Gamertell Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros Wii exudes games of olde, melding the best aspects of pretty much every Mario-based platformer ever made and then some. But it’s more than just a jumpastic, coin gathering platformer. It’s a speed trek through gaming nostalgia that pretty much any gamer will enjoy. Continue Reading »
Officers who played Wii during drug raid get disciplined, sort of
The punishments for the undercover officers caught Wii Bowling during a March 6, 2009, drug raid have been handed down. And they’re not so punishing. The Lakeland Ledger reports that 11 members of the multiagency task force were found at fault. Undercover detectives received a letter of retraining and are… Continue Reading »
Last Window, the sequel to Hotel Dusk, will debut January 2010 in Japan
Good news for fans of the Nintendo and Cing adventure game / visual novel Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - a sequel is on the way. A Japanese blog has leaked the news that Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku, Last Window: Midnight Promise in English, is going to be released in… Continue Reading »
Deal of the Day: Buy Wii Fit Plus, get a free case of Hint flavored water
Beverage companies have been targeting gamers for a while. Recall Harcos’ Mana Drink, Mountain Dew more than once and, of course, various Bawls brews. The latest beverage endeavor is by Hint Inc., a company that specializes in flavored water sans sugar. Instead of rebranding an existing product with a lame… Continue Reading »
Nintendo Ultrahand returns in a Japanese Club Nintendo WiiWare game
Nintendo has a history of offering exclusive games as Club Nintendo rewards, but until now they’ve only been DS games. The latest Club Nintendo Japan reward is the 50 point WiiWare game Wii de Ultra Hand. It’s based on the 1967 Nintendo Ultra Hand toy. The original Ultra Hand plastic… Continue Reading »
Nintendo downloads for November 9, 2009
This week’s Nintendo Download marks the debut of two expected releases. Excitebike: World Rally, an updated and improved entry in the Excitebike series is out on WiiWare and a slew of Electroplankton downloads have been released on DSiWare. Two other major releases include Frogger Returns (WiiWare) and Bomberman Blitz (DSiWare).… Continue Reading »
Amazon offering $10 gift card with purchase of New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has the potential to be the biggest title of the year on Nintendo’s console and Amazon is offering $10 off a future game purchase if purchase the game through them. New Super Mario Bros Wii is not just a straight port of the classic platformer.… Continue Reading »
Family of woman who died during contest to win a Wii awarded $16 million
The Los Angeles Times reports that earlier this week (October 29, 2009) a Sacramento jury awarded $16 million to the family of Jennifer Strange, who died in a ill-fated 2007 radio contest that asked participants to “Hold Your Wee for a Wii.” The mother of three died from water intoxication… Continue Reading »
Rumor Mill: French site claims Wii 2 to feature Blu-ray, available 2010 (updated)
The big rumor of the day is that Nintendo is planning to release the Wii 2 in 2010 and the newer system will include a Blu-ray drive. The rumor comes courtesy of French language site Logic-Sunrise which cites a “very stable source” (at lest that’s how Yahoo’s BableFish translates it).… Continue Reading »
Large-screen DSi LL not a rumor, headed to Japan and Europe (updated)
The DSi has only been available for roughly a year in Japan, and already Nintendo’s prepared the next incarnation. The DSi LL has been confirmed for a November 21, 2009 release in Japan and a Q1 2010 release in Europe. If you import a Japanese one, it’ll cost you ¥20,000/$220.… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Black Friday 2009
Black Friday is almost here! Gadgetell's got you covered with all the latest news on who's offering the best deals. Dangerous crowds? You're on your own.
Live Coverage of E3 2009
The Gamertell team brings us live coverage from the E3 Expo.
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.




