Mario Kart Then and Now

With the tomorrow's release of Mario Kart 7 I thought it would be fun to compare the new comercial to the one for the original handheld Mario Kart, Mario Kart Super Circuit. First off the orignal and then the brand new commercial:

Muppet Week Day 6: A Brief History of Muppet Video Games

The Muppets are not well know for quality video games. But I thought it would be cool to take a look at some of them anyway. Most of these I don't own but I'll still write about them just because I can! You can see them after the break:

NES Ambassador Games are Available Now

Popo and Nana the Ice Climbers are also ambassadors.

If you bought a 3DS before August 12 and and visited the eShop you can download the 10 free NES games now. To learn how to download the games click here. The games you will recieve are:

• Super Mario Bros.™
• Donkey Kong Jr.™
• Balloon Fight™
• Ice Climber™
• The Legend of Zelda™
• Metroid™
• NES Open Tournament Golf
• Wrecking Crew
• Zelda II - The Adventure of Link
• Yoshi

The Game Boy Advance games will be coming at a later date but you can download the Ambassador Certificate and be notified through the 3DS when they become avaiable. The annouced Game Boy Advance games so fare are:

• Yoshi's Island™: Super Mario™ Advance 3
• Mario Kart™: Super Circuit
• Metroid™ Fusion
• WarioWare™, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong™

These are some great games, leave a comment and tell me what you think.

More Bad News for Nintendo

Things are not going to well for Nintendo right now. Some sources are saying 3DS will lose Nintendo money for each unit sold, Iwata is taking a 50% pay cut, and their profits are the lowest they have been in 26 years. I don't know what to think right now, but my feelings went from being happy about 20 free games, to being worried that my Nintendo may close the gates to the Mushroom Kingdom for good.

Nintendo Ambassador Program

This system's future is starting to look bright!

Nintendo revealed the announcement of a price drop for the 3DS going from $249.99 to $169.99 starting August 12th. Anyone who has connected to the Nintendo eShop by August 11th will be eligible for 10 free NES games and 10 free GBA games. If you do not own a 3DS it is going to be a great time to buy one. You can read more about it in Nintendo's press release here. This is obviously to combat lack luster sales and the PlayStation Vita. I honestly did not see a price drop coming this soon. I also definitely did not see the NES games and GBA games either.

Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure Review

Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure was a humorous game but for the the wrong reasons. Before I get to that lets talk about the game. It was onthe Playstation 2 and the Gameboy Advance. The game used the same gameplay engine as the Tony Hawk games at the time. Back when Tony Hawk games were good. The game play has some variety giving you the ability to pull off ridiculous tricks, like jumping of a lighthouse.The game is mostly fun but the blatand product placement reaches the point of being disgusting. One mission you have to help some guy get a ringtone for his Nokia phone. In another mission you have to deliver food for Mcdonalds. In the end the game it self is fun to play but you feel like you just played an advertisement.

Your Childhood friend Woody, riding a skateboard?

My Rating: 5/10