Posts Tagged ‘news’

Nintendo to investigate Foxconn suicides

Apple’s been copping the flack, but Nintendo have Wii’s made there too. With the news of an in increase factory workers at Foxconn in China commenting suicide it seems Nintendo is keen to look into the issue. Apple has been taking most of the flack over this but Nintendo and other companies like...
May 28th, 2010 | Nintendo, Wii | Read More

Slide To Play – Podcast #42: A Voyage of Discovery to the Horizon

This week Andrew Podolsky is on vacation, so our producer Jeremy Wood guest hosts. We also had a special guest, Steve Palley co-founder and CEO of Slide To Play. We started out by talking about some of the news of the week. The App Store is now on Facebook, and iPad games are coming out of the woodwork. Next,...
April 2nd, 2010 | iPhone | Read More

Samurai Warriors 3 being published by Nintendo America in the US

We knew Nintendo Australia was doing it here, but seems Nintendo is taking this one world wide. In Nintendo’s effort to get some of the better third party games more exposed it has been revealed now that Nintendo America will publish the game in North America. This news doesn’t really come as...
March 17th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, Wii | Read More

Before DS there was Nitro, before that there was…

Ever wondered what the popular handheld was known as before it became the ’DS’?. The codenames for very early designs of what we now know as the DS have been revealed by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. “Iris was the codename of a next-generation device we were exploring to succeed the Game...
February 28th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, Wii | Read More

Tablets With Game Apps Detected in Apple HQ

We don’t really need further evidence that Apple’s latest device to be announced at the Jan. 27th event will be the “iSlate” tablet device. But now an independent company is reporting that its software is being used inside Apple headquarters on 50 unknown devices matching the...
January 25th, 2010 | iPhone | Read More

Vooks news iPhone App now available on iTunes

Get the latest Nintendo news on your iPhone or iPod Touch, oh, and it’s free!.The Apple gods have deemed us worthy and have approved the Vooks.Net News Feed Application. If the name wasn’t a complete giveaway, it allows you to get the latest Australian Nintendo news directly on your iPhone or iPod...
December 30th, 2009 | DS, Mobile, Nintendo, Wii, iPhone | Read More

Vooks 2009 News in Review – Part One

Join with us for a moment as we reflect upon the year that was—the year’s big games and the news that defined Nintendo’s performance in 2009. .The holidays are upon us, the presents have been unwrapped and there is still a post-Christmas buzz of giddiness from all our new toys. Kitchens across...
December 29th, 2009 | DS, Nintendo, PC, Wii | Read More

Next Nintendo console to use Intel chip?

Rumours suggest that Nintendo’s next console could have a Intel Processor. .Nintendo’s last two consoles have had very similar architecture but according to new reports, Intel has been trying to change that. According to a report at Japanese site Impress Watch, Intel has been attempting to get Nintendo...
December 29th, 2009 | DS, Nintendo, Wii | Read More

iPhone on Verizon Rumors Grow

As some of the iPhone’s biggest markets across the globe are opened up to multiple networks, the world’s attention is naturally focused on the States. Many people believe that Apple’s cozy deal with AT&T in iPhone’s biggest market is running out of steam. Well, that’s...
December 24th, 2009 | DS, Mobile, iPhone | Read More

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Ironclad rated by ACB

One of the most revered entries in the Castlevania series seems destined to be released on the Virtual Console, but will it be translated?. Even more Virtual Console games have been rated by a local classifications board now, with both Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Ironclad receiving ratings. Both...
December 22nd, 2009 | DS, Nintendo, PC, PSP | Read More