received a million dollars. The original wording was somewhat unclear as to whether that was for all of them or each. According to Nintendo, it was each. Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 -
Report: Foxconn Looking To Open New Plant
In the wake of suicides and international scrutiny, Foxconn Technology is preparing to build…another enormous factory. This year, there have been 12 attempted suicides and ten deaths at Foxconn’s Shenzhen complex. Foxconn manufactures the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, the iPhone and the iPad, among many other devices. USA Today reports that a website…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2010 -
Saints Row 3DS Is Also An Xbox Live Arcade Game, Connects To Saints Row 3
The violent open-world action of Saints Row is something of a surprising addition to the Nintendo 3DS line-up. But there’s a good reason—two of them actually—for Saints Row’s appearance on Nintendo’s new 3D game machine. According to an interview with Danny Bilson of publisher THQ at IndustryGamers, Nintendo lobbied heavily to bring the mature content…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2010 -
Nintendo Holds The First Wii Olympics
Are you the best Wii gamer in the country? Nintendo gives you a chance to prove your mettle in the first-ever Wii Games: Summer 2010, and it all starts in the cradle of civilization: New Jersey. Kicking off on July 16 at the Liberty State Park in New Jersey, the Wii Games: Summer 2010 is…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2010 -
Smash Bros. Creator On Japan’s Strengths
What is Japan good at? Let’s hear what Super Smash Bros. Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai has to say. “There’s really a lot of opinions on this and this is just one of those opinions,” Sakurai recently told website Techland. “But, I feel that Japanese game design and game development really isn’t a good match for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2010 -
Wii Games Included In Sex Toy, Lingerie Spending Spree
Go ahead, make Wii dick jokes. Cynthia Low, 44, has resigned from her position as a financial assistant at the Oklahoma State University’s chemistry department after using a university, tax-payer-funded credit card to purchase lingerie, sex toys and a Nintendo Wii. According to records, she spent tens of thousands of dollars on these items. An…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2010 -
Who Makes Big Money In Japan?
People who run big companies, that’s who. As previously mentioned, a new regulation now requires Japanese companies to disclose the previously well-guarded salaries of employees over ¥100 million (US$1.1 million). Executive salaries in Japan are lower than the astronomical compensation execs receive in the West. “Companies owe their existence to society,” says Shizuka Kamei, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2010 -
Nintendo, Please Pay Mario’s Creator More Money [Update]
The long-held belief is that Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto rides his bicycle to work and doesn’t make more money than other Nintendo designers. Part of Miyamoto’s image is that he’s just a regular guy! And that he doesn’t take a larger salary than other employees, as Giant Bomb put it, “in order to prove…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2010 -
Club Nintendo Members, Time Is Almost Up
Nintendo fans of North America, this a public service announcement! You have two more days to achieve annual Gold or Platinum membership status at Club Nintendo. Register your Nintendo games now before you miss out on members-only swag!
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2010 -
Watch Seth Green Sell Dragon Quest IX To Teenagers
How does one sell a game like Dragon Quest IX, a traditionally core role-playing game, to the general Nintendo DS-owning populace? Right. Seth Green and pop rock band The Lost Boys. This is Nintendo’s attempt at shilling Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies and… gotta say, I think it works. Sure,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2010 -
The New Kid Icarus Is Trying To Fix Shooters’ ‘Creativity Problem’
After two decades, Nintendo is finally creating a new Kid Icarus, this time for the new Nintendo 3DS. Kid Icarus Uprising‘s designer has even loftier goals for the sequel, targeting “an overriding problem with a lot of game design.” Masahiro Sakurai, the brains behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl and the new Kid Icarus, says that…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2010 -
One Man Army Conquers The Pokémon Theme Song
Danny Fong applies his amazing vocal talents to the Pokémon television show theme song, performing not only all the voices, but vocalizing the music as well in a stunning display of a capella coordination and shirt variety. Single-person a capella songs are big on YouTube lately, and it’s easy to see why. The degree of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2010