Mario Kart, Zelda remakes coming to Wii U

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Some of Nintendo’s all-time great games are making a comeback. President Satoru Iwata announced today on a Nintendo Direct Webcast that a 3D Super Mario Series, Mario Kart and two Legend of Zelda games are all in the works for the Wii U. The GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is being remade… Read More…

Grab your tissues, video game fans: Nintendo Power is shutting down

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Whether you dashed out to the mailbox to read up on Mario Kart 64 strategy or just loved sifting through the latest video game news, Nintendo Power was simply freakin’ awesome. And now, it’s gone. The Nintendo Power office is packed up, and we’re close to shutting it down. Thanks for all the kind thoughts… Read More…

Nintendo’s Fils-Amie loves Zelda, and presents a very special gift to Jimmy Fallon

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Reggie Fils-Aime certainly has no shortage of choices when it comes to picking a favorite game. But, as it turns out, the president of Nintendo of America is more of a Zelda fanatic than a Mario guy. Speaking to the Games Blog, Fils-Aime said that his favorite title of all time is Zelda. “Me personally?… Read More…

Nintendo kicks off symphony concert tour to celebrate 25 years of Zelda

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How do you mark 25 years of the iconic video game The Legend of Zelda? But, of course, you kick off a symphony concert tour.  Nintendo, which first released the adventure game in February 1986, has chosen to celebrate the game with a 70-piece orchestra and full choir, which will perform new arrangements of songs… Read More…

Nerd Notes: Iron Man goes to work, Jobs lands a comic and a woolly Robin Williams makes commercial

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Bungie announces Bungie Mobile. Keep tabs on your Halo: Reach score and your buddies via iOS. Goodbye capes and Spandex, hello black turtlenecks and jeans. Steve Jobs is getting his own comic book. Ever wonder how LEGO bricks are made? Neither have I. This dude made himself an Iron Man suit and then wore it to work. Hopefully he… Read More…

Nerd Notes: The sport of bearding, the art of pitching a startup and the cult of Apple

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Germany takes one home in the name of bearding.  The world’s grossest best beard goes to this guy. “When my beard isn’t styled, it goes down to my waist.” *shutter* Minecraft: Hayao Miyazaki style. As if Minecraft and Hayao Miyazaki movies weren’t already cool enough. This is what happens when geeks want to class up… Read More…

Nerd Notes: Bill & Ted 3, Yoda bat and the best of Sakura-Con

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The Harvard Business Review tried to have a very serious discussion with Ben Huh about cat pictures, misspellings and Fail Blog. Amazon and the case of the $23 million textbook. How Amazon tried to rip off a really smart college kid with too much time on his hands. Bill S. Preston, Esq. tweeted yesterday that the Bill &… Read More…