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Only for Japan the Nintendo Famicom Mini console
While the world will get the NES Mini this November, Nintendo has something special in store for Japan. The Famicom console will be released in the mini format for the market. Released two years before the NES in 1983 the Famicom made use of smaller cartridges which had to be inserted vertically. The Mini will…
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Universal Studios Japan to open $350 mn Nintendo Land in 2020!
If the Americans have Mickey Mouse, the Japanese have Super Mario. Universal Studios Japan has planned to open up Nintendo Land by the year 2020. This is hardly a coincidence that the Japanese Olympics will take place in the same year. There is word that this one will match up to the awesomeness of the…
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Meet the Nintendo Smart Boy phone; it’s not real, but don’t you wish it were?
Remember a few years ago, way back when Nokia was still on top of the mobile food chain and Android was nothing more than an icon in Google’s long list of future developments, the Finns decided to release, what could only be considered the first cross between a portable gaming device and a mobile phone,…
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Come celebrate 30 years of Mario with Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live concert in Japan
Come September, the world’s favorite 8-bit evolved plumber, Mario, will be celebrating his 30th birthday (his mustache makes him appear much older, we know). Nintendo have made big preparations for the little guy’s big day with the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live event with concerts and special guest appearances.
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Nintendo takes it to the card tables with new Mario Trump card sets
The day Mario’s popularity starts to wane the gaming industry will be in decline. It’s not just the old school gamers that are still ardent fans of the little plumber, Mario has also found a healthy following with new generations as well. He’s all over the place and on his home-turf he’s more than just…
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Nintendo and Universal bring Mario and Friends theme park to life!
Universal Studios is great at taking thematics from movies and series and scaling their presence up. With their all new Nintendo venture, the possibilities of taking all those little pixelated pleasures of our youth to full scale is palatable! This means that you could partner with the master plumber and even have a chance to…
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Arduboy multi-utility gaming console fits in your wallet
It feels so snug to be here, nestled comfortably in the future I dreamed of as a kid. A dream that was largely comprised of fantasizing a Gameboy that was so small and slim, I could hide it behind my homework and smuggle it in and out of class. While the years have taken the…
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What Makes the New 3DS So New?
Nintendo have released new versions of the 3DS and 3DS XL, and they’re being surprisingly up front about it. Rather than trying to sell it as the next-next generation handheld, they’re simply calling it what it is: The New 3DS. They’re not even hiking the price up, the RRP for the New 3DS and its…
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The Nintendo Toaster makes sure your games stay crisp
Toasters were never really meant to be played with. Perhaps the most fun thing a conventional toaster can do is unintentionally shoot slices of toast across a room. That doesn’t hold true for this one-of-a-kind toaster though. In truth, this isn’t a toaster at all! Modified by Jarno Kotavuopio, this “toaster” is actually a fully-functional…
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Pay for your subway ride using the Nintendo 3DS LL
While we thought Apple Pay was revolutionary, Japan has been using contact less payments for more than a decade now. It started with RFID cards which were then embedded on cell phones, have now made their way to portable game consoles. Starting December 9th JR East a leading train operator in Japan will support Suica…
