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Nintendo’s Shameful, Inflatable Horse-Riding Wii Controller
Read that headline one more time. Then look at this picture. And prepare yourself for the eventuality that no, this is not a joke, meaning yes, Nintendo actually patented an inflatable horse-riding peripheral for the Wii. It’s a small, inflatable cushion with a dock for the Wii Remote. So that when you rock/bounce the horse,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009 -
ESRB Assures Us Puzzle League Express Coming To DSiWare
The existence of a whittled down version of Planet Puzzle League for Nintendo’s DSiWare download service shouldn’t come as a surprise—unless you forgot Nintendo already released that miniature version of the game in other territories, as I did. Thankfully, the ESRB is here to remind us that Nintendo of America will bring the game formerly…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 10, 2009 -
Gaming Before Chemo, A Child’s Escape
His parents can recite the days from memory. What parent couldn’t, for such watershed trauma in the life of a boy and his family. On September 4, 2008, they found out he had a tumor in his brain. He was in the intensive care unit, often screaming in pain, until September 13, when he was…
By Owen Good Published August 10, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5 Wii’s Roadie Battle Preview: Bring On the DS
The last time I previewed a Guitar Hero game, I was drawn to the Wii version because it attracted a less-competitive crowd of music fan. Now I’m drawn to it to kick some ass. I’ve heard people criticize Guitar Hero games in the past for being too much of a video game and not enough…
By AJ Glasser Published August 10, 2009 -
Super Star Wars, Other LucasArts Games Coming to Wii
Super Nintendo Entertainment System classic Super Star Wars hits the Wii’s Virtual Consol today for 800 points, kicking off a month of Star Wars releases and content for Nintendo’s console. Both Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi are set to hit the virtual console in coming…
By Brian Crecente Published August 10, 2009 -
Iwata Explains The Pitch For An Early Wii Vitality Sensor “Game”
You’ve had your laughs at the Wii Vitality Sensor, at least in part thanks to Nintendo’s utter inability to explain what the thing is actually for. Well, during a Q&A with analysts, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has shed a little light. The concept for the sensor came about a few years back, around the same time…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2009 -
Iwata: Nintendo Doesn’t Think Its E3 Presser Went So Hot
In the company’s quarterly financial results briefing, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata confessed that, yeah, internally no one believes that Nintendo’s E3 2009 briefing was anything to shout about, either. Says Iwata: As for the media briefing at E3, of course we had many internal discussions after that. Honestly speaking, none of us at Nintendo thought…
By Owen Good Published August 9, 2009 -
Humorous How-to Tackles NES Installation
As anyone who’s ever tangled with an RF switcher knows, hooking up consoles in the old days was more plug and less play. Helpfully the gang at Shamoozal have put together this step-by-step look at rigging up your Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s done in the style of the old Disney explainers with Goofy as the…
By Owen Good Published August 9, 2009 -
Mario was Put in Punch-Out Without Permission
The latest “Iwata Asks” bull session regards Punch-Out!!! – the NES original, not the Wii sequel – and it’s quite revealing. Especially when designer Makoto Wada (pictured) pipes up. Wada-san, who came aboard Nintendo right around the time the Punch-Out!!! port for the NES was being created, spills two interesting details. The first is that…
By Owen Good Published August 8, 2009 -
Today’s Punishment: The Nintendo Cereal System
Even though it’s only 30 seconds, and you’ll probably make it all the way through, today’s punishment is having that obnoxious goddamn "NIN-TEN-DO!!!!" stuck in your head for the rest of the day. That, plus watching a knockoff cast of “Head of the Class” dance their way through World 1-1 got me to bail at…
By Owen Good Published August 8, 2009 -
Hey, Spidey’s Pink in VC Shinobi
Revenge of Shinobi, for Genesis, went through a tortured history thanks to someone’s decision to make the Hulk, Batman, Spider-Man, etc. into bosses, without paying to license them. Eventually, Sega was able to license Spider-Man for the game. But now that it’s on the NIntendo Virtual Console, pretty good bet that deal has expired or…
By Owen Good Published August 8, 2009 -
How Many Hours People Play Sports Games On Wii (Go, Madden)
People buy sports on the Wii, the only console currently bundled with a sports-based video game. But how much do they play these things? And how do the Maddens, the fishing games and the mighty Wii Fit rate? Yes, I’m defining “sports game” loosely. But, on the Wii, where the boundaries of gaming communities and…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 7, 2009 -
The First Game Dedicated Entirely To Sushi
City Interactive makes a bold claim while introducing its upcoming Nintendo DS game, Sushi Academy, the “The first-ever video game dedicated entirely to sushi.” Bold words! I’m pretty sure I’ve played a sushi-themed puzzle game or two in my lifetime, but if they mean the first-ever video game dedicated to the preparation to sushi…well who…
By Mike Fahey Published August 7, 2009 -
Tying Together Dead Space Extraction’s Story
How does a development team create a whole new story for a prequel like Dead Space Extraction for the Wii while maintaining ties to established fiction? If only there was some sort of video explanation… Ooo, convenient. Running parallel to the events in the Dead Space comic book series and the animated feature, Dead Space…
By Mike Fahey Published August 7, 2009 -
Wii Sports Resort Conquers European Charts, Hearts As Well
Anyone doubting the sales potential of a game with the words “Wii Sports” in the title need only look at some figures from Europe, which reveal the game is selling even more there than it is in the US. Last we saw, Wii Sports Resort has sold 500,000 copies in the US since launch. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2009 -
Link Outfit Makes Cosplayers of Unwitting Infants
This is one part dawwww, two parts badass. Part one, it’s an adorable infant’s Link costume. Part two: that’s a BABY BOTTLE QUIVER on the back. Part three: It’s made by someone called “UpKnitCreek.” Unfortunately, UpKnitCreek’s not making this available for general sale, as are most homespun game/geek items like this that we usually post.…
By Owen Good Published August 6, 2009 -
Spyborgs Combo System Delivers a Century Clubbing
Spyborgs, Capcom’s remastered old-school brawler for the Wii, is promising old school brawler bona fides in the form of combo bonuses – going up to 100-plus hit combos for those talented enough. Capcom-Unity released this gameplay video, which in addition to showing, like, gameplay, also accompanied a 10-point breakdown of how to exploit Spyborgs’ combo…
By Owen Good Published August 6, 2009 -
This Guy Has All The Nintendo 64s You Could Ever Want (But Why?)
As seen on The Veneziani Journal.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2009 -
What’s Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto Doing At Koei Press Conference?
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda among other titles, put in a surprise appearance at a Koei press conference in Tokyo. Above, Shigeru Miyamoto is not pictured. Those are “historical idols” Eri Kohinata and Mikako, not Shigeru Miyamoto. We repeat not Shigeru Miyamoto. Koei is releasing Samurai Warriors…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2009