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Ubisoft will not have any Wii U or 3DS games at E3 2014
What was deemed the last true major third party publisher to support Nintendo this generation has now pulled the rug from underneath them. In a statement today from the French multinational game publisher, Ubisoft will not be showing any games for the Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS at this year’s E3. “We won’t be showing off any Nintendo games at E3 this year,” a Ubisoft represe...
Pokemon Art Academy confirmed for North America
The official Nintendo of America Twitter account has tweeted to confirm that Pokemon Art Academy will be coming to the US this Fall. Learn how to draw your favorite @Pokemon in #Pokemon Art Academy, launching this fall on #3DS and #2DS. pic.twitter.com/DqgZyc7Qes — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 12, 2014 As you can see above, the game will be coming to Nintendo 3DS and 2DS. The A...
Nintendo apologizes for excluding same-sex marriage in Tomodachi Life
Nintendo has not had the best of moments this past week, but thankfully, the company is admitting to some mistakes. After reporting financial losses for the third straight year, the company was met with backlash from gamers, media, and the LGBT community on the exclusion of same-sex marriages in the upcoming North American and European release of the 3DS life simulator, Tomodachi Life. Now, Ninte...
Mega Man 3DS eShop Release Dates Announced
Capcom will release a Game Boy Mega Man title every Thursday this month on 3DS eShop. It’s a “Mega May”, if you will. The first title released was Mega Man Extreme for $4.99. Here are the release dates for the remaining games: May 8: Mega Man 2 & Mega Man 3 May 15: Mega Man 4 May 22: Mega Man 5 May 29: Mega Man Xtreme 2 Do you see your favorite on this list? Wh...
Nintendo to hold Smash Bros. Invitational at E3 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghEhI4CJjAM[/youtube] For E3 2014, aside from the usual banter of video game announcements, Nintendo has announced they will hold a 16-player Super Smash Bros. tournament at the annual event. Dubbed the Super Smash Bros. Invitational, the tournament will coincide with a limited demo run of the Wii U version of Smash Bros. at various Best Buy stores. Nintendo...
Peach Pink 2DS Available at GameStop
GameStop started selling a new 2DS color in the U.S yesterday. This “Peach Pink” version retains the $129.99 price of the 2DS and comes with a bonus too. The handheld comes bundled with a Disney Magical World-themed carrying case. Disney’s Magical World released beside the Peach Pink 2DS and sports a $29.99 price tag. If you are a 2DS holdout and dig the color, now might be th...
North America: get ready for the quircky Tomodachi Life on 3DS
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcmx4kC0tiU[/youtube] Nintendo has surprised us with a Tomodachi Life Direct. Tomodachi is the Japanese word for “friend.” The game will be populated by Mii characters you import from your Mii Maker, scan through QR codes, or receive through StreetPass encounters. Imported Miis can be customized in many ways, starting with a unique voice and endi...
Get excited: A special Super Smash Bros. Direct is headed our way
A Nintendo Direct focusing on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS is on its way: on April 8, at 3:00pm PT, prepare for some news on the two highly anticipated installments in the beloved franchise. This is definitely something to get excited about. I mean, like the Pokemon X and Y Direct and the Wonderful 101 Direct that came before, this is an entire Nintendo Direct dedicated to just two games. T...
More details on the Prism Tower stage in Smash Bros. 3DS
Similar to the in-depth pics we were treated to for the Super Mario 3D Land stage in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, director Masahiro Sakurai has given us a tour of the Prism Tower stage for the same game via Miiverse. The stage will allow players to climb the iconic Prism Tower from Pokemon X and Y using moving platforms. Check it out for yourself at this link or by clicking past the jump break below...
Review: Pokemon Battle Trozei (Nintendo 3DS eShop download)
I approached Pokemon Battle Trozei with two fundamental expectations. First, that it would be a puzzle game like most other puzzle games: simple, but with a lot of depth, and very addictive. Second, that it would follow the tradition of Pokemon games and be fairly easy: after all, the Pokemon games are made for kids. How hard could Pokemon Battle Trozei be? Quite hard, it turns out.
Trade used games in-store to Walmart for store credit starting March 26
Retail giant Walmart is planning to begin an in-store video game trade-in program starting March 26. It’s as simple as taking your old games in for store credit of up to $35. The service is currently available online, for both games and consoles. When the in-store service launches on the 26th, consoles will be excluded. I experimented a bit with the online calculating system. It’s very...