Nintendo

The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Is Fun For One But Built For Four

At the end of my visit with Nintendo this week, we were given some DSi XLs and set loose on The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. (Good god, that title is a mouthful.) For those who haven’t heard, it’s an upgraded take on the classic GBA game, which was itself a portable version of Four Swords Adventures for GameCube.


September 14, 2011
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3DS Owners, You Just Helped Nintendo Beta Test A Product

Nintendo is no stranger to hardware iterations. Its last portable, the Nintendo DS, saw several major revisions. The 3DS is a different story. It just came out a few months ago but is already seeing half-hearted hardware upgrades. (A snap-on second slide pad? Ugh.) And 3DS owners should be pissed.


September 9, 2011
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Nintendo Launching New DSi XL Colour

Today, Nintendo revealed that it will release a new DSi XL colour — Metallic Rose. Nintendo described it as “eye-catching shade of pink with a luminous modern sheen”. How fetching.


September 6, 2011
Nintendo

This Is The Arcade, Totally Reinvented

In the past decade, retro game bars have popped up across Japan. Part of the appeal is that these water holes have game consoles you can play while getting s**tfaced. There are other places where you can game with maids or talk with game voice actors who serve you alcohol. But what about a place you can bring your own games, your own gaming machines? There’s that, too.


August 24, 2011
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Schoolgirl 3DS Portables You Can Fall In Love With

Love Plus, Konami’s love simulator, is getting a 3DS version. It’s new and called New Love Plus. New Love Plus means one thing: New 3DS bundles.


July 26, 2011
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A Nice Nintendo Gift For Quake Victims

An individual who apparently is in a refuge shelter because of the March 11 earthquake received a special package from Nintendo. This, it seems, is it.


July 6, 2011
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The Sweet Little Music Video Made With A Nintendo DSi

Artist Justin Wallis has taken Gecko’s chiptune track 1988 and made his own music video for it, using little but his drawing skills and a Nintendo DSi.


June 23, 2011
Nintendo

DSi and DSi XL Price Australian Price Drop Imminent

Kotaku AU

Nintendo has just announced a price drop in Australia for both the Nintendo DSi and the DSi XL.


June 8, 2011
Nintendo

Transferring DSi Games To The 3DS Is So Easy!

Besides the Nintendo eShop, today’s 3DS system update allows players to transfer DSiWare titles, photos, and music over to the 3DS.


June 7, 2011
Nintendo

A Very Special No One Cares Edition Of The Nintendo Download

It’s the beginning of E3 week and the 3DS system update will launch a whole new way to purchase downloadable games from Nintendo later this evening, so here’s four puzzle games. Knock yourself out.