I know this isn’t exactly Nintendo news (although it does affect Nintendo), but it is interesting to note that even one of the industry’s biggest supporters of Hi-def graphics is calling for a change in controls/interaction:
“I hope if there’s a new Xbox that there’ll be fewer buttons on the controller,” ”I think you could do [...]
Nintendo Power has ranked what they believe to be the Top 20 games for all Nintendo consoles and handhelds. Do you have them all? ; )
NES
1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Mega Man 2
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. Metroid
6. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out
7. Contra
8. Super Mario Bros. 2
9. Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
10. Ninja Gaiden
11. [...]
Germany
01. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
03. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
04. Brain Training (DS)
05. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
06. Wii Fit (Wii)
07. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (PS2)
08. Mario [...]
The Super Mario Marathon that we posted about yesterday pulled in $10,645 to this point, and they are still going, for childs play. Congrats to them and good luck to there continued success. Below is the rundown of what they have accomplished so far.
Friday, June 27
3 pm to 3:17 — Super Mario Brothers begun and [...]
Wired: You said you get your inspiration for your games from hobbies and parts of your life. Give me an example of where an idea for a game came from.
Miyamoto: Well, I think in the end I could say that my inspiration comes basically from my own interests. So, for a concrete example, Nintendogs was a game where that [...]
Partnership with Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation Brings Fun Centers with Wii Consoles to Hospitals Nationwide
REDMOND, Wash., June 24, 2008 � Determined to help lift the spirits of seriously ill children and their families, Nintendo of America Inc. and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation have committed to placing hundreds of popular Fun Centers, now featuring Wii� game [...]
1. Tetris (PC)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
3. Doom (PC)
4. Super Mario World (SNES)
5. Guitar Hero (PS2)
6. Street Fighter II (SNES)
7. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
8. GoldenEye 007 (N64)
9. Grand Theft Auto IV (X360/PS3)
10. Metal Gear Solid (PS)
11. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
12. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
13. Final Fantasy VII (PS)
14. Resident Evil 4 [...]
Portly plumber Mario can lay claim to being the greatest gaming icon of all time, beating off stiff competition from the likes of Master Chief, Solid Snake, Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog in GAME.co.uk’s Greatest Games of All Time vote and securing an impressive 11% of the overall top 100.
His 1995 Super Mario 64 [...]
German, Spanish, Swedish software sales - Week ending June 8th
June 17th, 2008
Germany
* 1.Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 2.Wii Fit (Wii)
* 3.Mass Effect (PC )
* 4.Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
* 5.Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
* 6.Lego Indiana Jones : The Original Adventures (PS2)
* 7.Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS)
* 8.Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
* [...]