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The Perfect Lego NES Only Plays Bricked Tetris

8:40AM Jesus Diaz | 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 »
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Which Handheld Console Is Better At Smashing Walls?

3:18AM John Herrman | The DSi shatters and fragments, which is more effective at maiming and disabling a target. On the other hand, the PSP Go! remains whole, for greater penetration through tough surfaces. Both, however, are fun to look at. More »
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iPhone 3GS To Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64

1:20AM Mark Wilson | 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 »
Random Stuff

Mario Costume With Built-In Sounds Effects Will Satisfy All Dorks

9:58AM Jesus Diaz | 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 moustache or the mushrooms, but I share the feeling. That’s why I like this sound-enabled Mario costume. More »
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Wii Xbox 360 To Make Shooters More Accessible To Non-Gamers

3:00AM Adam Frucci | 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 mum can kick arse at Call of Duty! More »
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Whole Baby Wiimote Confirms I’m Trapped In Bizarro World

12:40AM Mark Wilson | I’d suspected so for years, but this baby doll Wiimote add-on proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that something is just not right with this Earth. More »
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Next Nintendo Handheld May Come With Free 3G Wireless

6:21AM Adam Frucci | 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 »
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Video: First Good Look At The Larger Nintendo DSi XL

9:48PM Danny Allen | 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 »
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Why Nintendo Had To Slash The Price Of The Wii

11:33PM Matt Buchanan | 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 per cent, almost perfectly matching a near 50 per cent drop in Wii sales. More »