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Nintendo, E3, and The Competition
Although today is the official start of E3, yesterday was pretty revealing. By now, you surely know that the Xbox One will retail for a whopping $499 and will launch on November 21st in various markets. They blasted us with game after game after game during their presentation, however it was fairly predictable in nature. The always on requirement was confirmed (Must connect once every 24 hour pe...
Nintendo Solidifies Partnership With Indie Developers
It is no secret that some of the biggest developers have given Nintendo a cold shoulder when it comes to a few of their consoles. None were probably as vocal as Electronic Arts. However, according to some Indie developers, Nintendo has been worked with them to bring more games from the smaller/lesser known developers. According to Nathan Vella, co-founder of Capybara Games’, Nintendo is upping t...
Sakurai Tweets About Smash Bros.
Masahiro Sakurai, designer of Kirby and Smash Bros., released a revealing tweet today in regards to a Smash Bros. appearance during the June 11th Nintendo Direct. The tweet is pictured above. Since I, and I am sure some of you, cannot read Japanese, my friend Google Translate helped me out: “Should note. In Nintendo Direct delivery of 23:00, June 11, New video of “Smash Bros.” ...
Wii U Basic Sets To Be Recalled From GameStop Stores After E3
According to a source over at Kotaku, GameStop will be sending all of their Wii U basic sets back to Nintendo on June 18th. Their source, someone that seems to work within GameStop received the following email at work: “Nintendo Wii U Basic Recall – Two Week Preparation On Tuesday, 6/18, all stories will need to return all new/unopened Wii U Basic (020359). .. Stores that have 10 or m...
Is A Wii U Price Drop Expected In The Near Future?
I, and many others, believe that the Wii U is a fantastic console with a lot to offer, in fact it might just be the best around. From the outside it is sleek and sexy. On the inside it is down to earth, yet has a wild side that is irresistible. For me, the Wii U is the perfect console. It is new, innovative, bold, and ready for anything. However, it has some steep competition out there. I com...
Best Buy Locations To Demo Nintendo’s E3 Games
This year, Nintendo has teamed up with Best Buy to bring E3 to the fans. To be part of this moment in Nintendo/E3 history, you need only to visit a participating Best Buy location on either: • June 12 from 4 p.m.–8 p.m. • June 15 from 1 p.m.–5 p.m. The event is limited to only 110 retail locations at this time, up ten from the original announcement, throughout the United States and Canada. At th...
Luigi 3DS XL and MiiVerse Mobile Update
According to Polygon, Japan will be receiving a 30th anniversary edition 3DS XL featuring Luigi. The handheld, which releases on July 18th (My birthday is on the 12th **Hint Hint, Nintendo**) fro 22,800 Yen (Approximately $225.90 USD). The special edition handheld will include Mario & Luigi Dream Team on an SD card. When I first saw the graphics on the top portion of the 3DS XL, I wasn’...
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...
Retro-bit Offering Wireless Controllers for Retro Consoles
As a palate cleanser from all of the XBox news yesterday and the seemingly endless debate over which console will win the next generation when two of them still have months left until they hit the market, comes news on the retro gaming front. Retro-bit, a company that produces products for many retired consoles, has announced that they are releasing a new line of wireless controllers for the NE...
Nintendo Claims Ad Revenue From YouTube Videos
According to various YouTube users, Nintendo has started enforcing their copyright over content that is posted on YouTube. Most notably, this includes numerous “Let’s Play” videos that feature lengths of game footage from a variety of Nintendo properties. Nintendo’s approach here is to place ads at the beginning or end of videos that feature Nintendo games, and the resulti...
Nintendo Sighting: Adventure Time
In the newest episode of Adventure Time, titled “Shh”, a familiar video game console can be seen. Although the cartridges are not exact, the console, controller, and controller connector are pretty recognizable. So, it seems that other than cockroaches and magic, the NES will also survive the apocalypse. Do you have an interesting Nintendo sighting caught on camera? Feel free to sen...
RUMOR: Nintendo and E3
An IGN member, that goes by the name of 100 Year Old Gamer, has shared some rumors centering around Nintendo and E3. As always, these are just rumors until they are proven or dismissed by Nintendo themselves, however 100 Year Old Gamer has proven correct in the past, and he claims to work at Nintendo (Don’t they all though?). Below is a lost of some of the information that he reveled within...