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

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?


February 2, 2010

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

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?


January 21, 2010
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Nintendo Trademarks Luigi’s Mansion (Again)

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.


January 10, 2010
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Metroid Prime Trilogy No Longer Published Or Shipped

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.


March 13, 2009
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Pikmin 2 and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Get New Play Control

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


January 14, 2009
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Wii Pikmin Box Art Revealed

Kotaku AU

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.