Nintendo

Nintendo Officially Announces March 28th DSi XL launch date

Evan had the March 28th date pegged a month ago, but here it is straight from the source. Nintendo has officially announced that the DSi XL will be available at the end of the month for $190.

For the Worst of the Worst of Gaming in 2009… The Crashies

We’re in the thick of Video Game Award Season, with the IGF and GDC awards next week. Lots of deserving games will win nice shiny awards. But what about the bottom-dwellers? Where’s their recognition? Let us introduce The Crashies.

Nintendo Brings Heat This Spring: Launch Details for DSi XL, Super Mario, Metroid

Nintendo’s been keeping folks in suspense as to when we’d be able to get our hands on their announced first-party titles and the embiggened version of their handheld, the DSi XL.  But, it’s time to update your calendars, because the Japanese video game juggernaut’s finally divulged info on its upcoming releases.  The highlights include a [...]

Superhero Team-Up! Batman: The Brave and The Bold coming to consoles

Why is it good news that Cartoon Network’s Batman-and-everyone-you-can-think-of-including-Black-freaking-Canary series will be playable on Wii and DS this fall? Because it’s the next step in the redemption of Aquaman, that’s why. The Brave and The Bold TV show manages an awesome mix of sharp action and hilarious dialogue, featuring a great interpretation of the King of [...]

Nintendo Dominates the 2000s

I would have never guessed it, but Nintendo dominated the last decade taking nine of the top 10 spots of best selling video games. The only title to crack the top 10 was Rockstar’s “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” with 18.15 million units sold, which pales in comparison to the 58.4 million copies of Wii [...]

Shocking: Nintendo Is Developing New Hardware…

…and this picture of a black Wii isn’t it. According to this report from the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival in Tokyo over the weekend, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed Nintendo is working on a new piece of gaming hardware. Unless he was talking about another Nintendo DS redesign (DSi XXL?), Miyamoto was referring to a [...]

Today In Apple iPad News

This is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black.

World To Be Annoyed With Mini-Electronic Pets, Pokemon Edition

Because the extinction of Giga Pets, Nano Babies and Tamagotchis (plus all similarly pointless knock-offs) wasn’t enough of a clue…

Virtual Console Classics vs. WiiWare Remixes

One of the best aspects of the Nintendo Wii is the ability to download old-school NES games for $5 a pop. But a trend’s been emerging lately; some classic old franchises are making their way into the WiiWare downloads section, a section that’s normally reserved for games from independent developers and shorter titles from well-known [...]

Box Art Reviews: The Death Of Fun Edition

Video games are supposed to be fun, right? But in this week’s round of box art reviews, where we look at the covers of new game releases, we wonder if the box art designers forgot that fact…

Wii Fit Plus Review

With the holiday season now officially in full swing, most American waistbands will be taking the bullet train to Fat City with stops at Flab Creek, Pudge Crossing, and Chub Junction. And while many of us won’t experience any shortage of delicious holiday treats, we’ll almost certainly all be short on time.