Nintendo announces 3D gaming portable, new Wii titles
Nintendo DS, Wii
Nintendo just unveiled the long rumored, now for-real Nintendo 3DS, the company's latest portable game system featuring glasses-free 3D.
EA Sports to release Wii hockey game, brings Gretzky
Wii
Hall of Fame fogy Wayne Gretzky will grace cover of EA Sports' first Wii hockey game this fall, brings plastic stick to the party, impresses kids somehow.
Nintendo worst electronics company, Greenpeace
General Use, Handheld, Hardware, iPhone / iPod Touch, Mobility, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Television, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
For the second year in a row, Nintendo has scored dead last in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics rankings, largely for abysmal e-waste practices and an increase in CO2 emissions despite promises to lower them.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 may utterly lack the original game's originality, but it's just as much a joy to play. Mind the cow.
New black Wii bundles Sports Resort, MotionPlus
Wii
Because iPod-white is passé, Nintendo will be offering a glossy black version if the Wii game system as of May 9 and throw in a second Wii game and a MotionPlus accessory at no extra cost.
All Star Karate
Wii
As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him a duck. Turns out, you can't make a fighting game out of All Star Karate, either.
North American Pro Controller for Wii
Wii
From the what-took-them-so-long files, Nintendo has seen fit to release a properly ergonomic controller for Wii and dubbed it the Classic Controller Pro, which everyone else would call 'The Normal.'
Nintendo and Netflix, together at last
Internet, Wii
Nintendo plays catch-up, offers streaming movies and TV shows to Wii via Netflix, just like the other guys.
'Life Size' helicopter controller coming to Wii
Wii
Straight from Digital Leisure's public relations office, this news is so good it's posted verbatim.
How to Train Your Dragon
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Funny thing about videogames based on movies is that there's nothing funny about how much they suck. How to Train Your Dragon distinguishes itself by sucking less than expected.