Tag Archives: Nintendo

Meet the New U Even as an adult, I still feel a giddy excitement for the launch of a new video game console.  There’s an extra layer of nostalgia that you can add on top of that when it’s a Nintendo system.  It’s been six years but here we are with the Nintendo Wii U, the successor to Nintendo’s monstrously ...

I am pretty excited

Sold out for money

A look back on one of Nintendo's most popular consoles and the best games in its software library.

$5 gets you a LOT

Kart blanche

My parents bought me my first ever video game console for my eleventh birthday – a Super Nintendo.  You got a lot more bang for your buck back then.  It came bundled with two controllers and a free copy of Super Mario World, one of the greatest platform games ever made and surely one of the greatest launch titles for ...

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo is often described as a Christmas time for gamers.  It’s where new consoles and video games are often unveiled for the first time and each major hardware company unveils their vision for the year ahead.  The 2011 edition was expected to be a biggie.  Both Sony and Nintendo had new hardware to reveal which is ...

More fun than a barrel of yarn

Universal appeal.