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Microsoft Missing Online Opportunities
I think that most gamers will still argue that despite it’s $50 a year price tag, Xbox Live is still the standard for measuring a console’s online service. While they are getting set to la...
Kirby Pillow Cover
The Etsy crowd sure is turning up the heat on the video game craft front. We’ve seen some pillows and quilts before, but for me personally I’ve never seen this level of quality and dare I ...
Wii-kly Virtual Console Update: 09/29/08
Two more WiiWare games and one on the Virtual Console came out, today. Starting with WiiWare, Art Style: Orbient (600 Wii Points) makes its debut and I really have no idea what it’s about other ...
My daughter’s room will look like this by Christmas
Long time readers of the site may recall my occassional mention of my daughters desire to have a Mario bedroom. We’ve slowly but surely been amassing a small collection of items for it, but ha...
Why are you killing WiiWare?
Animosity towards Nintendo has been at an all time high lately. Between cries about their piss poor line-ups, pompous showboating, and the abandonment of the core gamer, the Big N has been given lit...
Mountain Goats & Kaki King - “Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is in Another Castle”
I’m not terribly familiar with either artist but they’ve collaborated on an upcoming EP entitled Black Pear Tree with the 8 bit-inspired closer “Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is i...
Review: N+ (Nintendo DS)
N has certainly covered a lot of ground in it’s short time span on Earth. First a flash game, then on XBLA and now onto the DS and PSP. Truth be told I never played it in flash form, kinda/sorta...
Wii-kly Virtual Console Update: 09/08/08
Homoerotica, muscle men and the devouring of protein are on Nintendo’s agenda this week as Cho Aniki (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 900 Wii Points) makes its way to the North American Virtual Conso...
Wii-kly Virtual Console Update: 09/01/08
Well, it’s a good week for most on this weeks VC update. Why you ask? Super Mario RPG (SNES, 800 Wii Points). At last, I know. They certainly took their sweet, sweet time. But now the likes of M...
From the Diary of Jim Squires: Can someone get Nintendo a megaphone, please?
Something strange has been happening at Nintendo. Maybe they’re getting some humility. Maybe it’s a success hangover. Maybe they just expect their products to sell themselves. Whatever i...
Wii-kly Virtual Console Update: 08/25/08
Another Monday, another update to the Virtual Console and WiiWare catalog. Helix (1,000 Wii Points) arrives on WiiWare as a new rhythm game. I find it difficult to get a clear image in my head of what...
Always keep your Bullet Bills locked up separate from your gun
SplitReason always seems to come up with some of the coolest game design shirts out there, and this light gun inspired one is no different. There’s a ton of little Nintendo nods in here. my favo...
Samuari Showdown II hitting the Wii Virtual Console on August 4th!
As far as the NEO-GEO arcade system went, Samuari Showdown was my favorite. I played a ton at our student center back when I was in college (missing one class often enough that dropping it was the onl...
Rhythm Heaven commercials
Jim’s been talking about this game for a while now, and it was announced during E3 that we’re going to be getting the game stateside! It’s from the team who brought you WarioWare and...
See? Indiana Jones Hates Nintendo Too!
As Jimmy pointed out in the comments this piece is called “NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY SEGA WITH HARRISON FORD.” and it’s from artist Brandon Bird. Here’s his description of the pictu...
More Pikmin? FUCK YES.
One of my biggest gripes about Nintendo this generation has been the complete lack of Pikmin. It’s the best IP they’ve introduced in the past decade and couldn’t have been more perf...
Look kids, Nintendo’s fixing wiimote accuracy!
It might not be an issue for some, but I’ve always had a bitch of a time with wiimote accuracy. Every now and then the thing wants to wig out and flicker to another part of the screen, or IR...