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Mario and Link have been in dozens of Nintendo games. Combined they have sold close to 3 million games. Both have had their ups and downs, but the question remains who is the king of Nintendo?
Just picked up a Wii? Well there are plenty of must haves for the Wii for first time Wii owners. Thankfully not all of them are first party Nintendo games. Games like Goldeneye, Metroid Prime 3, Donkey Kong Country Returns, the Resident Evil games, and of course the Mario games make the list. Best of all many of these games can be found on the cheap.
Mario looks strong enough to take out those feeble mushroom creature thingies and those flying turtles. But I bet even Mario would think twice after their upgrade to these creatures. Check out Mario's enemies drawn by Mike Puncekar to double size its evil side!
With the pending accoutrement of the Wii HD at E3 its time to start reflecting on this generation of consoles. What will gamers remember the most about this generation? Will it be the Wii's motion controls, the 360's RROD, and/or PSN getting hacked? What about the games of this generation?
The seventh generation of gaming has caused gamers to go crazy on message boards and blogs as they argue about which system is best. Newsflash: They're all pretty awesome, and they're all a lot of fun to play.
BrightHub gives you five more gift ideas for the holiday season with the conclusion to the Nintendo Wii gift buyer's guide for the 2010 holiday season.
"As the father of the Mario series, you'd think Shigeru Miyamoto wouldn't have a favorite child. But he does.
At an event in New York City this week, the Nintendo legend proclaimed Super Mario World as his favorite in the series. And that got us to thinking...which game is actually the best?
You could make an argument for just about any one of them. In fact, we're about to do just that."
Like it or not, change happens, and sometimes to some of the most beloved gaming icons around. Read on for the good, the bad, and the ugly of gaming makeovers.
"5. Need for Speed (NFS)-
The Need for Speed series has sold over 80 million copies. Those are some staggering numbers and if you’ve ever played the games in this series, you’ll see why they are so popular. There is something in the NFS series that just captures the interest of nearly anyone. You can pimp out your car however you choose and then drive it at incredible speeds and crash it if you feel like it for no apparent reason and with no worry about getting hurt or the money that will b..."
Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog have continued their heated mascot rivalry well into the current generation of gaming. Who has come out on top in the era of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii?
"NPD delayed their North American video game sales results for a couple of weeks while they upgraded their systems. When they finally did release them last night, it was to general disappointment as the games industry saw a drop in sales by 5% compared to May of 2009 and so far is down 10% for the year so far compared to January. Outside of Red Dead Redemption for the PS3 and Xbox 360, no publisher or console had much to crow about for the month of May. However, these five games were partic..."
DEFCON:AWESOME surveys the hottest girls from video games released in May. From UFC: Undisputed's ring girls to Red Dead Redemption's Bonnie MacFarlane, May's hotties are tallied and ogled. Who will be crowned the hottest Game Girl of May 2010?
GameZone has delivered their award for Game of the Month for May. The race came down to Super Mario Galaxy 2 and UFC Undisputed 2010. In the end, Super Mario Galaxy 2 won out.
This weeks edition of now shipping has the sequel to Mario's next gen iteration, Mario Galaxy 2. Along with new racers on the block proving that mario kart isn't king any more.
"Both Sony and Microsoft could learn a little something from Nintendo and how they handle their major franchises and mascots. Microsoft has milked the Halo franchise to the point that the original developer can’t stand the idea of making another one. Sony on the other hand has pushed the God of War franchise a bit too much (six releases, with a seventh coming in Ghost of Sparta in under five years), but hasn’t sacrificed quality for quantity as fans of the series and critics alike both rave ab..."
May is shaping up to be the biggest gaming month yet in 2010 aside from March. Here are the top ten most anticipated games slated for release thus month.
"1. I come from a long line of plumbers, all the way back to my great grandmother Mariette.
2. People seem to really love my adventures; I’ve been featured in over 200 of them, and they’ve sold over 210 million copies.
3. Everyone thinks Luigi is jealous of all my fame and glory, but they don’t know the real reason why Luigi doesn’t have so many adventures: laziness.
4. Speaking of Luigi, you might be wondering why we he and I always wear the same clothes. Our mother hated doing the l..."
There's been some talk going around lately about the relationship between Nintendo and third party developers. An example being difficulty with hardcore third party titles. Lee Evans has posted a blog entry going over some facts and figures in an effort to shed some light on the matter and the severity of the situation.
"My gut tells me that playing Mario, the adventures of a fat plumber in a Mushroom Kingdom of warbling enemies and happy conflict, is juvenile.
My mind tells me I'm a more ideal Mario player than any 8-year-old kid.
Grown men play Super Mario games, so I feel that it is time for me, a grown man, to figure out why and whether this is a habit I ought to quit."
"Super Mario Galaxy still to this day is the greatest Wii game that Nintendo can offer (in my opinion) so hearing the announcement that it is getting a direct sequel makes me extremely happy giving the fact there has never been more than one 3-D Mario platformer game per console life cycle. Super Mario Galaxy was a gorgeous game offering a creative spin on the platforming genre with tight physics, amazing level design, and one of the most beautiful worlds Mario has ever had to trek through. Th..."
It is the opinion of Neoseeker writer Lydia Sung that Nintendo has in recent years fallen a bit off the wagon, so to speak. Okay, a lot.
Citing her experiences at E3 this year, some of the company's contradictory statements and actions, and support of the mature audience (or lack thereof), she divulges on how Nintendo has missed the mark in a lot of ways, and touches on how they can fix it.
Have a read if you feel so inclined!
AAG Look At One Of The Biggest Nintendo Franchises: Mario In Part One of "The Nintendo Big 3 on Wii"
"With E3 2009 winding up a lot of people have been complaining about the lack of hardcore games coming to the Wii. Nintendo has always been the more family friendly console and they have certainly been pushing for the casual gamer market with the Wii and the DS and it’s making them money so there may not be a large incentive for them to change."
"What did you think of Nintendo’s E3 press conference then? The usual inane blandathon, drenched in the acrid juices of casual lifestyle aspiration? Though so. But at least they gave us a look at the new Mario game. One of those can save any year’s line-up, right? Well no. On reflection we don’t think that’s the case any more.
In fact we feel that rather than the glowing beacon of inventive hardcore lovin’ we’ve come to expect, Super Mario Galaxy 2 actually crystalises everything the curren..."
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