Nintendo Direct
Lots of additions coming to Ultimate NES Remix for the 3DS
Ultimate NES Remix will bring the popular retro Nintendo experience to a portable for the first time on November 7th in Europe and December 5th in North America. During today’s Nintendo Direct stream, we learned a thing or two about the 3DS title: According to Bill Trinen, the game “contains the best parts of the first two [NES Remix] games.” I’m a little worried about this...
Details on amiibo compatibility emerge
Nintendo’s first wave of amiibo figurines will launch alongside Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on November 21st. Their built-in near-field communication (NFC) technology will allow players to scan them into compatible games easily by swiping them over the bottom left surface of the Wii U GamePad. In addition to their function in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, we now know how the figures will work...
Code Name S.T.E.A.M.: New trailer + gameplay revealed
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SezVDf66YA[/youtube] Bill Trinen of the Nintendo Treehouse took us through a detailed tour of the tactical gameplay and characters in upcoming 3DS title Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Trinen warned players that the game will take tactical skill and wisdom to master. Steam is your most valuable resource in the game, but it’s limited. Using myriad characters, th...
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1: Details, trailer, release date
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcL6JYR5eFs[/youtube] My one prediction for today’s Nintendo Direct involved Mario Kart 8’s first DLC pack: I thought it would be announced for release tomorrow, November 6th. Well, I was only a week off, as it’s officially coming on November 13th. The pack will contain three new racers: Link Tanooki Mario Cat Peach 8 new courses, includin...
Video: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker trailer shows off a little of each stage
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hRmFa6KrRo[/youtube] Nintendo didn’t disappoint with the Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker trailer in today’s Direct stream. The trailer shows a little bit of each of the game’s 70 stages, rapid-fire style. Bill Trinen prefaced the trailer by calling the levels “highly detailed.” He also described them as “mini universes,...
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D coming Spring 2015
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6cXziHpjQ[/youtube] Proving that Nintendo listens to its fans, the long-anticipated Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3DS remake is on the way. Today’s Nintendo Direct opened with a haunting announcement trailer for the game, which will hit shelves in Spring 2015. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the developers of the remake have don...
Nintendo Direct alert: November 5th, 2PM PT
Another Nintendo Direct livestream is just around the corner. Set to begin Wednesday, November 5th at 2:00 PM Pacific, it will apparently contain “updates about upcoming games for 3DS and Wii U.” Nintendo’s wording here may indicate a lack of any substantial announcements, but when it comes to Nintendo Direct broadcasts, the company surprises us more often than not. I’m loo...
50 things about Super Smash Bros. Wii U to be revealed in Oct. 23 livestream
The Super Smash Bros. for Wii U-focused Nintendo Direct we’ve all be waiting for is just around the corner. Nintendo announced this morning that a livestream focusing on the game will air over at the Nintendo Direct website on October 23rd at 3:00 p.m. PT. A tweet from Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account reveals that the broadcast will show off 50 new things from the ...
New costumes and mode announced in Bayonetta 2 Direct
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0phuu6KkTMM[/youtube] Today’s Bayonetta 2 Direct (viewable here) was packed with gameplay and, maybe more importantly, announcements. We’ve known for a while now that a port of the original Bayonetta coming to the Wii U will include costumes inspired by Link from The Legend of Zelda, Peach from Super Mario, and Samus from Metroid. These costumes...
Bayonetta 2 Direct headed our way
Time to board the hype train: Nintendo has just announced another Nintendo Direct broadcast, this time focusing entirely on Bayonetta 2. The Direct will stream here this Thursday, September 4 at 3:00PM PT. What are you expecting and/or hoping for from this Nintendo Direct broadcast?
[Updated] Nintendo Direct focusing on Hyrule Warriors headed our way
Update: Fans in the UK can watch the Nintendo Direct here at the less insane time of 08:00 CEST. If you’re good with 05:00 CEST, however, feel free to tune into Nintendo of America’s broadcast here! Original Post: Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account has revealed that a Nintendo Direct broadcast focusing on Hyrule Warriors is on the way. The live stream of the Direct wi...