Who remembers the good old days when you were happy with having the colored version of the Game Boy? I never had that – not even the black and white one – but the joy of playing with my friend’s unit seemed to make my spirits soar sky high at that time. Kids of today [...]
Domaster & Tetrawing – Nintendo Game Boy & Tetris Transformers!
Posted on March 15, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Nintendo Finally Enters the Network Race
Posted on January 30, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Xbox was the first out of the online network gate with Xbox Live in 2002. Sony got into the swing of things four years later with PSN (though the paid subscription arm of their service, PSN Plus, just launched in 2010). At long last, Nintendo has decided to step up to the plate with the [...]
Wii U Only as Powerful as Xbox 360?
Posted on December 5, 2011 Written by 5 Comments
Has there been a single console generation where Nintendo hasn’t held the “distant third place” title when it comes to horsepower? It’s starting to sound like the Wii U will be no different.
Wii U to Support 2 Tablets After All?
Posted on November 10, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
At E3 this year, Nintendo’s gaming guru Shigeru Miyamoto said that the company’s next-gen console, Wii U, would support just one tablet controller. In response, the Internet howled. Perhaps still stinging from public reaction to the 3D feature of the 3DS, it looks like Nintendo has caved on the Wii U.
Is Nintendo In Trouble?
Posted on October 27, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Sales of the 3DS aren’t so bad that the device qualifies as a “flop.” And with all of the Wii and DS consoles that they’ve sold in years past, it would take a LOT to make a dent in Nintendo‘s bank account. But they just had their worst fiscal year in, like, ever.
This Is How Zelda: Skyward Sword Begins
Posted on October 12, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
The 3-minute animation that opens The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has leaked, and you can watch the whole thing right here. It’s a beautiful, watercolor-on-parchment style animation, though the English translation of this Japanese version is typically broken — and kinda cute.
Link & Mario – Salt Art
Posted on September 14, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
People really can make art out of anything these days. Proof positive: Bashir Sultani’s “Art with Salt,” a self-conceived art medium that the artist uses to draw portraits of famous people. And recently, he decided to use salt to create portraits of two very famous fictional characters: Nintendo‘s Link and Mario.
Nintendo Lunch Box Is What Happens to Dead Consoles
Posted on August 16, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
So what happens when your gadgets die? Do they go to gadget heaven? Do you take them to a recycling center to make sure they are disposed of properly? Or are you one of the “I don’t care” people who simply throw them into the trash bin? Redditor Massenus has found the perfect solution for [...]
Uh-Oh: Nintendo Drops 3DS to $169.99
Posted on July 29, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Nintendo has announced that the price of the 3DS portable game console is being dropped from $249.99 to $169.99 on August 12th. If you do the math, that’s a 32% price cut for a console that’s less than 5 months old. Nintendo couldn’t have picked a louder way of announcing to the world that sales [...]