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A New Eternal Darkness Trademark? What’s That About?

1:00PM February 17, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Silicon Knights’ psychological horror game Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem was one of the bright spots in the GameCube library, so Nintendo’s new refiling of the Eternal Darkness trademark warrants at least a modicum of excitement. Or does it? More »


What’s Happened To Nintendo’s “New Play Control”?

6:30PM February 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

When first announced, Nintendo’s line of “New Play Control” games seemed like a great idea. Repackage games from the criminally unloved GameCube, then sell them onto a massive audience that missed them first time around. So what’s happened? More »


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Nintendo Trademarks Luigi’s Mansion (Again)

12:00PM January 21, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Nintendo of America has taken the somewhat unexpected step of reviving its Luigi’s Mansion trademark, either a sign of its very protective trademarking desires or a renewed interest in giving Luigi more face time with gamers. More »


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Metroid Prime Trilogy No Longer Published Or Shipped

5:00AM January 10, 2010 | Owen Good

Four months after its release, Nintendo has stopped publishing and shipping the Metroid Prime: Collector’s Edition. A company rep told an interested gamer the only way to find it now is through the second-hand market. More »


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Pikmin 2 and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Get New Play Control

12:00AM March 13, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Nintendo is rereleasing Pikmin 2 and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat with new Wii-friendly, remote control features, the publisher announced today.

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Wii Pikmin Box Art Revealed

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9:30AM January 14, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Nintendo told us at E3 last year that they’d be re-tooling the controls on a bunch of old Gamecube games and re-releasing them for the Wii. Pikmin and Mario Tennis with waggle support? Sure, why not, they’re great games, they have control schemes perfectly suited to the Wiimote, and if this means loads more people get to play them then we’re all for it.

The box art, however? Do Not Want.

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