Posts tagged with ‘nintendo’

Nintendo unveils an ugly ass Wii Mini for the holidays

Is your normal Wii too damn big and too damn normal looking? Just in time for Christmas, Nintendo has recently announced the Wii Mini, an even smaller and even uglier version of the Wii, with a mini price of just $100. And it’s ugly. Did I mention that?

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Because Nintendo won’t, fans create a Pokemon MMO

Nintendo has milked the hell out of the Pokemon franchise, but it doesn’t look like they’ll ever make a Pokemon MMO, so some die-hard Pokefans decided to take the project upon themselves, using Pokemon Red as a template.

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Hurricane Sandy forces a man named Triforce Johnson to give up his first spot in line for the Wii U

Since October 22nd, a man whose legal name is Isaiah-Triforce Johnson has been camping outside of Nintendo World in New York City, to be the first person to get his hands on a Wii U console in 21 days. But because of the approaching superstorm Hurricane Sandy, Triforce was forced to evacuate his spot. Awww.

Johnson had begun the vigil on Oct. 22. Johnson was told by Rockefeller Center security, the landlord of the premises, to leave by 6 pm today.

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And now, here’s some really amazing Nintendo-themed Etch-a-Sketch art

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Blowing into NES cartridges may have done more harm than good

If you owned an NES, games didn’t always start the first time, so there was this idea— no one really knows where it started, but it spread like wildfire way before the world wide web, that when your NES was being picky, you had to “blow the dust out” so it could get a clean connection. The fact is though, that this was just a placebo and blowing into the cartridge usually did more harm than good.

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Five reasons you might want to get a Wii U on day one

So far, the Wii U has looked pretty decent for a console, at least it looks more like an actual console than a gimmicky toy, which is something. But should you rush out and get a Wii U on the first day when it launches later this year? IHCer Hollander has written an article on GamesRadar on why you might just consider snagging Nintendo’s new console.

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Weekend reading: Every Nintendo Power magazine from 1988 to 1999

Holy fucking shit.  

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Nintendo Wii U launching in N. America November 18

Nintendo announced an official launch date and pricing for North America for the Wii U. The brand new console will arrive on November 18 and will be available in two colors and two storage sizes. The Wii U will also come with Nintendo TVii, a built-in service for watching Hulu, Netflix and live television.

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Bethesda uncertain whether it wants to develop for the Wii U

Bethesda seems reluctant to release Elder Scrolls on the Wii U. The Wii U pad may seem like it’s perfect for an RPG like Elder Scrolls, but Bethesda doesn’t think the Wii U will have the hardware specs to back it up. Don’t worry, I’m sure there will be a Cooking Mama game for the Wii U.

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For only $55,000 on eBay, you could have bought an NES Legend of Zelda prototype cartridge

Hardcore video game collectors will pay big bucks for all kinds of incredibly rare pieces of video game history, but $55,000 for a yellow NES Legend of Zelda prototype cartridge? Not with a prototype version of the game, but a prototype version of what would later be a shiny gold NES cartridge.

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