Filed in archive Wii
by John B on March 31, 2007
Norwegian Cruise Line recently announced it will offer guests (who are probably 90% senior citizens) a choice of Wii games to play on every ship in their fleet. Cruise buffs can play Wii Sports,...
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Filed in archive Nintendo DS
by John B on March 31, 2007
Almost the news North Americans were hoping for, Nintendo recently announced the Japan-only picross title for the DS would be making its way to Europe. Featuring over 300 puzzles, weekly download...
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Filed in archive Nintendo DS
by John B on March 31, 2007
Finally, anglophones have a chance to brush up on their Japanese skills with their DS! A homebrew coder known as Zoelen has just released Project JDS, a hiragana and katakana learning and training...
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Filed in archive Wii
by John B on March 30, 2007
Hudson Soft has just unveiled their next round of offerings for the Wii Virtual Console. The sequel to the caveman platformer Bonk, called Bonk's Revenge, is due next month, while Dragon's...
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Filed in archive Wii Online
by John B on March 28, 2007
The final version of the Opera browser for the Wii Internet Channel is but weeks away. Nintendo gathered their development team who worked with Opera Software for a chat about the improvements over...
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Filed in archive Wii
by John B on March 27, 2007
The crafty folks at Tom's Hardware have done what no one has even considered doing before: build a mobile solar powered Wii kiosk. The cart houses an HD TV, speakers and a Wii and will run for...
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Filed in archive Nintendo DS
by John B on March 26, 2007
An interesting piece at Next Generation offers advice to Nintendo on how to improve their already-stellar system. Some of the suggestions make logical sense, such as utilizing Pictochat more...
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Filed in archive News
by John B on March 25, 2007
Amidst a ton of controversy over the validity behind the announcement, news trickled through the web today that the author of a 2D remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time died in a car...
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Filed in archive Nintendo DS
by John B on March 25, 2007
Portable gaming site Modojo has just released a list of ten gripes about the two most popular current-gen handheld systems, the PSP and Nintendo DS. It's nice to see fair mudslinging go to both...
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Filed in archive Nintendo DS
by John B on March 24, 2007
Ubisoft's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is enjoying a release on nearly every system imaginable: Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, GBA, PC. Quite a showing. Writer Michael Kwan...
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Filed in archive Wii
by John B on March 24, 2007
File this one under "strange, but I still want it". Developer Big Blue Bubble has created a carpentry game utilizing the Wii remotes (yes, both of them) to simulate building, carving and...
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Filed in archive News
by John B on March 21, 2007
Looks like a real puppy got a little jealous of the love its master was giving to virtual canines on Nintendogs. A DS Fanboy reader, Jake, sent a pic of his game that his Pug/King Charles Spaniel mix...
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Filed in archive Nintendo
by John B on March 20, 2007
NintendoWiiFanboy has an interesting article about Nintendo (and every game development company, for that matter) re-using game assets. Artwork, concepts, even entire game engines are recycled to...
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Filed in archive Wii
by John B on March 19, 2007
Gaming website Orange Lounge Radio has some compelling evidence that suggests Namco will release a new Katamari Damacy game later this year. Dubbed "Beautiful Katamari", the game will find...
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Filed in archive Nintendo DS
by John B on March 19, 2007
Infinite Interactive has just released a demo of the upcoming (tomorrow, actually) puzzle/RPG hybrid game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. The PC demo lets you get a feel for the game's...
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Filed in archive Wii Online
by John B on March 19, 2007
In a recent press release by IGN's GameSpy, the company announced it would continue its partnership with Nintendo and provide a more robust online experience for the Wii and DS. Nintendo first...
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Filed in archive Wii
by John B on March 18, 2007
Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto revealed towards the end of GDC that they had been toying with Mii creation for over two decades without much success. It wasn't until the Wii was released that the...
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Filed in archive Nintendo
by John B on March 12, 2007
Nintendo is setting up to release a new batch of commercials promoting character creation via the Mii Channel. The ads feature the same well-dressed Japanese duo knocking on doors and introducing the...
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Filed in archive News
by John B on March 11, 2007
Nintendo has released a full list of games expected to hit stores during the second financial quarter of this year (April-July). The biggest surprise is... there's not much there. Other than a few...
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Filed in archive News
by John B on March 09, 2007
Nintendo's day in the spotlight has come and gone and the Game Developers Conference winds to a close this Friday. Famed game designer and all-around great guy Shigeru Miyamoto gave Nintendo's...
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While GDC hasn't brought us anything revolutionary from Nintendo (due to a strange business situation), we do have a few bits of eye candy to tide us over. Biggest on the list is a brand new video...
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Two new Nintendo-related videos have just been posted on GameVideos.com: Super Paper Mario and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The shaky cam footage is from GDC and is spotty at times, but...
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