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3DS life sim ‘Tomodachi Life’ hits North America on June 6
Tomodachi Life, a life simulation game that makes use of Nintendo’s Mii avatars, will be available in North America on June 6 for the 3DS handheld. According to a statement released Thursday, players...
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3 important things to know about Super Smash Bros.
Saying that Super Smash Bros. is a crucial release for Nintendo in 2014 may be an understatement. With fan service, a wonderful multiplayer component, and the ability to push Wii-U hardware sales...
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VGW’s “Best of PAX East 2014″ Awards
PAX East 2014 is, sadly, in the rearview mirror, so it’s time to reflect on the best games we saw. This PAX East was an odd one in that many of the AAA developers and publishers sat the weekend out, so...
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‘Mario Kart 8′ Wii U bundles and new Wiimotes revealed
The UK’s official Nintendo magazine revealed several new Mario Kart 8 bundles today, ahead of the highly-anticipated WiiU title’s May 30 launch. The limited edition Mario collectible bundle. The deluxe...
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Review: NES Remix 2
We Invented the Remix. Release Date: April 25, 2014 Genre: Compilation Platform: Wii U Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo, indieszero Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E for Everyone MSRP: $14.99 After the...
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Nintendo skipping E3 2014 press conference, bringing ‘Super Smash Bros.’ to...
With a little over a month until this year’s E3, speculation was running high regarding Nintendo’s presence at the event. Until today, nothing had been confirmed. Nintendo released a statement today...
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‘Mario Kart 8′ offers, online features, new items and racers revealed
In a surprise Nintendo Direct today, several new details about the upcoming racer Mario Kart 8 including a new bundle that will hit North America. Available on May 30, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set...
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Review: Mario Golf: World Tour
Par for the Course. Release Date: May 2, 2014 Genre: Sports, Golf Platform: 3DS Developer: Camelot Software Planning Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E for Everyone MSRP: $39.99 The Mario Golf franchise is one...
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Review: Kirby: Triple Deluxe
“A Tasty Adventure” Release Date: May 2, 2014 Genre: Platformer, action Platform: Nintendo 3DS Developer: Hal Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E for Everyone MSRP: $34.99 While Nintendo staples like...
View ArticlePokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Coming to 3DS in November
Nintendo made a surprise announcement today, uploading a trailer for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire to the official Pokémon Company’s YouTube page. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha...
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Nintendo announces NFC game for Wii U and 3DS
At a recent investor Q&A while laying out financial plans, Nintendo revealed that an NFC figurine based game is in development. Similar to Skylanders which features figurines that become characters...
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Nintendo issues formal apology for lack of same-sex marriages in ‘Tomodachi...
After several days of backlash from both the video games community and the LGBT advocacy group GLAAD, Nintendo has issued an official apology over the lack of same-sex marriage options in its upcoming...
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Test drive ‘Mario Kart 8′ at select Gamestop stores May 17-18
Mario Kart 8 brings not one, but two Rainbow Road courses. One of the biggest games of 2014 and one of the Wii U’s hottest titles, Mario Kart 8, will be available to play before launch at a certain few...
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Nintendo will not launch new hardware until current owners are satisfied
Rumors have been circulating that Nintendo is planning to reveal a new console at E3 this June. At last week’s meeting with investors, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that the company is considering new...
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Review: Mario Kart 8
Defy Gravity. Release Date: May 30, 2014 Genre: Arcade Racing Platform: Wii U Developer: Nintendo EAD Publisher: Nintendo ESRB Everyone MSRP: $59.99 Few series hold the spot of royalty that Mario...
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‘Hyrule Warriors’ gets Japanese release date
The mysterious crossover game between The Legend of Zelda and the Dynasty Warriors series, tentatively titled Hyrule Warriors, has been barely detailed since being announced at a Nintendo Direct last...
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Nintendo details E3 ‘Smash’ tourney; Gamecube adapter announced for Wii U
Recently, Nintendo detailed their plans for E3 2014. These plans included a first-ever Super Smash Bros. tournament featuring the new installment in the ultra popular fighting series. A new video from...
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Nintendo unveils ‘Amiibo’ figures for Wii U
At today’s E3 Digital Event, Reggie Fils-Aime talked in depth about Nintendo’s long rumored figure system, called “Amiibo.” During the Super Smash Bros. talk, the new figures were detailed. During a...
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‘Super Smash Bros.’ puts Miis into the brawl, delays 3DS version to October
Nintendo has revealed information on three flavors of playable Mii characters, as well as new 3DS game modes for Super Smash Bros. at Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct E3 event. The newest iteration of the...
