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No Friend Requests or Private Messages for 3DS Miiverse
Last Wednesday, it was announced via a 3DS-centric Nintendo Direct that the Miiverse and unified eShop balances would be coming to the Nintendo 3DS early in December. All the pieces seemed to be in place for the company to lead the way to the much-demanded unified Nintendo Network account system. However, one NeoGAF user noticed a lack of messaging icons in the screenshots of the beta version of M...
Suda51 says making games for Nintendo consoles is “important”
Suda51, the reknowned designer of titles such as Killer 7 and No More Heroes, has spoken out on his thoughts on developing games for the Wii U. While speaking with Expansive DLC, Suda51 stated that making games for Nintendo’s home console aren’t out of the realm of possibility. “Yeah of course, it’s a possibility,” says Suda51. “I guess we haven’t really announced anything ...
Nintendo Offering Discounted Zelda Games
Nintendo will be offering selected discounted games on 3DS and Wii U eShops.
Infendo Radio Episode 288: I feel really bad
Welcome all to episode 288 of Infendo Radio, with Harrison Milfeld, Holly Fellmeth and me, Lewis Pugh. On this weeks show we have What we’ve been playing (covering Wii Sports Clubs & Wii Fit U), Nintendo and our feature isa retrospective of the portable Zelda games. If you have any questions for us to discuss on the next show add them to the comments or email to [email protected] Wii U frien...
Nintendo Network IDs and Miiverse finally coming to the 3DS
3DS and Wii U owners received some positive news this morning during Nintendo’s 3DS-centric Nintendo Direct. The company announced today that Wii U owners with a Nintendo Network ID will be able to share their eShop account balances between Nintendo’s latest home console and the the Nintendo 3DS. So, any funds that you add to your Wii U or 3DS eShop account will be combined, no matter ...
Bravely Default coming to North America February 7, Collector’s Edition also to appear
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voh6NEpwEVY[/youtube] We knew that Square Enix’s Nintendo 3DS title Bravely Default would be arriving in North America near the beginning of 2014, and now the game’s official release date has been revealed, along with a snazzy Collector’s Edition. The highly anticipated RPG will be available on February 7, 2014. The Collector’s Editio...
Mario Party: Island Tour to feature extensive single-card multiplayer modes
Making up for its lack of online play, Mario Party: Island Tour will feature the most extensive single-card multiplayer mode of any Nintendo 3DS game released thus far. According to this morning’s Nintendo Direct, a single game card will allow up to four players to locally play all 7 of the game’s varied maps, all 80 of the mini games on offer, a Freeplay mode, and more. To encourage e...
3DS-focused Nintendo Direct airing this Wednesday
Nintendo announced today that they will be showcasing a special 3DS-centric Nintendo Direct tomorrow on November 13 at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET. According to the statement from Nintendo, this Direct will showcase various 3DS software launching in early 2014. What do you hope to see for tomorrow’s 3DS Nintendo Direct? Tell us in the comments below.
Video: Opening cinematic for Super Mario 3D World
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKmjwEXw5L0[/youtube] Mario games are not known for their cinematic quality or storytelling, but the opening to Super Mario 3D World might just change that…slightly. Nintendo of America was able to share the opening cinematic to Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U to the public today, and it sure is pretty. The cinematic depicts Mario and friends havin...
“Be Together” – Super Mario 3D World commercial
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5w6W_xJaTk[/youtube] Nintendo of America has revealed the first commercial for Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U. The commercial titled “Be Together” details the multiplayer aspects of the home console successor to the Mario 3D Land by showing a family working alongside each other in Mario’s newest adventure. As always, the commercial st...
CNET names Wii U the tech gift to avoid this Holiday season
With the Holiday season about to crank into full gear, many technology and video game websites/publications have been gathering together their annual gift guides. Some of these guides either cater consumers to what products to buy and which ones to avoid completely. One tech publication in particular, CNET, has recently named their worst holiday tech gifts and unfortunately the Wii U was one of th...
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Gameplay Footage
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJJdWNMC2k[/youtube] Ready for more The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds footage? Good! The video above shows off the Tornado Rod, Link’s new way to get around. Players will be able to use the Tornado Rod to avoid obstacles and traverse dungeons. Or… you can just use it to see the cool animation. Either way, you can try this new co...