Nintendo

Dreaming Of A Better Nintendo Menu

Nintendo does a lot of things very well when it comes to software. Like, you know, games. Its console menus, though, could do with some work.


May 27, 2012
Nintendo

New Metro: Last Light Interview And Gameplay Footage Finds Its Way Online

Kotaku AU

Apparently this Metro: Last Light video appeared for a brief time on GameTrailers, but was quickly taken down. I’m not sure why it was removed, but whatever the reason it did little to stop one enterprising user from grabbing the clip and uploading it to YouTube. Inside we find almost four minutes for gameplay footage, along with a surprisingly solid interview with the developers.


May 12, 2012
Nintendo

Why Yes, This Patent Does Feature A Guy Playing Golf Over A Wii U Tablet

Kotaku AU

The diagram is a bit goofy-looking, but then, that comes with the patent territory. It’s sufficiently detailed enough that we can make out a guy, Wii Remote in hand, standing over a device that looks suspiciously like a Wii U tablet. He’s also playing golf.


May 11, 2012
Nintendo

I Hope This Doesn’t Rule Out A Big Boy Transformers Prime Game

While the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 get what’s shaping up to be a pretty spectacular Fall of Cybertron, Nintendo Wii, 3DS and DS players get this.


May 8, 2012
Nintendo

Theory No. 5 About Why Nintendo Lost Money Last Year

Over at Yahoo (or maybe The Week), some unnamed editor has rounded up the opinions of four other writers to alchemize a theory or four about why Nintendo lost more than $US400 million last year, the company’s first annual loss.


May 3, 2012
Nintendo

Satoru Iwata’s Wii U Launch Hype Is Refreshingly Realistic

Sometimes console makers like to promise the world for their new gaming systems, making lofty claims about how awesome their launch lineups will be. Those claims are never true.


April 27, 2012
Nintendo

Nintendo Reveals Its Plan For Success

Last year? Man, last year sucked. Nintendo bled loads of cash. Sure, the Nintendo 3DS was neato, but the rollout was rocky. And the Wii? That just gathered dust in anticipation for the upcoming Wii U.


April 26, 2012
Nintendo

Nintendo Just Posted Its First Annual Loss

Today, Nintendo announced its first annual operating loss in the company’s history. Sluggish Wii sales and a strong Japanese wind hurt Nintendo — not to mention a rocky rollout for the Nintendo 3DS.


News

Dragon Quest X Gets Release Date!

Square Enix‘s highly anticipated 10th Dragon Quest game has just gotten a release date! The new online RPG, Dragon Quest X will be hitting the shelves (in Japan) on August 2nd of this year.


In Real Life

What Your Video Game Controllers Look Like At Airport Security

I’ve never actually wondered what a console controller looks like on the inside. Perhaps I am too easily distracted by their colourful plastic exteriors, or by wanting to throw them across the room in response to certain games.