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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Business
Nintendo could see its GameCube, Wavebird and Wii Classic Controller banned from retail shelves.
Bloomberg reports that Nintendo has lost its attempt to overturn a
$21 million patent-infringement verdict brought against the company by
patent trolls patent holders Anascape Ltd. of Tyler, Texas. The house of Mario has a stay on the ban by putting the judgment amount in escrow until its case goes to the US Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit.
The Texas jury found the Wiimote and Nunchuk controllers did not violate Anascape's patent; previously, Sony paid off Anascape back in 2004 and Microsoft settled on May 1, just before the Nintendo trial began. Anascape argued for the ban because it wants to enter the market and Nintendo has "clogged the channel." Yeah, we're very much looking forward to seeing if the third-party Anascape controller ever gets released.
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Mac, PC, Nintendo Wii, Galleries
Sure, Will Wright's
Spore Creature Creator can let your imagination run wild ... but sometimes your imagination doesn't exactly go that far. Our friends at Nintendo Wii Fanboy have amassed a
collection of Pokemon creatures from the Sporepedia. Each picture in the gallery can be added directly to your game by saving the picture into the Spore folder. Our
Sporémons,
let us show you them.
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
We agree with
Design Milk: we wish
these Nintendo wall decals were around when we were younger. Then again, that won't stop us. (Thanks, Vlad.) Check out the highlights for this weekend:
Joystiquery
The Best Of Big Download: June 8-14, 2008Counting Rupees: The MMO-TV hybridSeen @ NYC: Women bar fight over WiiThis Week in Review is sneaking ... and stuffNews
Halo Wars release strategy: 'when it's done'Capcom registers 'multiplatform' Mega Man 9 with OFLCThe Agency to be microtransaction free after allBattlefield Heroes Beta applicants exposed in security breachFinal Fantasy Tactics A2 trailer full of whimsy, tacticsTHQ investor presentation reveals release windows for Super Hero Squad, Master MindResistance 2 details, gameplay revealed on last night's GameTrailers TVMLG event reveals new Halo 3 multiplayer map: Cold StorageMother's campaign to bring video game seizure concerns to British Parliament a successCastle Crashers jumps through another hoop, gets rated 'Teen'Source: 'Avatars' to be Microsoft's answer to Miis and HomeRumors & Speculation
Rumor Roundup: Intellisponse survey leak
Rumor: Three dozen Team Ninja devs leaving with Itagaki, suing TecmoCulture & Community
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox, Action
A hero's true worth lies in his ability to overcome the greatest of villains.
Metal Gear Solid's slithery protagonist, Snake, has conquered not only the greatest of villains, but the weirdest mustache-twirlers gaming has ever seen.
Be sure to click on the above gallery and join us as we examine
our favorite fearsome foes, kooky killers and big bosses.
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure
We realize that with
yesterday's announcement of "
Beyond Good & Evil 2," some folks may have tragically missed out on the first entry in the series. We've put together a quick list of places where those not familiar to the series can get the game and meet up with Jade, Pey'j and -- our favorite personal assistant -- Segundo.
- Steam (PC) -- $10
- GameTap (PC) -- $1 for the first month, $10 after that.
- GameFly (Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube) -- Various rental plan prices, but currently copies are subject to availability.
- GameStop -- Currently, we can only find the somewhat dodgy PS2 version available online for $8. Check your local shop and you may get very lucky.
Those who find a GameCube version can rely on the Wii's backwards compatibility to play the game, and PS3 owners can pop in the PS2 game if their
systems support BC. The Xbox 360 currently does not offer backwards compatibility for the Xbox version of
BG&E. We're sure there are more corners of the internet to find Jade & Co., but it appears that $10 is what you're likely to pay.
