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Merry Christmas, readers!
From our house to yours, merry Christmas. Now, let’s get down to the nitty gritty: What did you give, and what did you get?
eShop delivers pre-holiday cheer
Three great additions to the 3DS eShop appeared yesterday…and one’s a terrific freebie! Swapnote, at the wonderful price of zero, finally arrived to give 3DS users a simple, fun way to send sketches, notes and photos to friends or streetpass strangers. The experience of adding 3D touches to a sketch makes this worth the download, and there’s an option to choose animated stationer...
About our Mario Kart 7 community nights…
Community Code: 20-1691-6700-3942 I was glad to see that, even though I only encountered about two other racers during our first MK 7 community night, other racers have found chances to duke it out with each other on the Infendo community. I’m determined to keep the steam going, so here’s my proposal for community nights: plan on them every Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. US-Eastern unless...
The other games Nintendo made this holiday
Wired has a nice little piece on lower profile holiday Nintendo games, including the unsung Kirby’s Return to Dreamland: While the aforementioned games are more than mere serviceable diversions, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land is an unsung contemporary classic. It’s both deep enough to qualify as a game for true gamers and inviting enough so as not to alienate the untested, whether ...
Ten games that made 3DS worth owning in 2011
Happy holidays, everyone! What a jolly season it’s turned out to be for a certain little handheld that got off to a rocky start, but finally found its stride. I hope Nintendo keeps the momentum rolling in 2012, but’for now’fans can find plenty of quality gaming exclusive to 3DS. The last few weeks alone saw a new Mario, a new Mario Kart and two amazing eShop games that beat the pants off mos...
Nothing to see here: Nintendo just “replaying” Wii U presentation at CES next month
Here it is, straight from the horse’s mouth: “Nintendo of America, working with the 2012 International CES management, will offer demos of the upcoming Wii U console to members of the media who did not see the system at the 2011 E3 Expo. However, Nintendo will not have a booth at CES, nor does it plan to include any games, experiences or information beyond what was available at the 201...
Nintentunes: The anti-Nintendo edition
Video game music has come a long way from the bleeps and bloops that populated most game at the inception of the medium, and seems only right to take a look back at not only game that have appeared on Nintendo consoles, but ones that have appeared on consoles that do things that Ninten-don’t (see what I did there?). With that said, I hope you enjoy this weeks walk down memory lane in this ed...
More thoughts about Mario Kart 7
Two weeks in, my enjoyment of Mario Kart 7 shows no sign of fading. The online races work so well, this title alone could keep my 3DS in action for the system’s lifespan, just as online racing in Mario Kart Wii kept that console humming through many software droughts. Some random thoughts about the game have cropped up since the review:
Ambassadors, your GBA games have arrived!
The release began yesterday in Australia and Japan, and continued this morning in Europe and North America; the ten free GBA games for 3DS Ambassadors are now available! If you bought a 3DS and connected to the eShop before the system price drop on August 12 of 2011, the following games are yours as a thank you from Nintendo: Yoshi’s Island, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Metroid Fusio...
Nintendo preparing to patch game-ending bug for Zelda: Skyward Sword
The patch is coming via download, reports Andriasang. Snail mail options will be available to game owners without Internet access. The news comes after a game-ending bug was discovered last week.
Club Nintendo now offering game downloads for Wii and Nintendo 3DS
I hardly believed it myself when I saw it. In addition a new look, Club Nintendo is now offering actual game downloads for Wii and 3DS. This month’s game selection includes Super Mario Kart and Fluidity (Wii), and 3D Classics: Xevious and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (3DS). The prices range from 100-150 coins (Club Nintendo reward points, in other words). Apparently the availabl...
Bring it on: Retro Studios in consideration to collaborate on next Zelda
Says Nintendo’s Miyamoto: “As you know, we have already collaborated with Retro for the Metroid Prime series in the past (not to mention last year’s game of the year: Donkey Kong Returns). And I think when we talk about any other franchise, Zelda might be a possible franchise for that collaboration.” It’s common belief around the halls of Infendo that Retro Studios ma...