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Game Boy iPhone case is adorable and ironic

Monday, July 6, 2009 - 7:29am

The iPhone is already poised to become the new big platform for portable gaming, squarely taking on the Nintendo DS, which is currently the king of the mountain. Which is why this handmade iPhone case is so great: it's a...

NES controller refitted, now controls a wireless doorbell system

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 10:18am

We're used to seeing people turn their old hardware into stuff like joysticks and robots, but here's something different: a wireless doorbell. This guy gutted an NES controller and fitted it with a wireless module. "The module was modified a...

Activision CEO wants to see PS3 price slashed, worries for Sony's future

Kevin Hall

Friday, June 19, 2009 - 12:46pm

The PlayStation 3 is arguably the most expensive console to own right now. (Sure, you can add up all the Wii and Xbox 360 peripherals you want, but per console and per game the PS3 takes the cake.) It's also...

'Pimptendo' brings a certain flair to the NES

Friday, June 19, 2009 - 10:14am

Is your main problem with the NES that it just isn't flamboyant and ugly enough? Well, this "Pimptendo" certainly, er, solves that problem. Decked out in zebra print and purple fuzz, this is certainly an interesting take on the classic...

The 6 worst console peripherals ever

Friday, June 5, 2009 - 4:07am

With the recent announcement of the Nintendo Vitality Sensor, one gets to wondering whether or not there's ever been a console peripheral as pointless and half-assed seeming as that. I mean, a pulse monitor? How fun can that possibly be?...

Nintendo selling a black Wii in Japan this summer

Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 12:03pm

Have you held off on buying a Wii all this time just because white didn't go with your decor? Well, the long, long wait is coming to a close, at least in Japan. That's because Nintendo is set to start...

How does the PS3 motion controller measure up against Microsoft Natal?

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 3:30pm

I thought it was pretty funny when a couple of engineers came onstage during Sony's press conference, sporting what looked like a TV remote with a blue ping-pong ball stuck on the end. I was embarrassed for the poor fellows...

A shoe with a Nintendo inside, of course

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 1:06pm

This is a functioning Nintendo Entertainment System, and it's built into a Nike Air sneaker. What a crazy, mixed-up world we live in! Hoo boy! It's unlikely that this is anything other than a one-of-a-kind modification, as no one would...

Wii Vitality Sensor measures your pulse, and mine ain't racing with this announcement

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 11:56am

Nintendo just had its yearly press conference at the E3 conference in LA, and it unveiled a new peripheral for the Wii. Is it a new way to control games? A fancy new motion sensor like the Xbox Project Natal?...

THQ trounces Obama's paltry offering to the Queen with a gold-plated Wii

Kevin Hall

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 9:06am

When Obama visited the Queen of England, what'd he give her? An iPod. Not an awesome, customized iPod, though to his credit he did personalize the contents with a "rare songbook signed by Richard Rodgers" and pictures of the Queen...

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nintendo stories

Game Boy iPhone case is adorable and ironic

NES controller refitted, now controls a wireless doorbell system

Activision CEO wants to see PS3 price slashed, worries for Sony's future

'Pimptendo' brings a certain flair to the NES

The 6 worst console peripherals ever

Nintendo selling a black Wii in Japan this summer

How does the PS3 motion controller measure up against Microsoft Natal?

A shoe with a Nintendo inside, of course

Wii Vitality Sensor measures your pulse, and mine ain't racing with this announcement

THQ trounces Obama's paltry offering to the Queen with a gold-plated Wii

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