Beginning with the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) this video depicts the evolution of Nintendo's home video game consoles using a cool transformer type transitions. ... more.

Watch this timeline on video games spanning 35 years, from Pong all the way to our current generation of titles - it's quite apparent that we've come a long way. How many of the games featured have you had the opportunity to play? ... more.

While store shelves may be glutted with Maddens, Tony Hawks, and Calls of Duty, there are many games that never got a Part 2. Games.net recently featured a list of the top 49 sequel-less games. Listed below are the top 10 from their list. 10- Freelancer (PC) As a freelance pilot, the player takes on what should be a simple escort mission in return for a second-hand ship and minimal cash... more.

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If you have seen these already I appoligize in advance, these are from an OLD TechBlog post. I think some of these mods are pretty amazing... some are just plain strange. Enjoy this collection of oddities and observe what gallons of caffeine and countless hours of free-time (I'd imagine most of that time spent would have been female-free as well :) #10 Colecovision Portable Yes, this wi... more.

Found this article over at Newsweek.com game section Level Up about how Nintendo fans love the family friendly games that Nintendo produces themselves, but when it comes to 3rd party titles of the same type - they avoid these like the plague. From the article: Kevin Cassidy (founder of the news, reviews and opinion site GoNintendo.com) regarding a Level Up post about how Sony's hit games wit... more.

Read this over at Joystiq: Chris Hecker -- Maxis/Electronic Arts: Hecker's statements were the jaw dropping moment in the rant, summed up by, "The Wii is a piece of shit!" Hecker said the Wii is two Gamecubes duct-taped together. He says developers make better games by having a platform with power, not for graphics, but using the CPU for computations. Through a slide he compared the Wii to an a... more.

At the recent DICE event, GameDaily had an extensive interview with American Nintendo Vice President Perrin Kaplan that covered all aspects of the Wii, including its relatives, competition, and weaknesses. In other words, it was mostly boring and recycled news we already knew. Until page four. With well over 3 million Wiis sold during the holiday season, but only 34,000 GameCubes sold, Perrin Kap... more.

Next-Gen has compiled a thorough analysis of 2006's top 100 selling games according to NPD figures. The report includes several useful tidbits for those business savvy individuals keeping tabs on the industry as well as an interesting comparison of how well the top-ranked games actually sell. Here's a few highlights: Only three games in the top 20 had an average review score of less than 75%.Excl... more.

We like simple, we like easy and this chart is simple and easy. A one-stop graphic to answer all those Wii controller questions. Feel free to follow the link, print this puppy out and keep it near your Wii for future reference. Now if only the white font were easier to read. Read [via joystiq]... more.

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DXGaming.com set out to determine the energy costs of popular gaming consoles of today and yesteryear. Not surprisingly, DX Gaming found that Xbox 360 is making the largest contribution to your energy bill, costing as much as $20.10 per year to power -- compare that to the 92 cents (today's rate) needed to fuel the original PlayStation. Interestingly enough, Xbox 360 is also the most energy eff... more.

GamesAreFun.com has acquired video of Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo GameCube from the World Hobby Fair currently taking place in Tokyo, Japan. The World Hobby Fair is an event for companies to showcase to the public upcoming toys, games, and videogames. The video highlights a boss battle between Mario and a ferocious paper-dragon. Take a look at the interesting new gameplay developed by Int... more.