WII outsells WII U in December. I laugh. A hearty laugh.

January 15th, 2013 by Caffeine Powered

Hey! What’s wrong with this world. People aren’t buying a gaming console with a tablet for a controller like Nintendo expected. It is almost like they can play a game on a tablet without having to buy a console. Gasp! Farting sounds. Whomp whomp.

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[E3 2012 - Rayman Legends] Wii-U Brilliance

June 4th, 2012 by Budrickton

How gorgeous is this shit?  Just watch the vid.  No word if this is exclusive to the Wii-U yet, but damn if the touch mechanic doesn’t look fun to play with.

Hit the jump for the vid!

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Blowhard Schilling’s 38 Studios Lays Off Entire Staff; Industry Rallies To Help Workers

May 25th, 2012 by Caffeine Powered

38 Studios had to lay off its entire goddamn staff. The entire thing. Not much of a surprise considering their first game had to sell three million  to break even. Thankfully the gaming industry is striving to help out the unemployed workers.

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Nintendo Announces ‘NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2′ For 3DS This August

April 21st, 2012 by Caffeine Powered

Stack another game onto the pile of worthwhile adventures I’ll never embark on, me being 3DS-less and all. New Super Mario Bros. 2, dropping this August.

Hit the jump for some pictures.

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Miyamoto Says He’d Like To Make A Spirtual Sequel To A LINK TO THE PAST. Well Do It!

April 13th, 2012 by Caffeine Powered

Shigeru Miyamoto hasn’t rocked out on Zelda game since 1991′s A Link To The Past, but the dude is jonesing now. Spitting some verbage (what?) with Edge Magazine, the Lord of Nintendo says he’s up for a spiritual sequel to the son of a bitch. In a certain capacity.

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Video: Miyamoto Confirms He’s Working On Unannounced Original Game. Hell Yeah.

January 6th, 2012 by Caffeine Powered

Remember that time when Shigeru Miyamoto announced he was retiring and then everyone shit themselves and Nintendo shit too and then he wasn’t retiring anymore? Yeah, last month was awesome. Miyamoto still is kickin’, and he’s working on an original game. Hell yeah, Shiggy!

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Trailer: ‘Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’. Starts Boring, Gets Dope.

October 28th, 2011 by Caffeine Powered

I feel like I should be more excited for Skyward Sword. In fact, I’m not even planning on getting it right away. My how times have changed. The trailer just continues this ennui on my behalf. It’s pretty boring, boring, boring. Then the last five seconds seem pretty fucking swell. Then it ends.

Hit the jump to check it out, and let me know what you think.

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Nintendo Announcing Greater Loss Than Expected For First Half. What Will Wii Do?!

October 27th, 2011 by Caffeine Powered

Nintendo is bleeding money out of its orifices. It’s a different concept, because since they launched the Waving Phallus-ii back in 2006 they’ve been printing money just to waste it wiping their cruddy bums on. These days? These days they be spittin’ losses everywhere. Double what was expected. Frowns. Frowns afoot.

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Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Gets November Release Date. Good Lord.

August 17th, 2011 by Caffeine Powered

Even previous to this news. November to my wallet: fuck you. November to my school work: fuck you. November to my sanity: fuck you. The month in games was already too much, now it’s threatening to break me. I never thought I’d actually lament a much-anticipated game’s release date as being too close, but here it is.

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Rumor: Wii 2 Has A Touchscreen Controller, Codenamed ‘Project Cafe.’

April 15th, 2011 by Caffeine Powered

When it rains Nintendo Wii 2 rumors, it fucking pours. After yesterday’s news that the console is going to be revealed at or before E3, today we get a new crop of rumors. Most interesting is that the controller is going to up the ante in douchebag gimmicky nonsense.

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