In today’s Super Smash Bros. 4 “pic of the day“, series director Masahiro Sakurai has uploaded a new screenshot of Princess Zelda and the newly revealed King Dedede. On Miiverse, he says: “Pic of the day. Don’t miss your chance, Zelda–King Dedede is knocked out.” It seems our graceful princess is in fact a ruthless…
Hello and welcome to a new edition of Cody’s Rant on ZeldaUniverseTV! In this segment, Cody addresses something that is often discussed–how some people believe that Nintendo merely recycles the same concepts and formulas from franchises such as Mario and Zelda over and over again for every iteration of the respective franchises. Cody goes into…
Recently an anonymous game developer spoke to Eurogamer about the woes of developing for Nintendo’s Wii U, giving a clear explanation as to why third-party developers would choose to stay away from the console. Now, a couple of third-party developers, including Hideki Kamiya, the director of (among others) The Wonderful 101 and Okami, are speaking up. They say…
Those of us who remember the days when “console wars” meant Nintendo vs. Sega probably think back to posters of the Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog adorning opposite walls of their local video game shop. And those of us who can think back a little further might remember that Sonic wasn’t Sega’s original mascot.…
Welcome to a new Bazaar! There are a few notable deals available, including a discounted Wii U 8GB Basic edition bundled with Skylanders, a discount on The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set in the UK, and the Prima’s The Legend of Zelda Box Set is still discounted on the internet. Hit the jump for…
In today’s “pic of the day“, Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed a new Assist Trophy for the upcoming instalments via Miiverse. The mischievous little witch girl you see above is none other than Ashley from the WarioWare series. I wonder how she will attack her enemies? Perhaps she’d summon Red, her little…
The Wii U is an excellent system boasting beautiful HD display and innovative gameplay, yet sadly its sales have fallen short of the other next-gen consoles. While the Wii U isn’t generating the revenue it should be, that doesn’t mean Nintendo is doomed, according to video game analyst P. J. McNealy. More after the jump.
Club Nintendo offers a lot of cool rewards, and have included a variety of Zelda items in the past. Today, Nintendo has brought back the 3DS Game Card Cases, which now come in two special sets. One of these is a special Zelda set, which includes some awesome designs of Link that range from his…
Japanese gamer Wakou has managed to beat Ocarina of Time using nothing but his agile toes. In a series of twenty videos on Japanese video site NicoNico, Wakou jumps, rolls and slices his way to victory using his feet and a Wii Classic Controller squished between them. In this first video, Wakou loads up the game…
Sakurai recently announced that King Dedede will return for Super Smash Bros. 4. Yesterday Sakurai made a post on Miverse, divulging some more details about King Dedede. Sakurai’s post included the above image as his “pic of the day”, and his post read: “King Dedede uses one of the strongest side smash attacks in all…
With the promise of the new Super Smash Bros. title for the Wii U, we have been seeing an incredible amount of art from the game. Zelda, among other favorites, have already been confirmed as playable characters in the game, but I know you all have been itching to see just what Hyrule’s princess has…
Not long ago, Club Nintendo US brought the 3DS XL’s charging cradle in different colours to their limited premium give-away. Our American friends had the chance to order one of those rarities for the price of 500 Coins! As many of you might remember, it was sold out almost immediately. While the American Club Nintendo…
Nintendo will be announcing their financial results for the past year at the end of this month. Even though that is still a ways off, that hasn’t stopped analyst David Gibson–who recently announced the first week Japanese sales numbers of A Link Between Worlds–from sharing his insight Nintendo’s upcoming financial results on his Twitter page.…
Nintendo revealed King Dedede, ruler of Dream Land and Kirby’s arch-nemesis, as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4. With mallet in hand, he’s ready to squash that little puff-ball, and take down everyone else while he’s at it. More pictures, including some featuring Link and Zelda, are after the jump.
This is the third day in a row we’ve seen a Zelda character featured in the official Super Smash Bros. site‘s “pic of the day”, with the princess making another graceful appearance. She’s not the major highlight of this screenshot this time, however. Series director Masahiro Sakurai confirms on Miiverse that, in this currently untitled stadium stage,…
