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fuchikoma: No biggie... the system has so little computing power that it can not only be emulated during its commercial lifetime on home PCs, but you can also se... more »
Platypus Man: I love it! Yeah, I would have rather had a less exposed memory card and disc drive, but whatever, as he points out in his soothing voice, it's not a d... more »
SnowmanTechie: Seriously, after all that work, he couldn't put a plastic door covering the disc? Forget about losing a finger, what if it gets jostled and the disc f... more »
ninjagin: I think it's a decent idea, and he's put a lot of work into it, but the execution of the disc drive is a bit sub-par. The disk, as he points out, isn'... more »
phicaluk: That's not a denial. All he says is that he doesn't know how forcefully he can deny it. #nintendowiihdrumors more »
dagamer34: That's because if he said yes, whatever crappy sales they have now would get even worse. #nintendowiihdrumors more »
imalexx001: I can't wait for the new super mario bros to come out on the wii! old school game are da best! more »
brkmrtn002: I play my snes all the time, my wii is a doorstop. more »
Odin: In these days of cheap emulators all you need is any sort of modern electronic portable. A PSP is capable of doing all three easily. This sort of thin... more »
met2art: "I hope you have a big trunk... because I'm puttin' Paperboy in it." #mods more »

#nintendo

Handmade Portable Gamecube Sports Dangerous Buzz Saw Disc Drive
Imagine if you'd spent the last 90 hours of TV watching doing something more productive. Could you have built this lovable-but-treacherous portable Gamecube? (Probably not, so don't quit your current "hobby.") More »
#blockquote

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Quashes Wii HD Rumors
The big man himself says rumors of a Wii HD with Blu-ray player and 1080p are a non-starter. With the 360's Natal and the PS3's motion-wand on the way, Nintendo better have something besides vitality sensors planned. [GameTrailersTV via TechRadar]
#hacks

SNEGENES P Combo Mod Comes with Plenty of Junk in the Trunk
From the front this threesome looks pretty hot. Clear case with bright LEDs, original SNES buttons, and the ability to play three great systems on to go. All great. But what's going on in the back? More »
#lego

The Perfect Lego NES Only Plays Bricked Tetris
This full scale Lego NES reproduction is exactly like the original, complete with video and audio connectors, gamepads with flexible cables made out of solid pieces, pushable buttons, and a working front-loading mechanism to insert the included Tetris cartridge. More »
#imagecache

Ok, But Which Device Is Better at Smashing Through Walls?
The DSi shatters and fragments, which is more effective at maiming and disabling a target. On the other hand, the N97 remains whole, for greater penetration through tough surfaces. Both, however, are fun to look at. More »
#nintendo

iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
Zodttd, the developer who brought us GBA4iPhone, has announced plans to release a N64 emulator for the device. But does the 3GS have enough power? Maybe. More »
#nintendo

Mario Costume with Built-In Sounds Effects Will Satisfy All Nintendorks, Including Myself
I know someone who apparently can't resist the attraction of Mario. I can't blame her. I don't know if it is the mustache or the mushrooms, but I share the feeling. That's why I like this sound-enabled Mario costume. More »
#humor

Wii Xbox 360 to Make Shooters More Accessible to Non-Gamers

Like Wii Music before it, Nintendo's upcoming Wii Xbox 360 takes something that once required skill to be good at and lowers the bar for entry. Finally, your mom can kick ass at Call of Duty! More »
#nintendo

Next Nintendo Handheld May Come with Free 3G Wireless
Nintendo is considering taking a page from the Kindle playbook and offering free 3G wireless web access with its next handheld console (next gen, not yet another DS version), according to company president Satoru Iwata. More »
#nintendodsixl

Video: First Good Look at the Larger Nintendo DSi XL
The DSi LL (or XL, as it will be known in the US early next year) made its first TV appearance in Japan overnight, and yep, that 4.2-inch screen is lookin' pretty big. More »
#nintendo

