Nintendo recently reported its six-month financial results for the first half of the current fiscal year, and the Kyoto, Japan-based publisher and developer had a pretty good haul, though certainly well below company expectations. According to data obtained by Gamasutra, total profit for the period came in at a cool $772 million, a 52 percent [...]

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Super Mario Bros. was, for many of my generation, not just the first game they played, but also the first one they beat. Some even conquered it before they mastered long division. My pal Stan toppled Bowser by age four. Damn showoff.
I too began with Nintendo’s timeless gem, though my journey to and through World [...]

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Nintendo recently revealed its holiday software lineup for the Wii, claiming to have “something for everyone.” Admittedly, there is a lot of variety to the list, which includes Need for Speed Nitro, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up, A Boy and His Blob, Dead Space Extraction and Wii Fit Plus. Still lots of refuse to wade [...]

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First the New York Post reported on a Guitar Hero course being offered at NYU this fall, now comes word that the University of Houston has integrated Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Dance Dance Revolution into its physical education curriculum. I am thrilled that video games are being used for educational purposes, [...]

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I’m sorry, Mario, but our princess is in another castle…with a creepy little zombie dog and his intrusive tape recorder. That’s right, folks, this week I had the privilege of sitting down with the lovely Princess Peach! Don’t ask me why she was such a willing guest. Perhaps she found me dashingly handsome, or she [...]

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Weblogs have become tremendous outlets for self-expression, thanks largely to the widespread – though not universal – diffusion of Internet services. In the days of yore, newspapers were the primary vehicles for editorials. Not anymore. Now, any individual with a computer and an Internet connection can share his/her views with the world. Many gaming sites, [...]

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It was recently noted by Frontier Developments head David Braben (developers of the WiiWare game Lost Winds) that the reason Wii Metacritic scores are usually so abysmally low compared to the rest of the pack is that these games are being reviewed by “core gamers” and that “family focused games tend to appeal less to [...]

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Sorry it’s taken so long for us to put out an episode. We’ve been recovering from our E3 adventures. 
In this episode we talked about E3, infamous, and Nintendo’s new demo play, among other things. We also had a few special announcements so you don’t want to miss those. This is more news and less skits, look for those [...]

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Over five years ago, I used to work for the now defunct website called Hopelesslyrandom.com; a bunch of old Army buddies and myself would get on and post editorial rants about things that drove us nuts.
Keep in mind, this article is half a decade old.  Yet after Nintendo’s abortion of a press conference, it generally [...]

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Sorry Wii owners. You aren’t getting a new Zelda anytime soon. However, perhaps you would enjoy another 3D Mario game.
During the company’s press conference, Cammie Dunaway officially announced the sequel to Mario’s first Wii adventure, Super Mario Galaxy 2. I think it was the first time I heard the journos clap during the entire event, [...]

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Nintendo’s Press Conference has been filled to the brim with dramatic build-ups and overwhelming climaxes, and it doesn’t stop with Wii Fit Plus or Super Mario Bros Wii! They’ve saved some crazy-awesome content for the half-way point, in the form of a future peripheral that you can plug your finger into! That’s right, just plug [...]

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Here’s something to try for the next hour: Sarcastic Gamer’s very own Nintendo Drinking Game. Play it with alcohol if you’re legal, soda if you’re not. Be responsible!

Nintendo announce a Mario game: 1 drink
Nintendo announce a Zelda game: 1 drink
A trailer receives no applause: 1 drink
A trailer ends with a “whoosh” noise to mask no [...]

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Please tell me you’re kidding.
This is how they are starting out the Nintendo conference?  This new fkcin’ innovation?
It’s called “co-operative” play, and they showed four dip sticks standing on stage playing four player Super Mario Brothers Wii!  Oh, look out!  You can pick up and carry your other dipstick friends you can’t figure out how [...]

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