Super Nintendo Revolution? GAMEBOi? Go ahead and add these to the list of fake game consoles we wish were real

Super Nintendo Revolution? GAMEBOi? Go ahead and add these to the list of fake game consoles we wish were real

ANALYSIS: Nintendo reinvents the download

Nintendo has caved to the online revolution, and will soon offer simultaneous digital/physical releases. But its download plan could also change the way video games are sold, says Michael French   Too little, too late? It’s very easy to consider Nintendo’s sudden declaration to ‘significantly expand its digital business’ during its recent – and dire – yearly financials as closing the stable door ...

Will Nintendo's Pride Be Its Downfall?

In 2007, Sonic The Hedgehog did the unthinkable. He had been born as Mario's great enemy, and for a moment it seemed like the blue gen-x Hedgehog might eclipse the old plumber. But while Mario plugged ahead, Sonic fell behind. Sega left the hardware business, and Sonic kissed Mario's ring by appearing next to him ...

Video games: the new exercise machine

We called it " the devil's machine" in my house, and the Faustian bargain we struck over that first Nintendo 64 would have impressed Lucifer himself. We bought it for my son when he was perhaps 7; it provided countless hours of contentment for him and an...

Nintendo reports first annual loss while promising return to profitability with 3DS, Wii U

Nintendo experiences its worst year yet in terms of sales, but promises that the 3DS and Wii U will turn things around.

President’s Council on Fitness backs Wii, Kinect and other video games

We called it “the devil’s machine” in my house, and the Faustian bargain we struck over that first Nintendo 64 would have impressed Lucifer himself. We bought it for my son when he was perhaps 7; it provided countless hours of contentment for him and an equal measure of downtime for Mom and Dad. Read full article >>