Nitnendo

The Story Behind Mario’s Name Change

4:30PM June 21, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Mario hasn’t always been known as Mario. Back in the day, one of his earlier names was Jumpman. The story of how the change came about is informative, if also a little said, especially for poor Pauline. More »

In Real Life

It’s Game On In Tokyo’s Sex Hotels

6:00PM January 12, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In Japan, there is an array of hotel options. There are traditional inns, business hotels and places like Hotel Akaikutsu (above) where people go to screw each other’s brains out. And when they finish, they can play video games. More »

News

The 3DS’ Hardware Design Is Now Final (Check Out Its Stylus)

3:20PM September 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

At the Nintendo Conference 2010 in Tokyo, the company has shown off the final, retail design of the upcoming 3DS handheld. More »

Why Are Consoles Banned In China?

5:30PM July 15, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Video game consoles are illegal in China. Ironically, the Wii, the PS3 and the Xbox 360 are Chinese-made. And there is a flourishing PC gaming culture. There has to be a reason for this ban. Turns out, there is. More »

News

Pikmin 3 “Well Underway,” Says Miyamoto

10:30AM March 20, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Nintendo designer and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto was in London today to pick up his BAFTA fellowship award, an honour he reciprocated by delivering his acceptance speech in pure English. What else did Miyamoto have to say about Pikmin? More »

Uncategorized

Coin-Op NES

6:00PM April 14, 2008 | 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!