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First Impressions: Pokemon Rumble U
Pokemon Rumble U is available to download from the Wii U eShop right now for the price of $17.99. The game’s premise is quite simple: you take control of any toy Pokemon which you’ve collected (you’ll have four to get started with: Pikachu, Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott) and battle in various arenas to befriend more toy Pokemon and progress in the game. In addition to your own Pokem...
Buy one Street Fighter II, get another two at a 50% discount
Starting tomorrow, Wii U owners can purchase one of three editions of Street Fighter II on the Virtual Console and get the other two at 50% off. The games include Street Fighter II: World Warrior, Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting, and Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, all of which were released on the Super Nintendo. Street Fighter II is one of the most iconic and popular fighti...
Review: The two creators and two dollars behind Gunman Clive (Nintendo 3DS Download)
Developed by Bertil Horberg, with music by Arne Horberg, Gunman Clive is a simplistic platformer available for download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop (and the Apple App Store, among others) for just $1.99. Though there isn’t anything groundbreaking about Gunman Clive, it is a lot of fun to play. The player assumes the role of, you guessed it, Gunman Clive (or two other possible choices) in his b...
Nintendo Adds Wii U eShop Offer
For anyone that receives email updates from Nintendo, this is likely something you have already seen. For those that missed it or do not receive email updates, Nintendo is running a short promotion on the eShop. An important note: this promotion is only listed for the Wii U eShop, not the 3DS one. Basically it works like this: If you add funds to your Wii U eShop balance between now and July 28...
DuckTales: Remastered release set for August
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nar1u-Co3jA#action=share[/youtube] DuckTales: Remastered will be released on various major platforms beginning this August. Say it with me: Woo-oo!!! The WayForward-developer and Capcom/Disney co-published remake of the NES classic will finally hit the PC, PS3, and Wii U on August 13, followed by the Xbox 360 version releasing on September 11. DuckTales: Rem...
Club Nintendo deal: Buy Fire Emblem Awakening and SMT IV, get $30 in eShop credit
Who doesn’t like free stuff? This week, the rewards program, Club Nintendo, has revealed a new deal where buyers can receive $30 in eShop credit with the purchase of two titles. The two titles featured in the promo are the critically-acclaimed Fire Emblem: Awakening and Shin Megami Tensei IV. Club Nintendo members must register the two titles by August 31st in order to claim the $30 in eShop...
Nintendo Creating a Free to Play Title
Today at E3, Nintendo stated to their investors that they currently have a free-to-play game that is in development. They stated that the game would release by the end of the fiscal year, meaning we should see it by the end of March 2014 at the latest. They didn’t offer much details beyond that, except they did state that it would NOT be based on Mario or Pokemon. This is interesting news ...
Best Buy Giving Bonus with Purchase of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Best Buy is currently running a special promotion for anyone interested in purchasing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D on the 3DS. For those that purchase a copy of the game, Best Buy is including a download code for Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels from the 3DS eShop. At this time it appears that only the physical copy qualifies, even though they list the digital download code option for purcha...
Capcom to Release Mega Man 3DS Cases
Capcom announced yesterday that they would be offering Mega Man 3DS and 3DS XL cases to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series. This appears to be a new product strategy for key franchises from the company, as they have already produced similar cases for the Monster Hunter series and for Resident Evil Revelations. The Resident Evil and Monster Hunter cases currently retail for $14.95 an...
First details, art and screenshots for Mighty Switch Force 2
Moments ago via their Twitter account WayForward has revealed first details on upcoming 3DS game Mighty Switch Force 2. Directly from WayForwards website: Patricia Wagon returns to heat things up with a refreshing spray of blaze-battling action/puzzles. This time Officer Wagon and Corporal Gendarmor join Planet Land’s Fire Brigade to prevent Tangent City from burning to the ground. Players will co...
Nintendo the app developer
If you were to tell me a few years ago that Nintendo would be making Apps for smart phones, I would have very quickly informed you that you must be mistaken, you see Nintendo only makes software for their own hardware. It’s what they do. However I was wrong. Nintendo currently has two Apps out on the App Store, both published by the Pokémon Company. I don’t think it’s any conscience either ...
Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Ages Confirmed For eShop
Zelda fans rejoice! Eiji Aonuma has announced, via his Wii U account, that Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Zelda: Oracle of Seasons will arrive on the eShop this summer. Currently, there is not a scheduled date. However, the Summer release time frame gives plenty of opportunities to play through the original Zelda, and forward, while you wait. This may be the year of Luigi, but I have a feeling Link (...