Wii U (2012) Nintendo’s current gen console has somewhat of a bad reputation which I mostly disagree with. A console should never be judged by the number of units it sales. The Dreamcast is without a doubt, one of the greatest consoles ever produced and yet sales did not meet Sega’s expectations. Despite several price cuts, …
Wii (2006) Released November 19th 2006, the Wii was nintendo’s seventh generation console. Competing against the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, WII has lead the “console wars” selling more than 101 million units in the first quarter of 2012. With the Wii, Nintendo revolutionized the way we played video games, focusing on innovation and gameplay over …
Gameboy Advance (2001) The Game Boy Advance was not as revolutionary as the Game Boy Color but it proved very profitable, selling a whopping 81.51 million units worldwide. The handheld featured a 32-bit RISC processor and a sharp, colorful, reflective LCD screen. In other words, we’re talking about a portable system that performs at roughly …
The Gameboy (1989) The Gameboy, an 8-bit handheld video game device, was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo Research & Development 1—the same staff who had designed the Game & Watch series nearly a decade earlier. Redesigned versions were released in the form of Game Boy Pocket, and Game Boy Light (Japan only), but for …
Nintendo DS (2004) The Nintendo DS came at the perfect time, long before mobile games such as Angry Birds and Candy Crush sold millions to just about anyone who carried a cell phone. From 2004 to 2011, the Nintendo DS dominated mobile gaming by introducing distinct new features including two LCD screens working in tandem …
11. The Virtual Boy (1995) The Virtual Boy proved to be a dismal failure for Nintendo. It was an absolute bona-fide disaster and it supposedly forced the retirement of creator Gunpei Yokoi, the brilliant mind behind the once successful Game & Watch (not to mention legendary producer of such games as Metroid, Donkey Kong …
An extremely rare and precious prototype of what appears to be a Nintendo-Sony Playstation has been discovered. Before Sony entered the home console arena it partnered with Nintendo to work on a CD-ROM drive for the SNES. Sony introduced a standalone console at 1991’s summer Consumer Electronics Show called the “Play Station.” The goal was …
Over the years Nintendo has given us two great series of Mario RPGs: Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi. But now Nintendo has done something that might be thought of as long over due. Announced during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam combines these two colorful and comedic series into one action-packed 3DS …
The game that headlined Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Star Fox Zero, was on full display at the E3 show floor with over seven demo kiosks stationed under a replica model Arwing hanging from the ceiling as well as four kiosks stationed within actual Arwings. The game, neither a sequel nor a reboot, reimagines the brave and …
During the Nintendo Digital Event video on the opening day of E3 2015 in Los Angeles, Nintendo announced games launching in the near future, with a focus on what fans can enjoy in the second half of 2015 and early 2016. Here’s a roundup of some of the 3DS games Nintendo is showing this week. The …
One of the biggest surprises from Nintendo’s E3 Direct was the announcement of a new Zelda game for the 3DS titled The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. An online co-op game where three Links team up to solve dungeon puzzles and beat bosses, the trailer showcased how players work together to reach new heights by climbing …
During the Nintendo Digital Event video on the opening day of E3 2015 in Los Angeles, Nintendo announced games launching in the near future, with a focus on what fans can enjoy in the second half of 2015 and early 2016. This year Mario reaches an impressive milestone in video gaming: 30 years as a …
The Lylat System is under siege once again with Nintendo’s Star Fox Zero, a reimagining of the Star Fox universe on the Wii U. Using both the TV screen and gamepad to gun down enemies (or annoy wing mates), players control the anthropomorphic Fox McCloud as he pilots his Arwing through both new and familiar settings like …
Every year, E3 brings us the biggest gaming news of the year, as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo drop their biggest announcements about upcoming games, release dates and new consoles. With the event fast approaching, Nintendo has released their full schedule. Check out their play-by-play reference guide below which lets you track Nintendo’s live E3 coverage, …
One of the great epic RPGs of the previous generation, and perhaps of all time, Xenoblade Chronicles is a game that’s staggering in it’s length and depth. Boasting a massive campaign, two huge open worlds and an almost absurdly daunting 500 side quests to complete, Xenoblade establishes itself very quickly as a game that will require a sizable investment of time and effort for anyone ambitious enough to tackle it.
The SNES is arguably home to some of the best Japanese role-playing games ever made, but even among such revered company, Earthbound (known as Mother 2 in Japan) stands out as a brilliant satire about growing up and our fears of conformity. It’s anarchy versus conformity only conformity doesn’t stand a chance. This often funny, always poignant coming of age tale, deeply embedded in suburban mores, centers around four kids, off to save the planet by collecting melodies while en route to defeating the evil alien force known as Giygas.
The original Super Mario Bros. was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan on September 13, 1985 … and so, this year marks the 30th Anniversary of the king of platformers. In order to celebrate, Nintendo has launched a website that offers an interactive history of the series, including all of the Super Mario …
With each new flagship iteration of Mario’s 3D adventures, you can sense Nintendo’s master designers dreading those four little words escaping the player’s lips. From Mario 64 to the latest (and best) example, Super Mario 3D World, the mustachioed plumber’s console titles have adhered to a strict regime of fresh, introducing unique concepts in one level , developing and building on mechanics and ideas only to scrap them at the flagpole, sometimes never to be seen again, no matter how successful. It’s a well-documented philosophy, and one that has bled into to other franchises, not only helping keep a 100-stage game from going stale, but also a 30-year old series. Unfortunately this excellent way of thinking did not apply to the only same-system Mario sequel since the NES: Super Mario Galaxy 2.
25 years later, and the Nintendo World Championships are coming back with the qualifying rounds to be held at Best Buy locations across the U.S. on May 30. Regional winners will move on to the championship, which will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. live in Los Angeles on June 14. Following this news, …
The world of amiibo is getting bigger, and Nintendo shows no signs of slowing down in producing new figures. Not too long ago, rumours of a silver Mario circled the world wide web. It was pretty obvious Nintendo would release a sterling figure but the question was when? Now we have our answer. A new …
Following yesterday’s mysterious Twitter announcement of another forthcoming announcement, Nintendo pulled back a bit of the curtain this morning on its E3 agenda with a short video and press release. While the basic setup will be very similar to last year, with a Nintendo Digital Event on Tuesday morning at 9am(PT) followed by Treehouse: Live ongoing throughout the …
The shooter genre has placed the player in a variety of different combat scenarios over the years, with settings ranging from military to space military, so when something different appears, it tends to get noticed, especially when the game is produced by a developer not exactly known for its running-and-gunning. But that’s exactly what Nintendo’s new ink-covered online multiplayer IP Splatoon is all about, albeit with a twist.
Is there anything that Mario can’t do? Nintendo has placed the iconic plumber in as many professions as the Japanese publisher has deemed marketable to a mass consumer base. He’s been a race car driver, referee, golfer, and even a giant gorilla tamer. Obviously, Mario can do anything if he sets his mind to it; a true renaissance man.