Metroid: Other M: More Samus, less armor

RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Metroid: Other M: Action/adventure (Developer: Project M. Publisher: Nintendo. $49.99 for Nintendo Wii. ESRB Rating: Teen.) In an industry where female action heroes wear bikinis and a 42-24-38 measurement is considered pretty modest,... Nintendo - metroid:other m - Samus Aran - Nintendo Wii - Video game

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 209: Dubious Magnanimity

Metroid: Other M is finally here, and the podcast crew is all over it. As you know, three of the four RFN crew are big Metroid fans, so it should be no surprise that this week's episode jumps right into a half-hour round of impressions and critique of Other M, with more to come soon. James was zoned out during the Other M talk, but we pull him back in for an update on his RPG saga, this time ...

At Google, doodling is real work

There's a whole team behind the special Google logos that mark holidays, big events, and VIP birthdays. ZDNet Asia's sister site CNET witnesses the Doodlers in process.

Best Nintendo news since E3: Super Mario Collection Special Pack heading to Wii next month

Excellent news for Nintendo fans, Mario completists, video game historians, and casual Wii owners desperately in the need of some proper games.

Nintendo Planning Super Mario All-Stars Revival for Wii in Japan

The original Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985. This is meaningful to you because it would make 2010 the 25th anniversary of the series, and that has apparently compelled Nintendo to celebrate by readying a revival of Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii...at least in Japan. Andriasang reports that Nintendo held a retailer briefing in Japan recently, with news leaking out that they plan ...

£95k-a-year benefits family of 12 re-homed in a £1k-a-week house

Jobless Sam, 36, and Pete Smith, 40, have been given the new four-bedroom house in Bristol to house their feral brood of 10.