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Could Wii U Launch with Super Mario Bros. 4?
Nintendo has now confirmed that it is working on a 2D Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii U based around the “Mario Experience” demo presented at E3 last year. At the same time, speculation is running wild that this game may be related to the supermario4.com domain recently registered by Nintendo. If the game is already well underway, could Nintendo be returning to those magical days when a new sys...
Final Fantasy I: Victory is Mine!
Final Fantasy 1 has always held a special place in my heart. It was the second RPG I played on the NES (first being Dragon Warrior) and the first that I really spent time leveling up and focusing on the game. With Dragon Warrior, I hurried through. I was new to the world of RPG’s and did not really know what I needed to do. I can remember spending about a week fighting a Rock giant (I th...
Analyst says Nintendo is to blame for declining video game sales. Huh?
With video games sales in the United States starting to take a tumble, Doug Creutz of Cowan and Company offered his two cents as to why this is happening: Nintendo is to blame. Creutz states: “Everybody needs to realize that the Wii software segment is trending down 50 percent year over year, and has been for the last 12 months. That is a massive decline. There’s no way you could not have a declin...
The History of Nintendo, The Musical
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR5DaYuDWYs[/youtube] To celebrate their 400th comic strip, Brawl in the Family creator Matthew Taranto put together a wonderful and well-thought out musical number chronicling the long history of Nintendo as a special gift to his fans. At just under four minutes, Taranto drew, wrote, and sung the entire piece that highlights Nintendo’s humble beginnin...
Miyamoto Jealous That He Didn’t Invent Angry Birds, Maybe a Time Machine Will Be His Next Project?
Shigeru Miyamoto has a lot to be proud of. He created some of the most beloved video game characters in the universe, yet he has one regret. He wishes that he had invented Angry Birds. How can such a simplistic mobile game create a hint of jealousy when you are the father of such iconic characters such as Zelda/Link, Donkey Kong and Mario? Now Miyamoto did not actually say the word “jealo...
Can Wii U’s Hardware Live Up to Nintendo’s Third Party Aspirations?
Reports have been coming in for awhile now about the Wii U development kits, and it seems that most developers feel that the console will have around the same power as the 360 and PS3. Some say it is a bit more powerful, some say it is a bit less, but it’s starting to sound like the Wii U will not offer a significant graphical advantage over the next round of consoles from Microsoft and Sony. If N...
Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems
Today, Nintendo has announced the newest downloads for the eShop and Nintendo Video that will be available this week. Of the three new items announced, I am interested in “underneath the Sycamore”. The old time comic look seems quite interesting. Will you be downloading any of these? Nintendo eShop Ketzal’s Corridors – The evil god Koruptal has brought chaos and destruction t...
What Nintendo could learn from Skylanders
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve recently – and belatedly — discovered the surprisingly great Skylanders, and have now morphed from embarrassed newcomer to up-front defender of the game (despite its ruthless, money-sucking business model). Truth be told, Skylanders is a brilliant and beautifully-crafted adventure, both on Wii and 3DS. Having finished the 3DS version, I was several cha...
8 Bit Dreams Project
As children, adolescents, and adults, we have all wasted time doodling our favorite video game characters. I can remember customizing Samus with new weapons and new armors (until my mind was blown when I finished the game) and imagining different worlds for her to explore. I am sure many of you have done the same. Artist Campbell Whyte, Born in Perth, Western Australia in the year 1984, took th...
Nintendo & The Louvre Museum Teaming Up
Here is something that is really neat. Nintendo & The Louvre Museum (Ya know, the one with the Mona Lisa…) have announced a partnership that will make use of the 3DS.
Sonic 4: Episode II Boasts New, Bonus Content…but Leaves Nintendo Out to Dry?
The newest trailer for Sonic’s latest episodic release revealed this potentially disappointing news to the general public. Sonic 4: Episode I was, in my opinion, one of Sonic’s finest titles to date. Sure the physics were a bit…wonky, to be honest, but the game did everything else right – including holding a spot on the Wii Shop Channel, giving everyone a chance to play the...