Game of the week: Super Mario Galaxy 2
06/24/2010 • One of the best days of my life, as a kid, was being 10 years old and using saved up pocket money to buy a Famicom (Japanese NES) 8-bit console. I had enough cash to get two games with it and chose Goonies and Super Mario Brothers. I had played Atari and other early consoles but the NES was a milestone and Super Mario set the stage for a new era in console gaming. Anyone old enough to remember MacGyver, The A Team and Airwolf will likely also have some nostalgia attached to Mario. But you don't have to be a child of the eighties to appreciate Super Mario Galaxy 2 which once again raises the bar for platform games. ...more
Game of the week: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
06/17/2010 • Platform: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Price: R400 - R600 Verdict: The best official FIFA title to date. I'm not big on sports games, ...more
Nintendo launches Black Wii in SA
10/22/2009 • Nintendo's black Wii is on its way to South African shores, just in time for Christmas. Local distributor The Core ...more
Nintendo Has a New Distributor for South Africa – Wii on its Way!
09/06/2007 • Nintendo today announced that it has appointed the Core group as official distributors for Nintendo products in South Africa. The ...more