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Wii-Exclusive Samurai Warriors 3 Journeys To America
Tecmo Koei’s Wii-exclusive third entry in the Samurai Warriors series is coming to North America this fall, with Nintendo of America signing on to handle publishing and distribution duties. Nintendo apparently sees something special in the third entry in the Samurai Warriors series, a spinoff of the storied Dynasty Warriors franchise. The game was released…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2010 -
How Do You Name Your Pokémon?
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver hit the streets Sunday, and the widespread capture and training of those adorable little fighting machines began anew. With so many Pokémon to capture, how do you tell them apart? By assigning clever nicknames, that’s how. When I played the original Pokémon Red, way back when I was still technically too…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2010 -
Someone’s Gonna Buy a R.O.B. for Four Grand
This display case, containing a pristine, never-played Nintendo Entertainment System, and a never-used Robotic Operating Buddy (we like to be formal on first reference here) fetched $4,150 in an eBay auction that just closed. For those who remember when the console first came out, this would be the Deluxe Set, which included the console and…
By Owen Good Published March 15, 2010 -
Super Mario Bros. In 64 Pixels
Here’s what happens when you take a relatively primitive game and downgrade it to an extremely primitive game, courtesy of Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan. This project is very reminiscent of Street Fighter in 15 pixels, only of course this is Super Mario Bros., and Chloe had several more pixels to work with. Still, it…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2010 -
Rumor: DS Successor Has Nifty Screen, GameCube Power
RPAD spent the entire Game Developers Conference trying to dig up information on Nintendo’s successor to the wildly-successful DS handheld. His findings? Of interest. According to several third-party developers writer Raymond Padilla spoke with, the next Nintendo handheld sounds a lot like the current Nintendo handheld, only with better screens and better performance. Just like…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2010 -
Guess Which Nintendo Game Spore’s Creator Plays Most In His Life
Speaking to a packed house at the conclusion of the Game Developers Conference this weekend, famed game developer Will Wright told the crowd he plays a Nintendo game everyone morning to kick off his day. Every morning, Wright said, he gets up and has a cup of coffee. “While I drink my coffee I pull…
By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2010 -
The Return of NBA Jam, in All Its Catchphrase Glory
Here’s the launch trailer for the Wii re-boot of the arcade and early console classic NBA Jam. All your favorites return, and by that I don’t mean Raiden or Bill Clinton, but “Boom Shaka-Laka,” “He’s On Fire,” and “Kaboom!” Remember last week when I said, “If any sports game is capable of selling a console…
By Owen Good Published March 13, 2010 -
The Next Wii Will Innovate, Nintendo Would Be “Embarrassed” If It Was Sony, Microsoft
In the wake of this week’s unveiling of Sony’s take on motion-controlled video gaming, and Microsoft’s push for their motion-controlled gaming well under way, Kotaku sat down with Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime to ask if these high-def entries into a market Nintendo so dominates is concerning. Do the coming of Xbox 360’s Project…
By Brian Crecente Published March 12, 2010 -
Why One Of Nintendo’s Smash Hits May Never Leave Japan
Yoshio Sakamoto is visiting San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference to talk up the latest, he says greatest, take on Metroid. But that’s not the game he’s carrying around with him to show off at dinner. Instead of talking up Metroid Other M, Sakamoto is showing off Tomodachi Korekushon, or Friend Collection, to his dinning companions.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2010 -
Nintendo Would “Happily” Make Kid Icarus Wii
Yoshio Sakamoto, one of the creators behind popular Nintendo platformer Kid Icarus, says Nintendo hasn’t ruled out bringing a new title in the series to the Wii, they just haven’t yet figured out how to. “I don’t know personally about any project underway regarding Kid Icarus, but if so many of those people are interested…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2010 -
Metroid Co-creator’s Romantic (And Tragic) Samus Aran Fan Fiction
How does Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto explain his Nintendo DS megahit Tomodachi Collection—still a Japan-only release—to the non-Japanese GDC attendee? By putting high-level Nintendo execs in weird Tomodachi Collection situations, including Sakamoto’s own virtual crush on Samus Aran. Sakamoto showed a quick video during his Game Developers Conference session, which he felt was critical to…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2010 -
Metroid: Other M Might Have Been On-Rails, If Not For Team Ninja
Yoshio Sakamoto, the Metroid co-creator and WarioWare producer, says that his latest game, Metroid: Other M, was originally planned to be an on-rails adventure. If that sounds like Metroid sacrilege to you, thank co-developer Team Ninja for changing Sakamoto’s mind. Sakamoto said at his Game Developers Conference session “From Metroid to Tomodachi Collection to WarioWare:…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2010 -
Are You Ready For Ketsui Bullet Hell?
Finally, finally. After a lengthy wait, arcade shooter Ketsui is getting ported to the Xbox 360. Originally released in arcades in 2003, the game has already been ported to the Nintendo DS and mobile phones. The Xbox 360 port is being done by 5pb., a Tokyo-based entertainment company that has released subpar Cave ports in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2010 -
First Look At Last Story Art
The Last Story, the upcoming Wii role-playing game, is the newest title from Final Fantasy designer Hironobu Sakaguchi. Previously, all that had been shown of the game is a logo. Until now. Last Story game art has popped up online. Keep in mind, this is game art and not game graphics. The images are of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2010 -
Wii Remote Controlled Laser Pew-Pew!
Inventor-by-day, DJ-by-night Henry Strange’s latest creation is a laser beam that is controlled by a Nintendo Wii Remote mounted in a white, plastic gun casing. This is Henry’s walk through. It does have a laser pointer, which probably could put someone’s eye out or blind them or something horrible like that. But do not worry,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 -
What Does Japan Really Think About Game Consoles?
Ask Google. The Japanese language version of the search engine catalogues the most popular searches. Those automatically pop up when searching. So what displays for the Nintendo Wii, the PS3 and the Xbox 360? The thinking here is that by listing what Japan searches for, this will provide a window into what the country is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2010 -
When Mario Meets Ikea
Should you ever wish to graduate from baking cakes or wearing t-shirts of Nintendo’s mascot of mascots, you could always do what this guy and his girlfriend did: fill a room with custom Mario furniture. It’s the work of Dennis and his lady friend Judith, who as a mechanical engineering student probably did most of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2010