Masahiro Sakurai recently sat down with Denfamico Gamer for an interview that discusses his gaming habits and his extensive and meticulously organized video game collection. Masked Man of Source Gaming has begun translating the interview to English, and they have published the first part of that interview. As a game collector myself, I found the…
Nintendo of Australia and New Zealand has announced three new Amiibo bundles for 3DS owners. Priced at AU$69.95 each, the bundles come with an Amiibo, a 3DS game, and the NFC Reader/Writer. The three games getting the bundle treatment are Fire Emblem Conquest, Fire Emblem Birthright, and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. Conquest and Birthright are bundled with Marth and Ike, respectively, while Smash Bros. comes…
Nintendo is extending an invite to all of their fans that are able to stop by San Diego Comic-Con this year. They want you to check out what Nintendo has to offer the masses, to those who will be able to stop by the convention. The name of the game is Nintendo showing off their games,…
Prince Altea versus the Legendary Hero, Falchion against the Master Sword, who will win this ultimate face-off? “Sudden Death” by CharlieRomeo on DeviantArt is an art piece of two of Nintendo’s greatest swordsmen locked in combat. Along with the Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem has been a favorite game franchise of mine ever since I was young.…
I was first introduced to the Palace Theme in Super Smash Bros. Melee, playing in the background of the famous Temple stage. It wasn’t my favorite Zelda tune from the start, but over time I grew to like it. After finally playing the source game, the Adventures of Link, this song became very significant to…
Chris Burwell (@countchrisdo on Twitter) went viral after sharing that he went to prom with Super Smash Bros. Melee, a GameCube game released in 2001. The Tweet, posted Jun 5, has garnered over 10,000 retweets and 16,000 likes. The post was even retweeted by Nintendo of America. His twitter description reads: “Social Media Guru-Comics Evangelist-Bird…
A new mod for the Super Smash Bros. series seems to be making the rounds online. Those savvy about competitive Smash.are probably familiar with the Project M mod for Brawl, and it seems that this new mod for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has a similar premise in mind. For the uninitiated, Project M was a…
With the final downloadable characters for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS finally released only this year, it seems silly to think the Smash Bros. fanbase still clings to a two-generation old version of the Nintendo IP free-for-all. Nevertheless, Super Smash Bros. Melee’s popularity persists to this day; scooping up more contestants than any other game in most esports…
In 1995, San Jose State University formed the Shrunkenheadman (SHM) club to offer students a forum to share ideas, develop their talent and to provide a valuable resource for members of the community to learn about art. Since then, the club has created a charity committee that aims to bring art back into the community and organises…
In this era of gaming, it feels like fighting games and Nintendo go hand in hand, with the success of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. In the last couple of entries in the franchise, we’ve seen other companies join in on the fun by adding their own characters — such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Street…
Hyrule Warriors Legends releases soon, and Nintendo has revealed how the downloadable content for the game will be distributed. You might even need the help of Navi or Kaepora Gaebora in understanding how you can get your hands on all the material. Let’s get right into it! There is DLC for the 3DS Hyrule Warriors Legends…
Recently, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai contributed his 500th column on Famitsu’s magazine, and celebrated by doing a livestream in which he played games and answered questions. Thanks to translations from Source Gaming, we have a bit of insight into what he does at his job day by day. Sakurai shares that even though he has played…
All Nintendo fans know by now there was a fan ballot for downloadable characters to make the fighter roster for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Fans of the game felt this was their chance to get some of their past favourites from the Smash series back, and the likes of the Ice…
In the past three or four years, many tournaments have launched for games like League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone and many other games. This eSports (as they are called) quickly gained traction with tons of followers, but it wasn’t something that people could follow on mainstream sites. Even the President of ESPN, the Worldwide Leader…
On a special interview concerning the Fire Emblem series, titled Making of Fire Emblem: 25 Years of Development Secrets, Masahiro Sakurai unveiled some info regarding the next installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, and that is that he is unsure if there will be a next installment at all. During the interview, Sakurai was asked about the…
