First Issue of Nintendo Power Online
In 1986, the Nintendo gave birth to the NES. In 1988, a magazine, Nintendo Power, sprung up to provide coverage of all-that-is-Nintendo. Just recently, Racket Boy scanned and released the entire first issue of Nintendo Power, an issue which will surely appeal to the nostalgic side in you. Joystiq sums it up well: “the issue features a preview of Super Mario Bros. 2, a Zelda guide, and a roundup of the three best baseball games of that year, not to mention a slew of cheesy 80’s ads.”
Wii “Virtual Console” Pricing Disclosure
Saturo Iwata, the president of Nintendo, made it clear in a Japanese marketing event that the next-gen Wii (codename: Nintendo Revolution) would have a “virtual console” service via the internet. This “virtual console” he speaks of is essentially an online method of browsing and downloading retro Nintendo hits (think of all those old Zelda, FF, Mario, and Metroid games) for the reasonable price of $4.50 to $8.99 USD. Contrast that with the outrageous sale prices of retro games for the GameBoy, which sold anywhere from $20 to $40 a piece! With great anticipation, ArsTechnica adds that “[u]nfortunately, we still don’t know when the Wii will launch or how much it will cost. Iwata said the launch date and final pricing for the Wii will not be announced until September.”
10 Classic Franchises That Need To Return
Racketboy.com recently offered up this list of ‘Classic Franchises That Actually NEED a Resurrection’…
- Darkstalkers
- Shining Force
- Battletoads
- Strider
- Killer Instinct
- Vectorman
- Starcraft
- System Shock
- Road Rash
- PowerStone