It’s no secret that the new stages in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles on Wii U and 3DS will be exclusive to either platform, based on other games in the appropriate console’s library–which is why today’s “pic of the day” has really thrown me. This screenshot is for the Wii U version of the game…
Uh oh, Link caught Marth flirting with Zelda again. This time, he came prepared with his trusty Beetle and he means business! Go find your own girl, Marth! Director Masahiro Sakurai’s Miiverse pic of the day shows us the newest item added to the Super Smash Brothers inventory. Straight out of Skyward Sword, it’s the Beetle. Now…
Nintendo appears set to unveil their strategy for mobile devices going forward this Wednesday at the company’s weekly quarterly briefing. While some financial analysts such as Michael Pachter believe that Nintendo should release their backlog of games onto mobile devices because of a dwindling handheld market, supposedly due to mobile gaming, Nintendo has reportedly decided…
Today’s “pic of the day” for Smash Wii U showcases Rosalina and her newly announced down special move, tentatively called the “Gravitational Pull.” This move originally debuted in Super Mario Galaxy, where players could pull in Star Bits by pointing the Wii Remote at them. Series director Masahiro Sakurai describes how this move will function…
For years, handheld gaming has been popular amongst both casual and die-hard gamers. However, as the as the market for smartphones and tablets continues to rise, sales of handheld games are experiencing a decline. In an interview with Game Informer, Analyst Michael Pachter from Wedbush Securities tells why:
After Link, Toon Link and Princess Zelda being confirmed as playable fighters, we have a new and slightly more obscure face from the Zelda series appearing in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. title on 3DS; this time in the form of a stage background character. Alfonzo, Royal Engineer of the Spirit Train and descendant of Wind…
Nintendo of Europe has announced on their Twitter that the Art Academy: SketchPad Miiverse community A Link Between Worlds drawing event that was previously announced has launched today. For this event, the theme is to simply draw your favorite character or characters from A Link Between Worlds! For all of the details pertaining to this…
The wonderful Princess of Wisdom is seen once again gracing today’s Super Smash Bros. “pic of the day”, this time preparing a battle stance in front of the princess of the galaxy, Rosalina. The duo are seen in the 3DS version of the upcoming brawler in the Kid Icarus: Uprising stage. As series director Masahiro Sakurai rightly…
Edge-hogging: (verb) Hanging onto a ledge in order to prevent your competitor from recovering from a fall. See also “cheap play” Example: Zelda thought she could safely land on the platform, but Pikachu was edge-hogging, preventing her from grabbing onto the ledge. Masahiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Bros. 4 Miiverse “pic of the day” addresses some…
Zelda is holding strong on this week’s eShop charts, with A Link Between Worlds #1 for the 3DS and The Wind Waker HD #1 for the Wii U. Great job, Zelda! Additionally, the popular NES Remix has jumped to #2 on the Wii U charts. The full list is after the jump.
In today’s edition of The Bazaar, we have some very tempting deals for both our US and UK readers. American Zelda fans have a great opportunity to grab a Motion Plus controller, as well as a cheap Wind Waker Wii U bundle with an extra two games. Brits have a similarly enticing deal for a Wii…
It seems that everyone these days is running around with a smartphone, a tablet, or both. As such, there is some pressure on gaming companies to expand their horizons and develop games for these smart devices. Nintendo will resist this pressure though, as the president of the company, Satoru Iwata, said recently. “The spread of…
Today’s Super Smash Bros. “pic of the day” may bring a bit of bad news to fans of Brawl‘s solo content. It has been confirmed before that there will be no story mode in the new Smash 4 games, but on Miiverse, series director Masahiro Sakurai reminds us again regarding the newest 3DS screenshot: “Pic of…
Recently, Club Nintendo added the Legend of Zelda 3DS game card case set as a 400 coin reward. The set comes with three double-sided covers, including a retro Link cover and a cover featuring Link’s many art styles throughout the years. To take a closer look at the covers that come in the Legend of…
Get your stylus ready, because Nintendo UK announced on their Twitter that a special drawing event will take place on January 24th in the Art Academy: SketchPad Miiverse community. I wish I could report on more details about the event, but unfortunately we’ll all have to stay tuned for more information. Maybe now would be…
