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‘On a Path to Irrelevance’: Atari founding father Nolan Bushnell, who knows a thing or two about failed consoles,thinks Nintendo is pinched. The hardware it does well—handheld gaming-only devices—”don’t make sense” compared to tablets or mobile phones. And he thinks the Wii U’s target audience is limited.
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Nintendo 64 Games Had Some Of The Best Glitches
The graphics of early 3D games such as Donkey Kong 64, Conker’s Bad Fur Day or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time on the Nintendo 64 are just perfect for silly, glitchy corruptions that have become an artform lately, thanks to the one and only Vinesauce Vidya on YouTube (who we’ve featured a few…
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Don’t Forget: There’s Another Hair-Whipping Platformer On The Way
It’s easy to lose sight of the next Shantae game with all the hoopla over the next-next one, but developer Wayforward is here to remind us (with a trailer, no less) that Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is still very much a thing. This installment of the retro-esque platformer series will have the belly-dancing half-genie…
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Stan Lee Has All The Power In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Stan “The Man” Lee might just be a walk-on in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes but, boy, he gets to rock on with unimaginable power. It’s like Molecule Man and the Beyonder had a baby, and that baby was Mimic but looked like Stan Lee. I could have explained that better. When you’ve got more than…
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Taking A Chalk Yoshi Into The Streets Is No Laughing Matter
Drawing a realistic 3D Yoshi from Mario Kart with chalk is one thing, but the way the fine folks at the AweMeChannel animated and put him into a real-life street scene is quite spectacular. Check out the video below to see how they unleashed a fast and furious Yoshi on an unsuspecting neighborhood. Mario Kart…
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It’s a rather interesting choice to do a mashup of the art style from Kentucky Route Zero and Link, camping in the Lost Woods from the first Legend of Zelda. But digital artist Denzel Sterling was able to do it in a really charming way. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…
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Watch Today’s Special Pokemon X/Y Nintendo Direct Right Here
Satoru Iwata and Junichi Masuda in the same room, talking about Pokemon. A paid online Pokemon storage. New mega Pokemon. There’s even a few neat retrospectives—a great deal of fascinating stuff for any Pokemon fan. You can watch it all above, and make sure to chime in with your favorite parts below. Pokemon Direct 9.4.2013…
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Pokemon X and Y Lets You Store Pokemon Online… For an Annual Fee
Today, Nintendo announced a new downloadable 3DS companion app for their upcoming Pokemon X and Y versions. It’s called Pokemon Bank, and it’s used to store in-game Pokemon in the cloud. Pokemon Bank allows you to store Pokemon in online boxes—100 boxes, meaning 3000 Pokemon in total, which is far more than the game’s in-built…
By András Neltz
