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Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead
Continuing their recent run of collaborations with the clothing label, Nintendo have teamed up with A Bathing Ape to bring us a line of Pokemon/Bape t-shirts that will no doubt set your wallet’s heart aflutter. There’s six shirts in the line, some heavy on the Pokemon, others heavier on a freaky, Pokemonised version of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009 -
Wii MotionPlus Sales Off To A Good Start
June may not have been a good month for the video game industry, but the prospects for Nintendo’s motion-controller are looking promising. First month sales for Wii MotionPlus were what we’d consider a pretty good start. First month figures for the Wii Remote add-on were “nearly 374,000” according to the NPD Group. That was split…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 16, 2009 -
DS Sales Double In Japan (Thanks Dragon Quest IX!)
According to Ascii Media Works, the release of Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS hasn’t just been good business for Square Enix. It’s been good news for Nintendo as well. The market research firm says that in the week before the game went on sale, Nintendo shifted 51,601 DS handhelds. But last week, after…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 -
Wii Firmware Upgraded to 4.1
If you’ve got WiiConnect24 hooked up on your console, it should be glowing blue right about…now, with Nintendo having just pushed through firmware update 4.1 Unless you’re adverse to this type of business (ie you’re the homebrewing type), you might want to grab it, especially if you’re planning on getting Wii Sports Resort, because when…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 -
A Boy And His Home-Made Blob
The best part of the upcoming reimagining of A Boy & His Blob isn’t the fact the game’s being reimagined. It’s that gorgeous storybook art style, which these home-made figures capture perfectly. Since official figures from such an obscure license might be wishful thinking, this sculpt by Appy is probably as close as we’ll get…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
The Market Obviously Requires A SECOND Pokemon X-Ray Machine
In April, we showed you a mobile x-ray unit adorned with Pokemans, intended for Japanese hospitals. But would you believe it’s not the only Pokemon-branded x-ray machine on the market? No, there’s another one. It’s made by the same company – Shimadzu – and is the real deal, a “proper” x-ray unit, sacrificing mobility (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Nostalgia’s Airships Make Us Nostalgic
Ignition Entertainment‘s Nostalgia for the Nintendo DS lives up to its name, bringing to mind roleplaying games of ages past with battling airships. Nostalgia basically takes the same sort of airship travel as we’ve seen in earlier entries in the Final Fantasy series and countless other roleplaying games and pimps it out, letting the player…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
How Nintendo Has Described Itself From ’87 To ’09
Over the years, Nintendo, like most companies, has had to explain what in the world it is at the bottom of the press releases it issues. That description has changed. A lot. 1987 Nintendo financial earnings report… Nintendo of America Inc. is the U.S. marketing and sales arm of Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo Co. Ltd., the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 14, 2009 -
A One-Two Shot Of Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!!
Club Nintendo of America is giving away a trio of exclusive prizes to members in good standing, the club announced earlier today. One of those is Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!!, a WiiWare title based on the Wii game Punch-Out!!. This is what it looks like. An awful lot like the Wii-imagined Punch-Out!!, obviously, but with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2009 -
Times Square Getting A Wii Sports Resort Make-Over
A concrete island in New York’s Times Square will be getting a sandy beach, swimming pool and “tropical lounge” next week to help promote Nintendo’s upcoming release of Wii Sports Resort. The faux island getaway on Times Square’s Military Island, 7th and Broadway avenues, will be open to everyone from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2009 -
Check Out These Club Nintendo Member Platinum And Gold Member Rewards
Nintendo of America’s Club Nintendo is announcing the “Elite Status” rewards for folks who snagged Gold or Platinum Member status. According to Nintendo.com, Customers are able to register select merchandise for Nintendo Coins, which can be redeemed for Club Nintendo items. Those who reach a certain amount of Coins can become for eligible for Platinum…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2009 -
Want To Peek Inside Smash Bros. Creator’s New Office?
Earlier this year, Nintendo announced it was joining forces with Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai‘s Sora Ltd. to found a new company, Project Sora. Nintendo is the principal investor, owning up to 72 percent of the company. The company is hard at work at a game, but it’s not another Smash Bros. title. Sakurai added,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2009 -
Some Words That Are, And Are Not, In Scribblenauts
There are over 10,000 nouns you can conjure in Scribblenauts. That’s a lot. To help give you an idea of just what’s included – and not included – in that number, please, consult this list. A writer from Britain’s Official Nintendo Magazine has a build of the game, and having asked readers for a list…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2009 -
Black Wii Box Is From The Dark, Distant Future
Here’s the box art for the upcoming Black Wii, the first coloured variant of the console. Looks a lot like the white version! Only black. Amazing what a change in colour can do for a console. The white Wii is simple, clean, innocent. This black one? Menacing, stylish, ominous. And probably the best-looking games machine…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2009 -
Meat Bun Levels Up With DX, XXL
Missed out on some those fan-favorite Meat Bun tees introduced last year? A trio of bestsellers rise from their grave today, redesigned and reprinted as part of the Meat Bun DX line. Plus, there’s good news for the plus-sized. Finally, after numerous requests, we’ve added roomier extra extra large sizes, so towering Fahey-proportioned types with…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 -
Nintendo Scores Biggest Bonus Round In Japan
Summer bonuses in Japan may have plunged this year, but that didn’t stop Nintendo from reclaiming the top spot as the company with the biggest bonus ranking. Japanese companies traditionally deliver bonuses to their employees in the summer and winter, a practice that our own Brian Ashcraft tells us is losing popularity in the face…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: Incoming Pulseman
Today brings six new downloadable titles for Nintendo’s various digital delivery platforms, including the release of a rare classic, the ultimate ant farm, and a completely different sort of bit tripping. Virtual Console fans get a rare treat this week with the release of Pulseman (900 Wii points), a platform title often considered the best…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
No More No More Heroes For The Wii
Goichi Suda breaks the hearts of countless Wii owners, suggesting that once No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is finished, the franchise will leave the platform behind. While No More Heroes and its star Travis Touchdown have captured the hearts of many fans on the Nintendo Wii, Suda’s ambition might just be too big for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 -
Jumpstart Your Heart With A Wii Remote
Can the Wii remote save lives? The American Heart Association is betting on it, pledging $50,000 to fund a student project that uses Nintendo’s TV killer to teach CPR. Associate professor of biomechanical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Greg Walcott came up with the idea for a computer program that uses the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009