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• PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban (video)
5 Sep 2010 at 4:36pm
Two weeks ago you'd have to pay an Australian importer for a specialized USB key . Four days ago open-source software let you roll your own . Today, there's no need for any of that -- you can hack your PS3 with a tethered smartphone. Working closely with the PSGroove team, hacker Kakaroto adapted the same jailbreak to the Nokia N900, and the open-source community lost no time porting it to the ...
• Cobalt Flux Dark Ops Lock 'N Load Gun for Wii for $6 + $3 s&h
4 Sep 2010 at 10:20pm
Today only, ihavetohavethat.com offers the Cobalt Flux Dark Ops Lock 'N Load Gun for Nintendo Wii for $5.99 plus $3 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $4. It turns a Wii...
• NEWS: Nintendo Wants to Promote Your Wii Party
4 Sep 2010 at 1:56pm
Nintendo will be promoting a random Wii Party by including it in their next TV advertisement. In honor of the release of Wii Party next month, Nintendo is holding a special contest. Players who participate and are chosen will have star in a TV ad for Wii Party. The entry form asks players questions about their ideal party, which includes why Nintendo should promote it, who would they invite and...
• Get Out: Wii Champs, Chili Roasting, The Transformers, Performance Art
4 Sep 2010 at 12:39pm
Or you could just go to the beach! (Photo by Al Pavangkanan via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Wii Summer Games Championship @Redono Beach It's been a summer in the making, and now it's time for the Grand National Championship for the Wii Summer Games. As many as 90 finalist teams and six online sweepstakes winners from across the country will compete in the following activities ...
• Nintendo's Virtual Boy Gets Torn Apart [Teardowns]
4 Sep 2010 at 9:10am
# teardowns Nintendo's Virtual Boy was among the first game consoles to display "true 3D graphics" and a cherished part of many childhoods. It's also the "coolest device" the iFixIt crew has ever taken apart and it's easy to see why. More »
• Wiikey and Wii chip to enhance the performance of your Nintendo Wii
4 Sep 2010 at 8:49am
Nintendo Wii is one of the more popular gaming consoles available worldwide. It has a huge fan following globally and gamers from all over the world thrive in a world of their own thanks to Nintendo Wii. However, like any other gaming console, Nintendo Wii also poses some restrictions on its users. You cannot play games that are not available in your region and you cannot also play games that ...
• A Wii problem
4 Sep 2010 at 3:14am
To the Editor: My name is CJ , and I am 8 years old. My family and I went on vacation and when we got back, I found out my house was broken into and my Nintendo Wii was stolen. I am sad and I want to ask the bad guy why he stole my Wii. Thank you. CJ Wilkinson, Sierra Vista   ...You must be a Premium Member to read the rest of this story
• Nintendo opens the floodgates on Fluidity media
3 Sep 2010 at 11:15pm
Fluidity , the new WiiWare game Nintendo is showing off at PAX, looks a lot more interesting than you'd expect from a game about tilting containers to let water flow. For one thing, the containers in question are whole rooms set inside a comic book, filled with puzzles that require you to squirt, freeze, melt or otherwise manipulate water to complete them. For another, the water animation is ...
• Wii championships begin in Redondo Beach
3 Sep 2010 at 11:09pm
Nintendo America is staging the first ever Wii Games Summer 2010 National Championship video games competition in Redondo Beach. | PHOTOS
• Hands On With The New Xbox 360 Controller [UPDATE] [Xbox 360]
3 Sep 2010 at 7:54pm
# xbox360 Xbox Live's Major Nelson was roaming PAX here in Seattle, probably needing something fun to do. So I asked him to let me try the new Xbox 360 controller with transforming D-pad ? oh, and the analog sticks are different. More »
• PS3 Blu-Ray 3D Support: Not Until October
3 Sep 2010 at 6:50pm
After months and months of Sony saying that the PS3 would be able to play Blu-ray 3D movies in September, now that it's September Sony is saying, "Nope. October."The PS3 can already project 3D images...
• Disaster Report 4 to shake up PS3 with Move and 3D support
3 Sep 2010 at 5:00pm
Irem is working on a new Disaster Report game, this time for the PS3. Titled Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories , the first HD entry of the franchise has you escaping an earthquake-stricken city in the year 201X. (And no, Mega Man won't be making a cameo ... we think!) In addition to supporting 3D and PlayStation Move, this will be the first title in the series to add a "cleanliness ...
• NEWS: New Nintendo Title for Japanese WiiWare
3 Sep 2010 at 4:26pm
Imagine really fast vertical Tetris combined with Operation. Nintendo's Japanese website has been updated with a page for a new Nintendo-published WiiWare title. Surinuke Anatousu, developed by Nintendo and Keys Factory, is a single player puzzle game where you direct a Tetris-like shape of varying configurations and sizes through gaps in the approaching wall by moving and rotating it in three ...
• Nintendo Unimpressed By Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field
3 Sep 2010 at 12:36pm
Nintendo to Apple's claim of gaming dominance: where's the proof?
• News: Wii GoldenEye motivated by money - Hollis
3 Sep 2010 at 11:13am
Activision won't do original "justice". Martin Hollis, he who made the original GoldenEye for N64, thinks there may be a strong whiff of money up Activision's nostrils when it comes to the new GoldenEye 007 Wii remake. Speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine, Hollis said he'd be surprised if anyone at the publisher was bothered about doing the original game "justice". "I imagine it is a business...
• PS3 hack escapes court challenge
3 Sep 2010 at 7:04am
Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
• Wii Party removes video from video game
3 Sep 2010 at 3:13am
The latest Wii mini-game collection from Nintendo hopes to redefine what a video-game means in a family situation. To do this, Nintendo are taking the emphasis away from the screen and bringing more party interaction to the fore. Nintendo is rolling out two versions of the new Wii Party mini-game collection, one with an included Wii-mote controller. Perhaps this package will be enough to boost ...
