A video uploaded to YouTube on Monday showcases Dolphin, the best-known GameCube and Wii emulator, running smoothly on a display model of the recently-announced Galaxy S8. During the short clip, three GameCube titles — Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario Sunshine and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — are opened on the handset and they appear to run cleanly, with very few...
Time for my annual look at video games that are turning 10-years-old, and if you thought last year was bad, then 2007 is making me even more insecure about my age! How the hell am I supposed to write about Mass Effect in a retro sense? This isn't Final Fantasy or Super Mario, it's Mass Effect! It just doesn't make any sense in the least. I mean, I wasn't a kid when it came out. I was...
When the NES Classic Edition launches on November 11 for $59.99, it’ll pack 30 NES games. Those games are the only games the system will support, as Nintendo has stated that the NES Classic can’t be expanded. Some press outlets have torn down the miniature console to discover what’s within. Those teardowns reveal hardware that’s actually more powerful than what Nintendo crammed into...
Former Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton led the company through the previous console generation, navigating the PlayStation 3 to success against touch competition in the Xbox 360 and, of course, the unexpected and astronomical success of the Wii. In a recent interview with IGN, Tretton praises Nintendo for its innovation and for taking the risks it...
But, I’ve been burned by the Nintendo hype machine before… That’s a thought that has been running through my mind lately. With the upcoming NX still shrouded in mystery and my excitement going through the roof, I’m often reminded that nearly 10 years ago to the day, I felt the same way about another Nintendo product that sat just around the corner. I was there on an autumn morning...
The holidays are upon us, and now is a good time to pick up a game for yourself to survive that family visit. Amazon has marked down some of the latest and greatest video games by as much as 50 percent for a limited time. So take a look through the list below, but act quickly as some of these prices expire in just two days! Controllers Thrustmaster GPX LightBack Xbox 360 and PC...
The holidays are upon us, and now is a good time to pick up a game for yourself to survive that family visit. Amazon has marked down some of the latest and greatest video games by as much as 50 percent for a limited time. So take a look through the list below, but act quickly as some of these prices expire in just two days! Computer Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Standard Edition – $...
Sonic the Hedgehog lead programmer Yuji Naka has finally released his video game Rodea the Sky Soldier into the public after half a decade of development hell. All signs point to it being a throwback to the days of Dreamcast-era design, which is a good thing, but they also point to it being a pretty wretched game in and of itself. What’s the problem? Naka says you’re playing the wrong...
Remember Project H.A.M.M.E.R.? Me neither, until I checked out some videos and felt the memories come rushing back. Project H.A.M.M.E.R., or Machinex as it was going to be titled, was announced as being in development for the Wii back in 2006. We heard of it only a couple more times before it disappeared completely. Youtube channel Unseen64, a channel devoted to digging up the weird,...
So, apparently this little game called New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the ultimate slow burning hit. Five years to the week after its initial launch on Nov. 15, 2009, the game has jumped into seven digits as it has sold 10 million copies in just the U.S. alone. Nintendo confirms the story on its Twitter page with a huge and happy Mario. Wahoo! New Super Mario Bros. Wii just hit 10...