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Zelda’s Redead Can Absolutely Fuck Off

The ReDead isn't a Nintendo zombie. It's so much worse.

By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011

This Powerful Pokémon Is Only Available For A Limited Time

The countdown begins when Pokémon Black and Pokémon White launch on March 6, giving trainers a little over a month to catch mythical Pokémon Victini before it disappears. Fire and psychic powers come together for the first time in Victini, the Pokémon so mythical it’s Pokédex number is 000. Players purchasing Pokémon Black and Pokémon…

By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011

Turn Your Nintendo DSi Into An Old School Computer

Back in the day, computer programmers used BASIC. Some still do! But for those who missed the BASIC years or for those who’d like to revisit them, there’s this. Petit Computer is a DSiWare title that is, ahem, basically a BASIC interpreter for the Nintendo DSi. The touch screen becomes a virtual keyboard, while the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011

A Sword & Shield Fit For The Hero Of Time

Feel like celebrating Zelda’s 25th birthday with something big, bulky and heroic? It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this stuff. This Zelda sword and shield (of which there are two sets, one for Ocarina of Time and one for Twilight Princess) were made by Fiberglass Blades, a small custom accessory and weapon builder specialising in…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011

When Mario’s A Drug Addict, Luigi Has To Pick Up The Slack

What if the Mario Bros. weren’t out saving the Mushroom Kingdom, but were actually just down-on-their-luck plumbers from…Boston? Prostitutes, beatings, pianos and mushroom use follows. Called “The Plumber”, it’s the work of New York sketch comedy group Captain Hippo, who describe the video as “The true life story of the Mario Brothers, like you’ve never…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

The Great Zelda Switcheroo

If you ever need a reference point for how ferocious – and some would argue unnecessarily so – Zelda fans can be about their beloved franchise, one need only look at a public showcase Nintendo held in the year 2000. For a few years between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, Nintendo decided against revealing major…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011

Japan’s Pokemon DSi Portables Coming To America

Forget for a moment that the 3DS is hitting U.S. retailers in late March. In early March, black and white Pokémon DSi units are coming to the States, each priced at US$179.99. The bundles were released in Japan last year.

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011

3D Wasn’t Originally Planned For The 3DS

Before the Nintendo 3DS was called the 3DS, it had a codename. It was a prototype that Nintendo was developing as the Nintendo DS’s successor. And initially, it did not have 3D. The portable’s console manager Hideki Konno tells Famitsu that the planning for the DS’s successor commenced when the original DS was finished, complete…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011

Your AR Cards Can Go Fishing

Fishing, Graffiti, AR Shot, Mii Pics and Star Pics are among the titles purported to be heading to the Nintendo 3DS’s AR Games, reports GameLife. While the other games are fairly self-explanatory, Star Pics is an augmented reality title that uses Nintendo characters like Mario, Link, Kirby, Metroid’s Samus and Pikmin (Mii Pics supposedly uses…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011

Why Do Pokémon Games Take So Damn Long To Come Out In The West?

Pokémon games are always released in Japan months before they make their way to Western markets. It’s not conspiracy; instead, it’s because developers GameFreak like to make sure Pokémon names truly mean something, regardless of the language used.

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011

Mario vs Sonic? No, It’s Mario AS Sonic

If the console rivals had come together twenty years earlier, it would surely have looked like this. By Gadget WK

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011

Japan’s Most Famous Professor Shamelessly Ripped Off…Again

Professor Layton is the star of a series of puzzle-solving adventure games. Featuring beautiful animated cutscenes, they feature Layton and his young sidekick, Luke. They are hugely popular in Japan, which means one thing: other game companies are now ripping it off. Shamelessly. First there’s — no, wait. First there was Professor Layton, then, there’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011

And You Thought Your 3DS Launch Lineup Was Lacking

When the 3DS launches in the US, there will be sixteen games available. In Europe, there will be thirteen. In Japan, there will be eight. In Australia? Think less Only a single Nintendo title will be available when the handheld launches on March 31, and that is Nintendogs + cats. It will be joined by…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011

CultureTotal Recall

The Zelda Games The Whole World Hates

Over the past 25 years, not every single Legend of Zelda game has been made by Nintendo. Some were developed by Capcom, and are outstanding in their own right! And some were made by other people, and are supposed abominations At least, that’s what popular opinion will have you believe whenever the topic of the…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011

New Video of Three Nintendo 3DS Launch Games In Action

The Nintendo Channel has released new video of three of the Nintendo 3DS‘s North American launch games, PilotWings Resort, Steel Diver and Nintendogs + Cats. Will any of them convince you to put in a pre-order? The 3DS will launch later this week in Japan, so we’ll soon have extended hands on coverage of some…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 22, 2011

Mario Kart Games, Ranked In Order Of Difficulty

Game designer Eitan Glinert (Slam Bolt Scrappers) told me over dinner last week that he’s really good at Mario Kart games, good enough that, a year ago believed he and his colleagues at Fire Hose Games could gold-medal all the races in all the console Mario Karts for charity in a 36-hour stretch. Unfortunately, Glinert…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 22, 2011

For The First Time, The Mario Bros. Will Miss A New Nintendo’s Birth

Forget its glasses-free 3D, the Nintendo 3DS is unlike any Nintendo video game before it because it will debut without Mario or Luigi. The previous nine major gaming machines from Nintendo — all of the big ones, from NES to Wii — had these guys. The Mario-shaped hole emerged today when Nintendo released its 3DS…

By Stephen Totilo Published February 22, 2011

The Games You Can Absolutely Buy the Day the 3DS Goes on Sale

Nintendo’s nebulous 3DS launch window includes months for the game company to fill their slate for the new portable. But what will U.S. gamers be able to pick up the day the 3D handheld goes on sale? This morning Nintendo finally dropped a list on us that includes all 16 games available on March 27.…

By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2011

Nintendo-Powered Museum Closes Its Doors

I often get emails from readers, asking where they should go while visiting Japan. There are the obvious answers like Akihabara or Den-Den Town. But one place I usually recommend, a Nintendo-funded museum in Kyoto, is closing its doors. For the time being, at least. Dubbed Shigureden, it sits in Arashiyama, a quaint Kyoto village…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2011

Celebrate Zelda’s Birthday With This Stunning Painting

Japanese artist ag+ has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Legend of Zelda in the best possible way: with one of the most amazing pieces of fan art you will ever see. If Nintendo had a chapel and (bear with me) that chapel had an ornately-painted ceiling, this would surely be…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2011