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Mario? There’s An App For That

For a limited time (ie until lawyers take it down), you can get an app for the iPhone that lets you walk around pretending you’re stuck in a Mario game. It’s called iRwego (un hunh hunh), and is $1 (the $1.19 listed above is for the Australian store). My extensive hands-on impressions follow. Click to…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009

What Aardman Can Do With Flipnote Studio

Wallace & Gromit creators and animation experts Aardman Studios take on Nintendo’s Flipnote Studio for the DSi, and the results are nothing short of a fine advertisement for the DSi. Apparently no one at Aardman got the memo that using the phrase “All I want for the holidays” in conjunction with a handheld gaming device…

By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2009

This Is What New Super Mario Bros. Wii In 1080p Looks Like

New Super Mario Bros. Wii looks sharp, but slow, when run on the Dolphin emulator, a piece of software that has offered a similar high-definition look at Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. While the YouTube HD video runs at a snail’s pace, the creator of the above video says the Wii game…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 2, 2009

Glory Of Heracles Gloriously Dated

The long-running Japanese Heracles series makes its North American debut next month, when Nintendo unleashes Glory of Heracles for the Nintendo DS. The Heracles series started in 1987 with the release of Tōjin Makyō-den Heracles no Eikō for the Famicom, which was loosely based on the Greek myth the Twelve Labors of Heracles. Since then…

By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2009

Why Nintendo Doesn’t Remake Zelda Games And How New Zelda Will Be Different

While some players might think it would be fantastic if Nintendo remade older Zelda titles like Nintendo 64 title, Ocarina of Time. Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma doesn’t think remakes are so easy. “Whenever we have to think about the remake,” Aonuma told IGN, “we have to also think about the background, especially what kind of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2009

Report: Nintendo Scaling Back Wii Production

According to a report from Nikkei, Nintendo has begun the process of reducing the number of Wiis being manufactured. The report says that two Japanese companies – Mitsumi and Hosiden – are facing massive losses in revenue this year due to the “declining fortunes” of the Wii and a “drop-off in orders from Nintendo to…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009

Changing Video Game Cases Go For The Green

Xbox 360 owners who have recently invested in holiday season hits like Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed II, Brutal Legend or Left 4 Dead 2 may have noticed a change in their game cases. Meet the Eco-box, gamer. The lighter, thinner cases from manufacturer Viva Group are becoming the new Xbox 360 game case standard.…

By Michael McWhertor Published December 1, 2009

Nintendo Sold Over 1.5 Million Wiis, DSs Last Week

November will be a big month for Nintendo when all is said and done, based on the more than 1.5 million consoles and handhelds it sold in the United States last week. That 1.5 million breaks down to more than 550,000 Wii consoles and more than 1 million Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portables, according…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 30, 2009

Testing Out DSi XL’s “Multiplayer” Aspect

When the DSi LL launched, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata pointed out that the portable’s larger 4.2″ LCD screens meant that it was easier to watch others play. “Nintendo DSi XL realizes beautiful game screens even for those who look at them from an angle,” Iwata said earlier. “You do not have to peek closely into…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2009

The Nintendo Download: Can’t Read My Foto Face

EA takes advantage of the DSi camera in Foto Face; Guybrush Threepwood continues his quest; and more Sudoku, all in this week’s expansive installment of the Nintendo Download. Despite adding a grand total of ten new titles across Nintendo’s three downloadable game platforms, this week’s update is relatively tame. The only real big-name title is…

By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2009

Nintendo: Wii Sales Up 85% Since Price Cut

You may think that Wii sales are on the way down, down, down, but don’t tell that to Nintendo! No, according to internal numbers, since the console dropped to $199 things have never better. Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, says that since the Wii was knocked down from…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2009

Nokia Busted Promoting Nintendo Emulators In Advertisement

Hey, Nokia: just because your own experiment with handheld gaming went pear-shaped doesn’t mean you can go advertising other people’s games on your phones. Nintendo are currently investigating a commercial for Nokia’s N900 smartphone, which reportedly showed the phone happily playing a bunch of retro emulated games for the NES, SNES Game Boy and Spectrum,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2009

Your Black Friday Reference Guide To Game Shopping

It’s Black Friday and many of you are probably already in the shopping trenches, elbow-deep in hysterical deal-hunters and holiday shoppers. Over the week we’ve compiled a number of platform specific reference guides for you to use to help decide which games to buy and which to avoid when shopping for gaming friends and family…

By Brian Crecente Published November 27, 2009

Next Zelda Game To Feature Flight?

In an interview with Britain’s The Guaridan, Zelda director Eiji Aonuma has given a none-too-subtle hint that the upcoming Wii entry in the series may feature, for the first real time in a Zelda game, flight. “I have an eight-year-old son myself at home, and quite recently he started playing The Phantom Hourglass for DS,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2009

Resident Evil Clergy Critics: “Wait, What?”

The U.K. clergy members quoted as criticizing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for glamorizing violence and promoting the occult say their remarks have been misrepresented by the source originally reporting them. The comments, by the Rt. Revs Mark Bryant, Brian Smith and John Goddard, apparently first appeared in a news release sent out in the…

By Owen Good Published November 26, 2009

Religious Criticism of Resident Evil Dignified With Response

Generally, when dealing with religious kooks who allege your product promotes sin, exalts evil and is generally ungodly, PR 101 calls for a no-comment. Instead, Capcom’s responded to two UK ministers after they called out Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Not sure who Bishop Bryant, Archdeacon Brian Smith or the Right Rev. (that’s right, Rev.)…

By Owen Good Published November 25, 2009

Zelda Developer Was Stumped By New Zelda Game’s Puzzles

The next Zelda won’t be too easy for veteran players, the longtime head of the series’ development at Nintendo, Eiji Aonuma, recently told Kotaku. Plus, the new DS adventure will cater to Nintendo fan’s research-proven taste for independent women. In a brief e-mail interview with Kotaku in advance of the release of next month’s The…

By Stephen Totilo Published November 25, 2009

The Wii Buyer’s Guide

With a new Super Mario Bros. title to tide fans over, and plenty of third-party software, this year’s Wii offering includes an eclectic mix of games. But which to buy? While the list below isn’t a rundown of all of the reviews that ran this year on Kotaku, it is a fairly strong sampling. Use…

By Michael McWhertor Published November 25, 2009

Why Mario Is In So Many Darn Games… Explained!

The story goes that Mario was originally called “Jumpman.” That’s not what Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto called the character. “Well, I called him ‘Mr. Video’,” Miyamoto said in the recent Iwata Asks feature on Nintendo’s official site. “My plan was to use the same character in every video game I made.” Miyamoto was confident that…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009

Mario 64 Used To Have Multiplayer

Mario 64 remains, for many, the pinnacle of singleplayer gaming. As close to a perfect game as you’re going to get. Wonder how that would have changed had the game’s original multiplayer component made it into the final product. In a Q&A session posted on Nintendo’s site, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that Mario…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009