DS Vending Machines

If you’ve been through the airport recently, you’ve probably noticed these vending machines showing up more and more frequently. The Japanese have had them for a while now and they’ve only recently begun showing up in American spots. These entertainment vending machines sell anything from movies and music to Nintendo DS games like the one [...]

Nintendo sales down

The economy had to catch up with Nintendo at some point. Nintendo had been riding a wave of success which has been drowning Sony. While sales and profits have since gone down, Nintendo remains optimisitic. A variety of factors have contributed to the slowing of the company; one of which has been the strong Yen [...]

Super Michael Jackson Brothers

Check out this video of Super Michael Jackson Brothers. It is by far one of the best takes on the Super Mario meets Michael Jackson sub category of games. In case you were wondering, the animations for Michael Jackson were taken from the game Moonwalker which featured a Michael Jackson in his Smooth Criminal days [...]

Link: the later years

Ever wondered what the old retired link is doing? Check out this spoof video made to resemble one of those E! True Hollywood stories to resemble what an aging Link has been reduced to doing. Its a far fetch from the promise of royalty in the land of Hyrule. It turns out that Link’s acquired [...]

Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training game dominates sales

It was recent reported that for the first half of 2009, casual titles have been dominating the UK’s market. When it comes to casual titles, Nintendo is by far the undisputed king and at the top of that list is Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training. While it is not the best selling, it does hold the [...]

Wii Sports Resort is a hit!

Wii Sport Resort was recently released and it has taken one of the top spots in the Wii’s top selling launch titles. The title is like a much needed update to existing Wii games such as Wii Sports. It sold over 1.5 million at launch and even managed to give hardware sales a slight upsurge [...]

Mario marathon pulls in $16,000 so far

The Mario Marathon has been held for the second time and it has already beaten out the first time by over $6,000. Participants basically play the games in the Super Mario franchise and their sponsors will donate money to charity the longer they play. Participants are going to play all games in the Super Mario [...]

World’s most expensive videogame

No it’s not a collector’s edition of Gears of War complete with a functional chainsaw bayonet… Nor is it some gem encrusted Nintendo DS accessories. The world’s most expensive videogame is actually an extremely rare copy of an NES title named Nintendo World Championships. The game is basically a three in one title with Tetris, [...]

Toad gives Mario Bros. the Bird

The truth finally comes out, and Mario never even knew…
-Steve
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