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Splatoon announced for Wii U. Nintendo’s newest IP
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L54s2m1dPs[/youtube] Nintendo has announced a new IP for the Wii U, and it’s a multiplayer turf war that appears to be a cross between paintball and a little bit of Team Fortress (excuse the comparison, my fellow Valve fans). Titled Splatoon, the game will feature 4-player local multiplayer and 4v4 online. In the game, the main protagonist is a squid...
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Wii U announcement trailer
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m91qkP5ZaN8[/youtube] For fans of the Captain Toad levels in Super Mario 3D World comes Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Wii U. Check out the trailer above to get more than just a sneak peek of the fleshed out, puzzle-solving levels you’re already somewhat familiar with. Like in Super Mario 3D World, it appears the GamePad’s gyro motion contro...
Kid Icarus’ Palutena joins the Smash Bros. roster
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqTW13AYniY[/youtube] Near the end of Nintendo’s Digital Event early this morning, Reggie Fils-Aime did his best Steve Jobs impression of “And one more thing.” That “one more thing” you ask? Well, a new addition to the Super Smash Bros. roster. The new addition is none other than Palutena from Kid Icarus. The reveal starts off ...
Mii characters playable in Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Reggie Fils-Aime, who has long been desired as a playable character in Super Smash Bros., can now join the fight, though not necessarily in the way players were expecting: Mii characters are now playable fighters in the Super Smash Bros. games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. To offer variety and help Mii characters stand out from other fighters, players will have three fighting styles to choose from f...
NFC detailed for Wii U and 3DS. Dubbed amiibo
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odUjMhc6YgU[/youtube] We’ve all known for weeks that Nintendo had plans to unveil the full details on their NFC options for the Wii U and 3DS, but the company has finally pulled back the curtains on how it will work. In the video above, Bill Trinen of Nintendo of America shares how the new NFC figurines (now called amiibo) will interact with various W...
Yarn Yoshi gets a new title. Release set for 2015
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vR8EHatIIE[/youtube] A lot hasn’t been known about Yarn Yoshi for the Wii U since it was first unveiled in early 2013. Now, we have more information alongside a new title and a release window. Officially titled Yoshi’s Wooly World, the game will be in the vein of previous Yoshi titles but with a new art style and gameplay options (exploration i...
Open-world Zelda confirmed for Wii U
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTMhGg5mtp8[/youtube] We were promised a tease of the new next-gen Zelda title for the Wii U, and that’s what we got during Nintendo’s Digital Event. In a brief presentation by longtime Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, we are shown a glimpse of the world and art style to land of Hyrule. Aonuma later mentions the game will be open-world and the player...
Watch the Nintendo Digital Event here
Nintendo’s Digital Event will be airing today. The streamed media briefing will be 47 minutes in length. You can watch the event at Nintendo’s official YouTube channel or at here at Nintendo’s E3 2014 website. Is your body ready?
Nintendo quietly announces new eShop titles for Wii U and 3DS at E3
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptkymqqbtwY[/youtube] Nintendo has released a bundle of trailers for upcoming eShop titles for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The 20-plus trailers come a day early from Nintendo’s Digital Event, which seems to point to the company focusing more in first-party software during their streaming event. Enjoy! Also, thanks to NeoGAF for the information. The be...
Shigeru Miyamoto will be showing off new games during Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3
Legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has a message for those in attendance at E3 2014: I have new games to show. In a tweet from the official Nintendo of America Twitter account, Miyamoto will be showcasing some new games (an possibly his new IP) during Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3. The Treehouse event will be live streamed immediately after Nintendo’s Digital Event which airs tomorrow ...
Video: Really Freakin’ Clever – Metroid Prime
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ueh-f0KwK0#t=484[/youtube] Joshua M. has posted a new video looking back at the Space Pirate Frigate prologue to Metroid Prime. In the video, we are taken aback to how Prime 1’s prologue level was an inventive and subtle way to teach the player the rules and controls as they become, in essence, Samus Aran. At eight minutes long, the video may not sur...
When was Nintendo’s golden era?
I have been sitting on this idea for a while and after conversing about this topic with some friends for a few hours we still couldn’t reach an agreement. One said the SNES era was when they reached their zenith while another thought the Wii and DS were Nintendo’s most outstanding achievement. I disagreed with both because I believe Nintendo’s golden era has yet to happen, but my...