Nintendo Examiner

Survey reveals people still want Wii for Christmas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:12 -0700

Gift-giving site Lottay has complied research from their users and distributed it in a press release. They have found out that people are wishing for the Wii twice as much as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 combined, with the PS3 following the Wii ...

Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience kicks off the holiday season

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:54 -0700

Nintendo has announced the Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience, a mall tour running from November 23rd to December 20th, just in time to start before Thanksgiving and end soon before Christmas. Visitors will be able to play some of Nintendo's hop...

Nintendo's digital downloads: Demos hit the scene

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:39:09 -0700

Nintendo has updated their digital downloads across the Nintendo Wii and DSi, starting off with their first ever set of demos for the Wii. Each demo, naturally, runs 0 points. Demos: BIT.TRIP BEAT, FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as ...

Fry some Tofu in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:49:22 -0700

Capcom has announced that Tofu will be returning to the Resident Evil series in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. The Wii-exclusive shooter launching next week will feature, instead of playing as Tofu, you will actually shoot Tofu. ... a...

PETA pits Mario against McDonalds

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:42 -0700

PETA has uploaded a new game, New Super Chick Sisters, in an effort to dissuade people from eating McDonalds due to their chicken practices. In it, the Mario Bros. are constantly beat to save Princess Pamela Anderson by the Chick Sisters. The ...

Nintendo's weekly downloads: Overloading the systems

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:03:08 -0700

Nintendo has updated it's digital downloads across the board, with one of their biggest weeks around. Excitebike: World Rally (WiiWare, Nintendo, 1000 points) Frogger Returns (WiiWare, Konami Digital Entertainment, 500 points) ...

Club Nintendo Mario hats hit the loyal

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:38:10 -0700

Club Nintendo has begun shipping out the Mario hats that loyal purchasers could order at the end of the last Club Nintendo year. They come in a plastic bag with instructions on how to care for them. While they might have made it in time for Ha...

Nintendo's weekly downloads: The fight hits the streets

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:47:59 -0700

Nintendo has announced it's weekly downloads across the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo Wii. A rather big week, one of the more notable titles is Fighting Street, the TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM port of the original Street Fighter. Spark Snapshots (...

Target features buy 2, get 1 Wii games

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:30:08 -0700

Target's weekly ad has featured a "buy two, get one" Wii sale on this week, and also features a special Wii Fit bundle.

Radio station liable for Wii-related death

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:20 -0700

A California court found KDND-FM, the radio station that held the infamous "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" contest where contestants were to drink water and hold it in in order to win a Wii, liable in the death of Jennifer Strange, the mother ...

Ship date announced for Resident Evil Zero rerelease

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:03 -0700

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero will be released on December 1st for $29.99. A Wii port of the Nintendo GameCube original exclusive, Resident Evil Zero is set before the events of the other Resident Evil games,...

Nintendo DSi LL announced

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:28:11 -0700

Nintendo has announced the Nintendo DSi LL. This new iteration of the Nintendo DSi features 4.2 inch screens and a higher price, alongside a larger stylus and three DSiWare games installed automatically, Kotaku reports. It will be available in Dar...

Blu Wii on the way in 2010?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:24:33 -0700

MAXCONSOLE, through Logic-Sunrise, reports on rumors that Nintendo will be releasing an upgraded Wii late next year. While, for the most part, rumors of a new console three years into the life span would be easily dismissed, rumors of an upgraded ...

New Super Mario Bros. Wii box art sees red

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:55:02 -0700

Undoubtedly, you've seen the box art for New Super Mario Bros. Wii around. The game comes out in little over two weeks. Still, one major question needs to be answered. Why is the top bar red? No other Wii game has broken from that mold (ou...

GameFly releases iPhone App

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:40:20 -0700

The online video game rental service GameFly has released an iPhone OS app entitled GameCenter. The app is effectively a video game hub, offering news, info, reviews, cheat codes, and the like over video games, and additionally allows GameFly subs...

Nintendo's weekly downloads: Ghost Tales, Golden Zombies, and Royal Sudoku

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:24:48 -0700

Every Monday, Nintendo updates its digital downloads across the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DSi. This week, they take a horror theme at some of the titles in time for Halloween. Ghost Mansion Party (WiiWare, Gameloft, 1000 points) Tales Of M...

Best Buy offers Buy Two Get One Free deal

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:14:49 -0700

Best Buy is currently offering a "Buy Two, Get One Free" deal on Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Xbox 360 titles under $60 this week. This excludes such high-priced titles such as DJ Hero releasing this week and pre-order...

"Arc Rise Fantasia" announced for Wii

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:01:02 -0700

Ignition Entertainment (the people behind the Muramasa: The Demon Blade) and Marvelous Entertainment (the people behind Harvest Moon and the like) have announced via Reuters that they will release Arc Rise Fantasia exclusively on the Nintendo Wii....

Nintendo to release DSi Speak Channel

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:49:45 -0700

Small blog Kolma has stumbled upon an accidental mention of a DSi Speak Channel in a Nintendo support ticket. Nintendo has not mentioned such a channel, nor does the support ticket cover what the channel would do, but it definitely has been floate...

Black Wii and accessories to hit Europe, alongside Limited Edition Bundle

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:13:44 -0700

Nintendo has announced that a black Wii and accessories will be hitting UK and the Republic of Ireland on November 6th, and mainland Europe on November 20th. Additionally, Nintendo will make it's first change to the console's bundle, by re...