One of my hobbies outside of video games, and especially as a child, was reading. Throughout school, I spent most of my time just reading anything I could find and I loved myself a good fiction story. Books became an integral part of my life and even now I still love picking up a good…
A new Smash Bros. release almost guarantees a newly designed GameCube controller will come with it, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is no exception. Recently announced, the latest GameCube controller is now available for preorder. For the low price of $30, you can snag the controller on Amazon. However, Amazon has also opened up preorders for the GameCube controller adapter. The…
After yesterday’s incredible Direct presentation, Nintendo Treehouse staffers sat down with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai, who shed some more light on the gameplay. In a gameplay demonstration of series newcomer Ridley, Sakurai touched on a significant change for versus mode. Players will now select the stage before selecting their characters, vice versa to what…
Nintendo’s Bill Trinen recently sat down with Game Informer to discuss some details regarding the newly announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Some online discussions broke out today stating that Super Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai was looking unwell. When asked about Sakurai-san’s health, Mr. Trinen said, “He’s totally fine. I think he had wrist…
The Nintendo Direct during E3 revealed lots of new areas, gameplay features and characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Not all the best things are new, however, thanks to the ability to use GameCube controllers while playing the newest entry in the Smash Bros franchise! You could even use PowerA’s officially licensed adapter to plug in your old…
It should come as no surprise to Super Smash Bros. fans that Nintendo plans to keep surprises in store for the remainder of the year for their upcoming, no doubt, smash-hit entry into the series. In a recent interview with Hollywood Reporter, Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen confirmed as much. “The (Smash Bros. Invitational) tournament…
Last month, Nintendo pushed Sony’s PlayStation brand out of the top position for highest spending on television advertisements in the United States. Sony had previously dominated the market for seven months straight before losing the position to Nintendo. In the figure below, presented by GamesBeat and iSpot.tv, you can see the breakdown of the top…
Imagine Impa’s face if Link pulled out a Nintendo Labo while learning “Zelda’s Lullaby”. Well, considering the quality of this cover by YouTube user geniway, she might actually be pretty impressed! It’s certainly a much more relaxed cover to some slightly more unusual fan-made covers of famous Zelda songs. Let us know what you think of this cover! Source…
Twitch has finally announced its streaming schedule for E3 2018, and with it the potential lengths of all the press conferences. As far as Nintendo’s Direct is concerned, it is scheduled for a 45-minute block, which means it is safe to assume that it won’t run longer than that. Keep in mind that just because…
With their E3 2018 showing only a week away, Nintendo has finally revealed the official name for its presentation happening next Tuesday, June 12. This year the presentation will be called “Nintendo Direct: E3 2018,” taking on the familiar branding of Nintendo’s popular and highly anticipated update videos. According to announcements made via Twitter through…
The GameCube brings back nostalgic memories for many Nintendo fans. From the great variety of games, to the power of the console, to even the controller setup; it’s a console that is still remembered fondly to this day. Thanks to gaming manufacturer PowerA, there’s now a new way to use a GameCube controller for your…
Continuing their latest trend of claiming trademarks, Nintendo appears to have their eyes on the NES as of late. Recently, Nintendo filed for an N64 trademark in Japan, but this time they’re focusing on even older games and hardware. The trademarks apply to Japan, but as you can see in the image below, the title…
Earlier this week, publisher Double Eleven revealed that Songbringer is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch on May 31, 2018 after its initial launch on other platforms last year. Songbringer is a sci-fi action RPG that follows protagonist Roq as he embarks across an alien planet with his skybot Jib. On their journey, Roq encounters…
Best known for his work on Death Squared, Ash Ringrose, the head of SMG Studios took to Reddit, to lay out how he believes that Nintendo eShop could be improved. Ash began his post by stating that some of his ideas are “practical and not so practical” and that he “tried to think greater than just…
When Nintendo Labo was first shown off back in January, people met the announcement with confused curiosity. Well, either that or complaints on social media about how a product aimed at children wasn’t what they wanted. Internet trolls aside, it was a very out-of-left-field preview of what was to come: A cardboard-folding future of wonder.…
