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If you haven’t already seen this, it’s a nice little find. The clip shows some nice close-ups of Iwata holding the new Revolution controller. The thing looks so small! Iwata explains the reasoning behind the one handed “free style” controller. Basically Nintendo believes non-gamers are intimidated by the two handed double thumb action. Might sound foreign to you, but that&#...[Read More]

According to Bloomberg, Sony will cut 10,000 jobs and expects it’s first loss in a decade. To be fair, this is mainly due to the beating it’s taken from Apple and Sharp in the music and television industries. But it does make you wonder if their entertainment department is slightly hindering or helping to minimize those losses. Nintendo’s biggest competitor really needs a hit on ...[Read More]

The Micro, as with the DS, has sold very well in Japan moving 148,000 units in just six days. That means the system has outsold the Japanese PSP launch according to figures from Bloomberg. Very good numbers. Any word on how the Micro is favoring in the US? It’s a little hard being that the system merely shipped on Monday, rather than be in stores so it could be as late as next week before US...[Read More]

[Note: this topic criticizes the beloved N64. If that’s your favorite Nintendo console, skip to next post.] Do you think Sony’s and Microsoft’s lack of console innovation during this next generation could be a liability for them? Lots of people are asking Nintendo the reverse of that question given the unveiling of their widely creative controller. But what about it’s two c...[Read More]