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Monday, April 14, 2008

Coin-Op NES

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Want to play? Get out those coins. Here’s a coin-operated Famicom that was hooked up to standard TVs in Japanese hotels and inns. One hundred yen coin got players 10~15 minutes of playtime. There’s a Zapper and everything! Hit the jump for the pricier Super Famicom, which only doled out 5 minutes of playtime for a hundred yen. Well, it was “Super.” Super expensive! More »
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Club Nintendo Dates Animal Crossing Wii? Eh…

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Maybe this is just a kwinky-dink. Who knows? Nintendo does! The 2008 Japanese Club Nintendo has a picture of Mario Kart Wii for April. And of course, Mario Kart Wii goes on sale in April. Taking this rubrick, let’s look at December, which shows a picture of… Hit the jump for an image of December. More »
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