The flagship store Nintendo World in New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza saw an enormous crowd for the highly anticipated launch of Hyrule Warriors this past weekend. A mecca for gaming fans, the lines at the store superseded the supply employees could provide. With most of the attendees in search for a limited edition copy of the game sold…
With perhaps a nostalgic nod to the alternative Game Boy Color designs, Nintendo will release a new look for the 2DS along with the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. According to Destructoid, they will arrive in red and blue and will be entirely transparent, giving users a look into the inner workings of the console.…
With the exciting release of the new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS only a few weeks away, clips and footage of the game are now popping up all over the internet more than ever. Now, thanks to a recent video by GameXplain, fans will finally have a glimpse of what their favorite Super Smash Bros. characters will look like…
If you’re anything like me, you simply cannot wait to get your hands on the new Super Smash Bros. games heading to the Wii U and 3DS later this year. People have been divided in opinion regarding the legitimacy of recent leaks and rumours of the final character roster, but one thing we do know for sure is that…
During E3 2014, Nintendo gave us a sneak peek of an up-and-coming Legend of Zelda title to be released sometime next year. While the details are still mostly shrouded in mystery (minus a blue tunic-clad hero/heroine), Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma recently sat down with Edge Magazine to discuss tidbits of what we can expect from the game’s environment.…
The entertainment industry was struck hard with the news of Robin Williams’ alleged suicide on August 11. Williams was known for so many memorable roles throughout the past few decades that shaped hundreds of childhood memories. Many with a love of video games joined the grieving. Williams’ daughter Zelda was named after the beloved princess of Hyrule…
One of the most exemplary couplings of video game history almost never happened according to the recent revealing of scans from Nintendo’s 1993/1994 Character Reference Guide. These images were shown to IGN recently by Console Wars author Blake J. Harris and were taken from A Link to the Past. Each image includes a tidbit of trivia about the characters with…
Nintendo had a lot to offer at this past E3 with their announcements of multiple new titles, set on a sole mission to shed spotlight on the Wii U. Attendees were able to get their hands on the highly anticipated Super Smash Bros. as well as Yoshi’s Woolly World and Splatoon among others. Being one of the most popular…
Even though the Nintendo 3DS is several years into its lifespan, Nintendo has provided users with a continuous variety of titles to keep the handheld console interesting to its fans. Best Buy is now offering two of some of the most popular games the 3DS has to offer for the price of one. The deal ends on Friday…
Yesterday, the official Twitter account for Hyrule Warriors tweeted a cryptic message hinting at a ground-based character addition to the roster of the anticipated title. Roughly, the bulletin states, “The grounder…the new character, [will be] announced this week.” This has some speculating that the character may be that of the Goron variety, making it the first time the…
For our UK readers who have been holding off on buying a Wii U, you have a new incentive. Nintendo now offers a limited edition T-shirt with the purchase of the Wii U Wind Waker bundle. The shirt features our familiar hero in a fighting stance and comes in sizes ranging from small to extra-large. You can get…
The Legend of Zelda series may be one of the best known RPGs in history. The games meld together sword fighting, puzzle solving and simply awesome adventuring — but what about high-speed car races? The idea may not be too far-fetched. YouTube channel Twin Perfect recently produced a video that crosses over Link’s famous steed with the nostalgic ’90s Sega…
The moment a lot of us have been waiting for has finally arrived! Animator Arin Hanson, better known as Egoraptor, released his long awaited installment in the Sequelitis series and it is a debate for the ages. In this episode, Arin takes a stance considered quite brave in the internet world: a criticism of two beloved titles, Ocarina…
Nintendo has officially announced on their website that Nintendo 64 games will soon be playable via the Wii U Virtual Console. The Wii U eShop’s nostalgia-ridden service has been around since December of 2013 with the introduction of the NES’s Castlevania. Since then, Nintendo has ported multiple NES, SNES and Game Boy Advance titles. However, the company has remained…
Nintendo has recently announced via their Twitter that they will host another Game Seminar later this year. The event is open to university students of Japan in the Tokyo Metropolitan or Kansai Region and will allow them the incredible opportunity to partake in the craft of game making under the wing of Nintendo’s own gaming developers.…
