Tag: Mario
Ridiculously "urban" Nintendo clothing from Torrel
Now, Nintendo, you can’t have it both ways. You’re either a family console for kids, mums and old people, or you’re an edgy system for underground youths who are into skateboarding and sniffing various adhesives.
The new Torrel clothing Nintendo range is moving away somewhat from the family-friendly image the console company has been chasing with it’s cute little Wii…
Itsa me, Mario! Dressed as an air freshener! Mama Mia!
Super Mario Bros. purists might get a little angry when they see these air fresheners – check it out, Luigi is made from the same mould as Mario, just painted differently! Mama Mia!
Unfortunately the site doesn’t say how they smell, but WiiWii has predicted it’s either ‘the fragrance of stale mushrooms’,…
Real-life 8-bit Donkey Kong played by several very annoying Americans
Who doesn’t love fanboys, when they’re so adept at playing out video games in real life? Famous videos of the past include real-life Mario, real-life Tetris and real-life Sonic the Hedgehog, but now we can Donkey Kong to the list also….
Watch the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games trailer here, now! Wahoo!
We don’t often post game trailers here on Tech Digest, instead leaving the privilege up to our brothers at Games Digest, WiiWii, PSPSPS and Xboxer, but this one is just too good to pass up. It’s Mario! And Sonic! Together at last!…
Indulge your sweet tooth with this list of Nintendo sweets
Remember your delight when the official Harry Potter sweets launched a few years back, or the official Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chocolate bars from 2005? How we scoffed down bars and bars of the stuff, as they were limited edition, and so scrumptious?
Chris over at WiiWii happened across yet another excuse to scoff merchandise sweets, with his discovery of some Nintendo-themed goodies…
Super Mario gets his own Facebook game
This would’ve gone in this week’s Top 5 Facebook applications, but there’s a few user comments about it not working, so I erred on the side of caution. But still, the news that developer Kevin Owocki has turned Super Mario into a Facebook game is worth covering.
Offensive word taken out of Mario Party 8, Wii game re-released August 3rd
Your poor, frazzled, politically correct soul can rest easy tonight, as WiiWii has reported that Nintendo just removed that naughty word from Mario Party 8, and it’ll be re-available from August 3rd, something which will no doubt please Martha Stewart, who turns 66 that day. As we know she’s such a fan of the Wii, after all…
Nintendo reveals Wii release dates for Big Brain Academy, Super Paper Mario, Resident Evil 4 and more…
Everyone loves the Wii, obviously, but that hasn’t stopped there being criticism of Nintendo’s console for a slightly threadbare release schedule. Hopefully that’ll be remedied soon though: Nintendo has released its Q3 Wii release list, and it’s bulging with 21 games.
Wii online triumph: Mario Strikers Charged Football impressions
Today’s a momentous day for owners of Nintendo’s Wii console – it’s finally getting its first online game. Mario Strikers Charged Football is the game, and as you’d guess, it mixes traditional footy with all manner of Mario Kart-esque power-ups.
Opera blames Adobe for Wii browser's Flash problems
As you’ll know if you read Games Digest’s comparison of the Wii and PS3 web browsers yesterday, the only area in which Wii’s Opera browser struggles is any site using Flash 8 – which includes the videos on MySpace and Bebo. However, one of Opera’s senior technical service consultants says it’s Adobe’s fault for not including Flash 8 in the latest version of its Flash SDK.