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
A dedicated Nintendo fan finishes one
helluva sleeve tattoo on his leg. (Thanks, Dave S) Check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
The best of WoW Insider: May 13-20. 2008A guide to homebrew on the DSMeet the Team: Jason DobsonMetareview -- Wii FitNews
Sony not amused by Uncharted replica gunFFXII composer bringing his music to non-Japanese gamesMetal Gear Solid Mobile coming to N-GageStreet Fighter, Mega Man going mobileMEGAowch: Haze handed 4.5 review by IGNNintendo shifts Wii Fit 'launch' to tomorrowSquare Enix considering stakes in competing developersE3 Santa Monica cost ESA $5 million in feesThis Wednesday: Penny Arcade Adventures onto XBLANintendo calls EU's $234m price-fixing fine 'illegal'Spore 'Cell Phase' flOwts into viewMicrosoft talks XBLA future, loosening download size limitThe Cars drive up next week as Rock Band's second full DLC albumNo Gun Metal Gray PS3 for U, K?Jake Gyllenhaal is The Prince of Persia, says Hollywood ReporterEpic Games takes seat, acquires Chair Entertainment GroupViva Pinata DS / Xbox 360 connectivity figured out, not happeningSega talks Platinum Games deal, franchisesJudge: Jack Thompson is guilty on 27 of 31 misconduct chargesGame consoles contain harmful materials, Greenpeace findsCasual games cost marketing moolah, Ubisoft saysXNA Community Games go 'Live' for indie devsWhat's Sony up to? Community websites abound!Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Splinter Cell Conviction delayed until 2009-10Rumor: New DS 'colours' hitting EuropeCulture & Community
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Business
Nintendo has been ordered to pay $21 million to Anascape Ltd. for infringing on a patent with its Gamecube and Wii Classic controllers. The
AP reports Anascape Ltd., a "small East Texas gaming company," also sued Microsoft, but that was settled out of court. Nintendo says it will appeal the decision.
A representative for Nintendo stated that no infringement was found in any of the
Wii's motion-sensing technology and it expects that on appeal the award to Anascape will be reduced "significantly." Remember kids, if you want to stick it to some big corporation in the future and cash in, just make patents for everything imaginable.
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Retro, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
In case you missed it, check out the
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts trailer one more time. Watch closely, especially at the 1:45 mark. Yep, that's an 8-bit Mario in all his
planar glory, as both a testament to the user-generated nature of the game as well as we suspect a not-so-subtle nod to their former publishing partner.
[Thanks,
Michael]
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Filed under: Features, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Driving
There are five ways to handle your racer in
Mario Kart Wii: Wii Remote solo, Wii Remote embedded in Wii Wheel, Wii Remote with Nunchuk, Classic Controller, and GameCube controller. But, removing all other variables, which control method is the best? Are there really
limitations to not using the Wii Wheel? We decided to pull out the ever-trusty "scientific method" and determine, once and for all, the best kart controller.
Continue reading The Mario Kart Wii controller showdown
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Business
Each week Jeff Engel and Geoff Brooks contribute Counting Rupees, a column on the business behind gaming:
In my
last column I suggested that, if Microsoft is to make a Wii-like controller, it should still continue to focus on the "traditional" types of games that have so far made the 360 a success, because Nintendo had already basically wrapped up the "casual" crowd. I also mentioned that the only Wii games that are apparently selling are Nintendo games and some casual games. And with that in mind, the
New York Times published an article on Monday detailing that, while the Wii hardware is selling well, even seemingly popular Wii software still has some trouble continuing to sell to the Wii audience.
Continue reading Counting Rupees: The WiiCube
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
Shacknews reports that several "key" employees of Austin, Texas-based developer, Retro Studios, have left the company. The studio is best known for its work on the critically acclaimed
Metroid Prime trilogy, which concluded in August last year on Nintendo's Wii.
Staff members said to have been escorted off the premises last Friday include design director Mark Pacini, art director Todd Keller and principal technology engineer Jack Matthews. There's no word yet on what their futures entail, but Shacknews notes that Retro Studios is in no danger of closing. Which is just as well, really, since we're in no danger of not wanting more games from them. We'll let you know when we hear more on this subject.
