• Getting Smarter: Nintendo Brain Age creator turns down $11 million
    Thursday, February 7th, 2008

    The brains behind Brain Age, Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, may be smart but he’s turned down about $11 million in royalties form Nintendo. The money is his share of the $22 million in royalties Nintendo owes Tohoku University for the technology in the 17 million copies of Brain Age (Brain Training outside of North America).
    After years […]

    Gameplay Trailer: Why it’s Good to be a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Developer
    Thursday, January 24th, 2008

    Developers at Nintendo and Sora get busy beating the pixels out of each other in the bestest, most unreleased game ever - Super Smash Bros. Brawl:

    Looks ready for release to me. If it’s really not ready then maybe those developers could be nice to all of us and get back to fixing the […]

    SNES Emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch!
    Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

    … soon. Sorry to spoil the party. It’s still in beta-testing but we’re so happy to see it that we want an iPhone in our pockets right now.

    For a small “donation” the developers will cut you into the beta testing. Maybe enough cash will motivate them to quit their day jobs and work faster than […]

    Bionic Commando Rearmed Brings the Gameplay, some 3D, more Gameplay Sweetness
    Sunday, January 20th, 2008

    Bionic Commando is a classic 2D-scrolling shooter (and puncher, thrower, bionic armer…) from the 8-bit arcade and Nintendo consoles. Just announced by Capcom is the 3D Bionic Commando Reloaded on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network. Still a side-scroller, the gameplay looks sweet and the 3D maps and characters are killer.
    Check the video preview […]

    Retro Console Hack: Mario & Halo Crossover
    Friday, January 18th, 2008

    It’s always a good day to see a playable Super Mario Bros. hack, but not many days are as good as this one. James may think Halo 3 overrated but putting Halo characters in Super Mario Bros. 2/3 is ingenious. Gameplay looks smooth and the level isn’t too easy, like most hacks are. The hack […]