Gaming

Now There’s A Toy Dog You Control With Your Nintendo DS

Kids love video games, and kids love dogs, so Sega Toys and Activision Publishing have combined the two in Wappy Dog, a virtual pet game for the Nintendo DS that’s a little less virtual, thanks to the bundled dog robot.


April 15, 2011
Gaming

Nintendo Portables Are Breeding Grounds For Sexy Fun

In 2005, Nintendo released its new handheld, the Nintendo DS. The machine was a clean break from the Game Boy. But the difference wasn’t just how players interacted with the portable, but how it opened up the flood gates for the inevitable boob touching.


March 9, 2011
Gaming

Phony Nintendo DS Units Seized At Japanese Border

The real, honest-to-goodness Nintendo DS is made in China. Phony Nintendo DS handhelds are also made in, you guessed it, China. Funny, that.


Gaming

Nintendo Is So Not Screwing Around With 3DS Piracy

The 3DS was apparently already cracked within 24 hours of release, and it’s now supposedly running piracy devices. Isn’t Nintendo going to do anything? You betcha.


February 18, 2011
Gaming

Australians Love Themselves Some Nintendo Hardware

Gizmodo AU

Nintendo has sent out some pretty impressive sales figures today. Turns out that Australians have a long-term love affair with Nintendo hardware.


February 1, 2011
Gaming

If A Nintendo DS Game Needs A Keyboard, Shouldn’t It Just Be On The Wii?

I mean, really, this Nintendo DS bluetooth keyboard accessory sort of undermines the entire concept of a portable console. Who’s gonna lug this thing around with them? Like Kotaku says, just put the damn game out on the Wii.


November 5, 2010
Gaming

Cops Nab Man For Sharing New Pokémon

On September 1 at approximately 8pm, 27-year-old Makoto Sekiguchi from Yokohama uploaded images of unrevealed characters in the new Pokémon game Pocket Monsters: Black & White via his mobile phone. He is now in police custody.


October 29, 2010

Nintendo Loses Money For The First Time In Seven Years

Thanks to nosediving DS sales, which fell from 11.7 million a year ago to 6.69 million this year, and slowing Wii sales, down from 5.75 million to 4.97 million over the last six months, and a strong yen, Nintendo’s posted its first half-year loss in seven years. That’s pretty crazy. [Kotaku]


October 8, 2010
Gaming

The 3DS’ Battery Won’t Last As Long As The DS’

While Nintendo is yet to release concrete figures on the battery usage of the 3DS – not that you can ever trust official figures – company president Satoru Iwata has hinted that it won’t last as long as the DS.


September 30, 2010
Gaming

There Is A Pokemon Typing Game

Next year, get ready to clack on a keyboard!