The Game Boy Advance classic, The Minish Cap, is now available on the Wii U Virtual Console via Nintendo eShop in Europe. Earlier this week, Nintendo released a trailer for the game. There is no news on a North American version just yet, but it’s likely that it’ll arrive soon enough — we’ll keep you posted.…
Nintendo has been really stern with regards to YouTube videos that contain content from their games. The company has been issuing copyright claims to many content creators within the past year, and any gamers and members of the YouTube community were not pleased with Nintendo’s actions. There’s good news now, however. It seems that Nintendo has…
Continuing his current trend of revealing new gameplay mechanics via Super Smash Bros. 4 screenshots, series director Masahiro Sakurai’s latest “pic of the day” shows a new visual aspect that indicates when a character has taken a lot of damage. He says on Miiverse, “Characters that have heavy damage slowly start to emit steam. When…
With the Minish Cap out tomorrow on the European Wii U eShop, Nintendo has released a trailer for the release. It shows the introductory story sequence, as well as some gameplay early in the game. It’s certainly made me want to revisit the GBA classic.
The final boss from Zelda II is one of the most memorable boss battles in the series. Link must face and defeat his own shadow, which is all that stands between him and the Triforce of Courage. The recently released NES Remix 2 contains a challenge in which link must fight multiple Dark Link’s, with only…
“Ike, the swordsman of magnificent strength, joins the battle!!” Ike has been a fan favorite in the Super Smash Bros. series since he was unveiled in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Masahiro Sakurai has revealed on Miiverse that he is to return in Super Smash Bros. 4 with his iconic and very powerful Smash Attacks. “Ike, the…
North American site The flood of Hyrule Warriors news continues today as Nintendo reveals hordes of new information on the upcoming Zelda spinoff game. For the first time, however, official news comes to us in English as Nintendo of America opened a webpage for Hyrule Warriors on their site. This comes just one day after the…
Following the recent sudden appearance of an official website for the North American version of Minish Cap on the Wii U Virtual Console, the digital release has now been confirmed to launch in Europe next week. Nintendo of Europe tweeted that the game will launch on the eShop on May 29. We have no word on the North…
In time for the release of Super Smash Bros. 4, players will have another option for which controller they use to command their favorite fighter. According to Polygon, PDP, a popular manufacture of video game accessories, has announced that they have partnered with Nintendo to create a Gamecube inspired controller for the Wii U, named the…
With the recent Wii U eShop release of Minish Cap in Japan, it is of course inevitable that the Game Boy Advance title should hit US digital stores soon enough. While we don’t have a release date yet, a page has appeared for the game on Nintendo’s US website, suggesting an upcoming launch. The page offers…
The Hyrule Warriors launch date is quickly approaching, and with it comes new official artwork. Yesterday, we reported new details and screenshots, and it looks like we can expect plenty of action and beautiful graphics in the upcoming game. We’ve already learned Impa is set to be a playable character, but according to the game’s website,…
Super Smash Bros. 4 director Masahiro Sakurai finished the week off by sharing some interesting “pics of the day” with fans on Miiverse. Among them are screens revealing alternate skins for the Villager character, allowing players to pick between male and female Villagers while battling in the upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. The new…
UK Zelda fans, get your piggy banks ready: Nintendo UK announced Monday that in addition to the games and consoles already available on the Official Nintendo Online Store, fans can now purchase a variety of Nintendo merchandise including clothing, figurines, accessories and game guides. Over 170 new items are for sale, including incredible Zelda gear…
Nintendo is always working on the next new hardware. In fact, once a system launches, Nintendo starts work on the next one. President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata explains to investors at the recent financial briefing: “I can certainly assure you that we are not at a dead end of any kind in which we are out…
Here we have a little “pic of the day” round-up from Super Smash Bros. 4 director Masahiro Sakurai, all of which reveal new little details for the upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. First off, Charizard has a blazing new attack: Flare Blitz. Faithful to the move from the Pokemon series, the fiery beast will take recoil damage…
