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VC in Brief: Super Mario Kart (SNES), A Boy and His Blob (NES)
This week's Virtual Console update is delicious on two different fronts. For one, it's delicious in that we wish we could have some of those jelly beans the Blob in A Boy and His Blob is snacking on -- well, except for the ketchup ones. Even we don't like those! Secondly, it's delicious ...
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Miyamoto thinks his college degree wouldn't get him a job at Nintendo today
In the upcoming issue of Edge Magazine , Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto discusses a variety of topics with the UK gaming magazine. Develop Online got their hands on a copy of the magazine already, revealing a rather ... revealing quote from the father of Donkey Kong . "Nintendo has become one ...
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Spanish judge throws out criminal case against DS flash cart seller
[ Image Credit ] Judge D. Gregorio Alvarez Alvarez of Salamanca, Spain, dismissed a complaint brought by Nintendo against Grupo Movilquick, which sells the DSTT flash cart in Spain. The judge ruled that though the device does circumvent Nintendo's DRM, and can be used for piracy, it can ...
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 defeated HD Remix in sales battle
Capcom and Udon Entertainment spent years redrawing and re-balancing Super Street Fighter II Turbo for its HD Remix version. Later, Capcom announced and released a port of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 over the course of a few months, with filters on the original sprites. Guess which one sold better? ...
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Critter Crunch dev working on 'Heartbeat' for WiiWare
Capybara Games, developer of PSN darling Critter Crunch , is working on Heartbeat for WiiWare. The title is the company's entry for the 2010 Independent Games Festival and is described as being about the "experience of growing sounds." Heartbeat 's game description explains it has players ...
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Hands-on: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Hands-on: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
joystiq.com — With the game pulling into the station on December 7, we visited Nintendo of America to get one last pre-launch look at The Legend of Zelda : Spirit Tracks . The latest trailer for the game revealed the Spirit Tower, a central hub of mini-dungeons ... (more) Hands-on: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Turkey tossing
We usually don't heap praise on Nintendo Week, Nintendo's promotional video that coincides with the Nintendo Channel update each week. It's usually just a bunch of PR junk, but this week's video has something we never thought we'd see: a man tossing a fully-cooked turkey out of a second-story ...
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Tales of Graces bundle is underwhelming
Game Watch has posted an image of the full contents of the Japanese Tales of Graces bundle , revealing ... that it's pretty much the least remarkable Wii bundle yet. The included Wii hardware is the plain white model, and the Classic Controller Pro (also white) doesn't have any fancy design ...
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Now Playing: November 23-29, 2009
Not exactly the ideal week to start pointing a camera at your shape ... Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Last updated: Monday, 12:00 PM Continue reading Now ...
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Amazon pre-Black Friday 'lightning deals' begin today
Everyone's favorite Amazonian retailer (after leafcladmailorderbrides.com, of course) has revealed a handful of hints for its pre-Black Friday selection of "Lightning Deals." Starting today at 9AM PST, Amazon will be offering games ranging from ... well, we don't really know, now do we? ...
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Black Wii, holiday demand lead to big sales boost in Europe
The black Wii system , originally released concurrently with Monster Hunter Tri in Japan , is now in stores across Europe. And Nintendo is doing its best to keep it there, despite increased demand. According to MCV , demand for the console has risen 60% in the last week, and distributor ...
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UK Charts: Modern Warfare still tops; Assassin's Creed 2 outperforms original's debut
The Assassin's Creed sequel may not have taken out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from the top spot on the UK charts, but the game did outperform the original's 2007 debut by 12 percent in unit sales. Although Chart Track doesn't give specific unit sales figures, it's staggering to think ...
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NintendoWare Weekly: Bit.Trip Void, Super Mario Kart, A Boy and His Blob
Nintendo celebrates Thanksgiving by dropping a massive feast onto the table of every Wii and DSi owner in North America. The next Bit.Trip game is now available on WiiWare, DSiWare receives another heaping serving of Electroplankton , and Virtual Console welcomes ... Super Mario Kart . We ...
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Nintendo launching Limited Edition DSi bundles featuring Mario, 'brain teaser' DSiWare packs
This Black Friday, November 27, Nintendo will release DSi bundles containing pre-installed software to the value of $20. The metallic blue DSi bundle (a new color for the States) will feature Mario-themed DSiWare, while the white is for those with "a passion for brain teasers." Blue ...
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Report: Mario Kart, Pilotwings and Smash Bros. coming to Virtual Console by year's end
Gamespot is reporting that Nintendo revealed to them that a few oft-requested classic titles will be added to the Virtual Console within the coming weeks. According to the report, the festivities will kick off this coming Monday, when Super Mario Kart (which has been available in Japan for ...
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Nintendo's Denise Kaigler steps down to spend time with family
Nintendo vice president of corporate affairs Denise Kaigler recently announced via the Nintendo Minute feature on IGN that she would be vacating her position in order to spend more time with her family. In the post, she explained, "it's a fact of life that job and family often pull us in ...
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Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft
Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft
joystiq.com — After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance 's online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one , but two , lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his "first amendment rights" -- an argument that ... (more) Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft
BBFC: Sega compiling Sonic games for DS
The BBFC classification site lists a "Sonic Classic Collection" coming to DS soon. Normally, with these ratings, we'd be left to speculate as to the identity of the games on the collection -- however, the BBFC helpfully provided a list of games on the cart! According to the rating, it'll ...
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Hands-on: Dementium 2 (DS)
joystiq.com — Having not played Renegade Kid's first survival/horror-FPS on the Nintendo DS back in 2007, Dementium: The Ward , I had few expectations going into my recent hands-on with the game's sequel, the aptly titled Dementium 2 . I knew that the first ... (more) Hands-on: Dementium 2 (DS)
System Flaw commercial shoots up your living room
System Flaw commercial shoots up your living room
nintendo.joystiq.com — You know, living rooms (or parlors, for you weirdos out there) are damn boring -- it goes double for outdoor patios. Luckily, System Flaw is attempting to address your home and its surroundings' severe deficiency in fun as one of the first ... (more) System Flaw commercial shoots up your living room
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