2 hours ago in Technology & Software - After being outed by an ESRB rating late last month, indie developer Semnat Studios officially announces the development of a WiiWare version of Eduardo the Samurai Toaster. Yes - Samurai Toaster. Eduardo the Samurai Toaster is a side scrolling 2D ...

tags: game anounce, eduardo the samurai toaster, indie, nintendo, semnat, wiiware

5 hours ago in Technology & Software - EA continues to capitalize on its lucrative agreement with Hasbro, with Littlest Pet Shop Spring for the DS bringing even more adorable big-headed animals that boys aren't allowed to play with to Nintendo's handheld. Utilizing the cute and ...

tags: where the boys aren t, ds, ea, game announce, hasbro, littlest pet shop spring, news, nintendo

7 hours ago in Technology & Software - I was out of town for the two weeks surrounding Christmas so despite my best efforts, I didn't post all of the gaming greeting cards I received over the holidays. Here's a round up of some of the best ones that made it to my door when I wasn't home, ...

tags: holiday cards 2008, blizzard, culture, eatsleepplay, gallery, insomniac, lucas arts, microsoft, nintendo, penny arcade, ubisoft

13 hours ago in Technology & Software - According to Famitsu's publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The data for 2007 reflects the period from January 1, ...

tags: japan, ds, microsoft, nintendo, only in japan, ps3, psp, sony, wii, xbox 360

15 hours ago in Technology & Software - Dragon Quest IX is coming. Japan shall quake upon its release. While we wait out these last few months before it's out, then, let's take a look at about a gazillion new screenshots! ...

tags: ds, dragon quest ix, gallery, japan, level 5, media, nintendo, square enix

1 days ago in Technology & Software - For $7, you can grant your Nintendo DS the fantasy it has kept secret until today: That it could one day charge alongside a Game Boy Advance SP, DSi, and PSP via a USB port. Hot! Sure, this cable is from Brando, and could very well toast all your ...

tags: usb, brando, charger, ds, dsi, fire, game boy, nintendo, portables, psp

1 days ago in Technology & Software - Given the completely ridiculous Wii shortage that's still ongoing, there's obviously no shame in being somewhat off your rocker if one shows up in a nicely wrapped box. That said, there's still no way anyone in their right mind should get this ...

tags: canada, celebrate, celebration, christmas, global, kid, kids, nintendo, video, wii

2 days ago in Technology & Software - Business Research firm Market Share have released statistics outlining global internet browser share. Internet Explorer and Firefox are obviously the two largest, but what about the PlayStation consoles and Wii? Surprisingly, enough "PlayStation" ...

tags: ps3, news, nintendo, psp, research, wii

2 days ago in Technology & Software - The latest special issue of People celebrates the Atari 2600 as the console that “ruled the interactive gaming world” in the 1980s – no mention of the original Nintendo, Sega Master System or even Coleco Vision. I’m not sure why People ...

tags: originals, atari 2600, nintendo, people magazine, sega

2 days ago in Technology & Software - Does Wii Fit work? It's hard for me to tell, personally, as my Little Debbie Zebra Cake intake ratio is tied proportionally to my progress in the game. See, I'm not a scientist. Thankfully, researchers at the University of Mississippi — ...

tags: nintendo, research, wii, wii fit

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Dead Rising Wii was at TGS. Was almost the worst thing there. Truly awful. Yet at the same time, it was almost the best thing there, because this clip was playing at the demo booth. We'd forgotten all about it, but Capcom Japan have seen fit to ...

tags: clips, dead rising, nintendo, tgs08, wii

3 days ago in Technology & Software - The Tanooki points to an interesting take on Maxfield Parrish’s “Daybreak." The luminous look of the original is flattened a bit in this homage by Adam Baron, but the scene now include a DS Lite. Maybe it's the invasion of games into the ...

tags: art, adam baron, ds, maxfield parrish, nintendo

3 days ago in Technology & Software - And we have come full circle: Nintendo puts games into watches, the march of technology replaces watches with cellphones, developer sneaks classic Game & Watch apps onto the iPhone. Rejoice, but make it fast. The folks of Mobile 1UP have brought ...

tags: iphone apps, app store, apple, apps, game, game watch, game watch iphone, games, iphone, nintendo, watch

3 days ago in Technology & Software - You know what they say -- if you can't buy it, mod it. Michael "Bibin" Moffitt's backlighting job on this Game Boy Pocket is a case in point. Unwilling to shell out the dough for a Game Boy Light on eBay (but more than willing to destroy two old ...

tags: bibin, donkey kong, donkeykong, game boy, game boy pocket, gameboy, gameboypocket, hack, homebrew, michael moffitt, michaelmoffitt, mod, nintendo

3 days ago in Technology & Software - What can drive a man to madness? In this case, a Wii. Though the kid might have a faint "I'm totally gonna see this on YouTube" glimmer in his eye, it's still a pretty funny clip. (Warning: Turn down those speakers.) [via Maxconsole] ...

tags: clips, christmas, gifts, n64 kid, nintendo, wii, wii kid

3 days ago in Technology & Software - What can drive a man to madness? In this case, a Wii. Though the kid might have a faint "I'm totally gonna see this on YouTube" glimmer in his eye, it's still a pretty funny clip. (Warning: Turn down those speakers.) [via Maxconsole] ...

tags: clips, christmas, gifts, n64 kid, nintendo, wii, wii kid

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Sometimes it's easy to lose perspective amidst marketing. Case in point: Nielsen measured that gamers, on whole, spent 31% of their time on the PS2 in 2008 (more than the Xbox 360 and Wii combined). The other interesting, though not necessarily ...

tags: gaming, 360, console playtime, consoles, microsoft, nintendo, pc, playstation 2, playstation 3, ps2, ps3, sony, video games, wii, xbox, xbox 360

3 days ago in Technology & Software - Last month, four Australians got together at a record label party. Each had a copy of the Korg DS-10 synthesiser for the Nintendo DS. The four joined forces, improvised then rocked out. You can catch an mp3 of the event - IF Records' 13th birthday ...

tags: music, australia, ds, korg ds 10, nintendo

3 days ago in Technology & Software - No way in hell Nintendo will ever put games on the iPhone. Not even Game & Watch ones. Which is why, we guess, Mobile 1UP have stepped in and done the next best thing. These "developers" have ported bootleg versions of four classic G&W titles and ...

tags: iphone, apple, game watch, nintendo

3 days ago in Technology & Software - As you know, Nintendo are teaming up with Japanese ad agency Dentsu to launch a video service on the Wii next year. Japanese Wii owners are intrigued. Japanese TV networks, however? They're afraid. A senior executive at Fuju Television - the biggest ...

tags: japan, business, news, nintendo, wii