Get ready for the next chapter in competitive gaming since Super Smash Bros. The newest Mario title for the Wii, Mario Sports Mix, will be in stores in February 7, 2011 for North Americans, according to a press release from Nintendo. We’re a fan of the multi-player and easy-to-learn gameplay, which means even more of our non-gaming …
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“Super Mario All-Stars” 25th Anniversary Edition: For Completists Only
There’s a problem when you’re a company like Nintendo, which leans very heavily on its franchise characters year in, year out and constantly goes to its back catalogue. Eventually, you start to hit the bottom of the well and wind up re-packaging stuff that’s already been re-packaged.
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition …
Can The Wii Help Treat Parkinson’s?
A British doctor has received £35,000 (about $55,000) to find out if the Wii can help increase motor skills and overall well-being of individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s UK has funded their first ever Wii study to see if exercise with the gaming console can help with the illness.
(More on TIME.com: Study: Video Games …
Interview: Warren Spector Talks “Epic Mickey”
It’s probably no surprise that the man who’s orchestrated Mickey Mouse’s grand return to the video game stage is an animation buff of massive proportions. But, in the interview that follows, Warren Spector lets slip that the iconic mouse isn’t even his favorite Disney character. On the eve of the release of Disney Epic Mickey, the …
Of Mice and Mean: Disney’s “Epic Mickey” for Wii Review
Disney Epic Mickey
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Developer: Junction Point
Systems it’s available on: Wii
ESRB rating: E for Everybody
System reviewed on: Wii
I played Disney Epic Mickey as destructively and maliciously as I could. I don’t know why I did it. Maybe it’s because I was always more of a Donald Duck fan. …
The Loadout for November 29, 2010: New Games to Attack Your Week With
Welcome to the Loadout. Our philosophy is that the working week is a recurring boss battle that you’ll need the proper weapons to take down. The supplies at hand won’t always be pretty but you might just be able to hold out until the weekend. Green means add it to your arsenal, yellow leaves it up to your discretion and red means …
“Angry Birds” to Get Free Festive Update
Are you one of the 37 million people who has downloaded the handset game, Angry Birds? Do you think it needs a Christmas revamp? For free? Got your attention now, haven’t we?
(Take a look at the Guide for Christmas Shopping 2010 on TIME.com.)
You read that correct. Angry Birds‘ developer, Rovio, announced via Twitter that they will …
Study: Video Games May Be Good for Your Health
So much for your parents telling you that staying in to play video games was bad for you. A new study has shown that acute pain is adults and children can be reduced by just playing on your console.
(More on TIME.com: Top 5 Uses of Your Kinect Besides Gaming)
“Acute pain is shown to be noticeably reduced in children and adult …
New Epic Mickey Trailer Revisits Lost Disney History
Mickey Mouse’s return to video games comes out next week and Disney Interactive Studios has released a new trailer that talks about how the Junction Point dev studio used their access to the Disney vaults. (More on Techland: Mickey Mouse’s Older Brother Gets the Spotlight in New Game Trailer)
The best part of this clip is watching …
Contest: Share a Recipe and Win Donkey Kong Country Returns
Fans of Nintendo platformers finally get to go ape this week when they get their hands on the sequel to the classic Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo game.
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Kinect Makes Good on its Word, Outsells iPad
In the never ending battle of Microsoft versus Apple, score one point for the PC giant. Many consumers thought that Microsoft was making bold claims when they said the Kinect would outsell the iPad by moving over 1 million units in 28 days. Kinect sold that amount in about 1/3 of the time – just 10 days.
(More on TIME.com: Top 10 …
The Mythology of Mario: Q&A With Nintendo’s Legendary Shigeru Miyamoto
Sunday November 7th saw the 40th running of the New York City Marathon and thousands of runners journeyed through the city as fast as their feet could take them. One very special visitor to the city didn’t lace up a pair of New Balance but has nevertheless been running his own personal race for more than two decades.
2010 marks the …