Last week’s launch of the PlayStation 4 wasn’t all that exciting. It was missing something… some would say a look at the actual PS4. But Sony should consider adding what every good game console needs: a branded breakfast cereal. They should take as a model this 1989 commercial for Nintendo cereal from Ralston-Purina. [More]
Nintendo Cereal System Is Part Of Your Super Nutritious Breakfast
By February 26, 2013
Nintendo Scratches My 3DS And Loses Data During Repair, Shrugs
By January 15, 2013
Initially, Shawn thought that Nintendo had done a really great job repairing his 3DS. The control pad was working nicely. Only something wasn’t right: the pouch was missing where the SD memory card should have been. There was also a scratch on the device that hadn’t been there before. Cards themselves are cheap: it’s the data that’s irreplaceable, and that’s already gone. So what’s Shawn so upset about? Mostly that no one at Nintendo will admit that anything went wrong. [More]
Thieves Boost $2 Million In Wii Game Consoles From Warehouse Using Facility’s Forklifts
By December 19, 2012
With all the reports we’ve been hearing of thieves making off with high-tech goods in heists by using forklifts already present at the scene of the crime, it makes us think someone needs to lock up the equipment a wee bit better. In the latest “here, use our stuff to steal our stuff” story, police are trying to find the people who lifted $2 million worth of Nintendo Wii U gaming consoles from a warehouse at SeaTac’s Seattle Air Cargo. [More]
GameStop Sells Me Three Defective Nintendo DSes In A Row, Shrugs
By June 6, 2012
AC used to shop at Gamestop a lot, but has vowed not to go back. Why? Somehow, the odds caught up with him and he has ended up with three defective Nintendo DSes in a row, all purchased from the same store. Return a defective one, get another. Return a defective one, get another. Not wanting to continue the cycle, he sent this letter to GameStop more than a week ago. They have not responded. [More]
How To Upload 3D Videos Taken On A Nintendo 3DS To YouTube
By December 30, 2011
Earlier this year, Nintendo released a 3DS firmware update that allowed the device to record 3D videos. Uploading the videos to YouTube without editing them will end in disappointment, because they won’t look right. [More]
How To Find Out If 20 Free Games Are Hiding On Your 3DS
By December 19, 2011
If you bought a Nintendo 3DS and visited its online download shop before Aug. 12, you can download 20 free old games. Dubbed the 3DS Ambassador Program, it’s Nintendo’s way of apologizing for overpricing for the device at $250 before slashing it to $170. [More]
Nintendo 3DS Gets Free WiFi At 42 Airports
By December 13, 2011
While people-watching, reading and nervously quadruple-checking your boarding pass are perfectly valid ways to pass the time before your flight boards, they pale in comparison to squeezing in a few online rounds of Mario Kart 7. Thanks to a deal between Nintendo and Boingo, 42 airports now have free 3DS WiFi hotspots. [More]
Nintendo Competes Against Self By Offering Slightly Worse Wii At Same Price
By October 17, 2011
If you’re looking for a Wii that lacks the ability to play old GameCube games for the same price as one that can, Nintendo has a deal for you. In a press release, the company reveals that it’s releasing a newer version of the console that takes away its backward compatibility for $150, the same price as the old version of the product. [More]
Report: Walmart Cutting 3DS Price Early
By August 8, 2011
On Friday Nintendo will cut the price of the 3DS handheld from $250 to $170, offering 20 free downloadable games to those who log on to the eShop by Thursday. The gesture is meant to comfort those who overpaid for the device by buying it before the rollback. Walmart, though, is reportedly offering the best of both worlds by marking the 3DS down to $170 Tuesday, giving opportunists time to qualify for the free games while netting the discount. [More]
Nintendo Apologizes To Customers Who Wasted $80 By Buying 3DS Too Early
By August 3, 2011
Nintendo is feeling guilty about slashing the price of the 3DS from $250 to $170 fewer than five months after it released. Attempting to ease early adopters’ buyer’s remorse, Nintendo has already promised 20 free downloadable games to those who log on to the device’s e-shop before the price cut goes into effect Aug. 12. [More]
Nintendo Slashes Price on 3DS, Gives Free Games To Those Who Paid Full Price
By July 28, 2011
New technology is always a risk, both for the manufacturer who invests years and funds into development and for the early adopter, who spends their money knowing full well that the tech could disappear or be eclipsed very quickly. So while it’s no surprise that Nintendo has had to slash the retail price on its Nintendo 3DS handheld devices, it’s nice to see that the company isn’t leaving its devoted customers in the dark. [More]
Reader Finally Receives Unblemished, Functional, Nintendo 3Ds
By July 1, 2011
After reader Ray’s story about receiving and swapping out four messed up Nintendo 3DSes in a row, two of which were lemons, Nintendo reached out to get in touch with him. We played matchmaker and now Ray is happy to report that they gave him a brand spanking new 3Ds. They also let him pick out two new games to make up for the hassle. [More]
I Just Want A Nintendo 3DS That's Not Broken
By June 15, 2011
Ray is a huge Nintendo fan. Which is why it hurts so much that every time he tries to get his defective 3DS replaced, they send him another one that has a different defect. The first 3DS had dead pixels, the second had deep scratches, and the top screen was sliding on the third. Now he’s on his fourth DS, and it too has troubs. The touch screen keeps slanting to a greater and greater degree. Why, Nintendo, why have you forsaken your loyal follower? [More]
Nintendo Admits It Used Footage From Other Systems To Show Off Capabilities Of Wii U
By June 8, 2011
If you watched Tuesday’s Nintendo E3 press conference, which I attended, you might have been floored by the showmanship that unveiled the upcoming Wii U wonder-system, which is capable of HD graphics that, unlike the Wii, are theoretically on par with PCs, the Xbox 360 and PS3. But the impressive graphics Nintendo flashed in a demo reel at the conference were from those other systems, and not the Wii U. [More]
Nintendo Unveils Wii U, Complete With Touchscreen Controller
By June 7, 2011
When Nintendo originally unleashed its Wii console on the world — and all the breakable furniture in everyone’s living rooms — the talk was about the new control system that allowed users to be more physically involved in their gaming experience. Earlier today, the video game giant finally unveiled its Wii U, the first in the next generation of consoles. And once again Nintendo is attempting to revolutionize the game controller. [More]
Reports: "Vita" And "Nintendo" Could Be Names Of New Game Machines
By June 6, 2011
Every year before the E3 video game summit launches, announcements that were meant to be held back for press conferences slip into news reports. This year’s event, which officially kicks off Tuesday but really starts today with a slew of press events, is expected to showcase at least two new game machines: Sony’s PSP followup, code-named Next Generation Portable, and Nintendo’s high-def successor to the Wii, code-named Project Cafe. [More]
Nintendo's US Servers Hacked, Says No User Info Was Compromised
By June 5, 2011
Following in Sony’s unfortunate footsteps, Nintendo announced that their US servers were hacked Sunday, but they say no personal or company information was lost. [More]
Some DSi Download Games Won't Transfer To 3DS
By June 3, 2011
Nintendo handheld game enthusiasts who bought 3DSs when the system was released in late April have had to hold on to their DSi units for more than a month while the company prepared a system update that will let them transfer downloaded games from the old system to the new one. Now that the update, scheduled for Monday, is upon us, Nintendo says some of the games won’t transfer over due to licensing issues. [More]
