Nintendo

This Game Looks Nothing Like Pokémon

Nope. Nothing like it at all. It’s totally different. No way could anyone call Little Masters a Pokémon rip-off. Just look at it. See? Totally different. Recently released on iOS, Little Masters is a game in which you caught monsters, train them, and have them fight. Know why they call the game “Little Masters”? Because…

Miyamoto’s Worst Game Idea Ever. Or Maybe The Best. Not Sure.

In 1989, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto sat down with Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii for an interview. The two spoke about practically everything, from game design to their latest titles (like Link to the Past) to the future, but what I found most interesting was the pair’s ideas on making games about teaching. Both had…

Rapper Jean Grae’s great new song Kill Screen riffs off Donkey Kong and Steve Wiebe. Take a listen over at MTV.

This Week’s Nintendo Download Travels Back in Time For A Classic Version of Prince of Persia. Also: Goat-Stacking.

Listen, I love Prince of Persia. With all that lovely animation and derring-do, Jordan Mechner’s adventure games are well-loved for good reason. For those wanting to re-visit PoP’s charms, the Wii Virtual Console get the 1992 SNES version. But, guys: this Crazy Hunter game that appears in this week’s Nintendo Download looks absolutely bizarre. Apparently…

A Game with Truly Ugly Characters Is a 3DS Hit

Kobito Dukan, those ugly troll characters, got their own 3DS game. And that game had insane box art. And the game itself looked okay, fun even as you attempt to catch those little characters and make your own field guide. But those little characters? They look like a dog’s breakfast. But as fugly as the…

Phoenix Wright Is Back For Ace Attorney 5, But Where’s His Usual Cohort?

Phoenix Wright is coming back to the courtroom (what ever happened to Apollo?) in the upcoming Ace Attorney 5 for the 3DS, but his trusty companion, Maya, may not be with him. Screenshots released from Capcom show the defense lawyer back from his time off as a poker player and pianist to “fulfill a promise.”…

The Unpublished Nintendo Comic That Said “S**t”

Howard & Nester was a comic staple of Nintendo Power for much of the magazine’s run, but there’d always been one storyline kept out of the public eye. Until today. This issue was never intended to run in the magazine; instead, it was specially made and given to former Nintendo of America icon Howard Phillips…

First Look at the 3D Graphics of Ace Attorney 5

Upcoming game Ace Attorney 5 is slated for the 3DS. Since the game is headed to Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D platform, it will take advantage of that feature. What’s more, the game’s graphics, which have always been 2D, are going to be 3D. This is a complete change for the Ace Attorney series. So the characters—even…

Ace Attorney 5 Is Coming To The U.S. [UPDATE]

Update: Capcom has confirmed to me that Ace Attorney 5 is indeed coming to the U.S. Here’s their statement: Capcom is planning to release Gyakuten Saiban 5 (Ace Attorney 5) in the West. We’ll have more news soon. A Capcom representative also clarified that they use “West” to refer to both the U.S. and Europe.…

Ten Minutes Of The New Paper Mario Is Not Enough.

Few video game series are as consistently delightful as Paper Mario, Nintendo’s charming set of plumber-themed RPGs. Paper Mario: Sticker Star, out this fall for 3DS, looks to be no exception. It’s funny, weird, and quite charming. Now take my thoughts with a grain of salt, because the demo I played last weekend at PAX…

The Extraordinary Quest to Put All the Super Mario Games On One Timeline

There are at least two timelines on the Internet that put the major Super Mario games in chronological order, as if they happened to one guy named Mario who has been living an extraordinary life. These timeline don’t present Mario as a real man. The people who make these timelines aren’t that free-thinking. But the…

11 New Dates and Cities for Nintendo’s Big Zelda Concert Series

Nintendo’s big fall Zelda “Symphony of the Goddesses” concert will be touring through the following cities, according to a press release the game maker just sent out: Sept. 15: Toronto; Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Sept. 22: Minneapolis; Orpheum Theatre Oct. 12: Dallas; AT&T Performing Arts Center Oct. 18: Boston; Wang Theatre Oct. 25:…

The NES Fighting Game That Featured Sonic, Mario, Ryu and Goku

I’ve talked about classic fighting game World Heroes here on Total Recall before because it’s amazing. But this, this is something else entirely. It’s called World Heroes 2, but it’s not the official sequel to SNK’s game. It is instead a 1994 pirate Famicom game, one which throws together the biggest video game stars of…

One Of The Wii’s Best Downloadable Games Gets A 3DS Sequel

Seen in a backroom at PAX Prime last weekend, here’s Fluidity: Spin Cycle, a sequel to 2010’s solid WiiWare game Fluidity. It’s out later this year as a 3DS eShop exclusive. You won’t want to play it on the subway. People will look at you funny.

536 People Set The World Record For Blowing Gum Bubbles

Every once in a while Nintendo does something insane. Like the Wii. Or getting 536 people together to break the Guinness World Record for most people simultaneously blowing chewing gum bubbles. To celebrate Kirby’s anniversary. Because he is a bubble. But hey, they set the record at PAX this past weekend, and these spectacular pictures…

Video Game Controllers Are Art

The debate as to video games are art is tired. Either you think they are or that they’re not. Turns out the controllers used to engage with games can become sublime, too. Who knew decades-old wired video game controllers could be so beautiful? The lines of insulated copper and aluminum—is that what they were made…

This Gamer Energy Drink Gives People Erections

There are numerous companies that churn out energy drinks. Some of them even market their beverages to gamers as “fuel”. But how many video games have energy drinks designed to help you get it up after your first round of sex? 3DS game Senran Kagura Burst does, that’s for sure. Akahige Pharmacy, “Red Beard Pharmacy”,…

This Zelda Sword Goes Great with Butter

While at work, Tumblr user spacekat267 created this “Zelda inspired breadstick.” Stick? You mean sword! “Twas delicious and most powerful with a side of Lon Lon Ranch,” blogged spacekat267, adding that he was thinking of doing an Ocarina next. Go big, spacekat267! Do a Hylian Shield! Doooooooo it. I crafted… [spacekat267]

Mario Taught Me Typing. He Should Teach Me Texting and Internet Stalking, Too.

Middle school was a drag for most of my pre-teen classmates—unless it was computer class. Computer class felt less like the boring, uninspired rote that the rest of our education was and more like a gateway to a technological wonderland. Most of us couldn’t even afford computers, so that was our one chance to mess…

Do You Want a Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! Coffee Table Book? Of Course You Do.

Lots of Kickstarter video game projects come over the transom here every day, a lot of them wishful thinking. So it’s rare to see one that is both a great idea and eminently attainable, but that’s my gut feeling about a coffee table book celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! If you want…