• WII CAN DO IT
3 Sep 2010 at 2:19am
Athletes use video console as tool for rehabilitation While many athletes may hardly consider the Wii Fit exercise, this university's athletics department, along with Ohio State's, has taken the video game and turned it into a concussion and injury rehabilitation tool through its yoga and balance-testing ...
• Kinect?s voice-recognition will only work in English, Japanese and Mexican Sp...
2 Sep 2010 at 4:51pm
When Microsoft and Sony announced their two very different takes on motion-control at this year?s E3, the press was most intrigued by the motion-sensing, voice-controlled Kinect while dismissing the simpler PlayStation Movie as a mere Wiimote-wannabee. How different the perception has become in just a few short months. The PlayStation Move is getting rave reviews, while [...]
• Nintendo to cut DSi pricing on September 12
2 Sep 2010 at 12:15pm
Nintendo has decided to cut the price of the DSi starting in September. The Nintendo DS Lite's price will remain unchanged. Originally posted at The Digital Home
• Best Nintendo news since E3: Super Mario Collection Special Pack heading to W...
2 Sep 2010 at 12:12pm
Excellent news for Nintendo fans, Mario completists, video game historians, and casual Wii owners desperately in the need of some proper games.
• Nintendo of Japan releasing Mario collection for Wii in October
2 Sep 2010 at 10:45am
Nintendo's Japanese release calendar includes a currently unannounced game called "Super Mario Collection Special Pack." This coincides with the rumored announcement of just such a thing from a Nintendo retailer conference in Japan. Andriasang translated a Game Jouhou report of leaked information from this event -- normally we'd put little stock in third- or fourth-hand information like this ...
• Nintendo Planning Super Mario All-Stars Revival for Wii in Japan
2 Sep 2010 at 9:19am
The original Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985. This is meaningful to you because it would make 2010 the 25th anniversary of the series, and that has apparently compelled Nintendo to celebrate by readying a revival of Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii...at least in Japan. Andriasang reports that Nintendo held a retailer briefing in Japan recently, with news leaking out that they plan...
• New, open source PS3 jailbreak may get round piracy claims
2 Sep 2010 at 7:50am
A new, open source jailbreak for the PS3 has been released by modder Mathieu Hervais, with the claim that it doesn't promote piracy. read more
• News: PS3 to get 3D Blu-ray update soon
2 Sep 2010 at 3:12am
As soon as next month, in fact. Sony has announced a release date for the firmware update which will enable PS3 to play 3D Blu-rays. The announcement came during a conference at big old technology fair IFA, as attended by Engadget. According to Sony, the update will be released this October. So what will you be able to watch in 3D? Well, Sony also unveiled 3D bundles of Alice in Wonderland ...
• Review: Michelin Sport PS3
2 Sep 2010 at 12:37am
THE new Michelin Pilot Sport 3 (PS3) has arrived and it promises to have better performance as well as greener credentials. The Pilot Sport 3 is the latest high-performance tyre from the French giant and it replaces the well-respected but ageing Pilot Sport 2.
• Nintendo Wii Review: Grease
1 Sep 2010 at 8:33pm
Grease is now a videogame. Is that a good thing or a bad one? Nintendo - Video game - Games - Console Platforms - Nintendo Wii
• PS3 Blu-ray 3D support pops out in October
1 Sep 2010 at 2:45pm
Hey, that PS3 update that was supposed to add support for 3D Blu-ray movies this month ? Unfortunately, you'll have to languish with that copy of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for a bit longer, because Sony announced at IFA today that the update has been pushed to October. We know, it's just not the same unless those meatballs are flying right at your face , but it won't be too much longer ...
• PS3 homebrew jailbreak released into the wilds
1 Sep 2010 at 5:51am
Poor, poor Sony. First PSJailbreak splayed wide the PS3's security model, now PSGroove has arrived calling itself the "open source PSjailbreak." The code must first be downloaded and installed onto a $30ish AT90USBkey or a $25ish Teensy++ USB development board. After that, homebrew enthusiasts can then execute unsigned third-party apps and games on their PS3. At the moment, the ability to boot ...
• 120GB PS3 Slim BNIB with all contents! Brand new in box PS3
31 Aug 2010 at 9:33pm
120GB PS3 Slim BNIB with all contents! Brand new in box PS3 Slim 120GB. PS3 is in mint condition, box has not been opened so all contents are there, also included COD:MW2. First come first serve. Please message for more info!
• Wii Party to be bundled with Wii Remote in Europe
31 Aug 2010 at 7:36pm
Much in the vein of Wii Play , it seems the European version of Wii Party will come with an additional, savory bonus: an extra Wii Remote. According to Siliconera , every copy of the game (which drops in Europe October 8) will come with a new controller -- a slight departure from the game's Japanese release strategy, which offered a controller bundle for 6,800 yen ($81), and a controller-less ...
• The Xbox 360's New Official Controller Is a Transformer [Xbox 360]
31 Aug 2010 at 12:40pm
# xbox360 So, that new-and-improved Xbox 360 controller ? It's real . It's silver. And the d-pad transforms , switching from the Xbox's traditional, kinda crappy disc to an honest-to-goodness four-directional d-pad?all you've gotta do is twist it. Now for the bad news. More »
• Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL get price drop
31 Aug 2010 at 9:57am
Nintendo DSi units will now go for $150 while the Nintendo DSi XL will set consumers back $170. The price cuts come in advance of the release of the Nintendo 3DS.