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Rumor: Skyward Sword release date

Best Buy has a release date for the upcoming game, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: September 25, 2011. In case you somehow don’t know what Skyward Sword is, it is the next installment in the Zelda franchise taking place before the events of Ocarina of Time that was announced at E3 2010.  It plans…

Mailbag: Freakin’ Diamonds

[youtube]5nsS0YKKJpI[/youtube] In this week’s mailbag, the myth of the Goddess’ creation of Hyrule might just be a farce, and Debbie is made of freakin’ diamonds. FREAKIN’ DIAMONDS. Leave a comment with a question and Jason might just answer it in the next mailbag if you love him enough! And hit the jump for more answers…

Quick Look: The Nintendo 3DS

[youtube]k65oHjeaPSE[/youtube] Have some burning questions about the 3DS? Curious about its appearance, build quality, or battery life? Jason’s here to give you a quick rundown of all things good and bad about the 3DS after spending a day with Nintendo’s newest console. We’ll have a full review and video review of the 3DS up in…

Multiple-Genre Game Marathon for Japan

We’re a little late posting about this, but in about an hour and 45 minutes, The Nerd Gamers will be putting on a Multi-Genre Game Marathon, raising money to help Japan.  It will be two days (possibly three) long, and will play mainly Nintendo games, along with a constantly running Minecraft server and possibly Portal.…

Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3DS

The newest Iwata Asks feature has recently surfaced, and this time Satoru Iwata discusses the upcoming 3d remake of Ocarina of Time with none other than the creator of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto.  The feature has questions including why Ocarina of Time is a special game to many, and a few facts from the history of the development…

Nintendo of Japan is OK

In the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunamis in Japan, many may be wondering how our favorite game creators held up during the disaster. Nintendo of America let us know through their Twitter: Thanks for your concern! During the earthquake no one at Nintendo in Japan was injured and there was no apparent structural…

Mailbag: The Great Tunic Mystery

[youtube]T3J98fXXW10[/youtube] In this week’s mailbag, Debbie is the next fruity prophet of Zelda, and Jason seriously has no freaking idea where Link’s tunic comes from. Seriously. Send your questions in to be answered during next week’s mailbag right here, and hit the jump for answers to more questions in text format! Whoa!

Reggie discusses Nintendo’s plans for 2011 with IGN

It seems as though the DSi and 3DS systems are getting all of the attention with the releases of Pokemon Black & White versions while the Nintendo Wii is left in the dark, only to collect dust.  Nintendo Wii sales have gone down and its game releases for this year are at an all time…

N64Boy mod stuffs Ocarina of Time in a Game Boy Advance

[YOUTUBE]dgyzuFMfJ4Q[/YOUTUBE] Well, this is definitely new: A portable N64 in the shape of a Game Boy Advance. Modder “Hailrazer” has combined various N64 components and encased them inside of a Game Boy Advance to create the N64Boy Advance. This bad boy features widescreen output (although you can’t really tell that the image is stretched), your…

Master Quest included with Ocarina of Time 3D

  David Young, Associate Public Relations Manager for Nintendo of America,  has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D will include additional puzzles for players to experience thanks to the addition of the Master Quest mode. Ocarina of Time: Master Quest was previously available only to those who pre-ordered Wind Waker for the Gamecube; this…

Ocarina of Time 3D Release Confirmation and Screens

That’s right! Nintendo has now officially confirmed the release date for OOT 3D! It will be released on June (probably 7th), 2011.  Since Skyward Sword is going to be released after OOT 3D, it should be coming soon after! And along with the release date, Iwata released some new screenshots of the game at GDC ’11.…

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