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Nintendo Employee Arrested!

Nintendo’s Jin Nakanose, 37, has been arrested by Kyoto Police for kicking the crap out of another driver at a strip shopping mall. On the afternoon of the 23rd of this month, Nakanose was waiting to get into a parking lot, when another driver (a 29 year-old male) pulled in front of him. Nakanose apparently…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 24, 2010

Trump Hotels Hawk Training Sessions on Wii Fit

For $90, you could buy Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board and use it forever in your own home. Or you could play it for 55 minutes with a personal trainer at one of Donald Trump’s hotels. Jimmy Kimmel, of all people, found the “Wii Sports Package” at a Trump hotel (he didn’t say…

By Owen Good Published May 22, 2010

Super Mario Galaxy 2‘s Soundtrack Uploaded on YouTube

Someone’s uploading tracks from the Super Mario Galaxy 2 soundtrack to YouTube, under the name of Mahito Yokota, the game’s composer. Whether or not it is actually him doing this, the music’s there, and it’s beautiful listening. So far, three themes were uploaded around 5 p.m. Kotaku time. They’re all in the two minute range,…

By Owen Good Published May 21, 2010

New DSi Game Makes The Real World An RPG

Spirit Hunters, a new game in development by Nnooo for the DSi and “future nintendo handhelds”, is an augmented reality title that promises to be, in the creator’s words, “a role playing game set in the real world”. Players use the DSi’s (and, presumably, 3DS’) camera to view the world on their handheld’s screen, upon…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010

Reviews

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review: In Praise Of Superfluous Mario

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the most unnecessary Mario game of all time. That might be why it is one of the best. Galaxy 2 has an easy mission, because, for once, it is a Mario game without a big mission. It is not launching a new gaming console, as did Super Mario Bros., Super…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2010

Turning Executive Mistakes Into Art

Heeeeeeeeeey, guess what. Video game executives, whether on purpose or not, fib. And they do it all the time. What’s important is not to get upset! You need to get constructive, and turn those fibs into works of art. These fake propoganda posters, put together by Brian Altano and Brian Miggels for IGN, take some…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010

Dr. Mario, For Real

Former Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, used to be the richest man in Japan. He isn’t anymore. That doesn’t mean he isn’t willing to part with his cash. Especially for a good cause. Yamauchi has donated over US$80 million for a new cancer central in Kyoto — where Nintendo…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010

What’s New About Nintendo’s New Wii Remote?

Over the past few weeks, a new version of Nintendo’s Wii Remote controller was tested and ruled totally compliant by the FCC. What has changed about the device that gives the Wii its waggle? Well, the model number has changed from RVL-003 to RVL-036, but thanks to the confidentiality letter request from the applicant, Hon…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010

Bow Before Your Lord, Mario

An oldie, but goodie. As seen by はちま起稿

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010

Dragon Quest IX Enters The Guinness Book of World Records

And it’s not for sales, but for something else entirely. Dragon Quest IX has a “Chance Encounter” mode that allows players to share data with players they bump into in the real world via Nintendo WiFi. In dense Japanese cities, there’s a good chance of bumping into another person with Dragon Quest IX in their…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Means No Rest For GameStop Employees

It appears Mario prefers to be an early riser, rather than a night owl. Forgoing a midnight launch for Super Mario Galaxy 2 this weekend, many GameStop locations will instead open early, forcing many employees to miss church. Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii, as Nintendo games often do, launches in North America on…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 19, 2010

Disney Guilty Party Looks Like This

I’m a fan of Disney Guilty Party and its “mystery machine”. The idea of being able to play an endlessly changing stream of mystery games on the Wii with friends and family is appealing. Here’s a deeper look at the game’s design and controls. Check out my full write up here

By Brian Crecente Published May 19, 2010

Dragon Quest IX Comes Stateside In July

The wait for the North American release of the game that sold more than four million copies in Japan comes to an end this July, as Nintendo locks in a date for Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. Dragon Quest IX for the Nintendo DS shattered sales records in Japan, so it came…

By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2010

Makers of Wii Bowling Ball Bring You Wii Rowing Machine

The brothers Markowitz at CTA Digital let Totilo inside their Wonkaland of Wii peripherals last November and promised they were working on some peripherals core gamers wouldn’t be embarrassed to use. Does a Wii Fit rowing machine attachment qualify? Well, Doug and Julie, two fit and attractive young adults, certainly think so. Of course, they’re…

By Owen Good Published May 18, 2010

New Zelda? “Easier To Play”

Nintendo is working on a new Legend of Zelda game. And according to Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the game will be easier to play. In an interview with German site Gaming Media (via website 1UP), Miyamoto said that Nintendo is “creating a new way to play the game”. Continuing, he added, “We are trying to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2010

With The Nintendo 3DS Could Come 3DSWare, 3DSPlay

We’re just weeks away from getting our first official look at the Nintendo 3DS, promised to make its debut at E3. New trademarks could portend Nintendo 3DS related games that come along with it. Siliconera spotted recent trademarks for 3DSWare and 3DSPlay, registered by Nintendo, that aren’t surprising, but could be telling. As it did…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 17, 2010

Reviews

Looksley’s Line Up Micro-Review: Broken Promise

When we first saw the pseudo-3D wonder of Nintendo’s hidden object game Looksley’s Line Up in action, we wondered why we’d ever need a Nintendo 3DS. Now we know. Looksley’s Line Up is a hidden object puzzle game that works by showing you various scenes presented in a perspective-altering sort of pseudo 3D. While looking…

By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2010

Wii Games Will Sport American Heart Association Seal of Approval

Like a box of Cheerios, boxes for Wii, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort will soon feature a seal of approval from The American Heart Association. That means, really, truly, these video games could be good for you. Nintendo and the American Heart Association leaders told reporters today in New York City that their…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2010

It’s A Dead Bird! It’s A Red Plane! It’s Super Scribblenauts!

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirms that the adjective-laden follow-up to 5TH Cell’s million-selling Scribblenauts is indeed Super Scribblenauts, due out this fall for the Nintendo DS. A listing for Super Scribblenauts briefly appeared on Amazon.com over the weekend, only to be quickly taken down. Between that and the domain registration for Superscribblenauts.com, we were pretty…

By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2010

The Nintendo Download Will Totally Blow Your Mind

Remember the pseudo 3D game, Looksley’s Line Up, that everyone thought was a demo for the Nintendo 3DS? It’s on DSiWare today, and Nintendo thinks it will blow your mind. I am eagerly awaiting Looksley’s availability, 500 DSi points in hand, ready to have my mind completely blown. Between that game and the latest in…

By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2010