Nintendo

Game Boy Advance Ambassador Games Are Live

The Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program’s second batch of games are now. You can see a full list here. Download them the same way you downloaded the NES games!


March 22, 2011
Nintendo

10 Years Ago Today, The Last Game Boy Was Born

On March 21, 2001, stores in Japan began selling the first units of the Game Boy Advance. There are few sentences that can better describe how far video games have come in the past decade than that.


February 26, 2011
Nintendo

The Zelda Games That Weren’t Really Zelda Games

If you want to get canonical, Skyward Sword will be the 14th game in the Legend of Zelda series. But it’s not the 14th Zelda game ever made. Not when you count these spin-off games!


June 22, 2010
News

Why Is Nintendo Doing 3D Now?

In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a 3D gaming peripheral that made people vomit. It was yanked from the market, and Time called it one of the worst inventions ever. Yet, Nintendo has returned again with 3D. Why?


May 16, 2010
In Real Life

At Least The Zune HD Can Play Game Boy Titles

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Microsoft’s support for the Zune HD as a game playing device has been pretty abysmal. Luckily there are hackers, one of which has the beginnings of a serviceable Game Boy Advance emulator working on the device.


March 30, 2010
In Real Life

Advance Wars: The Board Game!

Advance Wars works well as a video game. But as a board game? Yeah, looks like it works pretty well as a board game, too.


March 23, 2010
News

Nintendo 3DS Is A New Hardware Series

Whether it be the DS Lite or the DSi, Nintendo has announced a spate of Nintendo DS hardware spin-offs in the last few years. The Nintendo 3DS is not a spin-off. It’s worth pointing out, you know.


January 16, 2010
News

The Nintendo DS Has Outsold The Game Boy Advance In The US

Nintendo had a very happy holiday in the United States, shattering sales records by selling more than seven million hardware units in December 2009 between the Wii and Nintendo DS. But Nintendo has a few more records to brag about.


May 19, 2009
News

No, The Game Boy Advance Is Not Dead

With the Nintendo DS now the undisputed heavyweight champion of the handheld gaming space, we got to wondering: what’s become of the humble Game Boy Advance? Is it dead?


April 9, 2009
In Real Life

A Eulogy For The Game Boy Advance

The arrival of the Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia brings about the first Nintendo handheld in nearly eight years that doesn’t support Game Boy Advance games. Who wants to reflect?