Have you ever imagined our favorite princess crossing over into the Pokemon Universe? Deviantart user Lady-Zelda-of-Hyrule gives us an idea of how it might look. As the chosen guardian of the Triforce of Wisdom, it’s only fitting that she train the psychic Pokemon, Espeon. Plus, any royalty knows the importance of coordinating her accessories with her outfit, and Espeon’s lilac fur…
In Masahiro Sakurai’s latest Miiverse update, he revealed that Bullet Bill from the Super Mario Bros. series is now an item in the Smash Bros. franchise! Sakurai says”Bullet Bill here is an item. Can you guess what happens when you use it?” “Bullet Bill here is an item.” Would he give us a brand new…
Octoroks have been revealed as enemies in Super Smash Bros. 4 for the 3DS, which hopefully means they will appear on the Wii U version as well. In the pic of the day for this past Monday on Miiverse, here is what Smash series director Masahiro Sakurai had to say: “Members of the Enemies That…
Nintendo were already doing a superb job of selling me on Mario Kart 8 (as if the words “Mario Kart” in the title alone weren’t enough), but now they’ve gone a step further in their promotion for the upcoming racer. Should you buy Mario Kart 8, at retail or via the eShop, and register it with Club…
If you caught the explosion of new Super Smash Bros. 4 screenshots that appeared shortly after the spectacular Smash Bros. Direct earlier this month, you may recall seeing the Super Leaf debut as a new item. In today’s Smash “pic of the day”, series director Masahiro Sakurai presents us with a trio of characters who have…
In today’s Super Smash Bros. “pic of the day”, series director Masahiro Sakurai reveals more details on tether recovery in the game. For those who aren’t aware, “tether recovery” is a technique where a specific set of characters are able to latch onto the edge of a platform using their personal extendable item. For example, Link…
Following last year’s Direct broadcast, Nintendo will once again avoid holding a traditional press conference at E3 this year. This time, the company will be launching Nintendo Digital Event, a live broadcast which aims to bring news directly to fans. It will air at 9am PT on June 10. The Nintendo Treehouse team will be…
It was revealed earlier that Twilight Princess‘s Midna, a fan favorite, would appear as one of the Assist Trophies in Super Smash Bros. 4. In today’s Super Smash Bros. pic of the day, series director Masahiro Sakurai gives us a little more insight on her abilities, stating in his Miiverse post, “The Assist Trophy, Midna! This…
The Minish Cap, which was previously only available to early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS on the Nintendo eShop through the 3DS Ambassador Program, is set to launch next week on the Japanese Wii U eShop. The Minish Cap is one of several Game Boy Advance games that is set to be released on the Wii…
NES Remix and NES Remix 2 have done a pretty decent job of covering the major games from the Nintendo Entertainment System and condensing them into WarioWare-style mini-games. So where do we go from here? Director Koichi Hayashida revealed to IGN that he is open to the idea of a SNES, Game Boy or GBA Remix game. “Well personally…
Nintendo Underdogs Reorchestrated (NUREO for short) is a Kickstarter spearheaded by Colin McIsaac, which is dedicated to orchestrating some of the best little-known music from Nintendo’s 30-plus year history. NUREO is focused on re-imagining 20 of Nintendo’s most classic songs that haven’t been traditionally recognized by the likes of other re-orchestration projects such as Zelda Reorchestrated and Pokemon…
In Nintendo’s latest Super Smash Bros. Direct presentation, Masahiro Sakurai, director of the Super Smash Bros. Series, revealed that each stage would include its own “Final Destination”-like incarnation. In Tuesday’s Super Smash Bros. 4 pic of the day, the Gerudo Valley version of Final Destination was unveiled along with a bit of commentary from the director…
The upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4 is filled with Zelda characters, items and stages. After the recent Nintendo Direct, it’s time for a rundown of all the Zelda elements we can expect to see in the upcoming games. Fighters A veteran fighter, Link is fully prepared carrying his Claw Shot, Master Sword, Hylian Shield and Bow. His downward aerial attack…
In yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, Masahiro Sakurai revealed Zelda’s newest attack. In previous versions of Super Smash Bros., Zelda’s Special Down attack was transforming into Sheik. However, in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4, Zelda maintains her princess status by dropping Sheik and delegating her dirty work to a Phantom. Zelda’s new Special Down attack is called Phantom Slash. This…
In today’s Nintendo Direct, five new playable characters were unveiled for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4, including the Zelda franchise’s own Sheik. More news is coming on exactly what was covered in the Nintendo Direct, but first we want to give you an overview of the one thing that everybody cares about the most: the character…
