Nintendo - Page 673 of 696

EA Founder: The iPhone Is FREAKING OUT Sony, Nintendo

Trip Hawkins founded EA. He also did the 3DO, and is slightly mad, so you have to take everything he says with a grain of salt. Regardless, this is interesting. Speaking with VentureBeat, Hawkins – who now heads a mobile gaming company – says: Between the iPod Touch and the iPhone, I think the platform…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009

DSi Includes New Anti-Piracy Protection?

The DSi doesn’t just include some hardware upgrades and the ability to download games directly to the system, it might also include more robust anti-piracy software as well. Reports of some DS games, perhaps bootlegged copies of these games, not working on the DSi have started to show up in our mailbox and on several…

By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009

The Conduit Multiplayer In Action

The latest trailer for High Voltage Software’s Wii shooter The Conduit gives a glimpse at the game’s robust online multiplayer gameplay. Of course robust online multiplayer is all relative when we’re talking the Nintendo Wii, but High Voltage is packing as much as they possible can into The Conduit. The originally promised 16-players online had…

By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009

Don’t Expect MotionPlus To Improve Your Old Wii Games

Do you think that – like trophy support on the PS3 – there is scope on the Wii for the new MotionPlus technology to be introduced for older games? Don’t be so optimistic. Responding to speculation that developers would be doing just that, Nintendo have told GameDaily “The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009

Yup, MotionPlus Ships Inside A Rubber Prison

Those whispers were right on the money: as you can see from the new Wii accessory’s packaging, MotionPlus will ship not as an elegant little add-on, but as a cumbersome rubber straitjacket. Yes, Nintendo needed to get a “new” jacket out there for insurance/legal reasons. And yes, like the old jacket, we’re sure MotionPlus just…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009

Nintendo Strangling Profits For WiiWare Developers

According to “multiple developers” speaking off the record to news site Gamasutra, Nintendo are operating a “minimum sales” policy on their WiiWare service, where developers only see profits if their games sell a certain amount. These developers claim that, in the US, a WiiWare title is tasked with selling “in the mid-four figure range”, while…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2009

The First Three Games You Can Play With MotionPlus

Earlier today Nintendo announced that they would start selling the MotionPlus snap-on for their Wii remotes on June 8, for $20 a pop. But Nintendo’s first MotionPlus-supporting game, Wii Sports Resort, won’t hit stores until a month and a half later for $50 for the game and add-on. So what’s a gamer to do in…

By Brian Crecente Published April 14, 2009

Reggie Rules Out Punch-Out!! Downloadable Content

When publishers are asked if their upcoming game supports downloadable content, they typically hem and haw, noting they haven’t announced anything yet. In the case of Punch-Out!! for the Wii however, it’s just not happening. So says Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who flat out denies that the upcoming Wii boxing game will add…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009

Get Even More Familiar With Steal Princess

Atlus wants players to be more familiar with their DS puzzle platformer Steal Princess before it sees release, and nothing says familiarity like enough screenshots to play the game flipbook style. The sun is shining; the grass so green. A perfect day to thumb through 38 new screenshots from Steal Princess. The screens come courtesy…

By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2009

MotionPlus, Wii Sports Resort Dated & Priced For US

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced that Wii Sports Resort and MotionPlus would be out “overseas” in July. Today, Nintendo of America sets firm release dates for both. The Wii MotionPlus accessory goes on sale a month earlier on June 8 in the U.S. for US$19.99. Wii Sports Resort drops later the following month on July…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2009

Netflix Looking For Console Programmers

Hey, Netflix. We get it. If two surveys weren’t enough to get us ready for it, this job listing certainly has us convinced you’re interested in streaming moves from the PS3 and Wii. The position is for a “Engineering Leader-Gaming Platforms”, who will be responsible for “prototyping, testing and building the Netflix experience for gaming…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2009

Wii Sensor Bar Stand Is Totally Patented

Two-and-a-half years after the Wii was released, the Nintendo sensor bar stand patent has been approved by the U.S. government. On April 7, Nintendo’s patent for “Base Stand for Sensor Bar” was approved for a 14-year patent. The stand is described as an “ornamental design for a base stand for sensor bar.” That’s an ornamental…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2009

From Girly Idol Group To Hit Nintendo Game

Prolific Japanese music producer Mitsuo Terada (aka “Tsunku”) is best known for producing idol J poppppp group Morning Musume and helping to launch the career of singers like Aya Matsuura. He also created Rhythm Heaven. How did candy pop wizard Tsunku add smash-hit game designer to his already impressive resume? Terada tells Wired that it…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2009

Super Mario Chess Takes Battle For Peach To Boards

Regular chess not mustachioed enough for you? We’d think that USAopoly’s Super Mario Chess—totally Nintendo authorized, by the way—will fit the bill. It features no less than two mustaches! Toy retailer Entertainment Earth is now accepting pre-orders for the “Collector’s Edition” chess board, which is dripping with Mushroom Kingdom characters. The “most popular” Super Mario…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2009

A Glimpse at Excitebots Multiplayer Online

I spent a little time with Excitebots: Trick Racing at GDC. It was fairly fun, but also fairly familiar. Now we get a glimpse of the game’s online mulitplayer. Yes, online. Fortunately.

By Brian Crecente Published April 13, 2009

Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! In Space Released 17 Years Later

Just weeks before the release of Punch-Out!! for the Wii comes the unofficial release of the original NES game’s Nintendo-aborted sequel, Mike Tyson’s Intergalactic Power Punch. It’s Punch-Out!! plus aliens, minus quality. According to GameSetWatch’s quick primer on the Mike Tyson’s Intergalactic Power Punch, the game was originally planned to be a proper Punch-Out!! sequel,…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 13, 2009

Mariners Nintendo Fan Network Gets Upgraded

Nintendo and ESPN give Seattle Mariners fan DS owners an upgrade this year, adding sports news to the list of special features available on the handheld during home games. The Nintendo Fan Network kicked off in 2007, giving DS-holding visitors to Seattle’s Safeco field access to game stats, video, and remote food ordering during the…

By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2009

2K Play Brings The Greatest Show On Earth Home

2K Play is about to make running away to join the circus much easier, announcing a partnership with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to create circus games for the Wii and DS. During a recent performance, Ringling Bros. high wire artist Jonathan Caro walked 25 feet through the air, using only a Wii remote…

By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2009

Let The DS Show You Tokyo Disney Resort Shopping

Those going to Tokyo Disneyland, be sure to bring your Nintendo DS. Starting April 25, the portable can show you around shopping, dinning and entertainment complex Ikspiari at Tokyo Disney Resort. Visitors can download the “Ikspiari Nintendo DS Guide” to their DS, DS Lite or DSi platforms. The download contains a guidebook for the whole…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009

EA Sports: “Can’t Port Down To Wii”

This generation, it’s hard to make a truly multi-platform. EA Sports exec Peter Moore explains why. At a recent conference, Moore stated, “You simply can’t take what you’re doing on the Ps3 and Xbox and port — thats a dirty word — down to the Wii.” Instead, developers must build Wii games “from the ground…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009