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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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Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #266 (April 2011)

April 26, 2011 – 12:24 am |

There’s no whiff of the rumors (now verified!) of Nintendo’s newest console in this issue! Nope, we’re still mostly in 3DS mode, although several key articles definitely carry a Capcom-infused tang. Stick yourself into your …

Review: Super Monkey Ball 3D (3DS)

April 22, 2011 – 10:35 am | One Comment

I feel like if Sega had managed to squeak in one more thing to Super Monkey Ball 3D, they’d have a very recommendable 4-out-of-5 game here. As it stands, however, the game is just too …

Atari Returns to the Classics Vault with Centipede Infestation

April 19, 2011 – 2:49 pm |

Atari has done it again.  After Missile Command and Yar’s Revenge, Centipede is getting a reimagining, moving away from the simple action feature in the 80′s classic, instead moving the game into the isometric shooter …

Nintendo Download – I thought we already had a Mega Man 10?

April 18, 2011 – 12:49 pm |

Oh duh, this isn’t Mega Man 10, this week is all about Mega Man X, the 1994 SNES game! 800 points gets you this new Virtual Console release, featuring a brand new kind of Mega …

Somebody’s having the best March ever

April 15, 2011 – 9:19 am | 3 Comments
Somebody’s having the best March ever

So how well did the 3DS sell in the US? Almost 400,000 in one week, according to NPD Group (remember them?) Not that it’s especially fair to compare one week to four weeks, but the …

Nintendo dates Ocarina 3D, and surprise! a Wii Play sequel

April 12, 2011 – 9:07 am | One Comment

Nintendo must know that we’re all looking at the big, blank first-party release calendar and wondering what’s going on in 2011 now that the 3DS is launched. This morning, Nintendo sent out a press release …

Nintendo Download – Run a tattoo shop, escape from prison, play with birds

April 11, 2011 – 9:33 am | One Comment

This is an interesting week for the Nintendo ‘ware, as we’re getting five games (well, four new games and one new demo) that do not involve a $2 notebook app or a heap of match-3 …

Another DSi music video from Billy Polard

April 8, 2011 – 1:51 pm |

From the mad musical genius who created the DSi-animated music video “Losing Light” a year ago, here’s “when our bedrooms were once haunted.” Hit the jump to watch the video.
Polard gives credit to animation website …

Looking Back and Viewing Forward: 15 Years of Resident Evil

April 6, 2011 – 5:14 pm | One Comment

My exposure to the Resident Evil franchise has been rather cursory, as I never really owned a console to play the games, and they never really looked that interesting.  My views changed with Resident Evil …

Ones to Watch: Wii, 3DS and DS for April 2011

April 4, 2011 – 11:55 am |

Not a lot to mention for April releases on the Nintendo front. The 3DS takes the lead with two more known brand names showing up with 3D versions, the Wii gets two sequels, and the …

Nintendo Download – There’s no Bonk like an old Bonk

April 4, 2011 – 9:58 am |

With Bonk: Brink of Extinction cancelled, this may be as much Bonk as you’ll see on Wii. Super Bonk was the cave kid’s SNES debut in the mid-90s. It’s the usual 800 points for a …

Here’s how I explained the 3DS on television

March 31, 2011 – 9:59 am | 4 Comments

 
Last Friday I put in a guest appearance on a local morning news show to show off the Nintendo 3DS. Check out the super-creepy way I tried to explain how 3D works without glasses.

Nintendo Download – Yeah, just go buy a 3DS

March 28, 2011 – 12:06 pm | One Comment

Not a lot of content on this week’s Nintendo Download. Nintendo has assured that nothing can get in the way of you considering a 3DS purchase.
The WiiWare update doesn’t even include any full games… just …

Weekend AeroProTip: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2

March 26, 2011 – 9:56 am |

GAME> Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Explorers of Darkness (2008)
SYSTEM> Nintendo DS
SOURCE> GameStop flyer, 2008
Celebrate 3DS launch weekend with some codes for the second wave of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games! I mysteriously hid …

Should You Buy a 3DS? (Part 2)

March 23, 2011 – 10:49 pm | One Comment

A 3DS takes a picture of a DSi taking a picture of a DS Lite.
After looking mainly at the hardware in Part 1, let’s move a little closer in on some of the initial 3DS …

Should you buy a 3DS? (Part 1)

March 22, 2011 – 11:46 pm | 4 Comments

There’s a lot to like about the 3DS. I’ve had one for almost a week now, with the full slate of preinstalled software and a pleasantly fulfilling selection of five launch games. After beating up …