Why Nintendo Had to Slash the Price of the Wii
It's time for Nintendo to resort to its classic rainbow strategy to sell more Wiis: Its net profit for the past six months fell by 50 percent, almost perfectly matching a near 50 percent drop in Wii sales. More »
#nintendodsi

Nyko's Zoom Lens for the DSi Now Available, Still Seems Like Overkill
Not to sound phallic, but things keep growing bigger on the DSi. Nintendo confirmed the new 4.2-inch screen DSi LL earlier today, and now Nyko's 8x optical Zoom Case is finally getting pushed out the door. More »
#rumor

Netflix Streaming Coming to Wii Next, Naturally
Netflix is finally, officially about to hit the PS3, leaving the Wii as the odd console out. Well, besides past hints and the whole "duh" aspect, StreamingMedia swears that the Wii is next, and has seen pitchas to prove it. More »
#rumor

Jumbo 4-Inch Nintendo DSi Coming This Year
A new DSi? Oh, of course—it's only been a year since the original launched, and we're talking about Nintendo. Nikkei says a fresh DSi is coming with a 4-inch screen, for the same price as the current one. More »
#lego

The Biggest Lego Mario Ever Built
If you have $3700 handy, you can buy this 6-foot tall, 110-pound, 40,000-brick Lego Mario, the biggest ever built. It took one week to plan, and 175 hours over 16 days to build. More »
#ruhroh

OK, This Wiimote Mishap? We're Calling Not Fake.
That infamous "Mama!!!" video where the Wiimote destroys the flat-screen has been endlessly debated: staged or real? In this, it's safe to assume the Home Shopping Network did not intend to smash its own TV showing off Wii Tennis. [Kotaku]
#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss
Mass Effect 2 has a release date. Tim Schafer's rock masterpiece Brutal Legend is out, right along with Uncharted 2—one of the best PS3 titles to date. If Man's existence gets any better than this, we're missing something critical. More »
#nintendo

Black Wiimote Saves You $10 on Wii MotionPlus
Available November 16th, the black Wiimote will run you $50. But, surprise, that includes the $20 Wii MotionPlus peripheral! So the package is neither particularly cheap nor particularly expensive, but it'll hide stains better than the white Wiimote. [Kotaku]
#nintendo

The NES Guitar that Redefined the Genre
The console guitars are nothing new to the internet, but an NES guitar of this caliber—one in which even the headstock has been replaced with a cartridge&mdah;is a rarity indeed. Hit 2:20 for the demo. [TechEBlog via GadgetReview]
#rumor

Next Nintendo DS Might Get a Huge Speed Boost from Tegra
The Nintendo DS is great, but seriously underpowered. That could change in the next version, though, thanks to a little help from the same processor that drives the Zune HD. More »
#gaming

Super Rare Sony SNES CD-ROM Controller on eBay Again, Still Looks Uncomfortable
If you're in the market for an extremely rare piece of gaming history, that crazy joint Sony-Nintendo prototype controller has hit eBay once again. It probably costs a boatload, but its owner would be the top nerd on his block. More »
#wii

Wii Exercise Bike Would Be Perfect For Paperboy
As one Kotaku commenter correctly pointed out, an exercise bike peripheral for the Wii is nothing without a remake of Paperboy. More »
#ps3

Seriously...Someone Is Really About to Release a PS3 Wiimote?
Even with Sony's own motion controller on its way, Blaze will be releasing a "Wii style" remote for the PS3, the Blaze PS3 Motion Freedom 3D Controller. More »
#homelandsecurity

Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
A $20 million project funded by Homeland Security is researching ways to detect how suspicious you are by tracking your temperature, breathing, and eye movements. And get this: they've modified a Wii Balance board to check for nervous fidgeting/weight-shifting. More »
#mods

What Would Happen If We Tried to "Play" This NES Emulator Cartridge Casemod?
Finally, an NES cartridge casemod I can get behind without weeping uncontrollably. This one houses a complete library of NES games, uses the original buttons, and hides inside the Super Mario/Duck Hunt combo cartridge. But wait, there's more: More »
#remote

