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Tecmo Super Bowl to be revived as Tecmo Throwback on Xbox

Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:30pm PST

Fans of the classic football game franchise, Tecmo Super Bowl, are cheering. Game publisher Tecmo officially announced on Tuesday a downloadable console game for Xbox based on the Nintendo classic.
Rare Nintendo game sells on ebay for $40,000

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 8:10am PST

It's thought to be one of only two shrinkwrapped copies of the game still in existence.
Why Doesn't the Punishment for Game Piracy Fit the Crime?

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 1:50pm PST

James Burt is a Brisbane resident who is facing a $1.5M fine for illegally distributing his copy of Super Mario Bros. Wii, which he received six days earlier than the release date. Nintendo actually hired a P.I. to track Burt down, and they claim his copy has been downloaded “thousands of times” since it was uploaded. Is this verdict fair?
Best Nintendo games remade in flash

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 1:00pm PST

Nintendo classics will forever have a place in the gaming world. As new technologies emerge, the same legendary games seem to resurface over and over again. With each iteration of these games, new concepts are created and storylines take comedic or tragic turns.
Miyamoto Confirms: Nintendo Working on New Hardware

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:10pm PST

Rumors become true as Shigeru Miyamoto spill the beans
10 Oddball Nintendo Franchises

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 5:00pm PST

Not every Nintendo property is as successful as Mario or Zelda. Here are some of Nintendo's games that you may have forgotten.
The Power User's Guide to Video Encoding with Handbrake

Posted: January 20th, 2010, 7:50pm PST

Whether you own an iPod touch, Zune HD, Nintendo DSi, or any number of other portable devices, there's one tool that makes easy work out of ripping DVDs and converting incompatible video files into manageable formats: Handbrake. This wonderful utility has just about everything you could ask for.
The Best Retro Video Game Commercials

Posted: January 20th, 2010, 5:50pm PST

Because it's nice to remember when Nintendo's marketing image wasn't always so squeaky clean.
Netflix streaming finally coming to the Wii

Posted: January 13th, 2010, 9:49am PST

After a long wait for Wii owners, Netflix announces that its streaming content will come the Nintendo console this spring.
Reggie: Zelda Wii will be released when it is perfect

Posted: January 12th, 2010, 11:30pm PST

Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo of America, says Zelda Wii "has to be perfect when it launches."
Nintendo to Greenpeace: We do care about the environment

Posted: January 12th, 2010, 12:10pm PST

Greenpeace harshed on Nintendo's eco-coolness last week, and this week the House that Miyamoto Built is firing back. It's released a statement to Gamasutra saying that it takes environmental responsibilities seriously, and that the company is committed to saving energy
Netflix Coming to Nintendo? CEO Says Yes

Posted: January 9th, 2010, 6:30am PST

In an interview with Peter Kafka at CES, CEO Reed Hastings never mentioned the Wii, but he did say that the chances of Netflix on Nintendo are “excellent.”
EA Sports Rumored To Be Reissuing 'NBA Jam' on Nintendo Wii

Posted: January 5th, 2010, 12:50pm PST

"Instead, sources confirmed to ESPN that the new title is actually one of the all-time classics coming back to consoles as EA Sports has acquired the rights from the NBA to deliver an updated version of “NBA Jam” that will ship to retail exclusively for the Wii."
Nintendo shuts down Fan-made Zelda Movie 'Hero of Time'

Posted: January 2nd, 2010, 10:30am PST

The movie was made by tons of huge fans of the movie but then Nintendo stepped in and had them shut it down quickly.. The movie was online for just a bit over two weeks...
PS3 Sells More Than 1m as FF XIII Hits Number 1

Posted: December 26th, 2009, 8:50am PST

Final Fantasy XIII breaks Nintendo domination to take the top spot worldwide this week (with just a Japanese release so far) as PS3 hardware increases 50% in the weekly data for 13th to 19th Dec 09
Nintendo plans to drop price of Wii to $199

Posted: September 24th, 2009, 7:22am PDT

Facing a double-digit slowdown in sales of its Wii game console, Nintendo is expected to announce it will slash the price of the console 20% to $199, starting as early as Sunday, sources told the L.A. Times.