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Joe the Condor Ties Up Chun-Li, Busts a Cap in Her
Here’s more than two minutes of Joe the Condor – announced recently as Tatsunoko’s last combatant in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom – beating ass galore with teammate Jun the Swan, versus Chun-Li and Morrigan. Capcom’s nothing if not a gracious host. Condor and Swan Gameplay [Gametrailers]
By Owen Good Published October 16, 2009 -
Shigeru Miyamoto Sees “Nothing Wrong” With HD Graphics
The Nintendo Wii is not an hi-def gaming machine. When Nintendo launched the console in late 2006, the company touted its analog TV friendly aspect — not everyone has an HDTV, you know! But it’s 2009. Soon it is 2010. We are living in the future. The number of HD televisions continues to grow —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2009 -
Old News ’96: Nintendo Also Increasing Storage Capacity, Hopefully, Maybe
The PlayStation 3 may be expanding to 250 Gigabytes in the United States next month, but a mere 13 years ago Nintendo was working on its own storage expansion. A whole 64MB more storage capacity was coming. With Zelda. You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly journey back to yesteryear. This week I am comparing Sony’s newest…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 15, 2009 -
New Nyko Wand Colors Only Look Delicious
Do not mistake the four new colors of Nyko’s Wii remote-alternative Wand controller for candy, as they will likely do horrible things to your teeth. We’ve mentioned Nyko’s Wand controller several times in the past, somewhat fascinated by the promise of their Trans-Port technology, which allows for digital signals to be passed along the expansion…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2009 -
Nintendo Announces New Pokemon Game For Wii
Announced to Japanese retailers last week, today Nintendo has made it official: This holiday season will see a new Pokemon game. Called Poke Park Wii Pikachu no Daibouken (Pikachu’s Big Adventure), the 3D game stars popular Pocket Monster Pikachu. Poke Park Wii was developed by Nintendo subsidiary Creatures and will be released on December 5…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2009 -
Rare: ‘Who Knows” Why Donkey Kong 64 Hasn’t Hit the VC
Who knows? Maybe it has something to do with Rare being owned by Microsoft, and it and Nintendo being unable to decide who divides the loot. But yeah, answering a reader question, they don’t know what the deal is either. Asked in the latest RARE Scribes mailbag why Donkey Kong 64 isn’t on the Wii…
By Owen Good Published October 15, 2009 -
Miyamoto’s Secret Hobby: Measuring Stuff
Shigeru Miyamoto and the Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata chat about Wii Fit Plus, and Miyamoto discusses an odd fixation he has – guessing the length and weight of certain things. It’s why he carries a tape measure. For real. Says Miyamoto: “I’ve always enjoyed guessing the lengths of objects, which is why I carry a…
By Owen Good Published October 14, 2009 -
Club Nintendo Is Shippin’ Out Your Mario Hats
Members in good standing at Club Nintendo got a heads up from Nintendo of America today, as “Elite Status” rewards for 2009 will be arriving soon. Specifically, Club Nintendo is “preparing to begin shipping” said rewards. That means you should keep an eye out for the Mario hat or Animal Crossing calendar that you may…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 14, 2009 -
Live-Action Mario Dead At 76
Wrestling manager Captain Lou, Cyndi Lauper’s fake dad, and Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76. Wrestling fans know him as the WWE Hall of Famer who managed more than 50 wrestlers in his day, with more than two dozen championships won by athletes…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2009 -
Black Wii Remote and Nunchuk Price For U.S.
Black versions of the Wii remote and nunchuk will go on sale on Nov. 16, Nintendo announced this morning. The new black remote controller will be available with a black Wii MotionPlus add-on for $50. The black nunchuk will sell separately for $20. “The Wii Remote revolutionized not only how people play games, but also…
By Brian Crecente Published October 14, 2009 -
Nvidia Chip To Power New Nintendo DS
Graphics chip maker Nvidia has apparently been awarded a contract to provide its mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, to a new Nintendo DS, which will be announced in late 2010. Insiders tell IT news outlet BSN that a single chip Tegra will supposedly power the new DS; the Tegra was developed for use in mobile devices like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2009 -
Final Two Characters Revealed for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
In my day, we knew him as Jason. Of course, that was in the U.S., watching Battle of the Planets. But in Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, he is Joe the Condor, and he’s Tatsunoko’s last entrant. But who is Capcom’s? From the Mega Man continuity, it’s Zero – from Mega Man X, or Rockman X…
By Owen Good Published October 13, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: Pinballs, Gravity, And More Final Fight
Nintendo distributes three new games to its three digital download services today, with DSi pinball, WiiWare gravity battles, and WiiWare getting a fight so final it had to have a 2 at the end. Final Fight 2 for the Super Nintendo (800 Wii points) is the only recognizable title in the Nintendo download this week,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2009 -
Will New Super Mario Bros. Wii Be A Long Seller?
Last week, Nintendo held an event for Japanese retailers. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was dated and priced for Japan, apparently. Nintendo’s resident game wizard Shigeru Miyamoto talked and demoed the game as well. But what did he say? We don’t know. All we know is that the manager of Japanese shop Games Maya quotes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2009 -
Yo Dawg …
NES Cart Handheld by Airz, as seen on 8-Bit Fix. Thanks Octavio V.
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 -
NES Controller Flash Drive Secured by Konami Code
The list of NES case- and controller-mods we’ve seen covers just about everything imaginable, but Joe from the modder site Proto Dojo goes one better – making a USB drive unlockable by the Konami Code. As Joe and everyone who’s seen this point out, that’s rather like picking 1234 for your ATM PIN. Because the…
By Owen Good Published October 11, 2009 -
Fils-Aime on PSPgo: “What’s the Benefit?”
In an interview for Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post (posted today), the Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime says the PSPgo might have “a fundamental concept problem in terms of ‘Who’s it for?’ and ‘What’s the benefit?'” “I have the utmost respect for all our competitors,” he told the Post, “but it’s interesting to…
By Owen Good Published October 10, 2009 -
Toad’s Gay? Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That …
Brentalfloss is back at it again, discovering clues to Toad’s sexual orientation in the lyrics to the Super Mario Bros. 2. Or at least the ones he made up for it. I guess the link to Sunday’s National Equality March in Washington D.C. everything cool, right? Brental (Mr. Floss) says he’ll be in attendance. You…
By Owen Good Published October 10, 2009 -
Christmas Is Just Around the Corner
As seen (and available) on Esty, via The Tanooki]
By Owen Good Published October 10, 2009 -
Nintendo Delivers Latest Pokemon Via Airmail
Nintendo sent me a bouquet of flowers this morning with an empty case for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky attached. But where was the game? And there’s something in EVERY balloon. First chipping away at stone, now popping balloons. I’m happy Activision hasn’t started doing this. I don’t even want to know how they…
By Brian Crecente Published October 9, 2009