This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?
If this $40 remote actually does what it says it does, then it might be one of the most useful HTPC remotes out there. It looks like a Motorola Q, but communicates over RF to its USB receiver. More »
#wii

Vader Wii Sensor Bar Impedes Our Quest for Social Normalcy
We'll hand it to those Star Wars toy engineers: They've stolen our hearts yet again with another clever Wii/Vader mash-up. More »
#imagecache

A Gameboy Reveals its Inner Beauty
This is nothing more than a beautiful shot of a Gameboy without the case. Inhale it like roses or whip cream gas, then move along with your day. [flickr via BBG]
#harddrives

Yet Another Modder Desecrates Fond Nintendo Memory From My Youth
Like I've said here before, when a modder takes a perfectly perfect piece of Nintendo lore and makes a hard drive out of it, or turns a classic item from gaming history and begets a USB drive, I weep. More »
#wii

Wii Sports Resort Bundle Gets a Second MotionPlus
After confirming the Wii drops to $200 this Sunday, Nintendo now says it'll throw an extra MotionPlus into the Wii Sports Resort pack from October 12. It will be $60 (up $10), but hey, a second MotionPlus sounds great. [Kotaku]
#wii

Nintendo Wii Price Cut Confirmed? $199 This Sunday
So those rumors that the Wii will drop $50 on Sept. 27 are looking increasingly like a done deal. An internal memo from an anonymous Best Buy tipster backs-up the claim, and says Nintendo will make things official this Friday. More »
#crime

Undercover Investigators Can't Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer's Wii
For many of us, the novelty value of the Wii wore off a long time ago—not so for undercover cops in Polk County, Florida. They were recently busted bowling on the job by a convicted drug dealer's security camera. More »
#tshirts

Why Lightguns Are Restricted by Most Hunting Permits
And with a bit of luck and a lot of practiced skill, the stoic hunter feeds his family for another day. Now commemorate the plebeian triumph with this $19 shirt. [uneetee via Fashionably Geek]
#nintendo

Next Generation Wii Coming With HD Graphics and New Controller in 2011
Leave it to Yoichi Wada—president of final fantasizer Square Enix, the biggest Japanese game house—to break the news about the next generation Nintendo Wii. All while predicting that Microsoft and Sony motion efforts won't be "truly successful." More »
#unconfirmed

Nintendo Conference Call Allegedly Confirms Sept. 27 Wii Price Cut
If unofficial company confirmations are your thing, and you've been following Nintendo's all but certain Wii price cut, feast on this: One Nintendo fan site eavesdropping on a retailer call claims the company confirmed a $50 cut for Sept. 27. More »
#gaming

Wiimote Football Thwarts Everything We've Worked For
Hey, idiotic software designers and hardware manufacturers. Video games, even sports video games, are supposed to even the playing field for us non-jock types. More »
#nintendodsi

American Nintendo DSi Dons a Pretty Pink Dress, Tasteful White Slip
Nintendo of America's just started shipping the DSi in two new colors, adding to the preexisting blue and black units: White, for a subtle, decidedly ungadgety look, and pink for ~~the lay-deez~~ dudes who carry garishly colored gadgets ironically. [Nintendo]
#unconfirmed

Nintendo Wii Price Cut to $199 in Two Weeks
A Toys R US ad for Sept. 27 follows a Walmart list that makes it seem pretty damn likely the Wii's gonna drop to $199 in the next couple of weeks. With Wii Sports intact, even. About time. [Kotaku]
#wii

Nintendo Wii Anatomy Art Is Perfectly Twisted
Created for a project that would encourage doctors to use the Wii for patient rehabilitation (even though they already are?), these illustrations are like something David Cronenberg would dream up, and remind me of those spooky Lego Minifig anatomy renders. More »
#photoshopcontest

42 Gaming Peripherals You'll Never Play With
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to design some unlikely gaming peripherals. And a lot of these, as ludicrous as they are, aren't that much crazier than some of the Wii crap currently for sale. More »

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