Nintendo bottoms out on Greenpeace scores
Greenpeace releases a “Guide to Greener Electronics” guide on a regular basis which tracks how “green” technology companies are on a scale from 0-10. Their latest guide features 18 companies, and Nintendo came in dead last. Greenpeace said Microsoft, Philips and Panasonic also scored fairly low, with 4.7, 4.3 and 4.7 respectively.
Not only did they come in dead last, they scored only a measly 0.3 of 10. Their closest competitor (Philips) scored a full four points higher. There are a total of nine different categories that are taken into account for the score. Apparently the only thing Nintendo managed to do was establish a Green Procurement Standards for Suppliers. They weren’t able to actually provide this information, only mention that they had it. That gave them a “Partially Bad” on Chemicals Management, and “Bad” on everything else.
Via Reg Hardware Via Slashgear
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Fun Stuff - The Super Mario Energy Drink
Check out this Supr Mario Energy drink called Power Up.
Forget Red Bull, this has to be the Geeks energy drink of choice, and it is available to buy online from CyberCandy for £1.45 (about $3.00).
via Technabob
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Nintendo DS to get video downloads in Japan with DSVision
Nintendo are launching a video and TV download for their popular DS handheld gaming console.
The service will launch in Japan around March 2008, and you will need to buy a starter kit for around $40 (about £20).
Initially 300 movies, TV shows, e-books and comics will be available when the service launches, and you will need a PC to download the movies.
The content is then transferred to a Micro-SD card which clots into a special cartridge.
No word on when this will be released in the US and Europe as yet.
via SlashGear
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Tomb Raider Anniversary - Nintendo Wii Trailer
Check out this video of Tomb Raider Anniversary on the Nintendo Wii.
This looks like it is going be be a fun game to play on the Wii, especially with the Wii specific Tool Kit.
The Wii-mote lets you perform all the tasks and gestures of the game and I can see someone bringing out some cool accessories for this game, like Dual Desert Eagle’s for example.
Via YouTube
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Slay Dragons With The Wii Hero Pack
It never ceases to amaze me at the weird and wonderful accessories that are being made for the popular Nintendo Wii.
The Wii Hero Pack from Camy International is a sword and shield combo that you plug your Wiimote and Nunchuck into.
It features a soft foam blade, so your not going to damage yourself or anyone else, whilst you slaying dragons or battling monsters on your Wii.
This has to be one of the coolest Wii accessories so far and it is bound to be a hit.
Via coolest-gadgets
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Nes Emulator On The iPhone
A clever programer called ’stepwhite’ has brought the InfoNES core to the iPhone along with a few games including Mario, Zelda etc.
At the moment it is not quite finished as the emulator is currently to slow for anyone to play a game, I am sure it won’t take them long to fix that.
The cool thing about it is that it features a virtual NES controller which uses the IPhones touchscreen.
Check out the video, its pretty cool.
Via CrunchGear
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Wii Shotgun Mod - Make Shooting Games More Fun
Check out this shotgun mod for the popular Nintendo Wii console.
You mount your Wii-mote into the front of the gun and the nunchuck into the handle.
It is available from DealExtreme for $16 (about £8)
Via Technabob
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3,000,000 Wii Consoles Sold in Japan
Nintendo must be happy, as they have sold over three million units of their popular Wii Console in Japan.
The Wii has outsold the PS3 in Japan at a ratio of 3:1 with only one million PS3 consoles sold there to date.
Nintendo are very smart with their Wii console, they have developed an inventive and fun console that the whole family can enjoy, which has taken the casual gaming market by storm, something which other consoles have previously failed to do.
And with their constant addition of new games and accessories for the Wii, built around their popular Wiimote it can only go from strength to strength.
Via Reuters
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Nyko Wii Party Station
Checkout Nyko’s new Wii Party Station. It is designed to sit on your coffee table for when your hosting one of you many Wii parties.
This battery powered bases station, includes a fan to keep your hands cool, four freezable sleeves to keep your beers cool, some bowls for your chips and dips.
It also includes four numeric LED’s for keeping track of the scores, a storage drawer for nunchucks and accessories and four slots for your Wiimotes.
Nyko plan to retail this funky device for about $24.99 (about £12), its bound to be a hit for Wii fans.
Via Gizmodo
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Nintendo Wii Gets New Games And Accessories
Nintendo have released details of a bunch of new accessories for their popular Wii console.
The first being Wii Fit, which is a fitness game with a balance board which is designed for keeping fit.
The Balance Board features a pressure sensor which detects your weight shifts and predicts the movement for the rest of your body.
There are a number of standard fitness activities included such as balancing exercises, push-ups, yoga, BMI calculation and other calisthenics, their are also a bunch of fun ones too like football, Hula and dancing.
Next up is the Wii Zapper, which is designed for first person shooter games.
The Wii Zapper,combines the accuracy of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in a single housing for a new experience for first-person shooters and targeting games.
There will also be a steering wheel the Wii Wheel which will be launched in conjunction with Mario Kart on the Wii later in the year.
Via Pocket-Lint
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Video Game World Cup Final Begins - $200,000 Prize Money.
The Video Game World Cup Final or Electronic Sports World Cup has begun in Paris Today.
There are more than 750 gamers competing for the top prize of $200,000 (about £100,000), over the next four days at the final.
Games featured in the contest include Counterstrike, Quake 4, Warcraft 3 and Pro Evolution Soccer 4, and there is also a ladies only CounterStrike tournament.
The organizers are expecting about 5,000 spectators a day, and the tournament is bound to be a spectacle with some of the best Gamers in the world in attendance
The Finals will take place on Sunday the 8th of July.
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WiiWare - Now anyone can create a Wii Game
Nintendo have announced the launch of WiiWare, a system for developers to create games for the Wii platform. The games will be able to be downloaded onto your Wii and the first games are expected to be available early in 2008.
Nintendo are looking for developers of all types, including the big firms, and also smaller independent firms any hobby developers.
The games will be available to download one the Wii Shop Channel and purchased with points. The points can be purchased with a credit card.
Retailers will be seeking ESRB ratings for the titles, with Nintendo setting price points and checking for bugs or compatibility issues.
This is great news for Nintendo fans, and a smart move by Nintendo by opening up what is an already a very popular platform to a whole host of new developers and game designers.
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Here Wii Go - Nintendo hits top ten company list
Nintendo has risen above Sony in Market Value to become one of Japan’s top ten issues for the first time according to Reuters.
Nintendo has joined the likes of Toyota, Honda and cannon on the list of the ten most valuable Japanese companies.
This must be down to Nintendo’s success with the Wii and Sony’s lac-lustre performance with their new PS3, with the Wii outselling the PS3 by 3 to 1.
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Keep an eye on your Wii with this cool Case Mod
The Crystal Chameleon Hot Rock, is a replacement case for your Wii.
It has a digital LED thermometer that shows the current temperature of you Wii. The cool thing about it ‘no pun intended’ is that the hotter your Wii gets, the case changes colour.
The case mod is available for $59.99 (about £30), its probably going to invalidate your warranty, but who cares, its going to look cool.
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