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Pokemon Center Release Incites Rare Download
If you’ve ever felt a lack of easy-to-obtain Pokemon merchandise in the U.S., you’ll be happy to hear that Nintendo’s Pokemon Center website has been launched in full as of today. The site brings you the very best, like no one ever has, including items such as plushies, T-shirts, iPhone cases, and even Trading Card Game product. The prices range from fair to somewhat expensive ($...
New characters, modes and more from Hyrule Warriors Nintendo Direct
Today Nintendo broadcasted another Nintendo Direct, this one focused entirely on the Legend of Zelda/Dynasty Warriors crossover Hyrule Warriors. You can check out the broadcast below: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_DZtTR3zu0[/youtube] The highlights includes; new playable character: Ganondorf new playable character: Zant new playable character: Ghirahim new item: giant bombchu new weap...
Infendo Radio Episode 319: Console Wars
Episode 319 of Infendo Radio is on now! Join Lewis Pugh and I as we talk about the latest Nintendo news, discuss Console Wars by Blake J. Harris, respond to reader mail, and butcher our timezones! (You’ll have to forgive my on-the-spot math skills; they’re shaky at the best of times.) Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Hyrule Warriors, and Shovel Knight all get some time in the limelight, so d...
Pokemon X and Y to receive Pinsir, Heracross
Pinsir and Heracross, bug type Pokemon, will soon be delivered across WiFi Connectivity. On August 13th, Pokemon X and Y owners will receive their new Pokemon through the Mystery Gift. Owners of Pokemon Y will receive Pinsir, while owner of Pokemon X will receive Heracross. Then, from August 18th to 30th, anyone who visits Gamestop will find a special serial code on their flyers, allowing them to ...
eShop cards on sale at Target
From now until August 9th, all American Target stores will be offering an excellent sale on eShop cards. The deal is simple, buy one eShop card and you get the second card for 25% off. The values of these cards can be mixed and matched, but the 25% will come off the lowest priced card. Anyone interested in purchasing anything off the eShop may want to head down to Target right away, and save yours...
Retro Redux: PRESS START
Surely it’s common knowledge among Nintendo fans that, in the U.S., Nintendo revived the home console industry after the video game crash of 1983. This was possible thanks to one of the most iconic gaming systems of all time: the NES. I’ve just finished reading the book Console Wars by Blake J. Harris. It doesn’t go into much detail regarding the NES, but just reading about a sma...
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will not be region locked between Europe and North America
Good news from Capcom, as the highly anticipated Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s online and offline multiplayer will not be region locked between Europe and North America. Online play will, however, be region locked between Japanese players and Europe, as well as North America. The main concern I had was that Capcom would restrict the online features due to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate being deve...
[Updated] Nintendo Direct focusing on Hyrule Warriors headed our way
Update: Fans in the UK can watch the Nintendo Direct here at the less insane time of 08:00 CEST. If you’re good with 05:00 CEST, however, feel free to tune into Nintendo of America’s broadcast here! Original Post: Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account has revealed that a Nintendo Direct broadcast focusing on Hyrule Warriors is on the way. The live stream of the Direct wi...
Review: SteamWorld worth digging into your wallet
Retro-inspired platformers have taken the eshop by storm the past couple of years. Games like Mutant Mudds, Gunman Clive and the critically acclaimed Shovel Knight have all sold well and received glowing reviews. Another game inspired by the 8-bit and 16-bit era of gaming is Image & Form’s SteamWorld Dig, a highly addictive mining adventure. Regularly priced just under $9, the game is cu...
Bravely Default’s success could help return Final Fantasy to it’s roots
With over 1 million copies sold worldwide, over 600,000 outside of Japan, Bravely Default’s success may have slapped some sense into the people at Square Enix. The company well known for some of the greatest RPGs of the SNES era, had seemingly lost the plot as of late, particularly with the extremely popular Final Fantasy series. Having veered away from the traditional Japanese RPG model, re...
New Paper Mario Stage Flips the Script on Standard Stage Design
Another new stage has been unveiled for Smash Bros, this time representing a series not yet visited in the franchise. The Paper Mario stage highlights some of the major mechanics of the series, as it is made of paper and is blown away by strong winds. It is currently unclear whether this will affect the gameplay of your fighters, but when the stage folds over and opens up again, it transforms into...
Infendo Radio Episode 318: Final Smash Predictions
Welcome one and all to episode 318 of Infendo Radio, in which Harrison Milfeld, Colin Crompton, and myself talk about The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS, E3, and more. When we say “final Smash predictions,” that doesn’t mean guessing what final smashes are going to be in the final Wii U/3DS games (though that’s not too bad a topic either...