Game&Watch Exhibition: The first pictures

The Nintendo Game&Watch Exhibition started today at the Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz (near Vevey/Lausanne, Switzerland) as part of a Games-Exhibition. Herer are the first pictures.
More pictures and a report will follow, soon!

benila.eu reports about Game&Watch Games

The german website www.benila.eu (BeNiLa = Bergische Nintendo Lan) writes articles about Game&Watch games at irregular intervals. So far benila.eu has added articles about the two games Parachute and Mickey Mouse, both from the Wide Screen Series. Benila describes the games very well regarding their technical details and their gameplay, but provides interesting historical background information as well and makes cross-checking with games from other manufacturers.
A must read for collectors and fans of Game&Watch!

==> Article about Parachute    |    ==> Article about Mickey Mouse 
==> Website www.benila.eu

(All links lead to webpages in German)

Museum: Game&Watch Exhibition

The Game&Watch games go to the museum!

Under the motto 30 years of Nintendo Game&Watch, the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz (western Switzerland) shows a special exhibition about the Game&Watch games.

The exhibition is organized by the Swiss Gamers Network (www.swissgamers.net), by Patrick Weiss (www.gameandwatch.ch) and by the collector Olivier Lorenzo.

We will show games of all ten series and many special editions as well, such as tricOtronic, Blisterpack, Pocketsize and many more. It's worth a visit!

The exhibition starts on September 12th 2010 and ends by February 2011.

Address:
Swiss Museum of Games
Au Château
Case postale 9
CH-1814  La Tour-de-Peilz
Switzerland

T +41 21 977 23 00
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==> Official Flyer (PDF)       ==> Website of the Swiss Museum of Games

Game&Watch memo pad

The website of Nintendo Japan contains an interview with Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo and some of the early developers of the Game&Watch games. Unfortunately the interview is in Japanese only.

But at least there are some very interesting pictures of a memo pad, showing early development sketches of some Game&Watch games!

Update: Meanwhile there is an English translation available in a forum!

Rare game or a trick?

This Snoopy Tennis is for sale on eBay. The blue buttons and the slightly colored screen are very conspicuous. Is it a very rare misproduction or just a trick?

New FAQ: Game&Watch Italy

In the eighties, the Game&Watch were sold in Italy as well. But who did sell them and which ones of the 59 official games were sold there in toy stores? You'll find the answer to theses questions and many more in the new FAQ about Game&Watch Italy.

Three Game&Watch (almost) return!

Is it coincidence, that exactly this year when Game&Watch celebrates its 30th birthay, three games will return?
But they will not be the games we are used to, instead three mini versions as keyholders. They will not be playable, instead there will be sprites moving in pre-determined patterns on the screen. Let's see what else of Game&Watch will find its way to the market this year...

Original article on Crunchgear.com

March 10th 2010: And here the latest pictures:

Blisterpack-Party!

Most Game&Watch games were sold in the well known carton boxes. But some games made it onto the market in a blisterpack. We know that these games were sold in the USA and some countries in Europe. There are not many blisterpack games around very often, which makes them very rare. Many collectors really like this rare kind of packaging for Game&Watch. A collector of Game&Watch has sold four of these blisterpack games on eBay lately:

• Donkey Kong Junior, New Wide Screen, ca. 121 Euro |  (Auction / PDF)
• Donkey Kong II, Multi Screen, ca. 131 Euro |  (Auction / PDF)
• Mario Bros., Multi Screen, ca. 262 Euro (Auction / PDF)
• Punch Out, Micro vs System, ca. 205 Euro (Auction / PDF)

Videopoche: France or Belgium?

So far it was believed, that the Game&Watch games where sold as Videopoche in Belgium. Latest researches show something new! The games rather where released under the label Videopoche in France, instead of in Belgium. The FAQ about the topic Videopoche was rewritten. If you want to know the latest information regarding Videopoche, then have a look at the Videopoche FAQ...!

New to Game&Watch?

Are you looking for information about the electronic Game&Watch games from Nintendo? Well, in this case you are at the right place. The following overview will help you to find the desired information.