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Metroid Heroine Rides Through Space On A Ship With No Name

Metroid series lead and co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto teaches us something we never knew we never knew. Intergalactic bounty hunter and Metroid: Other M star Samus Aran’s ship—which bears a striking resemblance to her space suit—doesn’t have a name. In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, Sakamoto answers the question “Does Samus’s ship have a name?”…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2010

Guess Who Is The World’s Most Successful Game Studio

Develop magazine has released the 2010 Develop 100, an annual listing of the most successful game developers in the industry. Who took the number one slot this year? I’ll give you a hint: Nintendo. I really suck at this whole hint thing. World of Warcraft developer Blizzard may have kicked the house of Mario from…

By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2010

Here Are Some New Pokemon

Those guesses at what these new Pokémon look like? Wrong! The latest issue of kids’ mag CoroCoro shows what the three new Pokémon for the upcoming Pocket Monsters: Black and White look like. The magazine does note that as with previous generation of Pocket Monsters the “type” is important. According to website PokéBeach, the game’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2010

Francis Ford Coppola Doesn’t Really Like Today’s 3D

Francis Ford Coppola, the director of the Godfather and Apocalypse Now, is not a fan of today’s 3D, stating it is no different from the technology available in the 1950s. While Coppola does concede that digital filmmaking is suited for 3D and that 3D has improved, he points out that the necessity of 3D glasses…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2010

Nintendo Can’t Quit You, Instruction Manuals

It seems we may have been a little premature in declaring the death of the printed manual, with one of the world’s biggest publishers going on record saying that there’s life left in the printed word yet. Nintendo has told Eurogamer that it has “no plans to move away from including [paper] instruction manuals with…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010

Netflix On Wii Is A Medieval Love Story

One million Wii owners have tried out Netflix. It’s a healthy number, but given the size of the console’s install base, Netflix probably wants more. Cue the expensive commercials targeted specifically at Wii users! It’s like a well-dressed Lord of the Rings meets…Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood. Actually, considering they then show a Notting Hill box…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010

Mario Creator “Always” Has Regrets

You’d think that the guy who created Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Wii Music wouldn’t have any regrets. Oh wait. “As soon as we’ve finished a project, I always have regrets about what we could or should’ve done,” said Nintendo’s Shigeru Miaymoto in a recent interview with Edge magazine. “But then there…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2010

Waggles At Twenty Paces

This year’s E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles has two of the biggest game companies go literally head-to-head in…waggle. Nintendo has had Wii Remote motion control since the console went on sale back in fall 2006. Sony, however, is adding a motion controller called to the Move to the PS3 later this year. While Sony…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2010

Toad, In Unofficial Bicycle Form

Toad is in a whole bunch of Mario games. But that’s not all, oh no, that’s not all. Spotted at Toys R Us is this “Look Out” Tech Team bike. A Kotaku found it and then laid it out on the linoleum for all of you people to gaze at. There’s something game related on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2010

Adapter Plays Game Boy Titles Through the NES

Here’s Retrovision, and it looks like something a friend of mine did – jamming a CD adapter into a cassette adapter into the eight-track slot of a Dodge Colt’s car stereo. Retrovision is about as practical, yet just as awesome. Nintendo Age user Bunnyboy built this adapter, which allows one to play Game Boy carts…

By Owen Good Published May 11, 2010

The God of War Meets Game & Watch

Mr. Game & Watch gets godly and grisly with Greek & Wicked, God of War reimagined for Nintendo’s classic LCD handheld system, as seen on Newgrounds, where it’s totally playable and as deep as any Game & Watch game you’ve played.

By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2010

Donkey Kong Action Figures Get Mean (And Chesty)

Toy modder fugayzie has some ideas on what Donkey Kong should look like. Gone are the big eyes, pixels and damsel in distress; in their place is a surly Mario, a scary ape and one slutty Pauline. This diorama was made from the bones of other action figures, cannibalised and re-painted to match the stars…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2010

What Did Nintendo Call Super Mario Galaxy 2?

When it was developing the upcoming Mario game, the character’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto says that the game had a *slightly* different temporary title: Super Mario Galaxy 1.5. But as Nintendo was making the game, the developers kept coming up with new and interesting level designs and ways to play. The game features new spins on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2010

South Korea Gets 3D Xbox 360 Gaming

Nintendo is getting a glasses-free 3D handheld. Sony is updating PS3 consoles to full 3D. And Microsoft? South Korean electronics giant LG has joined forces with the Xbox 360 to bring 3D gaming to Korean gamers. LG will be marketing its 3D capable LED televisions alongside 3D capable games in South Korea, reports website Engadget.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2010

Say Hi To The Best-Selling Games Of 2010 (So Far)

Courtesy of Nintendo, let’s take a look at the thirty top-selling games in the United States so far this year. As a bonus, we’ll look at the top 30 from Europe, too. These figures, covering January 1 to March 31, were part of Nintendo’s recent fiscal results report, and while they’re not as handy as…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2010

Nintendo’s Lovable Code Names For Consoles

The 3DS isn’t the first Nintendo console to enter the public consciousness with a name that’s never actually used. Plenty of other machines have also been revealed with names never destined for a retail shelf. Yes, we know, Nintendo isn’t the only company to do this. Pretty much anyone and everyone involved in making anything…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2010

Nintendo: It Is Not Game Over For the Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii sales are down 21 percent. 21 percent! That’s a lot. But Nintendo certainly hasn’t given up on the Nintendo Wii. In a recent financial briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that Nintendo is “always” developing new game hardware. So once a game console is finished, the company begins thinking about the next console.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2010

What Is The Nintendo 3DS’s Final Name?

The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s upcoming glasses-free 3D gaming handheld, does not yet have a finalized name. The “Nintendo 3DS” is a temporary moniker for the portable. So what will it ever be called? At a recent financial briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was asked about the 3DS name — whether or not Nintendo will stick…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2010

A Heartwarming Look At Arc Rise Fantasia

Imageepoch’s Arc Rise Fantasia is coming to the Wii in June courtesy of Ignition Entertainment, who’s passed along this exclusive look at the characters and environments of the turn-based role-playing game. The Meridian Empire is beset by flocks of Containment Dragons, strange creature filled with poison that can contaminate entire regions should they explode. L’Arc…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2010

The Nintendo Download: Earthworm Jim, Phoenix Wright, And Photo Dojo

When you’ve got Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations for WiiWare, Earthworm Jim for DSiWare, and a fighting game where you’re the combatant, who cares if the only Nintendo Download games are chess and a children’s book? DSi storybook Flips: The Enchanted Wood and Chess Challenge! for both WiiWare and DSiWare should be honored…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2010