Category: Nintendo

Amazing Legend of Zelda Multi-Track Music Compilation

Amazing Legend of Zelda Multi-Track Music Compilation

This amazing Legend of Zelda Wind Waker multi-track proves that I have no discernible talent. Freddie25: A Christmas project with accordion, flutes and other acoustic “instruments”. The original music is from the Legend of Zelda series. (Mostly from The Wind Waker, full song list below.) MP3 here: http://www.speedyshare.com/704964519…. 0:04 Medli’s Prayer (part of the opening [...]

Here’s To You Mario: Top 11 All Time Favorite Mario Moments by 1UP.com *UPDATE*

Here’s To You Mario: Top 11 All Time Favorite Mario Moments by 1UP.com *UPDATE*

UPDATE: Super Mario Galaxy 2 just hit the all time highest ranked game in existence according to Game Rankings, finally beating out The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time which was made in 1998. With the release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 and the plethora of spectacular reviews (go ahead, click it…I dare you!) showing [...]

Nintendo Wants to Punch Apple in the Mouth.

Nintendo Wants to Punch Apple in the Mouth.

For the first quarter in over six years, the Japanese giant, Nintendo, lost money. Heads have to roll! It looks like they may have declared war upon Apple, since apparently, they’ve already defeated Sony. Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, is believed to have told his senior executives recently the war on Sony is victory. Time [...]

Mario loves to get stoned and listen to this.

The Dark Side of… Nintendo? Pink Floyd’s Classic Arranged for NES.

This is either the one of the coolest, or geekiest things I’ve ever seen. Dark Side of the Moon, Nintendo style. Have you ever wondered what Dark Side of the Moon would sound like if Pink Floyd had written it for NES?  Well, here, it is.  Brad Smith, the mastermind behind this, has a modest [...]

An In-Depth Analysis of the Nintendo 3DS

An In-Depth Analysis of the Nintendo 3DS

While the Nintendo 3DS is still shrouded in mystery. We take an in-depth look at existing technologies and analyze how Nintendo may be adding 3D display technology to the 3DS. Parallax barrier 3D displays? Natal-like cameras? Force-feedback 3D controllers? They are all possible..

Nintendo Announces 3DS Next Generation Handheld Hardware

Nintendo Announces 3DS Next Generation Handheld Hardware

Nintendo has announced today that they will be releasing a completely revised handheld device called the Nintendo 3DS.  Based off of the DSi design, the 3DS will incorporate a  list of new features according to Kotaku: What We Definitely Know Here’s the stuff that’s explicitly stated in the press release. – That a new handheld, [...]

ARM: The Democratization of the CPU

ARM: The Democratization of the CPU

ARM is the democratization of the CPU outside the Wintel paradigm. ARM has become the CPU of choice for mobile devices, and as the demarcation between mobile and immobile gets further eroded by devices like the iPad and Chrome OS, the ARM architecture has become the most viable x86 killer that has ever existed.

NBA Jam Game Trailer, It’s on FIRE!

NBA Jam Game Trailer, It’s on FIRE!

He’s On FIRE!!! My friends and I used to have quite the NBA Jam tournaments back in the day. Now, EASports is rebooting the popular game originally by Midway for the Wii. A video trailer of the upcoming NBA Jam for Nintendo Wii has recently been posted on JoyStiq, to watch the trailer scroll down [...]

Rpad Pesters Developers at GDC to Find Nintendo DS Sequel Information

Rpad Pesters Developers at GDC to Find Nintendo DS Sequel Information

Rpad decided that their mission was to uncover any info about the next generation handheld they could by asking developers at the GDC this year.  Here is what he found out: One of my missions for Game Developers Conference 2010 was to get more information on the successor to the Nintendo DS. I heard some [...]

Motion Sensing a Possibility for Next Generation Nintendo DS2

Motion Sensing a Possibility for Next Generation Nintendo DS2

Computer & Videogames has a quick blurb about the next gen Nintendo DS2. The rumoured DS2 development kits are in the hands of select developers in Japan – and include a motion-sensing function, CVG can reveal. The biggest of the firms working with the device is The Pokemon Company, which CVG understands was the first [...]

Somethin’ Smells Wallabishy Around Here Nintendo

Somethin’ Smells Wallabishy Around Here Nintendo

Luke over at Kotaku, made a very interesting observation via deductive reasoning, and I agree with him.  It seems that the million+ (US equivallent) dollar fine demanded from the Australian man who uploaded the New Super Mario Bros Wii game onto the Internet, was actually settled out of court with Nintendo.  Now, most likely under a gag [...]

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Pirated Copy Uploader Fined 1.3 Million USD

   According to Kotaku, a man in Australia was ordered to pay 1.3 Million USD by the courts for uploading the first pirated copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Ouch. Last November, Nintendo says it was able to “employ the use of sophisticated technological forensics” to catch the man, James Burt, who has been [...]

Whew, That Was a Close One Apple! You Had us Goin’ There For a Minute.

Whew, That Was a Close One Apple! You Had us Goin’ There For a Minute.

Nintendo & Sony relieved at iPad’s expected impact on the handheld gaming market, or actually, lack thereof.