Nintendo

Nintendo 3-0 Against Patent Trolls This Year

A company like Nintendo faces lawsuits with some regularity. The complexities of the US patent system leave plenty of room for legitimate inventors and patent trolls alike to file infringement suits against whomever they wish.


July 18, 2011
In Real Life

Exercise Games – Do Any Of Them Even Work?

Kotaku AU

On Monday we usually have a Community Review, where we discuss the latest releases – but since there aren’t any new games of note, I thought I’d ask everyone a question. What has your experience with exercise games been? Has anyone given one a serious go? Anyone bought one?


February 26, 2011
Nintendo

After Mother’s Death, Woman Finds Solace In Metroid

In 2007, Brooklyn’s Michelle Perl was struck with tragedy. Her mother, sick with cancer, passed away. But in her mourning, Perl decided to do something. She decided to change.


January 24, 2011
News

The Father Of The Fitness Video Game Passes Away

Jack LaLanne, who appeared in a fitness video game long before Nintendo and EA made millions off the genre, has sadly passed away over the weekend at the age of 96.


January 14, 2011
Nintendo

Woman Credits Wii Fit For Parkinson’s Diagnosis

A British mother of two says she began to figure out she was suffering from Parkinson’s disease only after stepping on a Wii Balance Board.


December 23, 2010
Nintendo

Wii Fit Helped This Woman Do More Than Exercise

Eighteen months ago, Jo Collinge was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, which attacks the nervous system. Collinge had difficulty walking. And then, she started playing Wii Fit.


November 15, 2010
In Real Life

No, This Isn’t Wii Fit For Babies

Those babies might be fat, but this Wii Fit Plus campaign isn’t for them. It’s for their mums.


October 5, 2010
News

Helen Mirren Is Already Fit, Knows How To Party

Nintendo has had its fair share of celebrity pitch ladies. There’s been Nicole Kidman, Liv Tyler and Beyonce. The United Kingdom is getting the The Queen.


September 21, 2010
News

Hey, Nintendo Is A Japanese Company, You Know

The Japanese game industry is dead. This week has been a flashback of last year’s Tokyo Game Show – complete with gloom and doom from Capcom’s Keiji Inafune.


September 6, 2010
News

It’s Hard To Predict The Future, Even For Mario’s Creator

Shigeru Miyamoto is a video game pioneer. He entered the industry in 1977 and has been instrumental in changing the way we play games. He knows where we’ve been, but does he know where we are going?