Update: There's some unconfirmed gossip from mysterious dealer in rumors, Surfer Girl, who mentioned that "something definitely went down at Retro" in
a post dated Sunday, April 20th. An unnamed individual is quoted in the post as saying, "Pretty much no one at retro would agree to relocate at nintendo's behest, as asinine shenanigans are typically met with little fanfare."
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
This shirt, entitled "The Legend Was Born," is
now sold out, but we're pining for its return. And for only $10, that's a pretty good deal anyway. Check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
Ask Joystiq: Chex Quest, He-Man and broken 360 gamepadsDS Fanboy Lite: Apr. 12 - Apr. 18Joystiq Podcast 046 - Bullets are bad editionOff the Grid: Risk Black Ops and Hasbro's wrong directionTonight's most American otaku music videoNews
MKO: Next Mortal Kombat pits MK against DCNew Xbox 360 update doesn't do anythingSony releases first trailer for Siren New TranslationEA extends Take-Two tender offer deadline (again)Judas Priest to lead Rock Band's full album downloads April 22Army of Two gets SSC Challenge pack April 24Konami bringing animals, music, and sandcastles to WiiWare9 million answer Call of Duty 4, DLC breaks recordsNew WiiWare racer answers the question: What's a SPOGS?GTA IV is gold and 'en route' to storesMass Effect's 'Bring Down the Sky' DLC free on PCMicrosoft's Greenberg claims victory in battle for 'core user' over SonyMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe gets confirmation, trailerVin Diesel is looking for a job in new The Wheelman trailerDC Comics to publish Gears of War seriesMiyamoto begins Wii Fit media blitzEnemy Territory: Quake Wars, a tale of two (different) portsEuphoria-based Backbreaker gameplay video is intriguingVader and Yoda battling in new Soul Calibur IV trailerRiver City Ransom on VC next weekCondemned 2 demo hits Xbox LiveXbox 360 power supply cited in Little Rock fireRumors & Speculation
Gamestop, Gamefly posts hint at Yakuza 2's North American debutCulture & Community
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii
Some people quit smoking with a patch, some with therapy, and some still with hypnosis or acupuncture. DS Fanboy reader Dan had an alternate method: he replaced his nicotine addiction
with an addiction to Pokemon. So far he's only 40 days into the trial, but he's reporting success. (What is not reported, however, is how many pokemon he's caught. This is a vital detail, folks!)
So what happens when Dan needs to break his
Pokemon addiction?
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Online, Polls
Big thanks to
Supafine's "Legend of Zelda: Visceration Station" webcomic for finally (and logically) explaining the heart system to us. The least we, as the Joystiq community, can apparently do is bestow you the honor of best game-related
webcomic of the week.
Second and third place went to
XKCD and
College Humor, respectively. Thanks to everyone who voted, and be sure to let us know of any gaming comics you stumble upon this week!
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Driving
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Fans of alternate Wii control schemes were obviously psyched when it was revealed that
Mario Kart Wii would support
a variety of control methods, including the Wii Classic Controller and Gamecube pad. But those fans might want to scale back their expectations, as an updated game fact sheet (posted on Nintendo's press site) claims that players who don't use the Wii Remote schemes will not be able to perform "certain moves" and "some maneuvers."
What maneuvers exactly? We're not quite sure, but the new
mid-air tricks probably aren't among them --
A Link to the Future notes that an
IGN preview specifically mentions Classic and Gamecube controller users can hit the d-pad to perform those. We find it hard to imagine that the plethora of joysticks and buttons on the alternate control schemes can't replicate the controls of the somewhat button-free design of the Wii Remote. Could this be an effort to encourage more use of the
practically useless 'extremely useful'
Wii Wheel? You'll know as soon as we do.
