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Nintendo Talks About Its (Possible) HD Future

12:20PM Michael McWhertor | When will Nintendo join us in enjoying the clarity of high-definition? While it’s had impressive, money-printing success with the Wii, twice as powerful as any GameCube, it’s going to have to step things up graphically at some point. Right? More »
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Nintendo President: “There Was A Miscalculation”

11:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Today at an investors’ event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank, admitting a “miscalculation” was made about the game market. More »
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So, Shigeru Miyamoto Now Has A Cat

9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Remember when Shigeru Miyamoto started weighing himself everyday? We got Wii Fit. And before that, he had a dog. We got Nintendogs. And even before that, he took up gardening. We got Pikmin. Now, Miyamoto has a cat. More »
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Miyamoto Wishes There Was More Star Fox Love

2:40AM Mike Fahey | Oh Japan, why must you make Miyamoto sad? The legendary game designer recently spoke to MTV Multiplayer about his disappointment with the performance of the Star Fox series in his native land. More »
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Miyamoto, Asked Why Peach Isn’t Playable, Looks To Skirt Issue

3:00AM Owen Good | Oh, the eminent Nintendo designer still answered the question directly. He just said that Peach’s flowing gown would have required different programming to incorporate her as a playable character in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. See? Get it? “Skirt issue?” More »
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N’Gai Croal Breaks The News To Miyamoto That Mario Is Dead

4:30PM Owen Good | N’Gai Croal, the former games writer for Newsweek (and friend of this site) floored Mario’s creator with news that one of the famed video-game character’s live-action, uh, actors had died recently. More »
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Shigeru Miyamoto Sees “Nothing Wrong” With HD Graphics

3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Nintendo Wii is not a hi-def gaming machine. When Nintendo launched the console in late 2005, the company touted its analogue TV friendly aspect — not everyone has an HDTV, you know! More »
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Miyamoto’s Secret Hobby: Measuring Stuff

1:00PM Owen Good | Shigeru Miyamoto and the Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata chat about Wii Fit Plus, and Miyamoto discusses an odd fixation he has – guessing the length and weight of certain things. It’s why he carries a tape measure. For real. More »
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Will New Super Mario Bros. Wii Be A Long Seller?

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Last week, Nintendo held an event for Japanese retailers. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was dated and priced for Japan, apparently. Nintendo’s resident game wizard Shigeru Miyamoto talked and demoed the game as well. But what did he say? More »