Charticle: Let’s Compare Nintendo’s Console Launch History
Posted by 1UP on Nov 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Nintendo’s next console launches in just two days — perhaps you’ve heard about it? We’ve seen plenty of hand-wringing about the future of the system, a perceived lack of hype for it, the changing nature of video games, and more doomsaying. Who knows what the future holds? Not us! But we certainly can look at Wii U in the context of the past — and as it turns out, the console holds up pretty well against previous Nintendo system launches both in terms of actual price...
Notch Wants to Help Tim Schafer Make Psychonauts 2
Posted by 1UP on Feb 07, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“Let’s make Psychonauts 2 happen,” tweeted Minecraft creator Markus Persson (AKA Notch) yesterday to Double Fine CEO, and designer of the original game, Tim Schafer.
Notch’s Tweet alone would pique the interest of Double Fine fans. Pychonauts’ retail performance was so poor that mentioning it at this point, after Double Fine has produced so many other excellent titles, seems kind of clich
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Nintendo’s GameCube is Now 10 Years Old
Posted by 1UP on Nov 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Just over five years after releasing the Nintendo 64, and three days after Microsoft entered the home game console business, Nintendo released the GameCube in North America on November 18, 2001. Although it was more powerful than the PlayStation 2, released a year earlier, and priced at just $199.99, for the second generation in a row Nintendo didn’t enjoy anywhere near the level of success Sony did.
Nintendo wasn’t able to tout the GameCube as the most powerful system of the generation...
Rampage on its Way to the Big Screen
Posted by 1UP on Nov 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Just because a game isn’t a super-hot property right now doesn’t mean it can’t be optioned for a movie. Both Missile Command and Asteroids prove that, even if we don’t know what degree of success (if any) they’ll be met with upon being released in theaters. New Line Cinema is now looking to another classic game in Rampage as the source material for a new movie.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting Midway’s arcade game will be adapted for a new monster movie....
1UP Gameathon for Japan
Posted by 1UP on Apr 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Live video by Ustream
Time: Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 10AM PST
Location: Watch the embedded video player above.
When Jeremy and I began brainstorming a few weeks ago to think of various methods to raise money for the victims of Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami, a 24-hour gaming marathon was the first idea we stumbled upon. And, after various discussions with the Red Cross, we’re finally making this happen!
We’re in the process of hammering out a few final details with the...
This Butt-Slapper Had Duke Nukem Beaten by 9 Years
Posted by 1UP on Mar 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Duke Nukem Forever developer Gearbox getting a lot of heat lately for a game mechanic involving giving ladies a “love smack on the booty,” but Duke’s not the first video game star to do this. And no, I’m not talking about some obscure Japanese PC game you have to go to a gross specialty shop to find. This was an honest-to-goodness console game in the U.S. — or at least, it would have been, had it come out.
This is Crank the Weasel, an action/adventure/platform game...
The Legend of Zelda Gameography
Posted by 1UP on Feb 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
1UP Celebrates The Legend of Zelda’s 25th AnniversaryTable of Contents | Gameography | Coolest Videos | Embarrassing Moments | Things You Didn’t Know | Top 25 Theme Song Covers | Merchandise You Didn’t Know Existed | Useless Items | Commercials | Why LTTP is Still Best | Retronauts Podcast
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The Legend of Zelda Gameography
Posted by 1UP on Feb 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
1UP Celebrates The Legend of Zelda’s 25th AnniversaryTable of Contents | Gameography | Coolest Videos | Embarrassing Moments | Things You Didn’t Know | Top 25 Theme Song Covers | Merchandise You Didn’t Know Existed | Useless Items | Commercials | Why LTTP is Still Best | Retronauts Podcast
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Talk to the Retronauts About Zelda – Live!
Posted by 1UP on Feb 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
When we brought the Retronauts podcast to an end last fall, it wasn’t for spite, malice, or lack of love. The simple fact is that we simply lack the classic-games-loving manpower around the office to talk about the medium’s history for a couple of hours every week or two. We intended to switch over to a video format, but that fizzled out when we lost our video producer… the following week. D’oh.
At the same time, we really love hosting our semi-annual live panels at Penny...
Nintendo Experimented with Attachable 3D Screen for Game Boy SP
Posted by 1UP on Jan 07, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Nintendo 3DS is set for release in the U.S. in March, but according to Nintendo’s latest installment of Iwata Asks, they’ve been experimenting with similar technology for quite some time — including an attachable 3D screen for the Game Boy Advance SP and plans to add 3D to the GameCube, both of which were eventually scrapped.
“For example, a sample screen used in the Nintendo 3DS to illustrate how you can see three-dimensional images without special glasses was functioning...
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