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Square’s New WiiWare Games Are Unbearably Cute
Enter the picture-book world of Kumanage, Square Enix’s adorable WiiWare title that’s actually two different games. Will you choose action or puzzles? According to Japanese gaming news website andriasang, Square Enix’s Kumanage is actually two different games: Kumanage: The Blue Gem that Kiina Hates -Battle Version and Kumanage: The Red Candy that Piina Likes –…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2010 -
Nobody Leaves Nintendo, Nobody!
If you think working as a designer for Nintendo sounds like a sweet job…you’re probably right. Speaking with Edge, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto says “One particular difference I should point out with Nintendo is that I am in charge of the EAD division and very few people have ever left that division. Very few people…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2010 -
Enjoy Your Massage! No, Really. Enjoy It!
Has shovelware ever felt this good? Enjoy Your Massage! is an upcoming Wii title in which players get virtual massages on virtual backs for virtual relaxation. Here is the description from the Entertainment Software Rating Board: This is a massage simulation game in which players match patterns in order to perform back massages on clients.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2010 -
Batman: The Brave And The Bold Looks Like Colorful Campy Fun
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is a colorful 2D beat-em up in a world where dark and gritty 3D action adventure reigns supreme. Can it possibly succeed where other Batman brawlers have failed? With comic book Batman busy dealing with his apparent death and time-traveling return, Wayforward’s Batman: The Brave and the Bold could…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2010 -
Watch Nintendo’s E3 Presser Live
This year you can watch Nintendo’s E3 press conference, and all of those glorious charts, live on a special website the company is setting up. The presentation kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific on June 15 and we’ll be there liveblogging to analyze and comment as well.
By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2010 -
Foxconn Employee Dies After 34-Hour Shift
Another Foxconn employee has died. However, it was not by suicide. A 28-year-old man, who married his wife (pictured) three months ago, died from exhaustion in Shenzhen in his rental house after working a 34-hour shift his family claims. No official statement has been issued regarding the man’s death. Yan Li was apparently suffering from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010 -
How To Lure 3D TV Customers?
Not with video games. Not with the World Cup. But with that long standing killer app: pornography. This summer Sony is bringing 3D games to the PlayStation 3, and Nintendo is introducing its “glasses-free” portable gaming device. But as the Japanese 3D television market begins to heat up, the country’s porn industry is hoping to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010 -
How Many Of You Have A Nintendo On You At All Times?
Photographer Jason Travis has a neat idea: grab people off the streets of Atlanta and take photos of whatever’s inside their handbags or backpacks. Items found include pens, keys, wallets and…Nintendo handhelds, as evidenced by these two ladies, one rocking the same stylish shade of Pink DS as our own Michael Fahey, the other a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010 -
Pick A Card, A Mario Card
Nintendo started out as a card maker, making hanafuda playing cards. Nintendo still makes playing cards. Video games, too. This July, the company will be releasing three sets of Mario branded playing cards. These are “premium” cards, and are priced at ¥1,050 (US$11) each set. I like the “dot” cards the most. They’re classy. Mario…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010 -
Nintendo Portables Getting New Colors, Lower Prices in Japan
Nintendo plans to drop the price of the DSi and DSi XL in Japan the weekend following E3. They will also be releasing three new colors for the DSi XL: Yellow, Blue and Green. That’s it! No fancy names like Wine or Cheese Wine or Puce. Just Yellow, Blue and Green. Reminds me both of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010 -
The Magic Of Broadway Comes To The Wii
From the company behind Assassin’s Creed and the Tom Clancy series comes Dance On Broadway, a new Wii title that lets you perform 20 classic showtunes in the safety and privacy of your home. Embarrassing costumes are optional. We’ve had singing games, and we’ve had dancing games. We’ve even had singing and dancing games, but…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: Who Needs Red Dead Redemption?
Who needs a high-definition cowboy title when you can play SNES classic Wild Guns on the Virtual Console? It joins this week’s Nintendo Download line-up along with Ben 10, Beaver Defense, and the sequel to 18-year-old Game Boy title X. Wild Guns might capture the Red Dead vibe for Nintendo Wii owners this week, but…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010 -
Remote Control Mario Kart Has Shells, Bananas
There have been Mario Kart-themed remote control cars before. But without power-ups, they were mere remote control cars. A new Mario Kart range from Takara Tomy does have power-ups, and it looks fantastic How does it work? With sensors. Your controller has a small bar for power-ups; as you run over the relevant spot on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010 -
Yes, There Are Other Zelda Weddings
A fellow in Sweden recently got married. “Naturally I wanted something special for the wedding march,” he writes, “and to surprise the guests it starts with the classic piece by Wagner but then goes over to Zelda.” His wife got a little nervous, thinking that the The Legend of Zelda music should have faded out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
Okay, Now This Wii Peripheral Is Just Silly
This is an inflatable “racing kart” for the Nintendo Wii. The product pitchman says that we have two choices for Wii racing games: Using the standard remote to steer or the inflatable Wii racing kart with built-in steering wheel holder. Bwah? Those are the choices? The pitchman, Doug, also has “no doubt” that we’ll be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
Will Top Kill Work On This?
As seen on Super Punch via Tiny Cartridge
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
This Girl, Immortalized In Xenoblade CG
Mayu Watanabe is a member of uber popular Japanese idol troupe AKB48. The sixteen year-old is also in a commercial for upcoming Wii game Xenoblade. But something is different Yeah. And yeah. A double yeah. Another… yeah. Perhaps the actual ad isn’t so Uncanny Valley! Published by Nintendo, Xenoblade is the latest entry in the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010 -
How Mario Celebrates Memorial Day
As seen on Topatoco
By Brian Crecente Published May 31, 2010