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DSi XL Still Most Popular Console in Japan

Kris Erickson • December 9 2009 • comments

Nintendo's jumbo-sized DSi XL (known as the LL in Japan) continues to have great success several weeks after its initial launch. According to retail sales tracking done by...Read more

Puzzle Quest 2 Coming Spring 2010

Kris Erickson • November 30 2009 • comments

If we had to list our favorite handheld games of the past few years, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords would definitely come out near the top. The...Read more

Nintendo Bundles Up for Black Friday

Kris Erickson • November 23 2009 • comments

Like Tickle-me Elmo and Furby before it, The Nintendo DSi could turn out to be one of the must-have Christmas gifts this year. Nintendo is giving shoppers even...Read more

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Release Date

Kris Erickson • November 6 2009 • comments

In case you were thinking about freezing yourself in ice like Eric Cartman to pass the time before Spirit Tracks is released, don't do it! We just got...Read more

LEGO Mario is Big Hit!

Jason Wong • November 5 2009 • comments

First we got LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman, LEGO Rock Band and now LEGO Mario. This Mario statue is made entirely of LEGO blocks and was debuted at...Read more

Nintendo DSi XL Specifications

Kris Erickson • November 4 2009 • comments

Nintendo has announced that it will release a new version of its handheld, dubbed the DSi XL in North America and Europe in early 2010. In many ways,...Read more

Nintendo DSi LL: It's Too Soon

Kris Erickson • November 4 2009 • comments

It's hard to shake the feeling that Nintendo is not quite sure where to go from here with its dual-screen handheld. The Japanese entertainment giant has sold more...Read more

Konami Announces Tomena Sanner for Wii

Kris Erickson • October 29 2009 • comments

What is Tomena Sanner? A quirky Japanese side-scroller that is now coming to North America. Konami today announced that the game will be released as a download for...Read more

The Coolest Mario World Hack You Will See Today

Kris Erickson • October 26 2009 • comments

If you thought that the fun of Super Mario World ended with the game's release on the SNES back in 1991, you were wrong. A community of hackers...Read more

Cooking Mama 3 Screens

Kris Erickson • October 16 2009 • comments

Everybody recognizes Mama's moxie with meatloaf, her prowess with pizza and her gift with Gazpacho. But many players have not seen her deftness with doughnuts or her competence...Read more

Get On Your Cyberbike, Fatty!

Kris Erickson • October 12 2009 • comments

The Nintendo Wii already hosts a wide variety of fitness games. Pretty much everyone has attempted to jump on the Wii Fit bandwagon after stellar sales pushed that...Read more

Latest Nintendo Power hints at original Level-5 RPGs

Angela Dyche • October 12 2009 • comments

When the Professor Layton series emerged as an international smash hit, Level-5 became one of Japan's top publishers overnight. The company hasn't forgotten the platform that elevated them...Read more

The Best Value Console

Jason Wong • October 9 2009 • comments

Prices have dropped across the board on all 3 consoles. The Wii went down $50, the PS3 went down $100 while the Xbox went down to $70. But...Read more

Nintendo Has More Pokemon Planned

Kris Erickson • October 7 2009 • comments

According to the vigilant eyes over at Nintendo Everything, we know that Nintendo has some new Pokemon games headed our way. That's because the company has filed more...Read more

What the Wii Price Drop Means for the Industry

Kris Erickson • September 25 2009 • comments

Nintendo recently announced that it will drop the price of its Wii console from $249 USD to $199. Nintendo's move comes on the coattails of two other important...Read more