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Let’s Look At Stars With The Last Story

Not only does the upcoming Wii game The Last Story features boats that sail in water, it always features star gazing. This latest conceptual art shows the game’s “Star Gazing Tower”, joining Last Story art that features islands, cities and NPCs The Last Story is being designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game developer who created…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010

Sometimes Pokemon Lurks In Your Food

Last night’s dinner was ochazuke. But not just any ochazuke, ochazuke with Pocket Monster Piplup (Pochama, in Japan). Had only seen Pikachu ochazuke. That yellow critter gets too much attention, I think. There are other Pokémon, you know.

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2010

Nintendo’s Xenoblade Inspires Hope For The Role-Playing Game Hungry Wii Owner

Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos developer Monolith Soft are giving the Japanese role-playing game another go with Nintendo, bringing Xenoblade to the Wii sometime in 2010… at least in Japan. Will the game’s newest trailer make you demand an import? Nintendo of America didn’t bring Monolith Soft’s previous Wii game Disaster: Day of Crisis stateside. Nor…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2010

Xbox Action RPG Enclave Reborn On The Wii

TopWare Interactive snagged the IP and trademark rights to 2003 PC and Xbox action RPG Enclave, with plans to revitalize the series, starting with a remake of the original game for the Nintendo Wii. Enclave was an ambitious action RPG developed by Starbreeze Studios, the team behind The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.…

By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2010

Let’s Watch Game Trailers in ASCII Art

Put down our April Fool’s Survival Guide and get to YouTube. Pronto! To commemorate the day, YouTube has a “TEXTp” option to turn videos into ASCII form. You can see the “TEXTp” option games ranging from Super Mario Bros. Galaxy to Uncharted 2. Enjoy it while you can! This feature will most likely be on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010

NBA Jam Also Features 80’s Basketball Legends

The new NBA Jam may be set in the present day, but that doesn’t mean every player in the game is on a 2010 NBA roster. Two in particular stand out: legends Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Yes, pitched at those aged 30 and up, the game will include a campaign mode which culminates…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Screenshots: Levels, Yoshi & A Dense Mario

To go along with the new trailer released earlier today, Nintendo also let loose some new screenshots and character art for one of 2010’s most eagerly-anticipated Wii games. So, yes, there’s Rock Mario, along with Yoshi and some of the game’s many planet levels. All of it looking exactly the same as Super Mario Galaxy…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2010

Club Nintendo Updates With New Games, New Goods

Members of the North American version of Club Nintendo can start blowing those coins they’ve been saving up on new goods, including two new video games exclusive to the program, a new Game & Watch Collection. Game & Watch Collection 2 packs in an impressive three whole Game & Watch games into a single Nintendo…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 31, 2010

New Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Introduces Rock Mario

What new flavor of mushroom does Super Mario Galaxy 2 offer? The delectable rock ‘shroom, which gives Mario the ability to turn himself into a boulder and bowl over Bowser’s minions. That just one of many power-ups highlighted in this new trailer. The familiar Super Mario Bros. staples—Fire Flowers, Starman—join the most recent Super Mario…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 31, 2010

Fetching Legs, Link

As seen on Albotas via Geekologie via i-am-bored.

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010

Being Nintendo Is Hard

You got to slave away and work to conquer the game industry. It ain’t easy! The Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii were sudden hits. And not just in Japan, but globally. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei Sangyou Shimbun, quality concern and customer service issues for these products weighed down parts of Nintendo’s workforce. The paper…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2010

Reviews

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Review: Homebrewed Improvement

After pumping out hundreds of lightning quick microgames for the WarioWare series, it’s up to you to design the next moneymaker for WarioWare Inc. Your tool? WarioWare: D.I.Y., the Nintendo DS game that lets you create games from scratch. What could me more perfect? The WarioWare series, famous for its lo-fidelity presentation and hasty game…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 31, 2010

Weird 3DS Reveal Was Journalist’s Fault

The manner in which Nintendo chose to tell the world of its new handheld, the 3DS, was a strange one: a crudely-worded press release in the middle of the night. No pictures. No logo. Ever wonder why that was? It wasn’t some exercise in marketing. It wasn’t to torture you. It wasn’t to intentionally undermine…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2010

Nintendo’s First Wii Game Powered By Google

The Wii is getting a new family-friendly party game—at least in Japan—dubbed And Kensaku that features an unusual partner: Google. Nintendo and developer Shift will be releasing the Google search-powered game next month. According to details from Siliconera, And Kensaku taps into some 10,000 Google search terms and trends, with the option to download additional…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010

The Last Story Has Ships That Travel By Water, Not By Air

Nintendo recently revealed The Last Story, the first Wii game from role-playing game specialists Mistwalker, but instead of showing actual screens, it’s focusing its energy on highlighting concept art. This time, we get a preview of the game’s ships. While we’ve already basked in the conceptual glory of The Last Story’s islands, cities and NPCs,…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010

A Super Sweet Super Mario Bros. Peep Show

Super Mario Bros. recreated in marshmallow Peeps form, for the Washington Post‘s annual Peep Show competition. Thanks, Allison!

By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010

Finally, Some Metroid: Other M Gameplay

Don’t let the first 30 seconds of this new Metroid: Other M trailer fool you. Wedged in the middle of more pre-rendered Samus Aran action is actual gameplay of the new Wii adventure (and *ahem* Zero Suit Samus footage). Not only does Metroid: Other M look fantastic in motion, it looks fast—Team Ninja fast, at…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2010

The Original Super Mario, At 75, Is Busy

You do not retire after having Super Mario Bros. named after you. No, the reclusive Mario Segale, former Nintendo of America warehouse landlord, is developing property, massively. Powerful Segale family has massive vision for Tukwila expanse [The Seattle Times]

By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2010

Korean Girl Group DSi Ads Are Not Exciting

One of South Korean’s most popular girl groups, Girls’ Generation, is appearing in DSi ads for Nintendo of Korea. The ads are, to put it kindly, dull. Here is one ad. Here is another ad. But come to think of it, pretty much all DSi commercials aren’t exactly thrilling television. Girls’ Generation music videos shilling…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2010

Vintage Catalogues Revive The Ghost Of Nintendo Past

Reader Brett must have known our adolescent selves were in need of entertainment, otherwise he wouldn’t have pointed us towards this motherload of vintage Nintendo merchandise catalogues. From the Japanese publisher’s 1992 edition (Packed with gift ideas!) to a magnificent “Zelda Box” released in Japan in commemoration of the release of Wind Waker, there’s a…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2010