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Nintendo and Best Buy Partner For E3 Demo Access

Thursday, May 30th, 2013
We have know for a while that Nintendo didn’t plan on having as big of prescence at this years E3 as they have in previous years, opting for a small press conference then showing off their demos on the show floor and sharing all videos and major announcements through their Nintendo Direct series. With this [...]

Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages Releasing May 30th.

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
After a brief delay, Nintendo will be releasing the Gameboy Color classics The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages this Thursday, May 30th, on the 3DS. Using the standard top down gameplay we all enjoy and love in the Zelda franchise, these games can be played as two separate stories or [...]

Today’s Nintendo Direct Announces a New 3DS Zelda Game, Earthbound Coming to the US, Virtual Console Updates and Much More.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Today Nintendo held another of their Nintendo Direct videos and once again they didn’t disappoint. First I’ll start off with the best news from the event and that is the announcement of a brand new Zelda game for the 3DS based in the world of the classic SNES game A Link to the Past. A [...]

Todays Nintendo Direct Debuts Mario Golf, a New Mario & Luigi RPG, NSMBU DLC and more

Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Nintendo has done a good job over the previous year and this year detailing new games and videos to us fans through their Nintendo Direct events every few months and once again they didn’t disappoint. Stating that 2013 will be the year of Luigi, Nintendo set out to feature the less respected brother much more. [...]

Todays Nintendo Direct for the Wii U Announces Virtual Console, HD Wind Waker and Many More

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Today Nintendo held another worldwide direct event showcasing news for upcoming releases and updates to the Wii U and they are fantastic. Starting off, Nintendo addressed the Wii U load times and stated that with their Spring and Summer updates that all loading times and screen navigation times should speed up. Along with the new [...]

Project X Zone Is Coming to the United States

Monday, January 21st, 2013
When Project X Zone was announced as a crossover RPG for the 3DS with characters from Namco, SEGA and Capcom, fans in the United States and other countries not called Japan were holding out hope that this title would somehow make it their way, unfortunately the title was released in Japan with no word on [...]

Nintendo Announces Pokemon X and Pokemon Y

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
Yesterday Nintendo held another Nintendo Direct video conference where they announced the first Pokemon games for the 3DS in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. These new games will follow the standard Pokemon game formula but will gain a definite boost in graphics and overall gameplay due to the upgrade in systems. With Pokemon White and [...]

Nintendo Releases Free DLC for New Super Mario Bros 2

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
In celebration for Mario fans collecting over 300 billion coins in New Super Mario Bros 2 for the 3DS, Nintendo has announced that they will be offering up free coin rush DLC levels. Starting today and going through the end of January 2013, users will be able to download the DLC levels through the in-game [...]

Nintendo Introduces the Wii Mini…..For Canada Only

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Nintendo officially confirmed the previously rumored Wii Mini today with a MSRP of $99.99, unfortunately though at this time it will only be available in Canada. The new Wii system, which will be the 3rd version of the Wii, will be a much smaller unit looking to be maybe a third smaller than the current [...]

Nintendo Direct Re-Cap

Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Today Nintendo held another Nintendo Direct video presentation centering around the 3DS. Not much new information was provided outside of new videos showing of Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing for the 3DS. Along with those new previews Nintendo showed off more of Paper Mario 3DS, Epic Mickey, Castlevania, Professor Layton and many more upcoming 3DS [...]

New Super Mario Bros 2 3DS Coin Rush DLC Detailed

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Nintendo this week will be holding their American Nintendo Direct video which is set to discuss upcoming 3DS games along with detailing the upcoming Coin Rush DLC for New Super Mario Bros 2. Although we are still awaiting the American video, Nintendo held their Japanesse conference last week and provided videos of the upcoming levels [...]

Nintendo Announces WiiU Launch Day Game Line-up & Future Releases

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Nintendo today clarified which titles would be available the day the WiiU launches on November 18th along with the remaining titles that we will see in their “launch window” through March of 2013. Take a look at the list below and surprisingly there will be a good selection of just released titles along with heavy [...]

WiiU Releases in the US November 18th, Prices Starting at $299

Thursday, September 13th, 2012
Today Nintendo officially announced their release date and price points for the upcoming WiiU. The United States will get the WiiU on November 18th, prior to the Japan release date in December. Along with the release date reveal, Nintendo confirmed the pricing points for the two WiiU models at $299.99 and $349.99. The White WiiU [...]

Tecmo Super Bowl 2013 Now Available

Thursday, September 6th, 2012
First thing, we can all agree that the Tecmo Bowl and Super Tecmo Bowl games are far superior to the Madden franchise, so it is great news to the fans of the SNES and NES classic that the team at Tecmo Bowl TecmoBowl.org have continued with their yearly updates. This new ROM will look and [...]

Ubisoft Details the WiiU Controller Abilities for ZombiU

Friday, August 24th, 2012
ZombiU by Ubisoft has been one of the most talked about and anticipated games for the WiiU launch this fall/winter. After gaining great reviews off of demos at E3 and other game conferences many have been wondering how the WiiU gamepad would fully integrate into this first person survival horror experience. Ubisoft has released a [...]

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Gets Localized in English

Friday, August 17th, 2012
In celebration for the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo released a extensive look at the whole series called Hyrule Historia. This book was unfortunately only available in Japan, but that is changing as Nintnedo, working with Dark Horse comics, will release The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia on January 16th 2013. This [...]

Celebrate the Summer of Mario

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
In anticipation for the upcoming release of New Super Mario Bros 2 on the 3DS, Nintendo is celebrating the summer of Mario by offering many classic Mario games at a discounted price. Starting this Thursday (7/26) Nintendo will begin offering a new Mario game each week for download on the 3DS starting with the original [...]

Marvel Pinball 3D Launches on June 28th for the 3DS

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Zen Studios has announced that the highly anticipated Marvel Pinball 3D will be releasing this Thursday, June 28th, for the 3DS. This new title, unfortunately DLC for the existing ZEN Pinball was not done with this release, will run $7.99 in the eShop and will feature 4 tables including Captain America, Iron Man, Blade and [...]

Nintnedo Announces the 3DS XL and 8-Bit Summer

Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Last night Nintendo released and new Nintendo Direct video where they officially announced the rumored 3DS XL. This new system will look to sit side-by-side with the regular 3DS when it hit stores on August 19th with a suggested MSRP of $199.99. The new system will sport a few cosmetic changes with the main difference [...]

Nintendo Direct Pre E3 Presentation Provides New Wii U Details

Monday, June 4th, 2012
Yesterday, in anticipation for this weeks E3 convention, Nintendo released new information for the upcoming Wii U system in their Nintendo Direct presentation. This presentation by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata gave us our first look at the online community Nintendo is looking to present with their new system. Miiverse will be looking to replace the [...]

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