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This Year’s Nintendo E3 Press Conference Is “About The Games”

Last year, Nintendo’s E3 press conference was a train wreck. Nintendo marketing exec Cammie Dunaway is upbeat about this year’s though, giving reasons why we should be excited about this year’s presser. “Well, because, I’m going to be up on stage presenting, something that your fans ought to love,” Dunaway told IGN. “But I’m not…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009

Don’t Get Your Wii Price Cut Hopes Up Just Yet…

Hey! Wii’s manufacturing costs are apparently down by 45 percent. Time for Nintendo to pass on those savings to you with a price cut, no? Nope, the UK got a price hike. “Regardless of the cost price of manufacture, the decision to raise the [Wii’s trade] price to retailers in the UK was taken due…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009

Tecmo: Nintendo Holding Back Fatal Frame

When asked about when Mother 3 would be coming to the States, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that wasn’t his decision. Japan makes those decisions. If so, what’s up with Wii title Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse? When asked about the game, Tecmo replied, “Nintendo holds the publishing rights to ‘Fatal…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009

So, How Many Wii Games Are Any Good?

Picture the scene: your mum walks into GameStop. She walks to the Wii section, and picks out a game for your birthday. At random. What are the odds she picks a good one? Let’s find out! Just like they did for both Xbox 360 and PS3 games, market research firm EEDAR have rounded out the…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009

Nielsen: People May Buy Wiis, But Do They Use Them?

Entertainment research firm Nielsen have released a fresh set of usage statistics, giving us an insight into not how many consoles are out there, but how long they’re actually being used. There are all kinds of charts and colourful graphs contained within the report, but the key findings were: – That the PS2 is still…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009

Iwata: Wii Video Download Service May Transfer To DS

Nintendo’s video on demand service, planned to launch in Japan sometime this year, might not just be limited to the Wii. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, it may also come to the Nintendo DS. Iwata tells the Wall Street Journal that the advertising-based video service—currently announced for availability in Japan this year, but reportedly…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2009

Breaking Apart The Nintendo DSi

While we know full well what the Nintendo DSi looks like from the outside, the handy folks over at iFixit have torn one apart to expose its steaming innards. Not that you’d have any real cause to strip your new Nintendo DSi down to the component level, but just in case the urge strikes you,…

By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2009

What Ware Did You Buy For Your DSi?

Nintendo launched the DSi here in North America this weekend, and with it a batch of free DSi Store points for people to use to pick up a free game or two. Personally, I haven’t been all that impressed with the so-far small selection of games currently available for download, though the free web browser…

By Brian Crecente Published April 7, 2009

The UK Goes DSi Crazy

British people love the Nintendo DSi. When the handheld console, which is Nintendo’s third iteration of the DS platform, went on sale last Friday, the portable racked up big numbers. The DSi surpassed the opening weekend sales of the original DS as well as the Nintendo DS Lite. Regarding the opening weekend, The new portable…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009

The Waggle-Powered Wii Lawnmower

If you’re sick of using your Wii to play Wii games/gather dust, why not try something new, like this Danish guy did. And use it to mow your lawn. The University of South Denmark’s Kjeld Jensen has come up with the Casmobot, a robotic lawnmower that you control using the motion-sensitive accelerometer found within the…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009

Edge Recounts Nintendo’s Dark Times

Nintendo may be the console king of the mountain, thanks to its runaway success with the Wii and Nintendo DS. But it wasn’t always so, as Edge Online explores. Before the glory of motion control and touchscreen gameplay reversed Nintendo’s fortunes, it settled for third place in the console wars, delivering the sometimes spectacular, sometimes…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2009

Wii Manufacturing Costs Down By 45%

We talk a bit about how both the 360 and PS3 reduce their manufacturing costs by introducing new technology. But what about the Wii? Well, of course, the Wii does the same thing. It’s just been less of an issue, that’s all. People follow that kind of stuff with the 360 and especially the PS3…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009

So, What Does The “i” In “DSi” Stand For?

As silly/awesome as you think the name “Wii” is, at least it has a meaning. “We”. Togetherness. But what about the “DSi”? What does that mean? You could say it’s got something to do with having two cameras, but then, according to Nintendo of America’s David Young, it means your DS is “individual”. Here he…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009

Nintendo “Not Particularly Concerned” With Weakening Wii Sales In Japan

With the PlayStation 3 outselling the Wii in Japan for the month of March, one might think that Nintendo executives are in a panic, concerned this whole motion control thing is a fad. Not so! Nintendo seems rather nonplussed by the monthly change in console domination on its home turf, which by Enterbrain’s figures meant…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 6, 2009

These Kids Are Having Too Much Fun Playing Klonoa

Namco Bandai‘s TV spot for the upcoming Wii remake of Klonoa features two children getting much more out of the game than you and I ever could. Now don’t get me wrong…I love me some Klonoa. It’s right up there with Pandemonium on my list of 2.5D rail platformers. I just don’t remember any moments…

By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2009

Weekly Nintendo Download: The DSi Invasion

It’s a brand new week and everything has change, as DSiWare joins the weekly Nintendo update, with 6 tiny titles joining Equilibrio on WiiWare and Uncharted Waters: New Horizons on the Virtual Console. While the ball puzzler Equilibrio from DK-Games (500 points) sounds inviting, and the swashbuckling exploration of Uncharted Waters: New Horizons for the…

By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2009

A DS Case Fit For Dr. Henry Jones

Indy’s getting old. Not as sharp as he used to be. He’s making stupid decisions, like being in movies with Shia LaBeouf. Maybe all he needs, though, is a little Brain Training. It should keep the old grey matter from getting all foggy. But that, then, creates another problem: how to go adventuring through rainforests…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009

Your DSiWare Block Sizes

For those who are holding in their hands Nintendo’s newest handheld, you might be wondering just how much DSiWare you can stick on it. Nintendo Everything has an early list of DSiWare file sizes. Remember that on the DSi, the 256MB of memory translates to 1024 blocks. And of that, 96 are taken up by…

By Owen Good Published April 5, 2009

Power Glove Adds Functionality; Still Not Necessarily Useful

In this, the 20th anniversary year of the Nintendo Power Glove, modder Matt Mechtley tricks it out with an accelerometer and bluetooth. But he still has to code some games to take advantage of it. Power Glove 20th Anniversary Edition — Build Video from Matt Mechtley on Vimeo. Writes Matt: It’s been 20 years now…

By Owen Good Published April 5, 2009

Hearsay: Wii Fit Plus Dated in Europe?

If Nintendo’s exergaming success hacks you off, might want to stop here. A screen shot from a game shop out in Amsterdam says “Wii Fit Plus” is on the way mid-November. Perhaps more importantly, the Wii Motion Plus controller, and a Wii Sports 2 Resort, bundled with the controller, have drop dates of July 10.…

By Owen Good Published April 5, 2009