Video Games
Miyamoto Names His Favorite Mario Game, and I Couldn’t Be Happier
One surprise to come out of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo is that IGN has seemingly managed to pin down Nintendo EAD General Manager Shigeru Miyamoto and find out just which game from the Mario series is the creator's favorite. And the answer? Well, that...
Nintendo Power Vol. 279 – June 2012
I mentioned the current (as of this writing) issue of Nintendo Power a couple of days ago when I was talking about Simon Belmont's appearance in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate, and I figured that perhaps I should mention it again here, if only because I...
The Nintendo Download for 6/14/12
You can check out this week's Nintendo Download titles at the Toronto Video Game Examiner. I even managed to tie it all together with a wedding theme! How? See for yourself! The stand-outs this week are Mega Man X2 (got that to support Mega Man, despite owning three...
ConsoleCreature & GameTrailers Look at Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Though I may not have said as much about it here, I've made no secret that Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is one of my favorite games-- period. And in the kart-racing arena, I honestly feel that SEGA and Sumo Digital have managed to craft a product which actually...
Time Ticks Down for OutRun Online Arcade
Have you had a chance to play OutRun Online Arcade? It's possible that the window of opportunity to do so will soon be closed. Well, if you consider a year from now to be "soon." By way of Joystiq, Eurogamer reported a couple of months ago that due to the expiration...
Super Mario All-Stars and Luigi’s Loss
One week from today, on Sunday, December 12th, Nintendo is re-releasing Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii. And aside from some tweaks to the control input to allow for a number of the Wii's configurations to be used, it is the exact same game that was released on the...
What Ever Happened to Longevity in Gaming?
Over at GameSpy, the staff is anticipating the release of the Nintendo 3DS with a touch of skepticism in an article called "The Nintendo Cycle." Within, they look at "the six stages every Nintendo console goes through (excluding the Virtual Boy, of course)." It's not...
Were You an Activision Master Gamer?
Were you an "Activision Master Gamer?" That is the question posed by Mr. Paxton Holley of the Cavalcade of Awesome. And me? I never was. In fact, it's quite strange: despite being the original third-party video game publisher, and despite being perhaps the biggest...
Two Good Sites for Killing Time
Among other things lately, I've been killing some time with two sites I've recently discovered. Having enjoyed them, I thought the least I could do would be to share them here. The first is a relatively new website which you might have seen spoken of elsewhere. Called...
Rockman Online Gets Teased with a Trailer
I normally wait until nighttime to post news links from The Mega Man Network and such, but I felt the first fully-animated teaser trailer for Rockman Online warranted breaking that little semi-tradition. --LBD "Nytetrayn"
What Entertains the Entertainers? A Look at Technological Progression in Mario
Mario and his friends were created with a simple purpose: to entertain. However, have you ever wondered what they do to amuse themselves when they aren't entertaining us? That is the focus of the Waluigious article "In Which We're Entertained," which takes a look at...
The Legend of Pants
Since Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword at E3, people have been abuzz about the game. Some have spoken of the 1:1 motion controls, as well as the potential issue that presents for left-handed folk. Some have discussed the art style, and others the...
Revenge of the 90’s: New Sonic Figures Go Back to the ‘Hog’s Roots
The Sonic the Hedgehog of today is quite different from the one seen throughout the 90's as the flagship title and mascot for SEGA's Genesis and Game Gear platforms. And while SEGA may be content to leave the older version of Sonic in the past (at least visually,...
The Bow on Birdo and More
Recently, Matt Green of Press the Buttons called my attention to a relatively new picture blog called "The Bow on Birdo." The Bow on Birdo is run by Drew Mackie (not related to this guy... at least, not as far as I'm aware), and is a Mario picture blog which...
Latest Metroid Movie Rumor is Hilarious
A new Metroid movie rumor has surfaced, and my oh my, is it ever hilarious. According to RUMORMILLER (via GoNintendo), the lead role of Samus Aran has gone to none other than one Jessica Simpson, who is said to be "excited to restart her movie career." Furthermore,...
Super Mario Galaxy 2, Ready for Launch
Super Mario Galaxy 2 launch event report, complete with lots of photos! --LBD "Nytetrayn"
Capcom Unity Presents: Mega Man Zero Recollections
Hey, want to know what me and a bunch of other guys thought of Mega Man Zero when it first came out? Then behold! --LBD "Nytetrayn"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Ad
Now this is how you advertise a game! Cannot wait... so much win... Credit: GoNintendo --LBD "Nytetrayn"
Reflect on the Nintendo Fun Club Today!
Before there was Nintendo Power magazine, there was the Nintendo Fun Club newsletter. And much to my regret, that was before my time in becoming a lifelong video game hobbyist. Indeed, I came into the world of video game magazines with the first issue of Nintendo...
Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good NiGHTS
Before video game demos were commonplace enough that you could play them in your own home, SEGA devised a way to get people into the holiday spirit with one of their flagship titles for the Saturn known as Christmas NiGHTS. Bob Mackey of the 1UP Retro Blog has written...
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