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Tiny Diggers – An iPad Construction Truck Game for Kids Age 2-5

February 20, 2012 – 12:39 pm | 3 Comments

Tiny Diggers has just been released on the iPad and soon the Mac computer. Here’s the details on this fun, educational game from TouchTilt Games.
Tiny Diggers Delivers Learning With Construction Trucks For Kids on the …

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Why A Second Stick on the 3DS?

September 8, 2011 – 6:00 pm | 4 Comments
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The 3DS isn’t comparable to a Vita in terms of graphics or probably raw horsepower, but those are things that never kept the old DS from selling like gangbusters. So why would Nintendo officially …

I’m clearly not trying hard enough to dislike the 3DS

August 12, 2011 – 5:10 pm | 6 Comments

The 3DS is down to $170 as of today, and that Ambassador program entry window has closed as well. You will hear me on podcast 192 waffling about whether or not I want to get …

3DS price about to drop to $169.99

July 28, 2011 – 8:34 am | 2 Comments

Nintendo blinked.
Starting August 12, the $249.99 handheld gets a significant price drop to $169.99. Clearly this is Nintendo shoring up fortifications well in advance of Sony’s PS Vita arrival, and removing the single biggest objection …

Club Nintendo: Make a mega-Mii!

July 26, 2011 – 11:28 am | One Comment

Nintendo has added three new items to the Club Nintendo rewards list… one of which you could make yourself if you have access to a poster printer.
200 Club points can net you a Giant Mii …

Nintendo Video launches next week on 3DS

July 22, 2011 – 8:59 am |

When the Netflix on 3DS announcement came out, Nintendo had one little line in there that caused a flurry of speculation: 3D video was coming soon. Framed inside a Netflix dog-and-pony show, it was easy …

Your first 3DS Pokemon game is… Pokemon Rumble Blast

July 19, 2011 – 10:32 am |

The Toy Pokemon return in Pokemon Rumble Blast, an upcoming 3DS release that follows up on a 2009 WiiWare release, Pokemon Rumble.
Naturally, this new version will include the critters from the latest generation of pokegames, …

And now, Netflix on your 3DS

July 14, 2011 – 8:23 am | 4 Comments

Nintendo is probably smiling through clenched teeth on this one. The Netflix app is finally ready to launch on 3DS, and it comes right when most of the world is ready to string Netflix up …

Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #269 (July 2011)

July 10, 2011 – 2:57 am | One Comment

Hey, Rayman is back! And I might not hate his new game, a 4-player sidescroller that is heavy on smooth, beautiful animation. Let’s hope it doesn’t try to be the new Earthworm Jim and read-a-long!
Issue …

Nintendo Elites, you’re about to get a gigantic pile of pins

July 1, 2011 – 8:57 am | One Comment

The clock had barely run out on the Club Nintendo year of July 2010 to June 2011, when Nintendo released the details on what your twelve months of loyalty has earned you.
Platinum level members receive …

Sad Chao says this is the Ocarina of Out of Time

July 1, 2011 – 8:44 am | One Comment
Sad Chao says this is the Ocarina of Out of Time

The Club Nintendo deal where you got a free Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack after registering your purchase of Ocarina 3D was only guaranteed for the first days of release. If you registered …

Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #268 (June 2011)

June 29, 2011 – 12:59 am |

Here it is, Sonic fans! The one you’ve been waiting for! All the classic Sonic gameplay you love, but all the new benefits of hardware that isn’t a Wii! Instead, you Nintendonlies will have to …

E3 2011: Spider Man Edge of Time (Multi)

June 17, 2011 – 1:07 pm |

I was a bit unsure as to how I felt about another Spider Man title after Beenox’s last attempt, Shattered Dimensions.  While I enjoyed the idea of different Spider Man characters, working in unison to …

E3 2011: Catch me in the Nintendo Roundtable video, laughing like a tool

June 14, 2011 – 10:30 pm |

Nintendo has filled their E3 site with videos and trailers from the show, including this five minute recap of Tuesday night’s Roundtable Discussion. You can spot me in the video during multiple crowd cutaways, including …

Buy Ocarina 3D, get the soundtrack for free

June 13, 2011 – 8:44 pm |

As promised at Nintendo’s E3 2011 press conference, the entirely free Ocarina of Time Soundtrack CD offer is now live and viewable at Club Nintendo. The 3DS game is in stores June 19, and the …

E3 hands-on: Nintendo’s super six for 3DS

June 13, 2011 – 11:26 am | 5 Comments

Nintendo had a ton of games playable at their E3 booth, from third party fare like Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D (which has quite a learning curve on the control scheme, by the …

So it’s the Wii U.

June 8, 2011 – 10:54 am | One Comment

 
Nintendo’s next generation is formally announced, and now we all know what to call it. Not the SuperWii, not the Wii2… it’s the Wii U. Which means in all likelihood we’ll revert to just continue …