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Michael Pachter's back with yet another doomsday prediction for Wii. Yes, it involves Kinect and Move; yes, presumably they're "legitimate substitutes for Wii" that Nintendo needs to address with a new home console; and of course the immediate solution is a price cut! (Because the last time Wii saw a healthy increase in sales, it was because of a price cut, not at all because they released all-time best-selling software.) Jump inside for a full quote from Pachter, and my thoughts on the matter....

With the Nintendo 3DS set to release in March and the Sony NGP slated for sometime this holiday season, and talk of tablet and smartphone gaming abuzz, it seems like most of what we have to look forward to in 2011 has to do with portable software. Setting aside questions of which is better, the 3DS or the NGP, could this year see a renewed attention to handhelds? Some analysts say yes....

Alright, guys. Been two weeks without a mailbag. Time to fix that, eh? Well the reason I didn’t have one last week is because of technical difficulties with my new camera. Now, as you can see, not all the bugs have been worked out yet, but it’s still much higher quality and much more awesome! [...]

When it comes to handhelds no one has ever done it better than Nintendo. Late last night and early this morning the PSP2, code named Next Gen Portable (NGP), was revealed to the world in pretty spectacular fashion. While it doesn't nearly boast PS3 graphics as some people claimed, Sony admitted the graphic capabilities were "close" to a PS3. Considering it's running around with a quad core processor and a stunning 5inch 900xwhatever display that is just magnificent it might as well stay in the "portable ps3" category. Oh, it has dual joysticks - thought many claim they are merely just improved versions of the PSP's nub analog stick. This is definitely one powerful system. However, sony decided to do something a little different this time around. Hope inside for the debate to rage on....

One year ago today Zelda Informer gave birth to its little sister project - Metroid Wiki (MW). It was a bit odd really, because that was back in the days when we were solely a Zelda community. But the demand was there, which is exactly the reason it happened. Some of you may remember the thread where it all began. Perhaps Metroid Wiki was our first step to Zelda Informer Plus - the Zelda focused Nintendo news site. Perhaps it wasn't, who really knows. The point is we have a much larger Metroid fanbase in our community nowadays, and it's you that this is for. If for some bizarre reason you've ever wondered why I stopped posting news at ZI, and just delivered my superb articles, it is because the rest of my time goes to this sweet child o' mine - Metroid Wiki. Take the jump inside for all of the number crunching, the official Metroid Wiki update, and of course, the celebration party....

I find it ironic that I am capping out this day with a post about a "rant" from one of my favorite gaming analysts, Adam Sessler, that actually bashes on the price tag of the Nintendo 3DS as costing "too much". It's been making it's rounds on the internet with several very mixed reactions, most of them being outrage as the price is mostly understood given what we are getting. Heck, Adam acknowledges himself that despite what he thinks the 3DS is most likely going to still sell well. So, he's not saying it's really a detriment to sales, it's just a general outcry that handheld gaming is just too expensive. More thoughts on this inside. Oh, some Zelda stuff too....

The actual game looks great and plays great, but this guy from GameSpot is an absolute horrible Zelda player. The footage starts off with the entrance to the Gohma Boss Battle… but it never even gets that far as the player simply wanders around the boss room for a few minutes, completely oblivious to the [...]

In the past few days, Nintendo launched the official site for Mario Sports Mix as well as a series of videos on their Youtube channel, showing off the sports in action, as well as characters and stages that will feature, such as Koopa Troopa Beach, Bowser's Castle, and others. It's been a while since I picked up a Mario sports title (Strikers seems so long ago...) and I've been looking for a new multiplayer fun-fest for some time. I personally can't wait for some dodgeball action, and volleyball looks like a more dynamic version of tennis, which I loved on N64....

IGN has recently posted an article taking a look at their list of Top 20 Weirdest Zelda Characters. Among them are the likes of Malo, Guru-Guru, Beedle, and even Princess Ruto. The list is complete with a photo of the character, appearances they have made in Zelda games or other Nintendo titles, and gives a [...]

MTV Shows I am very happy with the vast improvement in friend codes, but as you'll see after the jump, Nintendo is really dodging the big question as to why we are using codes versus usernames. Certainly everything Reggie is saying is completely doable with usernames - it's already been done on a console level, with all the parental controls and customizations you can imagine. At least we get to hear it from the horses mouth so we fully understand why this time around Friend Codes aren't nearly as bad as they were when introduced in 2006. More videos after the jump....