Friday, September 3rd, 2010
"It is impossible for us to comment until it is made clear which products and time periods are being referenced, what the specific data is and the source for that data," wrote Nintendo of America in a carefully worded email response.Indeed, it's difficult to know what data Jobs used to ...
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
"It is impossible for us to comment until it is made clear which products and time periods are being referenced, what the specific data is and the source for that data," wrote Nintendo of America in a carefully worded email response.Indeed, it's difficult to know what data Jobs used to ...
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Over in Japan, the NES was called the Nintendo Famicom, or Family Computer. Like the SNES, or Super Famicom that followed it, the original Famicom -- launched in 1983 -- looked a lot different from the one that was sold in the rest of the world. In this exclusive gallery, ...
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Excellent news for Nintendo fans, Mario completists, video game historians, and casual Wii owners desperately in the need of some proper games. The Wii is getting a special edition of Super Mario All-Stars (ie. the SNES compilation of Super Mario Bros. 1 - 3, including both the Japanese and US ...
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The Metroid Prime trilogy that stretched across two consoles is regarded as one of the best in Nintendo's history. With Metroid: Other M, we're seeing a franchise reboot, a brand new imagining of Metroid that combines 2D and 3D gameplay. There's a lot of differences this time around--some we liked, ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
According to this translated scuttlebutt, Super Mario Collection is a "revival" of Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES. We don't know if that means just a port, or additional included games, or further graphical updates -- though at 2,500 yen ($30) we don't expect extensive remaking. The "Special Pack" name ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Is it just a rerelease of SNES Mario All-Stars, or are the graphics redone again to take advantage of the Wii?With Super Mario World also be included (which it was in later editions of the first game)?Will there be an enhanced mode, which would incorporate the cool changes Nintendo made ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
We do get told some interesting things from time to time, but when Steve Jobs comes out and tells an entire audience that the iPod Touch alone outsells Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP combined worldwide, we were a little shocked.According to Jobs, he says that they are the number one ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
It was all fun and games when Apple slung mud at Sony and Nintendo during last year's iPod press event , but this year's smear was just nasty, and not entirely accurate.Before Steve Jobs introduced the new iPod Touch, he immediately started bragging about the device's gaming dominance. He claimed ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
ATAMI, Japan-This resort town, once popular with honeymooners, is turning to a new breed of romance seekers-virtual sweethearts.Since the marriage rate among Japan's shrinking population is falling and with many of the country's remaining lovebirds heading for Hawaii or Australia's Gold Coast, Atami had to do something. It is trying ...
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