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‘Hyrule Warriors’ hits on September 26
At the Nintendo Digital Event today Eji Anouma revealed that Hyrule Warriors, the Dynasty Warriors and Legend of Zelda crossover game, will be coming to North America on September 26. The game is...
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‘Mario Maker’ building levels on Wii U
The dream of building custom Mario levels will be realized with ‘Mario Maker’ for the Wii U, revealed during the Nintendo Direct E3 presentation on Tuesday. The trailer showed an intuitive grid-based...
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Nintendo spins another yarn with ‘Yoshi’s Woolly World’
Nintendo unveiled the spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed 2010 release Kirby’s Epic Yarn Tuesday in Yoshi’s Woolly World for the WiiU. In gameplay shown during their Nintendo Direct E3...
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First details revealed on new ‘Zelda’
During Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event, lead series producer Eji Anouma came on to talk in-depth for the first time about the new Legend of Zelda. No title or release date was given, aside from 2015, but...
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Preview: Mario Maker
When I was younger, I would sometimes buy packs of construction paper with my allowance. This wouldn’t be for some art project (at least I saw it back then), but rather supplies for me to create levels...
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State of the Wii U-nion: It’s time to buy Nintendo’s latest console
The Wii U has been suffering since its launch in November 2012. Sales have been weak, and with little third party developer support, major releases have been few and far between. This isn’t news to...
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Opinion: Why ‘Hyrule Warriors’ might be the most important game of the year
Big Risks, Big Rewards Last year, Nintendo announced a game no one expected or could possibly imagine. Hyrule Warriors is the marriage of characters and settings from the classic Legend of Zelda series...
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Opinion: Is Gamescom more important than E3?
Gamescom is on the rise –but to pass E3, everyone has to get in on the action E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is widely regarded as gaming’s center stage, and it has every right to lay claim to...
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Review: Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright
No Objections Here Release Date: August 29, 2014 Genre: Puzzle Platform: Nintendo 3DS Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Capcom ESRB T for Teen MSRP: $29.99 When two of Nintendo’s most popular niche series...
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Getting Yourself Ready for Super Smash Bros. on 3DS
Is your body ready? This Friday marks the Japanese launch of what has been one of the most widely anticipated games in years. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS finally launches in Japan, and brings to a close...
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Review: Hyrule Warriors
The Legend Lives On. Release Date: September 26, 2014 Genre: Action, Hack-and-Slash Platform: Wii U Developer: Tecmo Koei Games Publisher: Nintendo ESRB T for Teen MSRP: $59.99 I recently wrote about...
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Nintendo and the future of engaging game demos
With the confirmation that Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will be receiving a playable demo across the globe on 3DS ahead of the games’ simultaneous launches on November 21, The Pokémon Company...
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Review: Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
It’s Smashin’ Season. Release Date: October 3, 2014 Genre: Fighting Platform: 3DS Developer: Sora Ltd., BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E10+ MSRP: $39.99 Before the Wii U was...
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Nintendo played the staggered ‘Super Smash Bros.’ release perfectly
Nintendo’s announcement that the recently launched 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. sold over 2.8 million units worldwide (which has been just over a weekend’s time here in the U.S.) puts on display,...
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‘Super Smash Bros.’ sinks its hooks in through more ways than ever
Just one more round It was assumed Super Smash Bros. was going to be quite addictive when it launched, but Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games pulled out all the stops in order make sure the game grabs...
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Opinion: Nintendo is doing DLC right
“It’s okay when Nintendo does it!” One of the most widespread and transformative trends over the past two console generations of gaming is the explosion of the digital marketplace and downloadable...
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Review: Amiibo
The announcement of Nintendo’s Amiibo figures was met with as much fanfare as it was confusion. The interactive action figures resembled those found in the Skylanders and Disney Infinity sets, and...
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Opinion: Nostalgia should not sell ‘next-gen’ consoles
If you somehow missed the news, thousands of fans’ prayers were recently answered when Nintendo confirmed Majora’s Mask will be available on the 3DS in the spring of 2015. Players have been desperately...
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Review: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Definitive Smash Release Date: November 21, 2014 Genre: Fighting Platform: Wii U Developer: Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco Studios Inc. Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E10+ MSRP: $59.99 Following a successful...
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Review: Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
There’s No Place Like Hoenn. Release Date: November 21, 2014 Genre: RPG Platform: 3DS Developer: GameFreak Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E MSRP: $39.99 We now live in a world where Pokemon is a series that...
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Review: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Searching the Right Castle. Release Date: December 5, 2014 Genre: Puzzle Platformer Platform: Wii U Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo ESRB E MSRP: $39.99 Debuting in 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy,...
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