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Yahoo: NES, Dreamcast Best Toys Of All Time
That time of year when parents have to invest in the newest hot toy for Christmas is at hand. Too bad not many of these Best Toys of All Time are still hot. From classic scooters and teddy bears to Furbies and Cabbage Patch Kids, this Good Housekeeping list documents the hottest of hot toys…
By AJ Glasser Published November 5, 2009 -
Game Boy Enters The National Toy Hall Of Fame
It’s time to celebrate chunky black and green portable gaming, as the Nintendo Game Boy becomes the second video game platform to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong Museum of Play‘s National Toy Hall of Fame has been celebrating the playthings that have had a profound effect on how we…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2009 -
A Look At Kmart’s Black Friday Game Sales
Walmart isn’t the only retailer planning to knock down prices this month for video games. We’ve gotten our hands on the flier showing of Kmart’s big Black Friday deals as well. The deals listed, which hit the day after Thanksgiving, include DSi bundles for $170 that come with five free games and a $25 Nintendo…
By Brian Crecente Published November 5, 2009 -
Tickle Real (Fake) Ivories on the DS
Due out early next year, Easy Piano lets you play piano with a 13-note, full-octave external keyboard that plugs into the Gameboy Advance slot of your DS. DSi owners need not apply. The peripheral comes with software that can teach you how to play the piano or play music by following along on-screen prompts. The…
By Brian Crecente Published November 4, 2009 -
Shooting A Nintendo DS Through A Wall
Throwing a controller/handheld to the ground in frustration is for wussies. You really want to vent some steam, you load the offending peripheral or console into a gun and you shoot it through a wall. That’s what Amusement – the greatest gaming mag to never be published in English – did for their latest issue,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009 -
Nintendo Thinks WiiWare Demos Might Be A Good Idea
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that Nintendo is planning to test downloadable demos of some WiiWare games, a program that should kick off—in Japan at least—later this month. That’s according to IGN‘s translation of the oft-cited investor Q&A that Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto dropped minor details at last week—nuggets of news that range from Miyamoto’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 3, 2009 -
Report: North Korean Military Digs Clams, Exports Fake Nintendo Games
One would think that the North Korean military is primarily involved with matters of combat. But, as recounted in one amazing Washington Post paragraph, they do other things: North Korea is perhaps the world’s most secretive and repressive state, but it makes no attempt to hide the ubiquitous role the military plays in the daily…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 3, 2009 -
Nintendo Love Invades West Hollywood Costume Carnaval
Every Halloween the city of West Hollywood blocks off about a mile of Santa Monica Boulevard for the West Hollywood Costume Carnaval. This year about 400,000 people from all over Southern California converged in costume to walk around and have a good time. As always, the Nintendo love was ever-present.
By Brian Crecente Published November 3, 2009 -
Build A Mario Church For This Window
Stained glass is something Jewish kids can enjoy while guesting in their Catholic friends’ cathedrals (like what happened to me on Sundays after sleepovers). If only all stained glass windows were this geeky. This Mario Bros. mushroom was created by artist Radiance Art with over 80 individual pieces of glass. It’s mounted in a 15-inch…
By AJ Glasser Published November 3, 2009 -
Xbox Live Ops Manager Ain’t Going for this Facebook/Games Thing
In the latest thrilling episode of Major Nelson‘s podcast, the gang raps about the DSi XL and its virtues and drawbacks, and regular guest “e” (Eric Neustadter, the Xbox Live operations manager) says this whole gaming/Facebook synergy? Not diggin’ it. “I find the in-game uses, OK, may be interesting, the out-of-game, hey, it’s a camera,…
By Owen Good Published November 2, 2009 -
Awesome Custom Mario Costume Packs Its Own Soundtrack
Perhaps a little late for Halloween, but you can use this modded Mario costume for inspiration and get to work on yours for next year. Certain motions while wearing the suit trigger fireball, jumping and 1Up sounds, among others. The get-up was built by an Adafruit Wave Shield user, connecting the gadget to an Arduino…
By Owen Good Published November 2, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: Vikings, Dragons, Spaceships, And Street Fighters
Eight new games drop today across Nintendo’s WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare platforms, running the gamut from snapshot editing to the original Street Fighter. Well, a port of the original Street Fighter. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen any games from the TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM hit the Virtual Console, so Capcom’s Fighting Street (800 Wii points)…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2009 -
Nintendo Ponders Kindle-Style 3G DS
Could a future version of the Nintendo DS hardware use 3G for digital downloads? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says the company could take a cue from Amazon’s Kindle business model. Unlike today’s smart phones and mobile 3G cards, which require monthly fees to access the network, Amazon’s Kindle eBook reader figures in the price of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2009 -
Latest Wiimote Attachment: Baby
Fans of hardcore child-rearing sims will no doubt find the Wii-exclusive “Baby and Me” to be a day-one purchase this year, promising a revolutionary new peripheral in which you stick a Wiimote inside a baby. OK, not a real baby. A baby doll, of course. But it takes doll-playing to the next level by incorporating…
By Owen Good Published November 1, 2009 -
Can Bigger Screens Save a Shrinking Market?
News of a new, extra-large, extra-priced portable from Nintendo was met more with confusion than enthusiasm when it was unveiled this week. The DSi XL has screens that are an inch bigger than the DSi, comes with a regular sized and extra large stylus and is closer to size of a netbook than it is…
By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2009 -
Iwata: DSi XL Not Just For Seniors, It’s For Watching Others Play Too
The addition of larger 4.2″ LCD screens on the Nintendo DSi XL (or DSi LL) may initially lead one to believe it’s targeted at old folk. But its larger, wider viewing angle screens give the portable platform additional appeal. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said at the company’s semi-annual financial briefing that the boost in LCD…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 30, 2009 -
New Super Mario Bros. Nearing 20 Million In Sales
Shigeru Miyamoto once said that the people on Nintendo’s financial side would love to see a New Super Mario Bros. 2. His company just showed another reason today why that might be a good idea. As part of Nintendo’s release of its financial results for the first half of its current fiscal year, the company…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 30, 2009 -
Nintendo President: “There Was A Miscalculation”
Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank, admitting a “miscalculation” was made about the game market. “The mood of the market got colder than expected,” said Iwata, “and there was a miscalculation.” This comes as Nintendo records its first decline in profits in six years. Iwata disclosed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009 -
Wii And DS Games From Non-Nintendo Companies
Third parties! You know, those companies that don’t hold the hardware platform. Well, Nintendo has announced the upcoming releases from third party developers for Japan, the US and Europe. This is not the complete list, we imagine! There could be more games, but maybe not. Who knows. Well, these companies probably do. Here’s the list…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009 -
Nintendo Announces Its Upcoming Wii Games
Besides DS games, Nintendo has also announced a list of upcoming Wii titles for Japan, the US and Europe. As with the DS games, most likely this is not a complete list, so do not read it as such. Japan Wii Fit Plus 2009/10/1 Sin and Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009/10/29 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009