Club Nintendo is back! Or at least somewhat for now. Although Nintendo has put the US Club Nintendo website back online after an overwhelming response, things are still a bit shaky. You should at least be able to sign-up or transfer your membership, and maybe complete a couple of surveys from your registered Nintendo games.
COG: We go hands-on with the latest Game & Watch collection; The Legend of Zelda. Experience Link's origins in this brilliant portable.
Recently, USGamer had the opportunity to speak to Nintendo Entertainment System designer Masayuki Uemura about the system's creation. The NES was the point at which Nintendo went from "minor arcade manufacturer" to "major force in the games industry," but its development didn't happen in a vacuum.
GamesRadar - Nintendo has had decades of profitability, and does a great job of pleasing its core fanbase. The company sticks to what it’s best at and innovates in that space, earning a reputation for being both an inventive risktaker and fiscally conservative. After all that success, Nintendo is ready to venture into a whole new gaming space, full of simple apps, straightforward interface, and pocket-sized tech in a competitive market. I’m talking about the year 1980 and the origins of Nintendo’s Game & Watch handhelds, which could be the key to Nintendo’s mobile success 35 years later.