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Nintendo World Store Punch Out!!! Party Dishes Doc’s Remedy Bars

The Nintendo World Store hosted a pre-launch Punch Out!!! party in New York this weekend, handing out free t-shirts, candy bars and one title. Reader TheMissing sent in this pic from the party showing off the free t-shirt he snagged and the Doc’s Remedy chocolate bar that was given out with a purchase of the…

By Brian Crecente Published May 17, 2009

XSEED Bringing Ragnarok Online DS Stateside

XSEED has teamed up with developer GungHo Works to bring the Nintendo DS version of popular 2D online game Ragnarok Online to North America this winter. Losing the massively multiplayer aspects of the PC version but retaining a lot of the look and feel, Ragnarok Online DS is more of a traditional action RPG. The…

By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2009

Excitebots Sells, Uh, 13,000 Copies

Excitebots is a sequel (of sorts) to Excite Truck, itself a sequel (of sorts) to Excitebike. It was published by Nintendo, on the dominant Nintendo platform. And it had SUPER SANDWICHES. So what happened? It could be that it was rubbish, but then, Mike thought it was OK. It could be that it looked boring,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009

Nintendo Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

As we’ve seen, while they tried to put a brave face on, April was fairly forgettable for Microsoft and Sony. But Nintendo? Well, Nintendo have something to crow about. The DS alone sold over a million, outselling every other competitor’s console, portable and handheld, combined, with the new DSi contributing a mighty 827,000 of those…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009

Nintendo Sold Over A Million DS Handhelds In America Last Month

Holy mackerel! Nintendo had an amazing April, selling over 1.04 million DS units in the United States. That’s spread over the DSi and the DS Lite platforms. Here’s the breakdown: The DSi sold more than 827,000 systems in April, while the Nintendo DS Lite sold 215,000 systems. Those impressive sales figures bring the life-to-date Nintendo…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009

Nintendo DSi Helps Nintendo Win April Hardware Sales Contest, Industry Still Down

The launch of the Nintendo DSi appears to have been the sole saving grace of the video game industry in the U.S. during April, according to NPD Group sales data. The new Nintendo handheld helped the DS platform move more than a million units in April, almost double what the Nintendo DS sold during March.…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 14, 2009

Activision Introduces Science Papa, No Relation

What company would have the gall to release a series of science experiment mini-games for the Nintendo DS and Wii and call it Science Papa? Oh yeah, that company. I’d use this space to explain that Science Papa casts the player in the role of newest member of Science Papa’s research team, aiming at becoming…

By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2009

Japan Will Surely Enjoy This Limited Edition Monster Hunter Bundle

Monster Hunter 3/Tri will be out soon in Japan. It’ll come in both standard and limited edition flavours. The standard edition, it’ll have the game and a manual, but the limited edition has more. Available only from Capcom’s Japanese online store, it’ll come with a DVD, that includes both a live orchestral performance of Monster…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009

EA: Making Successful Wii Games Is Not Rocket Science

Nintendo games do well on Nintendo platforms. Third party developers who don’t release games with Mario (see SEGA’s Sonic and Mario) have a harder time. No complaining though! EA Sports president Peter Moore says its up to the developers to figure out how to make titles that do well on the Wii. “I think the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009

Take-Two, Circus Defend Against PETA Game Criticism

Allegations about elephant mistreatment do not appear to have shaken corporate support for an upcoming Wii Ringling Brothers circus game. Earlier today, we reported that the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization is calling for the cancellation of Take-Two’s upcoming game based on the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (the so-called…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 13, 2009

Might & Magic Becomes DS Puzzle RPG

Ubisoft does Puzzle Quest with Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, a manga-styled puzzle role-playing game hybrid coming to the Nintendo DS this August. Developed by Capybara, the developers behind the recently revealed PSN rainbow puking game Critter Crunch, Clash of Heroes is a role-playing game set in the Might & Magic universe that replaces…

By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2009

PETA Targets Ringling Bros. Game

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are at it again, shifting their sights from Cooking Mama to the virtual big top. PETA today launched a campaign to try and put a stop to Take-Two’s Wii game featuring Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, saying that the famed circus is “looking to take…

By Brian Crecente Published May 13, 2009

Well, The DSi Didn’t Stay Piracy-Free For Long

I’ve always suspected that whole point of the Nintendo DSi – and its online firmware updates – was not to introduce new features, but to curtail piracy. Fat lot of good it’s done them. See, the DS and DS Lite were easy pickings for anyone looking to play homebrew titles or pirate illegal copies of…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2009

Nintendo: We Can’t Satisfy You And You Enjoy It

Nintendo can’t win, can it? Put out games to expand their audience, and the core gamers are upset. Put out core games, and core gamers want more. According to Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler, the moment that core gamers are satisfied, players will become disinterested in the company. So Nintendo cannot satisfy gamers, and gamers should enjoy…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2009

Lisa Kudrow Might Be Better Than A Price Drop

We’ve got more evidence that non-gaming celebrities hawking games on TV is the future. We reported yesterday that gaming research analyst Jesse Divnich of the EEDAR group sees impressive results in Activision and Nintendo’s recent use of non-game celebrities to hype games. Celebrities and games. They’ve crossed paths plenty of times before, but we reached…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 12, 2009

When Team Fortress 2 Meets Super Smash Bros…

…things turn out remarkably well. This mash up of Team Fortress 2 classes and the original intro for Nintendo 64 fighter Super Smash Bros. is a near-perfect shot-by-shot recreation created in Garry’s Mod. Friends and classmates of the video creator tipped us off to the painstakingly rebuilt Super Smash Bros. homage, which wins points for…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2009

Hasbro Family Game Night 2: Game Harder

EA is delivering a second round of Hasbro board and puzzle game goodness to the Nintendo Wii this fall with Hasbro Family Game Night 2. Building on the success of their first game night outing, Hasbro and EA are bringing five new old games to the Wii in Family Game Night 2. Headlining or perhaps…

By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2009

Spore Hero Emerges From The Murky Depths

EA has dropped a new trailer, new screens, and new information on the Spore universe’s expansion onto Nintendo systems, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena. Rather than allow us to play music on a plastic facsimile of a Spore creature as I had hoped, both Spore Hero for the Nintendo Wii and Spore Hero Arena…

By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2009

Nintendo Celebrates A Year Of WiiWare

Nintendo celebrates the first year of WiiWare titles, highlighting some of the platforms big releases while looking forward to even greater games to come. Nintendo says that WiiWare removes the economic barriers from console game development, and the past year in WiiWare releases certainly holds true to their claim. Of the 81 WiiWare titles currently…

By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2009

Blizzard Trumps Nintendo In Develop 100

Develop has released their yearly guide to the 100 most bankable game development studios in the world, with Blizzard Entertainment jumping 46 spots from last year to take Nintendo down a notch. While last year’s top developer Nintendo still performed admirable, Blizzard Entertainment pulled ahead this year to score the top spot in the Develop…

By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2009