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Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg get hit by plastic case shortage.
The three northern European countries have had a small number of first party titles switched to cardboard cases due to the shortage of normal plastic ones! "A statement from officials at Nintendo of Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg) indicates that a...
GamePaused simulate your favourite Nintendo consoles with... food. Grab the posters now.
Just when you thought you knew everything about Wii, GamePaused.net have decided to release a couple of posters dedicated to both Wii, DS and food. "GamePaused™ loves creative gaming and so naturally GamePaused™ loves the Wii. When we first heard of...
News The Voice Of Mario At Oxford Street
The British video game retailer GAME is offering customers the chance to meet the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet.
On 15th September, Nintendo will have their conferances and events where they'll reveal a lot of information about the Wii, including the Price and Launch date. If you're not invited to these events, or you just think meeting the voice...
Mutiplayer fan-made Mario game surfaces on Interweb site, 72dpiarmy.com
The game which seems to be available for PC and Linux has also been published with its entire source code available for download. The creators claim that the game is in tribute to the great giant N in the sky, Nintendo. "Super Mario War is a Super Mario multiplayer game...
News Virtual Console Promo Image
Kotaku folks have managed to get hold of a "Wii Promotional Image" depicting loads of Nintendo classics.
Obviously we're not entirely sure if this image is actually official, but its certainly really really cool. "A reader, He Who Must Not Be Named, sent us a promotional image he somehow got his grubby hands on. It's a promotional illustration...
RacketBoy uncover the first ever edition of popular US magazine, Nintendo Power.
For those of you that enjoy nostalgia your in for a treat today, the guys over at RacketBoy.com have recently scanned and uploaded the very first issue of Nintendo Power. "I'm following up on the first issue of Sega Visions magazine with the first issue of the...
The notorious film director is fed up with the games press and offers the chance for five critics to fight him!
Dr Boll has had enough, he's totally fed up with Internet critics slamming his movies over and over again, so much so he actually wants to fight them. Yes, really. "I'm fed up with people slamming my films on the Internet without see...
That's right, Nintendo now has their own Monopoly board. It's about time if you ask me.
Thanks to USAopoly, Monopoly: Nintendo Collector's Edition, will now come to Nintendo fans from all over at the retail price of $35.95. Coming in July, the board will feature characters that you can buy instead of actual places. The figurines you can play with...
Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has a pop at Sony and its "revolutionary" PlayStation 3 controller.
CVG have reported on an interview between MCV and David Yarnton, the current boss for Nintendo UK. The Yarnton didn't hold back when commenting on the newly improved PlayStation 3 controller which was announced last week at E3. "Historically we're...
Get up and dance to that funky beat -- the video game music we know and love gets up and goes on tour.
PressTheButtons' main man MattG has pointed out a truly bizarre American stage show, Video Games Live. "An immersive concert event featuring music from the world’s most popular video games performed by a live orchestra and choir combined...
Cult Hero film maker snaps back at the gaming press, also talks about his fantasic movies.
Useless Uwe Boll today sat down and talked to EuroGamer, he had quite a lot to say about the press, his movies and everything in-between. Apparently our fault, the gaming press, as to why his movies get such a bad reputation. Lets remember that his recent...
News Will Bono Listen To Jack Thompson?
Will anybody listen to Jack Thompson? We surely hope not. He wants everyone to listen though.
Jack Thompson), that guy that seems to believe video games are work of the devil has today written an open letter to U2 frontman, Bono. Why? Bono is a key investor for the "Elevation Partners" company, whom may launch an acquisition bid for Take Two,...
News Uwe Boll Razzie Recognition
The legendary Uwe Boll accepts his Razzie nomination saying "I take every prize I get".
Cult hero Uwe Boll makes movies, bad movies, of games. Usually this kinda of thing comes down to personal taste or style, however in Uwe's case, its fact. The legendary director has been nominated for Worst Director at the 2006 Razzies, the awards that is the...
News Nintendo Of America Goto The Movies
Nintendo setup shop at the Sundance film festival, apparently trying to attract new customers.
Perhaps the Nintendo of America staff were getting abit bored, not a lot of new games to kick around the office. With this, they decided to go to the Sundance film festival which screens some of the movies we'll be watching this year. Why were Nintendo at...
News Classic Nintendo Catalog Uncovered
ProgressiveBoink uncover a trashy Nintendo catalog from 1990 and show us all the goodies.
Several gaming blogs have uncovered a mystery Nintendo catalog from yesteryear. "The World Of Nintendo" shows a huge collection of "Gear + Stuff" that your grubby Nintendo hands might of had way back when. ProgressiveBoink.com have posted a "modified" edition...
