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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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Tap this: My first two custom WarioWare DIY microgames

April 7, 2010 – 11:29 am | 5 Comments

I wanted to share my initial forays into microgame creation with Nintendo’s fantastic li’l game creator, WarioWare DIY. I’ve got the basics down, although I know there are some complicated options available… can’t quite wrap …

Nintendo Download – DSiWare turns 1; Suck Goo, PooYoo!

April 5, 2010 – 9:50 am |

This week Nintendo’s DSiWare service turns one year old. While in my opinion we have yet to see the first breakout must-have DSiWare game, titles like Flipnote Studio, Starship Defense and Dragon Quest Wars have …

Two of top paid apps on Android Market are Nintendo emulators

April 3, 2010 – 9:37 pm | 20 Comments
Kidd GBC image as shown on Android.com

Put this one down on my list of surprises: a check of the top downloaded paid apps on the Android Market, which is the Apple App Store equivalent for devices that run the Android operating …

Review: Red Steel 2

April 3, 2010 – 5:07 pm | 5 Comments

“So, you’ve come to save us all!” So begins Red Steel 2, the latest attempt to make shooting on the Wii fun, not a chore. If anyone out there had the misfortune of playing the …

DLC for the Pokewalker?!?!

April 2, 2010 – 3:37 pm | 3 Comments

Nintendo’s Twitter feed just announced the first DLC for the Pokewalker, the Yellow Forest Route where you can load up on pikachu. Maybe even pikachu with special moves.
Of course, you need your SoulSilver or HeartGold …

Hey Gamestop! Legend of Zelda: A MoonLight Temple is not a real game

April 1, 2010 – 11:55 am | 6 Comments

A visit to a nearby Gamestop a few minutes ago, where I picked up Shadowrun and The Orange Box for my Xbox 360, turned out to be pretty hilarious. While I was browsing the Wii …

Ones to Watch: Wii and DS for April 2010

March 31, 2010 – 9:34 pm | 3 Comments

The Wii’s biggest get this month is Monster Hunter Tri, which will arrive on April 20 in two editions. You can pick up the game itself for $50 or the Classic Controller Pro bundle for …

First Thirty: Red Steel 2

March 31, 2010 – 3:53 pm | 3 Comments

You know what? It’s actually good!
Alright, let’s rewind. If you played the dire mess that was the first Red Steel, and somehow managed to avoid every trailer for this game showing how very different it …

More video of Metroid: Other M, Samus has a birthmark

March 30, 2010 – 4:52 pm | One Comment

This new trailer for Metroid: Other M appeared today, and it’s making me dizzy. We get to see some new charge shotting, ledge grabbing, speed boosting, morph balling, tail grabbing, first-person-shooting, screw attacking, birthmark on …

Nintendo Download – Wario would probably appreciate being connected to Diner Dash

March 29, 2010 – 9:09 am | One Comment

E. Gadd! What a week for the Nintendo Download! There is a ton going on here, from a new N64 VC release to a Club Nintendo exclusive to more of those DSi apps that weld …

Weekend AeroProTip: Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time

March 27, 2010 – 12:21 pm | One Comment

GAME> The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
SYSTEM> N64
SOURCE> Nintendo Power #119, April 1999
Wouldn’t have thought a Zelda game would have this many holes in it. In addition to the tedious-sounding unlimited money trick …

Dementium II Trailer is Really Really Scary

March 23, 2010 – 6:54 pm | One Comment

The cover art freaked me out. Then the website was launched, and that was worse. Now we have a delightful trailer with a video screen stitched into some poor bastard’s chest.
I fecking love the marketing …

Sad Chao would like to remind everyone that the DS is not connected to a checking account

March 23, 2010 – 7:42 am | One Comment
Sad Chao would like to remind everyone that the DS is not connected to a checking account

In order to allow your Wii to receive notifications of a successful internet Pokemon trade, you have to add a Nintendo corporate email to your Wii Address Book, enter your Wii friend code twice on …

Game creator “all stars” to design WarioWare microgames

March 22, 2010 – 2:21 pm |

Similar to the stunt creators who designed cartoons for Flipnote Studio, Nintendo has announced a dream team of game developers who have signed on to create their own custom microgames for WarioWare DIY. The Wii’s …

Nintendo Download – Finally, Cave Story

March 22, 2010 – 8:25 am | 5 Comments

Cave Story, one of Nintendo Power’s nominees for Game of the Year 2009 (they shortly retracted the nod), is now available on WiiWare. The game dates from 2004 on the PC, but it’s not like …

Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #253 (April 2010)

March 21, 2010 – 10:40 am | 3 Comments

This issue has some very good news about two games I’ve been monitoring, plus some bad reviews for two games I was going to get. And a little middle-of-the-road news about WarioWare DIY. Stuff your …