Mario goes Hollywood Twenty years ago, Super Mario Bros. made the leap from the NES to live-action theatrical films, in the process creating an unforgettable piece of cinematic history. Believe us–weve spent those last 20 years wishing we could forget. Completely ignoring the personalities and whimsical tone of the Super …
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As any publisher of modern video games will tell you, if your game doesn’t have dirty great swathes of dubstep shoe-horned into both its trailer and soundtrack (Far Cry 3, Syndicate, SSX, and probably a thousand other upcoming games, I’m looking at you), then you might as well not bother …
Read More »Nintendo 2011 sales milestones includes 4 million 3DS systems sold in USA
There’s been a lot of talk of 3DS sales lately, as the last few weeks in Japan it’s been hitting record high system and software sales (opens in new tab) and simultaneously overshadowing the PS Vita’s launch (opens in new tab). Dissecting weekly Japanese sales charts is fun and all, …
Read More »Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 coming late 2011, and yes, those are the official names
Today’s been full of earth-shattering news, not the least of which was Nintendo’s gutsy move to hack $80 off the price of the 3DS (opens in new tab)to spur sales, as well as offering a plethora of free games to appease early adopters. Tucked away within that bombshell, Nintendo announced …
Read More »TalkRadar 158 – Duke stain
Your Hosts The Topics (opens in new tab) Creepy children, horrifying hosts and confused celebrities battle for the biggest faceplant of E3 2011 (opens in new tab) Was it worth the wait? (opens in new tab) A big improvement that finally does sandbox superheroics right QOTW:What was your favorite moment …
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