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DuckTales: Best Moon Theme Covers
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF32DRg9opA[/youtube] The DuckTales NES soundtrack is fantastic overall, but I think you’ll agree when I say that no track sticks out more than the game’s Moon theme. Before I ever played DuckTales, I heard that glorious melody and loved it instantly. For good or bad, the Moon theme has seen cover after cover on YouTube. The video above this pos...
Retro Redux: NES Quest – DuckTales START
A photo of my TV displaying the title screen (hence the glare…and possibly the warped text). Game: DuckTales Release Date (North America): Sept. 14, 1989 Developer: Capcom Genre: Action Platformer It was a close competition between DuckTales and StarTropics, but DuckTales came out on top, so it has the, uh, honor (I guess) of being the game to kick off NES Quest (if you have no idea what I&#...
Game Boy Stage for New Smash Bros?
As the days count down towards one of the most talked about releases this year, Sakurai continues to drop various hints and sneak pics through his Miiverse account. Yesterdays screenshot appears to reveal a new Game Boy stage. Along with the image above, Sakurai wrote “Pic of the day “?Ba-ding!?”…. If you turn on the 3D effect, it really looks like there is a Game Boy insid...
A glimpse of Super Smash Bros. Trophy Shop/Gallery
Completionists and collectors have a large task looming in their near future. With over 540 trophies to be collected, the new Super Smash Bros. games will keep players extremely busy. While the trophies are meant to be collected throughout the game, they can also be purchased with in-game currency or Nintendo 3DS Play Coins. Recently, Masahiro Sakurai shared a few screenshots on a Miiverse post, g...
Mercedes-Benz DLC coming to Mario Kart 8 August 27
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abOnJoz85UY[/youtube] The free Mercedes-Benz DLC that was promised for Mario Kart 8 owners in the west finally has a solid release date: August 27. Nintendo announced this today and even included a trailer to go alongside it. And there isn’t just one new kart, but three headed our way. The first is the 2014 GLA, “the compact SUV of Mercedes-Benz...
Retro Redux: The NES
Any quest to play retro Nintendo games should probably begin with the NES. It’s one of the most iconic gaming systems of all time, and it essentially revived the home console market in the United States single-handedly after the disastrous video game crash of 1983. Since I am trying to recreate (for myself and anyone who cares to read this) the era of the NES, I should probably know a little...
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...