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Aussie Politician Wants Government To Buy Wii For Sick Man
A state minister from Victoria, Australia has been publicly rebuked after personally campaigning – in parliament – for one of his constituents to be given a Wii. Gordon Rich-Phillips, a member of the Liberal Party and Victoria’s Assistant Opposition Treasurer, got up in parliament and asked that Victoria’s WorkCover Authority (ie the worker’s comp guys)…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2010 -
Netflix Used By “Almost” One Million Wii Owners
Proving that owners of Nintendo’s current home console are perfectly happy with “Wii Definition” visuals, it’s been disclosed today that “almost” one million Wii users have “participated” in the Wii’s Netflix streaming service since its launch last month. That figure comes directly from Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime, and while “participated” is a vague,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2010 -
Reviews
Picross 3D Review: Block The Monkey
The follow-up to the incredibly addictive puzzle game Picross DS, Picross 3D moves the picture finding gameplay into the next dimension, a game of block breaking and brain teasing that’s also one of the best Nintendo DS games of the year. Instead of presenting the player with a blank canvas and numbered clues with which…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010 -
The Best Kotaku Reader Created Mini-Game Ever
Game design doesn’t have to be a multi-million, multi-year ordeal. Just ask the people who made games for our WarioWare D.I.Y. Warioware contest. We gave you a week to design and submit your own mini games for a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes. The grand prize winner receives a Nintendo DSi XL system,…
By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010 -
Black Wii Will Cost $200, Include Both Wii Sports Games
The black Wii console, which we already knew was coming, has today been officially revealed by Nintendo of America. It’ll still be $200, and include not one game, but two. Along with the Wii console, controller and nunchuk, the new Wii pack will include a Wii MotionPlus accessory and a copy both of Wii Sports…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2010 -
The Nintendo Transformers
In the 80’s, Bandai tormented the world with the “Gobots“, their take on the “transforming robot” craze that never captured the imagination like Transformers did. Maybe they would have had better luck pimping these transformable NES cartridges instead. Released in the 80’s by the Japanese toy company, these “Kasetto Sentai” (Cartridge Corps) figures were small…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2010 -
How To Fight Glare
As seen on a sunny day in Tokyo by AltJapan
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 3, 2010 -
Roger Ebert Uses His Powers For Good
Film critic Roger Ebert sometimes uses his powers for evil. But this time he is not. In an editorial in Newsweek, Ebert explains why he hates 3D. Ebert being Ebert, his argument is directed at films, but with the PS3 getting 3D and Nintendo rolling out its own 3D portable game device, the Nintendo 3DS,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2010 -
Nintendo’s First 3D Technology Shot A Spaceship At Mario’s Face
When Nintendo first revealed the 3DS handheld, many people pointed out it wasn’t the company’s first foray into 3D. But while the Virtual Boy did indeed precede the 3DS, it wasn’t Nintendo’s first piece of 3D technology either. That honour goes to the Famicom 3D, an accessory released only for the Famicom system in Japan,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2010 -
The Muppet That Ate Your DS (And Your Soul)
Oh God, it’s so terrifying Meet the Padded Puppet Pouch! It’s a…padded puppet pouch for the DS, that pulls two jobs as both a puppet and a pouch for your DS. Just like the name says! It’s by CTA Digital, and while we’ve chuckled at most of the company’s previous efforts in the gaming peripheral…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2010 -
GameStop: It Is Not Cool To Take Pictures And Send Them To Internet Sites
While you were probably happy seeing proof of the imminent arrival of the black Wii on American shores, retailer GameStop is less so, sending a lengthy email to its stores earlier today in the wake of the console’s “leak“. In a delicious irony, reader thecenturyslayer now passes along the following piece of internal correspondence, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2010 -
One More Reason To Be Jealous of Japan’s Club Nintendo
The Japanese version of Club Nintendo is getting a new batch of Things We Want But Can’t Have—at least not yet—with a quartet of new Nintendo-themed bamboo fans. Yes, we’re now coveting Mario fans. The latest batch of prizes offered at Nintendo’s customer rewards program include two Super Mario Bros. fans and two Animal Crossing…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 28, 2010 -
Firm: Sony Brand Less Valuable than Microsoft, Cigarettes, Beer, Toothpaste
Millward Brown Optimor, a “global brand strategy” analyst firm, just stepped into a heaping pile of fanboy doodoo with its latest rankings of the 100 most valuable brands in the world, pegging Sony at 94th. Nintendo is 32nd, Microsoft fourth. That’s behind Marlboro (at No. 7) Budweiser (No. 38) and Colgate (No. 47). Considering that…
By Owen Good Published April 28, 2010 -
Black Wii Bundle Shows Up In GameStop Marketing
GameStop stores’ monthly poster shipment includes this lovely advertisement for the rumored black Nintendo Wii, bundled with Wii Sports, Wii MotionPlus, and Wii Sports Resort. An anonymous GameStop employee sent us an image of the new poster, which arrived in a monthly shipment with instructions to hold until May 4, five days before earlier rumors…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2010 -
Play Super Mario Bros. As Mega Man, Link, Samus, And More!
What if you could play the original Super Mario Bros. with other classic video game characters, controlling just as they did in their own titles? Well now you can, with Simon Belmont, Link, Samus, Mega Man, and Bill from Contra. Super Mario Crossover is a flash recreation of the original Super Mario Bros. with a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2010 -
Nintendo DS Game Made Into Japanese TV Show
Japan-only Nintendo DS title Tomodachi Collection is making its way to the small screen. Or the wide-screen. The flat-screen? The plasma screen. Or the LED screen? You get the picture. Starting on May 5, program “Koi no Kaitou!? Tomokore Ni-Se” (Love’s Answer?! Tomodachi Collection 2nd Gen) commences on Tokyo MX. It stars 25-year-old celebrity Mari…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2010 -
NSFW: Putting Jugs In Old Famicom Games
This is fami_fami. It appears to be one man’s quest to put boobs in as many Famicom (NES) games as he can. Boobs and…other things! This is not safe for work He is literally finding images or scenes in which women are presented in Famicom games, and then editing them so they’re topless. In some…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2010 -
Wii Gets 25% Price Cut (Down Under)
While Americans enjoyed a Wii price cut last year, Australian gamers were left out in the cold (well, sunshine), continuing to pay the same price we had since 2006. That all changes tomorrow. Yes, starting April 29, the Wii will go from AUD$400 to AUD$300 (USD$370-USD$275), a massive 25% price cut. The basic offer will…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2010