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Nintendo’s decision to stick with carts on the N64 is the slight winner, but it was good to see a well rounded mix of opinions. It should be noted that most “other” voters furthered the concern of sticking with carts; Nintendo ditched the cd drive thus helping Sony make the decision to enter the console market and become Nintendo’s biggest direct competitor. Thanks to all t...[Read More]

N-Philes and various forums are reporting the Japanese only Black, err, Graphite DS is being sold at the Nintendo World Store in NYC. The real kicker? Mario Inc. is charging $199 for the thing. Ouch! A wink, smile, and handshake from Miyamoto himself better come standard at that price. Maybe we can get some additional color combinations this holiday season. [Source: N-Philes]

Bill Gates, referring to next generation consoles said in an interview that “Nintendo is more likely to be a niche player this time around.” Well, we’ll just have to wait and see but how important is a high market share for the Revolution anyway? Obviously Nintendo, like any company, wants it and they seem to be holding their own in the portable market. But Nintendo knows how to ...[Read More]

RPG or action sports title? Let’s go with the later. That’s right, Square-Enix is reported to be the developer on the previously announced Mario Basket 3 on 3 game from Famitsu scans. A recent Nintendo DS press conference also revealed the unique control scheme in which the player will actually use the touch pad to perform dribbling, passing, and shooting mechanics while the D-pad will...[Read More]

Spong is reporting that the Nintendo DS will see a “a host of different peripherals” released in the coming year, with the Metroid Pinball Rumble Pack being the first of many add-ons for the portable. Apparently this comes from Nintendo representatives at last week’s DigitaLife event in NYC. All future add-ons are said to make use of the DS’s Game Boy Advance slot. What else could tha...[Read More]