Black Wii Coming May 9

Do you have a Wii? You do, huh? Well, do you have a black one? No? Better get on that. Nintendo’s living room-dominating Wii will be available in black starting May 9. The new bundle will be priced at $200, the same price as the current white Wii. However, the new edition will come with [...more]

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May 05 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss

Nintendo Announces 3D Gaming Handheld

In a surprising move, Nintendo announced today that the company will be releasing a new handheld platform sometime before the end of March 2011. More information will be revealed in a few months at the annual Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), but we know the primary selling point of the system already: 3D gaming. Currently [...more]

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Mar 31 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss

Nintendo Enters The E-Book Game…Sortof

Recently, Nintendo announced the launch of a new product, the DSi XL, a Nintendo DS that boasts a screen that’s 93% larger than the previous model. It’ll launch in late March, and with it comes some more fun news: one of the first carts for the new system will be an e-book. To be fair, it’s [...more]

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Mar 09 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Nintendo History, in Keychain Form

I think we’ve reached the point where it’s socially acceptable to accessorize with video game stuff. At least, that’s what I like to tell myself. The TakaraTomy corporation seems to think so too. The company is launching a new line of keychains that celebrate an important milestone in the history of Nintendo: Game & Watch. [...more]

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Feb 13 2010
By J. Matthew Zoss

Steampunk Game Boy Makes 80s Kids Feel Really Old

It feels like it’s been a long time since Nintendo dropped the “Game Boy” line in favor of the multi-screened DS, but still… it hasn’t been this long. Check out this detailed hack by Thretris, which takes the classic Game Boy, released in 1989, and adds a whole bunch of sprockets, gears and gold paint.  The [...more]

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Jan 31 2010
By Geoffrey Golden