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The Returners Organize Gaming Marathon

The Returners are back for another 72 hour gaming marathon on July 10th, beginning at 5:00pm CST time. For those who haven’t heard of them, The Returners are a fundraising group who raise money for various charities by organizing gaming marathons. The coming marathon will serve to raise money for Child’s Play, and the marathon…

Club Nintendo Status Resets in 3 Days

Yes, in just three days all members of the American Club Nintendo will lose their Gold or Platinum status. Is this a bad thing? No, because members that were able to acquire Gold or Platinum status will be sent an unknown gift (one for Gold members and one for Platinum members). If you’re a member…

Black Wiis Coming to Japan this Summer

Long after fans began to plea for new Wii colors, the black Wii is finally here… or rather, will be here. The new black Wii will be released in Japan this summer.  At the Wii’s launch Nintendo showed us three other colors (apart from the white and black),  though it is a mystery whether the Wii…

This Year: A New Wii Fit… and Mario?

The Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun recently reported that by the end of this year a new Wii Fit will be released in Japan. This would confirm the rumors that Nintendo recently patented the name Wii Fit Plus. They informed their readers that the game will measure balance and weight even more accurate and will…

Metroid Prime Trilogy to be Released for Wii

Fans of the Metroid Prime games rejoice! Instead of releasing the remade GameCube Metroid Prime games as New Play Control! games, Nintendo has chosen to release a Metroid Prime Trilogy with Retro Studios’  three famous Metroid Prime games for Wii.

Wii Video Channel Hits Japan on May 1

On May 1, the video channel that had been announced earlier will be released in Japan. The channel works like a living room where you can register up to 8 Miis. From here the video service can be accessed. Nothing is known about the shows as of yet, but several functions of the channel have…

Interview With Link’s Awakening 3D Developer

Remember that news article about an independent developer creating a 3D version of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening? ThatVideoGameBlog.com recently posted an interview with the project’s developer, Jerrel Dulay. In this interview, Jerrel Dulay explained that he’s not a professional game designer but a hobbyist and that his favorite Zelda games are Link’s Awakening…

‘Key’ Nintendo Game Coming?

Recently GameStop reported that Nintendo asked them to “reserve shelf space” for something that is yet to be announced, and according to them is going to be “key” Nintendo property. According to IGN, all signs point at an upcoming announcement at the E3 ( which will start on June 2 ). What could it be?…

First Look at the DSi

Ifixit has given the recently released DSi a technical first look and on their site they discussed what the differences are between the DSi and the DS Lite. For example, the DSi uses a smaller rechargeable battery (840mAh) than the DS Lite (1000mAh), supporting previously heard statements that the DSi would have less battery life…

Zorro’s Debut on Wii Unmasked

Earlier today 505 Games and Zorro Productions, inc. announced that a Zorro game is coming to Wii. The action adventure featuring the masked hero will be called The Destiny of Zorro. “In The Destiny of Zorro, players don the iconic mask, whip and sword, transforming themselves into Zorro, the defender of the oppressed, whose secret…

OoT Remake and Other April Fools Hoaxes

You may have heard the reports on a rumored Ocarina of Time remake for Wii. Yesterday the site responsible for the news (GameFocus) reported it was an April Fools hoax (surprise, surprise). Click this link for the article. Obviously, there were many more April Fools hoaxes. Here are some of them.

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