3DS

8-Bit Summer Games!

Nintendo will be releasing two 8-bit games every week this summer on the 3DS starting with Legend of Zelda and NES Open Tournament Golf. Anyone excited to bring old games like this on the road with you?

New 3DS colors announced: Blue or Pink, What Do you think?

Nintendo Taiwan and Nintendo Hong Kong have revealed two new colors to the 3DS family (no new 3DS XL colors announced).  Cerulean Blue and Shimmer Pink will be released on September 28th, 2012.  Although there is no announcement that North America will receive these new additions, we do have many colors to choose from. What are your thoughts on the new colors?  Do you think North America should ge...

Review: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy strikes a sweet chord

Part parody and part shrine, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a must-buy for FF fans and a solid rhythm game for everyone else. Its gameplay is simple but challenging, unlockable content pours down in buckets, and — most importantly — it boasts the best soundtrack since Super Smash Brothers Brawl.

New Smash Bros. focusing less on new characters, more on new features

Funny thing about the upcoming Smash Bros. title for Wii U and 3DS is that the game most likely hasn’t evolved much past the design stages seeing as how it was just recently announced that the game would be a collaboration between Nintendo and Bandai Namco, but early details about the game are starting to slowly trickle in. According to a recent interview with Nintendo Power, director Masahi...

Masahiro Sakurai just loves to tease Smash Bros. fans

Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has decided to tease Smash Bros. fans with some whiteboard art that’s sure to be dissected meticulously. Sakurai-san Tweeted the above photo (which, surprisingly, has Kirby taking up 1/4 of the scene) with the following words, “This is what our staff drew on the white board. It’s good!” As mentioned, the whiteboard drawing is bound to be stud...

New footage of Bravely Default: Flying Fairy emerges out of Nintendo Direct. Will the game make an English language appearance?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeDrSOAAybE[/youtube] I find it perplexing that we still have no official announcement for release of Bravely Default: Flying Fairy here in North America, but that seems to be the way these things go with what some would consider to be niche titles. Regardless, I will be getting my hands on Bravely Default one way or another, even if it means importing a Jap...

Kingdom Hearts 3D demo offers brief, spectacular fun

If you’re a 3DS owner in the mood for about fifteen minutes of Keyblade-swinging action, be sure to download the new Kingdom Hearts 3D demo. Play through the tutorial; it offers a glimpse of a great classic villain boss and introduces you to some very enjoyable new moves. Once in the main story section, you’ll quickly discover: * It certainly feels like Kingdom Hearts * Kingdom Hearts ...

Super Smash Bros. will be a collaboration with Bandai Namco

Last year at E3 2011, Nintendo announced that a new Super Smash Bros. title would be coming to not only the Wii U, but the 3DS as well. We all know that series designer Masahiro Sakurai has been pivotal to the success of the franchise, he has after all been with the game since day one on the Nintendo 64. It was thought that his studio, Project Sora, would be the studio to helm the project now that...

Masahiro Sakurai Says Next Super Smash Bros. Is In Development

Super Smash Bros releases seem to gain as much attention as an iPhone release, the wait is excruciating but the payoff is worth the wait.  In a recent interview with Nintendo Power Magazine, Masahiro Sakurai, Director of Super Smash Bros., confirmed that they have taken “the first step of the development process.” “We’ve just taken what you could call the first step of the process. This is the fir...

Nintendo Satisfied with 3DS, Does This Mean No XL?

In a recent interview with IGN, Miyamoto was asked whether or not there would be an XL version of the 3DS, he explained that the thoughts of Nintendo might be going in a different direction. “I really feel like I’m satisfied with the 3DS hardware as it is. I feel like it’s the best for this generation,” Miyamoto told said.  “What we’re thinking about right now i...

Fire Emblem: Awakening will make it State-side

If you follow Nintendo of America on Facebook or Twitter, you may have noticed a Fire Emblem post they made last night. 

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Gameplay Demo

Luigi’s Mansion 2 is now called Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and will be releasing this holiday season. But for now, enjoy a bit of gameplay demo that was featured during today’s E3 Press Conference.