Editor’s note: If you’ve never played Pikmin, you might not get this one. The thing about playing Pikmin is, you have to deal with the fact that you may very well be the cause of many, many deaths. Though normal games help us know that, we rarely think about that during Pikmin. But now you will. […]
Seriously, no one likes the dog from Duck Hunt. Not even Nintendo characters. [Source: AwkwardZombie]
Nintendo and indie are not two words you hear next to each other too often, so that alone should compel you to check this out. It shows us a very different side of Nintendo than we are used to (more raw, unpolished, ground level) and at the same time, shows us Nintendo is willing to […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Tetris master? I’m not talking getting a couple hundred lines. I an talking about being a zen master at the overall game of Tetris. For the first time, we have a glimpse into the life of a man who has spent his passion […]
Just read the above title a few times and try to process it. If you brain cannot wrap around the concept, maybe this will help. German researchers have developed an AI that allows Mario to experience emotions and act autonomously in response to them. The AI also understands voice instructions and questions. It’s sophisticated enough […]
The genius folks over at 8-Bit Cinema have decided to cave and finally give the people what they really want right now, Guardians of the Galaxy if it were an 8-bit game from the bygone Nintendo era. Everything from the chip-tune music to the perfect pixel representations of every character, all you will think after […]
E3 is going on in Los Angeles this week, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on some of the great new titles being demoed at the show. Nintendo is hosting pop up events at Best Buys across the United States this week, allowing fans to get their hands on some of these […]
In the past, we’ve shown you some geeky artwork that uses a variety of unusual mediums. But you’ve never seen anything quite like what artist Bashir Sultani can do with little more than a flat surface, a couple of tools, and a salt shaker. Darth Vader? Check. Optimus Prime? Yup! And check out this very […]
The formula really is that simple. This Wiimote comes with 37 interchangeable parts, and it’s a pretty sweet little device. Sadly you can’t disassemble the entire thing (I know how you geeks think)–but I think it can still be a testament to the synthesis of two iconic geeky things that certainly defined our childhoods (and […]
Nintendo’s 3DS is coming! Just in time for the holiday season—oh, wait. No. Scratch that. Just in time for right after the holidays, sometime in February. If you’re in Japan. For the rest of us we get to wait until March, during that rich retail period around St. Patrick’s Day. So clearly I have some […]