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What if Pokemon Red and Blue were…
…a 3D game? Thoughts Infendo?
Let the good times roll: Miyamoto shuns retirement, wants to make games forever!
At 57, Shigeru Miyamoto is nearing retirement age. But thankfully for Nintendo fans, he claims to be one of those old farts that never throws in the towel. “I may have to retire from Nintendo some day. But then I look around and see how aged cartoonists continue to work and how movie directors create new movies all the time… By the same token, I guess I will still be making games someh...
New powerup in Galaxy 2 makes you light
ONM, the Official Nintendo Magazine, got their hands on a piece of artwork for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy 2. While it’s just Mario walking up clouds, like some clown on stairs, it’s pretty unique for a Mario power up. While not much is known about this image or how it will work in Galaxy 2, it does look pretty comical and light hearted. Who’s excited for “Cloud” ...
If it weren’t for GameCube profits, would there even be a Wii?
As the predecessor to Wii, the GameCube was Nintendo’s worst selling console ever. During its six year life, it sold only 22 million units worldwide. Despite this, Nintendo reportedly turned a profit on the little purple box, thanks to a strong lineup of first party games and low cost hardware. That said, I can’t help but wonder if Wii would have materialized had the GameCube operated ...
White DSi comes with Bowser’s Inside Story
If you haven’t picked up a DSi, and or Mario and Luigi; this might be the perfect time too. Especially if you don’t want to lug around the the bulky and bigger DSi XL. Starting April 25, a white versions of the Nintendo DSi will be sold at certain stores for the price of $169.99. While most of you probably have a DS/DSlite and are on the fence about upgrading to a DSi; let me just say,...
Nintendo defeats notorious patent troll after two-year legal battle
Anascape, the one man patent troll outfit from Texas, will not be receiving any money from Nintendo for patent infringement concerning the Wii remote. This is because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today that none of Nintendo’s video game controllers infringe on any Anascape patents. The ruling is actually a reversal of a jury trial verdict in 2008 that saw the Class...
Reggie confirms Nintendo 3DS is company’s “next handheld platform”
Nintendo president of America Reggie Fils-Aime has officially weighed in on the recently announced 3DS portable. His comments, while far from surprising given the uncharacteristic Nintendo of Japan early reveal last month, gave further credence to the belief that the device will be much different than anything Nintendo’s put forth in the space before. In a recent interview with BusinessWeek,...
Miyamoto states the obvious, still makes news
Leave it to the trigger-happy video games media to take generic quotes from an industry master and turn them into a story. Case in point, this happened over the weekend: Miyamoto: “My best is yet to come” Nintendo general manager wants Wii 2 to be “unique” and hints at new Starfox New Star Fox! Wii HD, could be cool! Cats and dogs living in harmony! Naturally, none of these fantasies will be hap...
Was touch the secret to DS success?
Since launching nearly six years ago, the Nintendo DS has enjoyed otherworldly success. It has sold faster than any video game system before it. Including both DS Lite and DSi variations, Nintendo has shipped more than 130 million units worldwide, putting the DS on pace to become the best selling system ever’a mere 10 million away from current heavy weight champion, the PlayStation 2. And it still...
Apple, Steve Jobs gunning for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft with iPhone 4.0 update
Nintendo may not (publicly) care much about people playing games on Apple products, but don’t tell that to Apple. At their iPhone OS 4.0 preview event today the company came out gunning for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Shot one was a social networking platform called Game Center that’s built into the phone’s OS. Basically, people in gaming will call this feature Xbox Live Lite, ...
Zelda team “under considerable pressure” to match Monster Hunter graphics
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XvxNCyUGJk[/youtube] No one makes better-looking games for Nintendo platforms than Nintendo. Unless of course you’re Capcom, working on the upcoming Monster Hunter Tri for Wii. “Looking at the graphics objectively, I feel like Monster Hunter Tri’s visuals are a representative example of what can be done on Wii,” Nintendo president Sa...