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Report: Nintendo 3DS Also Has “3D Joystick,” Force Feedback & More

Nintendo’s fifth generation version of its wildly popular Nintendo DS hardware, the Nintendo 3DS, comes with more than just the power to display 3D images. It also comes with a new joystick and force feedback, according to one report. Fortunately, that report is from the typically reliable Nikkei, who writes that Nintendo “plans to give…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2010

This Nintendo Game Supports Decapitation, Crucifixion, Immolation

I think we should be prepared for all sorts of evil, player-created games when WarioWare D.I.Y. hits North America this weekend. The DS game allows you to create the sort of mini-games found in classic WarioWare titles using your own graphics, sounds and imagination. Unfortunately, that means at least some wannabe game designers are going…

By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2010

Look, Somebody Actually Made A Wii Football Controller

Last year, a patent was uncovered for a Wii football. It had been designed by Nintendo, and yet, it was stupid. Well, looks like somebody else has beat the Big N to the market. CTA Digital, manufacturers of cheap gaming peripherals and accessories, has released the “Soft-football for Wii”, a product so stupid it couldn’t…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010

Nintendo 3DS Is A New Hardware Series

Whether it be the DS Lite or the DSi, Nintendo has released a spate of Nintendo DS hardware spin-offs in the last few years. The Nintendo 3DS is not a spin-off. It’s worth pointing out, you know. Nintendo released its Game And Watch series of handhelds in the early 1980s. Following that, the company released…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010

Nintendo Announces New Hardware, The Nintendo 3DS

At E3, Nintendo will be introducing new hardware, the Nintendo 3DS. In an official release, Nintendo describes the portable as allowing games to be “enjoyed with 3D effects without the need for any special glasses”. It is not yet known how the 3D effects will work, but it is possible that it could work like…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2010

The 19th Century Called, It Wants Its Game Boy Back

Steampunk may be growing a little long in the tooth as far as internet crazes go, but that doesn’t mean we turn our backs on it completely. Fancy steampunk Game Boys, for example, are worth a second look. Designed by Game Boy modder Thretris, it’s an original 1989 model, and comes with not just a…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2010

Will The Next Zelda Game Change Based On Your Pulse?

Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto may be toying with new ways to shake up The Legend of Zelda, adding more than just Wii MotionPlus support for the next adventure of Link. Is he also considering Wii Vitality Sensor-based gameplay? While Miyamoto didn’t confirm whether the next Wii Zelda game would feature pulse-pounding, biometrics-based additions, he…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2010

Smash Bros., Metroid, Scribblenauts Creators Making Free WarioWare Microgames

Nintendo’s upcoming WarioWare: D.I.Y., the game that lets players create their own playable microgames, is tapping a handful of all-star developers to create free downloadable content, including the makers of games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid and Scribblenauts. Followers of WarioWare: D.I.Y. may already be aware of Nintendo’s celebrity-made microgame giveaways. The Japanese version…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 22, 2010

Nintendo DSi XL Delivery Comes With a Five-Foot Surprise

A delivery man just brought this to my door. Inside, a DSi XL for reviewing. But what he left in his truck was more interesting. “I’ve got a five-foot sub for ya,” he said smiling. For me??? You know how I love my sandwiches, especially when they are subs delivered to my home. Was this…

By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2010

Super Guide, Vitality Sensor and Netflix DS: A Conversation With Nintendo

While both Sony and Microsoft are focusing on their own forms of motion gaming this year, Nintendo plans to continue their efforts to change the way we play games. Speaking with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently, the charismatic executive walked me through some of Nintendo’s 2010 game plans including the publisher’s push to…

By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2010

The Nintendo Download: This Is The Story Of A Cave

It’s Cave Story week on the Nintendo Download, and Nintendo has gotten every other WiiWare game out of the way in order to make sure Studio Pixel’s eagerly anticipated action adventure has center stage. IT feels like we’ve been waiting forever, but we don’t have to wait no more. Cave Story for WiiWare is here,…

By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2010

Nintendo And McDonalds: A Short History

The king of fast-food. The biggest Japanese video game company. Nintendo and McDonald’s have been in cahoots for years The recent news that McDonald’s is using the Nintendo DS to quickly train new part-time employees is just the latest in a long, long line of Nintendo-McDonald’s tie-ups. This collaboration helps McDonald’s cuts training time in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2010

Mario Creator Has Never Called Video Games “Art”

Are video games art? Or are they entertainment? Let’s see what Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. Last week, Miyamoto was in London to receive a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship at the GAME British Academy Video Games Award, reports the Associated Press. “It’s a great…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2010

Awkward: Zelda Music On Reality TV Show

There’s a big TV show called America’s Got Talent. Britain’s Got Talent, too. Even Norway has it, and we like Norway’s the best, as it’s the only one with uncomfortable live renditions of a song from Ocarina of Time. The real action begins at 2:20 in the clip above, but if you’d like to sit…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2010

Pikmin 3 “Well Underway” Says Miyamoto

Nintendo designer and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto was in London today to pick up his BAFTA fellowship award, an honor he reciprocated by delivering his acceptance speech in pure English. What did Miyamoto have to say, specifically about Pikmin? According to the tweet-reporting of the Official Nintendo Magazine UK, Mr. Miyamoto offered the briefest…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 19, 2010

How To Write Pokemon Music? Pretending!

In the West, when one says “Pokémon music”, this song probably leaps to mind. We are not talking about that this song. Besides heading up the Pokémon franchise, Junichi Masuda also composes battle music for the series. “There is no doubt that I am inspired by many great composers. But when I work on the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010

For $2600, This Mario Had Better be Super

Currently for sale on eBay: this Mario pendant, lined with gold and covered with diamonds. Perfect for any Nintendo fanboy currently in the rap or drug dealing business. Bids are open if you’d like or, if you’d prefer not to let somebody else secure such a tasteful and reserved piece of jewellery, you can exercise…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010

Wipeout: The Game Set To Disappoint Fans Of Futuristic Racing This Summer

There’s a new Wipeout game coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS this summer, but don’t get too excited – it’s not what you think. For nearly 15 years, Sony fans have thrilled to the balls-out futuristic racing action of the Wipeout series, with each installment bringing new challenges and more speed to the beloved…

By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2010

A Cave Story On My Wall

Hitting March 22, the Wii version of classic PC game Cave Story will include new options and visual enhancements. It won’t, however, include this spiffy canvas that just showed up on my doorstep by indie artist Christopher Reavey or this letter from game creator Daisuke Ayama.

By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2010

Metroid: Other M Isn’t Completely Off the Rails

Playing through a section of Metroid: Other M last week, I couldn’t help but notice that the Wii title felt at times very much like the sort of game the developers said it wasn’t: An on-the-rails shooter. During his talk at the Game Developers Conference last week, Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto said the game was…

By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2010