I don’t know why it took so long but the Nintendo Game Boy has finally been voted into the national toy hall of fame. It’s a new inductee for 2009 and joins quite a few other classic toys.

Here’s the article from the Museum of Play website:

No video-game platform did more to put gamers “on the go” than Nintendo Game Boy. And go they did—bringing their gaming experience to school, to summer camp, and to the back seat of the family automobile. Over the past two decades, Game Boy has become synonymous with portable gaming fun.

Following the enormous success of their NES home console, Nintendo launched Game Boy in 1989 and the system became an instant hit. The secret to Game Boy’s success was not driven by advanced graphics or processing power, but rather by simple and efficient design, head-to-head connectivity, and scores of intriguing games. Game Boy’s Game Link cable allowed simultaneous multiplayer gaming—a first for a portable system. The classic puzzle game Tetris came bundled with Game Boy and it appealed to a diverse audience, ranging from children to grandparents. Additional launch titles included Super Mario Land, which featured Nintendo’s already-iconic character Mario. The hit titles kept coming as the system evolved.

Gaming technology advances quickly and Game Boy remained relevant through a series of smaller, more powerful versions with enhanced gameplay features. These advanced platforms incorporated backward compatibility, wireless communication, and unique peripherals devices. From its original configuration through to the tiny Game Boy Micro, the Game Boy line of video-game platforms popularized portable handheld gaming.

Here’s a list of all the toys currently in the hall of fame:

Alphabet Blocks
Atari 2600 Game System
Baby Doll
The Ball
Barbie
Bicycle
Big Wheel
Candy Land
Cardboard Box
Checkers
Crayola Crayons
Duncan Yo-Yo
Easy Bake Oven
Erector Set
Etch A Sketch
Frisbee
G.I. Joe
Hula Hoop
Jack-in-the-Box
Jacks
Jigsaw Puzzle
Jump Rope
Kite
LEGO
Lincoln Logs
Lionel Trains
Marbles
Monopoly
Mr. Potato Head
Nintendo Game Boy
Play-Doh
Radio Flyer Wagon
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Rocking Horse
Roller Skates
SCRABBLE
Silly Putty
Skateboard
Slinky
Stick
Teddy Bear
Tinkertoy
Tonka Trucks
View-Master

As a kid, I loved my gameboy, and even enjoy playing it today when I decide to get it out. I am happy to see that it will live on in the hall of fame.

Nintendo teases us with a short trailer for the upcoming role-playing game sequel.

Golden Sun for the Game Boy Advance and its sequel offered some of the finest role playing available for the system. Today, Nintendo announced Golden Sun DS at its E3 2009 press conference and showed off some unmercifully brief footage in trailer form. Even though we know next to nothing about this upcoming role-playing game, we were still excited to get glimpses of what we can look forward to when it is released.

The trailer showed various quick-cutting scenes and began as the camera panned across the landscape. The Sun Rises Again splashed across the screen, and we saw glimpses of crystal-infused mountains, as well as dragons fighting across the Nintendo DS’s multiple screens. In another moment, a female character flew through the skies on a gleaming winged horse while bright arrows rained down from above. Could there be a dragon versus Pegasus battle in the works? We can only hope!

We’ll have to wait awhile before Golden Sun DS arrives on store shelves: It will be released in 2010. Until then, Nintendo Games Center will bring you information on this welcome sequel for the Nintendo DS as it becomes available.

Check out the source at GameSpot

The newly released Nintendo DSi Console has been well received amongst the die-hard/loyal Nintendo gamer fans. With its sleek/classy Matte Black or White finish, the DSi looks like it is aimed more towards the ‘grown up’ market. In fact, most of the TV adverts have been showing an older generation of gamer, so Nintendo has really spread their marketing net a lot wider now.

But for those who have played with the older DS Games and the more recent DS lite, is there really good reason to upgrade to the new DSi? Well for a start, the DSi has a larger screen. And of course the bigger the screen the brighter it’s likley to be, which the DSi is, and the longer you can get to play your favorite games without getting eye strain. But, the screen is not ‘massively’ bigger so I’m not convinced that the ‘increased’ screen size is a good enough reason to upgrade.

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The Nintendo Wii is now the largest selling console type game system on the planet, and closing in on the number of household computers globally. No wonder there is such a huge take up of the Nintendo Wii system – It has something for every one.

From the Kids right through to the senior citizen market, there is a game that will keep you entertained. Apart from the normal gaming previously derived from console units such as the Game Boy and X-Box, the Nintendo Wii allows users to physically become part of the game.

This is the first console ever devised where you could interact to such a high degree – Not sure what I am talking about – have a game of Wii tennis – I know that you will find this exhausting after a couple of sets. Or maybe try something gentler such as Wii bowling.

Need to get those kinks out of your system and increase your flexibility then how about trying some Wii Fit – Wii Fit combines fitness with enjoyment for the whole family. It has four distinct training modes being Yoga, Balance Games, Strength Training and Aerobics which give more than 40 types of training activities – More than enough to keep every one busy!

Nintendos Wii Fit also comes with with the Wii Fit Channel that keeps track of different family member’s individual progress along with the Wii Fit Charts and records. This very popular Wii program has been ranked a favorite amongst seniors.

It has allowed people from all ages and walks of life to exercise while being entertained. The program uses the Wii Balance Board to re-enact your real life movements and brings them to life on the screen. From light exercises and balance games, through to 10 minute aerobic exercises that will get your heart pumping.

Balance games are good for re centering your body and posture. The balance games include soccer heading (heading a soccer ball), Ski Salom, the Ski Jump and the Table Tilt. The Table Tilt is great fun to watch as players try to shift their weight on the balance board in order to tilt the onscreen floating platforms and draw multicolored balls through the platforms holes.

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