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Can the PS3 save Sony? That’s what Wired explores in a recent article urging the company to become “fun again.” Author Frank Rose had this say about the Wii: “The Wii is a product Sony might have developed in its heyday. It doesn’t try to outdo anyone on graphics muscle or computational power? in fact, it opts out of the arms race entirely. Faced with a shrinking vide...

I’ve played a game featuring Jumpman — I mean Mario — every year since 1986. Whether it was the classic Original (not the dual Duck Hunt/Super Mario Bros., the single game one), Dr. Mario, or seeing him bash Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. Melee, I’ve really never not liked Mario — or his quieter, high jumping brother Luigi for that matter. It’s pretty amazi...

Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft recently posted about an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto where he stated that the company is still debating about how many buttons to put on the controller, as well as Nintendo’s goal to target people that haven’t yet planned on buying a next-generation console. From the article:“…So far, so good, as a the Wii got 70 percent in a Famitsu poll f...

After a sweat-inducing bout of multiplayer Meteos at TGS last Fall, the Inf crew stumbled upon a label-less copy of Feel the Magic and attempted to play it. When Nick tried to rub the screen without a stylus, his DS hissed, rumbled and popped until a blue smoke flowed out from within the speaker holes to form a giant hulking figure. He called himself “Genie”, saying only that he grants...

A few issues back (Volume 199), Nintendo Power featured a small article in it’s “Community” section, in which employees of NOA showed off some of their favorite Nintendo goodies. These ranged from an original copy of Stack-Up (the only game other than Gyromite that made use of R.O.B) complete with accessories, to a lego trophy, awarded to Dan Oswen by Shigeru Miyamoto. Now, most ...

According to Spong, Shigeru Miyamoto will give a keynote address at the Digital Interactive Entertainment Conference on December 2. It is rumored he will unveil Mario Revolution (128) during his 30 minute presentation in Kyoto. That would make my day if true, but alas, we never like sourcing Spong for obvious reasons. Take it for what it’s worth. [Source: Spong]

With the online plan we have, there’s no fee. It’s easy to use. There’s no setup for the player. …We wanted something that was safe, reliable, and didn’t cost the player anything. – Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo Amen to that.

Shigeru Miyamoto has said that the Revolution controller’s functionality has not yet been finalized. I kinda guessed that since they haven’t shown the thing. Shocker! (Note to self: this means that all the mockup photos that are coming in are just fake. Still fun to speculate though.)