Bullying is one of the worst struggles that young people can go through. Thankfully, many people have a favourite hobby to help them cope in the face of hard times–as for myself and I’m sure some people reading, that hobby was/is gaming. 11 year-old Caine has unfortunately been through harsh verbal and physical abuse–but today,…
German website neckar-chronik.de held a recent interview with Nintendo of Germany General Manager Bernd Fakesch, wherein he revealed something very interesting for Nintendo fans. Allegedly, the upcoming Super Smash Bros. instalment for Wii U and 3DS and Mario Kart 8 are due out for Spring 2014. “For next spring two more big license games are also announced for…
Sakurai has posted an image of the Skull Kid on his Miiverse page, confirming his appearance in the new Super Smash Bros. game. However, Sakurai made it clear that the Skull Kid will appear as an Assist Trophy, and not as a playable character. His post reads: “Pic of the day. Here’s a new Assist Trophy–the Skull…
GameXplain has posted an analysis video on the new Super Smash Bros. trailer for the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. A lot of new stages and characters on both versions of the game were analyzed, but a whopping three stages from the Zelda series made their way into the trailer of the…
In today’s screenshot from the daily updated Super Smash Bros. website, Toon Link is seen fighting Fox McCloud. Our green-garbed hero deals a punishing blow to our furry friend, causing an interesting new visual effect which turns out to be a new addition to the series. Series director Masahiro Sakurai explains on Miiverse (thanks Nintendo…
Today’s daily update of the official Super Smash Bros. website confirms that Dark Trains will appear in the 3DS version’s Spirit Tracks stage. These are the persistent, possessed vehicles that pursued the Spirit Train–they cannot be destroyed, and if they succeeded in making contact with the Spirit Train, they explode and instantly destroy it. Considering their…
Pardon our lateness with this one–ALBW has demanded all our attention in the news lately! However, to direct you to another game starring Link for a moment, we have a slew of new Super Smash Bros. 3DS screenshots starring the Hylian hero courtesy of Nintendo Everything. These mainly depict his “Toon” form, but you can also see…
The swordsman you’re seeing in today’s Smash screenshot isn’t Link, but the sleepy-headed, newly confirmed fighter Marth at the feet of the Wii Fit Trainer–and I don’t think he’ll be resting until the fitness guru says so! Anyway, while there isn’t a Hylian in sight, there is another closer look at the Skyloft stage in the…
It seems the Animal Crossing Villager has just achieved what Ganondorf, Vaati, Ghirahim and many more have failed to accomplish: outsmart and capture the hero of Hyrule. In today’s screenshot from the official Super Smash Bros website‘s daily updates, an image from the Wii U version of the upcoming brawler shows the Villager’s bug net…
If you missed it, Marth was confirmed as a returning character in the upcoming instalments of Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS. Unsurprisingly, the blue-haired warrior has featured in many of the most recent daily screenshots on the official website for the game, and today he happens to clash swords with a familiar face around…
Just as you should always avoid being above Pikachu, you never want to stay under Link for too long when he’s in mid-air. Smash fans will know all too well about Link’s lethal downward aerial attack, which is showcased here in a new screenshot of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. instalment on Wii U. Link appears…
A recent screenshot from the official Super Smash Bros. website shows a close-up of Toon Link in the 3DS version of the upcoming game, with a creeping Fox McCloud on his tail. Director Masahiro Sakurai suggests that Link can smell incoming danger in his Miiverse post: “Is it just me or do I smell something beastly…?”…
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen our Hylian heroes show off their deadly spin attacks, with last month’s screenshot showing the two attack their foe together from both sides. However, while that attack was an aerial affair, a recent Super Smash Bros. Wii U screenshot from director Masahiro Sakurai on Miiverse shows Link and Toon Link…
Following from yesterday’s screenshot of Toon Link in peril, today we have a much more peaceful image from the official Super Smash Bros. site. Here we have a wide panoramic shot of the Skyloft stage in another new Wii U screenshot. Many have undoubtedly explored every corner of Skyloft in Skyward Sword, and seen many screenshots…
Yesterday’s screenshot from the official Super Smash Bros. updates shows a rather peculiar image of Toon Link looking quite uncomfortable in the Pikmin 3 stage. It can be difficult to decipher exactly what is going on in the screenshot just by looking at it and without any explanation. At first glance, I thought perhaps it might be…
