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Floating around the internet today is a new video of single player Mario Kart action. The video shows Luigi in his new vacuum kart racing around a new town level with a bunch of NPCs and what seems to be some human players with logos over their heads. It’s amazing looking stuff and it’s only one month away! Right click to save as [by Rollin] Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.3...

Nintendo is still holding strong in Japan this week, as the Nintendo DS continues to top the hardware charts, followed distantly by the PSP. The GB Micro comes in third, behind the PSP by around a thousand units. On the software side, five games for Nintendo handhelds are on the top 10 list, two of which crown the first and second placements. While there are no numbers here in North America, it wo...

On the 17th of November, Japanese Micro owners will be able to buy a slick new Pikachu faceplate. If I lost you at Pikachu, take one look at it and you’ll want one. I’m digging the black on red with the white Pikachu silhouette. What’s your most wanted Micro faceplate? [by Rollin, Source: DS-x2]

Earlier today, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law, AB 1179, which makes it a crime to sell or rent violent or sexual videogames to minors. I’m all for keeping little people from easily accessing elicit content, but the controversy lies in the law’s definition of “violent” which is rather vague. We don’t think games encourage criminal acts among ...

J. Allard, the father of the Xbox 360 isn’t so thrilled about the Revolution’s new controller. The reason; he says the controller won’t work for current racing and sports titles like the ones EA is so well known for. He’s also not thrilled that his division lost $4 billion over the past 4 years. Potshots aside, he did praise the device’s innovation and said it could w...

For all you RPG faithful, Taito has released some new screens for their upcoming DS game, Lost in Magic. The game is looking very stylistic indeed and is also rumored (according to Famitsu) to utilize Nintendo’s wifi network. Spared no expense of course thanks to Ninty. Nice… [Source: Revo-Europe]

A lot of forums have been hinting at a $99 Revo price tag, including some game sites. Before you get all giddy it should be known that Nintendo has never launched a new home console that cheap and they would be missing out on some nice profits if they did that. Just think about their Micro pricing strategy and how they’re more than likely gonna drop it’s MSRP by Christmas. Fact or Fict...

Reports are circulating about a malware that will render your DS useless. Most of us don’t have to worry, but if you run a lot of homebrew on your DS, stay on the lookout. [source: TehSkeen]

According to Forbes, “The company slashed its forecast of operating profit and sales owing to the slump in sales of its home-use stand-alone game consoles.” GameCube sales fell short of predictions, primarily due to poor sales in the US. ‘This is because the product life-cycle of our Gamecube is coming to an end,’ Nintendo spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa said. If you’re c...

The Original (black) wins by 40% of voters. While I understand you 33% liking the white, I can only imagine how the controller/remote would look after hours of gameplay. Anyone ever seen a well used iPod? Regardless, thanks for voting and be sure to check out this weeks poll on your opinion of how Nintendo is doing. [Source: Infendo]

Kotaku has a screenshot of the wi-fi software that will drive Nintendo’s new gaming network. Of course it will be translated into English for us North American and UK blokes. Apparently, when the WiFi USB peripheral is inserted, the DS is able to go online. Before this happens, a pop-up window appears on both screens, guiding the player through the process and asking for their access point. ...

At your local thrift store: curling iron, hair dryer, hair dryer, NES zapper… All in the same department.