According to an article at Mental_Floss, the ancient ritual of blowing into the cartridge was actually causing damage to the pin connectors of your precious classic games.
Expert after expert weighed in, so it is with a heavy heart that TDW Geek must also issue the same caution: Do not blow on your cartridges to make them work. Please. You're hurting them.
If you're still a Nintendo launch-day diehard, there's now a date for when you're lining up in the cold: November 18 for North America, and November 30 for Europe.
The Big N also detailed two possible bundles, one "deluxe" for $349, pictured here, and a $299 "cheap-o" bundle.
The $50 dollar difference is pretty significant -- it nets 32GB over 8GB, and a copy of Nintendoland. Of course, your choice might just boil down to what's still available at the store.
[gamespot]
Spanish actress Penélope Cruz and sister Mónica have clearly received hefty checks from Nintendo to promote The New Super Mario Bros. 2 -- and Penélope somehow agreed to a little plumber cosplay.
She must have learned her Italian from Inglourious Basterds.
[dailymail]
Before it surely gets shut down, now is your chance to enjoy an installation-free Game Boy Color emulator with a sizable library of built-in games.
Don't see your favorite one? You can still drag and drop .gb and .gbc files you legally acquired.
Or just actually play your Game Boy Color.
Microcartridge reveals Nintendo's affinity for round, metallic currency units on the subject of The New Super Mario Bros. 2.
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Last night, Nintendo announced the 3DS XL through their stern-but-fair father figure, Reggie Fils-Aime. As his soothing voice describes, the updated handheld will contain 90 percent larger screens, longer battery life, and more. The Nintendo 3DS XL goes on sale August 19 for $199. Hit up Joystiq for an in-depth photo gallery.
[mashable]
While game companies have always toyed with the emotions of eager gamers, IGN now has it on record.
[kotaku]
