In Real Life

The Best Film Of The Year Didn’t Need Talking. Do Video Games Need Graphics?

Last night at the Academy Awards, a silent film won best picture. Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist, a biopic about film star George Valentin, was itself a classic silent film — for the most part, it has no sound effects or dialogue, just music and on-screen action.


February 27, 2012
Nintendo

The Dog From The Oscars Also Works For Nintendo

This month is Responsible Pet Owners Month. And to mark it, Nintendo hired Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier from The Artist, as its official spokesdog. This month is also the Academy Awards.


February 9, 2012
Nintendo

Nintendo Needs An Official Spokesdog

Did you know that February was Responsible Pet Owners Month? Nintendo’s marketing team does, and they’ve spared no expense in securing someone else’s pet to help sell nintendogs + cats for the 3DS.