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Pikmin 2, Mario Power Tennis join Nintendo Selects line of Wii games

Two New Play Control! games are being promoted to the Nintendo Selects line of discounted titles in North America. No need to remind people both appeared on the GameCube here. Pikmin 2 and Mario Power Tennis will both arrive June 20th for $19.99. Of course, this is an especially important …

3DS and DS hardware bonanza: Midnight Purple in, Aqua Blue out, DSi/XL get cheaper

Nintendo is finally getting back to its roots with the 3DS and offering the world the system in purple, officially, “Midnight Purple.” Of course, purple is the same noble colour scheme that saw us through the SNES, GameBoy Advance, and GameCube. Meanwhile, Japan is actually losing a 3DS colour. Nintendo …

Miyamoto says Vita needs games, accidentally discovers Holy Grail of video game sales

If you’ve ever wondered why a particular console or handheld isn’t doing all that well, Mario creator and senile god Miyamoto can probably explain the problem: IT LACKS COMPELLING SOFTWARE. Regarding Sony’s flailing and failing Vita, Miyamoto believes “it’s obviously a very hi-spec machine, and you can do lots of …

LUIGI WATCH: The green one plays tennis, eats pizza, but finds himself still living under his brother’s shadow

Perpetual player-two Luigi is leading an active, independent, social, and generally well rounded life according to his Facebook profile. About a month ago, the skinnier Mario brother reported his attendance at a pizza party that included Princess Peach, an actual female. Known forever-aloners Toad and Magikoopa were also there, so …

Splode Plays Super Mario World #21: Special World Part 3

Welcome to Splode Plays, a new Let’s Play series from Splodinator.com. Watch along as Newbs and Candid Gamera plow their way through SNES classic Super Mario World. In this, our final episode, our noble team finally finishes Special World and experiences Mario World’s famous pallet swap.