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action
Resident Evil fansite The Horror is Alive caused a minor stir yesterday by posting a
phonecam pic of the purported box art for a "Classic Edition" remake of
Resident Evil 4 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The rumor got picked up by
a variety of gaming sites -- including a
somewhat incredulous Xbox 360 Fanboy -- and THIA followed it up today with supposed
hi-res shots of the box art, adding further fuel to the fire.
Enter Capcom with a rumor-dousing fire blanket. Writing on Capcom's community forums, Vice President Christian Svennson
said outright that there are "no plans for
RE4 on 360 or PS3 at this time." Of course, that's exactly what he
would say if there was a super-secret remake that Capcom just wasn't ready to announce yet. We'll take him at his word though, mostly because we hope the company is focusing its resources on
Resident Evil 5 at this point. Besides, how many more remakes of a three-year-old game do we need exactly?
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Filed under: Nintendo GameCube
The best way to restore the GameCube is to make it orange, friendly and adorable. (From
bit-tech via
Nintendo Wii Fanboy) Check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
Boston wins Nintendo's Smash Bros. Brawl launch tournamentJoystiq's official Super Smash Bros. Brawl friend codes über-listJoyswag: Win Mass Effect's 'Bring Down the Sky' DLCMassively Week in Review: March 4-10, 2008Nega-review: Super Smash Bros. BrawlSXSW08: Inside Austin's DeveloperscapeNews
StarCraft 2's Zerg finally revealedMilon's DokiDoki Adventure, Puyo Puyo 2 hit Virtual ConsoleIron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine officially cooked up for Wii, DSNew games this week: Super Smash Bros. Brawl editionPics of Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne emerge360 gets Euro price drop this FridayPopCap bringing Heavy Weapon, Zuma to PS2 on a single discGameloft, Id to develop for iPhoneThis Wednesday: Brain Challenge, Bliss Island on XBLAMila Kunis joins Max Payne castClear your calendar, Babysitting Mania coming to DSUbisoft reveals DS pedometer for 'My Weight Loss Coach'Microsoft claims 42% of 'next-gen' revenueNY Times oopsies over Nintendo's Holocaust game remarksMolyneux boasts about his post-Fable 2 projectDreamcast.com converted into phishing scam, Sega warnsSpielberg's name outshines EA on Boom Blox box artPrince of Persia heads to Morocco for film shoot
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Parappa crowned greatest game canineMIT catches Brawl fever with newest 'hack'Dead Space breaks to celebrate with cakesPermalink |
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo GameCube, Hacks, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox
"How much better would games such as Mortal Kombat or Streetfighter [sic] be if you were ELECTROCUTED each time you were hit!" No, that's not a rhetorical question (though our answer would be "not at all better") ... it's the web site introduction to the
Mindwire V5, a new British product that replaces those annoyingly rough rumbling controller sensation with a series of gentle, soothing electric shocks. Ahhh, bliss.
Using a special controller converter (pictured) and a series of five adhesive pads, the V5 sends force-feedback activated shocks that the web site compares to those of a
muscle toning machine. While the device will work with practically any game, the site recommends using it to enhance fighters and first-person shooters (just be sure to stay away from
Rez)
Though the site advertises plenty of safety features, the
litany of warnings makes us worry about how safe this device actually is. It's probably moot for us, though --- at £99 (about $196), this one is only for well-off masochists.
Also see:
Military sim "shoots" back[Via
Pocket Lint, Thanks Foolio]
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Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, Simulations, Fashion
We're a bit torn between whether the above image is horrifying or brilliant. On the one hand, someone
clearly drew massive eyebrows on this poor animal, whose uncanny likeness to
Animal Crossing's resident musician K. K. Slider is certainly no fault of his (or her?) own.
On the other hand, someone did look at this dog, and realize that with the slightest modification they could create a most excellent cosplay. In either case, consider us in awe. Now all he/she needs is an adorable guitar, and a puppy-sized stool. But we suppose the poor thing's been through enough already.
[Via
DS Fanboy]
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