March 28, 2012

Tracking down Super Mario: After a series of attempts to determine Super Mario Bros.' precise U.S. release date, Frank Cifaldi is forced to acknowledge that the task may be impossible. A more engaging read than you might expect.

July 28, 2011

Hot on the heels of a temporary drop to $199.99 at several major Canadian retailers (including Best Buy and Wal-Mart), and coinciding with the release of Nintendo's latest quarterly results, slashing their profit forecast for the year by a whopping 82%, Nintendo announced today that they're dropping the price of the 3DS effective August 12 to $169.99 USD. [more inside]

June 7, 2011

The best thing about E3 for many of the people watching at home are the live shenanigans. Last year brought us uncomfortable moments such as "you will be sucked" and Ubisoft's Battle Tag. This year's batch of conferences have been mostly disappointing in that regard (though Ubisoft scores a direct hit with Mr. Caffeine). Leave it to Geoff Keighley and Reggie Fils-Aime, then, to bring the awkwardness. [more inside]

June 5, 2011

Nintendo Next / Wii 2 to be called Nintendo Nintendo? Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo.

June 3, 2011

In advance of Nintendo's E3 press conference next week, Nikkei has leaked out details on the Wii successor. The report (registration required) mirrors much of what has surfaced over the past few weeks. [more inside]

May 17, 2011

The Terms of Service for the Nintendo 3DS grant Nintendo full rights to use any user-created content on the 3DS -- including photos taken with it. Additionally, the device will automatically contact Nintendo at any opportunity it has. If Nintendo detects that your 3DS has been modded, or if unauthorized peripherals have been used, then they will brick the system.

[via BoingBoing]

February 17, 2011

The problem with most video game sites, especially review sites, is that those responsible for the writing have only experienced the tip of the iceberg. Dr. Sparkle over at Chrontendo attempts to fix that by playing everything released for the NES and Famicom. [more inside]

January 22, 2011

Nintendo is releasing an update of its hit DS handheld console on March 27. What's noteworthy and has pundits screeching that it's gonna be the must-have gadget of 2011? Well, it can put 3D images in your brain without the use of 3D glasses.