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For any that have played countless hours on Nintendo’s first home console, the NES, you know this feeling all too well. Bad puns aside, was it really that long ago?

Nintendo hit a new milestone with the release of Mario Kart DS. Mario Kart DS blazed the company and the DS into the online realm, but where’s the 3rd party support? Besides Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land, ther is no confirmed third party titles supporting Nintendo’s WiFi. What third party titles would you like to see on Nintendo’s WiFi service? [Source: Kikizo Games]

“And what will Nintendo offer to lead the charge (launch lineup)? The company isn’t saying. When asked how the Revolution might work with a ‘Mario’ game, a room full of Nintendo employees demoing the system for MTV News suddenly got very tight-lipped.” (Thanks, Jacomar) [Source: MTV]

As most know, Mario Kart DS limits the selection of tracks to 20 out of the full 32 for Wifi play. Not ones to let it slide, the hacker community has found a way around it. Hacker “Parasyte” somehow is able to play the 12 offline-only courses online. No details are known, but there is a video to prove it. The only known way to get in on this is to get paired up with Parasyte himself on...

In the midst of all this worry and panic about the Revolution’s supposed leaked specs, Nintendo has opted not to stay quiet. Nintendo of America sez: “Sharper graphics are certainly part of the next generation. We know that games for the Revolution will look brilliant whether played on a standard television or on a high definition television. However, is that all there is to next-gener...

In this article, GameDaily BIZ takes a look at Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow‘s success. It actually goes a bit deeper than numbers. From the article: “We knew that Castlevania DS was already a highly anticipated title, and we are very pleased, not only with the commercial success, but also with the critical acclaim that the product received from both consumers and the editorial community...

For as long as i can remember, the universal sign of a video game, or the act of playing one, has been what i like to call “baby tickling”. You know, that little hand gesture that symbolizes pressing buttons wildly on a controller? I obviously call it that because it makes the person look like (a fool, as well as) they’re tickling a baby to death. This is something i have always ...

81% like Reggie Fils-Aime as Nintendo’s Chief Marketing Officer. I gotta admit, the guy’s got charisma, but at times it seems a little too forced. Overall, I like what he’s done with Nintendo’s image and I’m really anxious to see how the company positions the Revolution. Thanks for voting and give us your two cents as to when you think the Revolution will drop next ye...

Listed below are the official NPD Hardware Sales for the month of November in the United States. GBA: 892,438 PS2: 546,096 NDS: 381,619 PSP: 359,772 Xbox 360: 332,121* NGC: 278,284 Xbox: 191,320 Take them for what they’re worth. *Partial figures due to late November launch. [Source: DS-X2]

According to recently released sales numbers, the DS is leading the current gen handheld market. Nintendo holds 72% of the handheld market (GBA: 41%, DS: 31%, PSP: 28%) The DS is beating the PSP (6 million in the US and Japan compared to Sony’s 4.26 million) Nintendogs and Brain Training for Adults helped surge DS sales in Japan. It is still the leading console in that market. Nintendo’...

Reggie Fils-Aime made a presentation at the 33rd Annual UBS Global Media Conference. In the presentation, Reggie discussed Nintendo’s approach of marketing to more casual gamers, Nintendogs strong sales even among female gamers, quotes from supportive third-party developers, and DS versus PSP sales. EA was even quoted on the Revolution’s vontroller, “It’s a brilliant contro...

IGN has posted a java applet that lets you zoom, tilt, and pan around the Revolution controller in all its glory. Whether you’re curious about how many pins are in the extention port or just trying to find the alluded secret functionality, the 3D applet is fun to whirl away with. In additon, IGN talks at legnth about all the known details of the controller. It’s well worth the read.