Nintendo Direct
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...
Nintendo Direct 2.13.14 Announcement: Little Mac punches in to Smash Bros. 4
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmtrmAvL5aw[/youtube] The first and arguably biggest announcement made during today’s Nintendo Direct was the inclusion of Little Mac in the Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS roster. Little Mac’s first and most revered appearance to the video game world was in Punch Out!! for the NES, in which the player controls him to take out various opponents in b...
Nintendo Direct 2.13.14 Announcement: Mario Kart 8 roster welcomes 7 new characters
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631c1fz87I8[/youtube] Mario Kart 8 will undoubtedly boast the series’ largest roster of playable characters, judging by today’s announcement of 7 new additions. Joining their long-time boss (the Koopa King himself, Bowser), the 7 Koopalings will be familiar faces to anyone who played Super Mario 3 back in the day or more recent releases like New ...
Nintendo Direct 2.13.14 Announcement: Pokemon Battle Trozei
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HifNwwr8NoQ[/youtube] My personal hope and prediction for today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast was for some clue as to what type of Pokemon spin-off game we can expect for the Wii U. I’m just as pleased, however, to learn about Pokemon Battle Trozei, a sequel to the well-received DS game Pokemon Trozei. Both games are of the puzzle genre, but Battle...
Nintendo Direct 2.13.14 shows off a slew of new game trailers
Today’s Nintendo Direct was rife with new trailers for already-announced games. Many of these trailers simply show off more gameplay footage, as opposed to containing any big news, so I’ve compiled them into this single post. Check them out below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSxDAyit9ak[/youtube] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is going to arrive for Wii U in about a w...
Nintendo Direct to broadcast tomorrow, February 13, at 2 PM PST
Nintendo has announced another Nintendo Direct broadcast for tomorrow at 2 PM PST. According to Nintendo of America’s official Twitter feed, the upcoming broadcast will focus on both Wii U and 3DS games that will be coming by the end of Spring. We can probably expect a lot of info and gameplay footage on Mario Kart 8, as the game is scheduled for a global release in May, but what are you exp...
Official NES Remix contest cancelled
Now, this is unfortunate. Just a few weeks ago, Nintendo surprised us by announcing NES Remix for Wii U during a Nintendo Direct broadcast. The title launched on Wii U eShop the same day. To promote the game, Nintendo held a worldwide contest to see how long players took to complete a specific stage. That all ended yesterday: Some opportunistic people exploited the contest by finding a way ...
Mario Galaxy’s Rosalina enters the fray in Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPdutb_6DZU[/youtube] Nintendo shared some new information for Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS and Mario Kart 8 during this morning’s Nintendo Direct. Princess Rosalina, who was first introduced in Super Mario Galaxy in 2007, will now be a playable character in both of Nintendo’s upcoming multiplayer titles. Rosalina’s appearance marks the fou...
Yoshi’s New Island teaser trailer released
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvz2k0dN1Ss[/youtube] Fans of the SNES classic Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island will be more than happy to view the teaser trailer for 3DS game Yoshi’s New Island that debuted during this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. In addition to the pretty trailer, Nintendo announced that Takashi Tezuka, who directed the original (and other no...
Hyrule Warriors coming to Wii U in 2014
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOq4IiuRMWk[/youtube] A flashy trailer showing Link fighting various of his familiar enemies was shown first thing during this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. The tentative name for the game is Hyrule Warriors, a collaborative effort between Nintendo and Tecmo Koei. It’s important to note that this is not going to be an entry in the main Zel...