Aug 16, 2008
How do you feel about Nintendo at the moment? Probably not too great, we'll wager. It's okay. We understand. All of us who witnessed that now legendary E3 press conference share a pain which bonds us as brothers for life.
But now that the tears have left our eyes and the screams have left our throats, we've had time to properly reflect on just how bad the future might be for the dedicated Nintendo fan. And we've found that things may not actually ... Read More
Aug 13, 2008
After Shigeru Miyamoto developed a love of puzzles, the “brain-training” software that has proved to be an international “killer application” on the Nintendo DS console was born.
He became interested in taking more exercise, and Wii Fit was created. He took up music lessons, and Wii Music was the result.
Now, according to sources at Nintendo, the games designer has been banned by the company from speaking publicly about his hobbies.
It's not that they are naughty, illegal or even nerdish, it's just that any ... Read More
Jul 28, 2008
Since Nintendo has come out and apologized for not appealing to the “core” gamer with their E3 conference, a major argument I’ve been hearing in several places, including some of the comments on my previous article, is that Nintendo doesn’t HAVE to care about hardcore gamers. They’re doing just fine without them, so why bother?
Here’s why.
The Wii had doubters, but after two years of seeing how WELL Nintendo did with bringing hardcore titles like Castlevania, Advance Wars, and Phoenix Wright, most people ... Read More