The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are at it again. Yes. Again. Are they ever happy? On Monday, the controversial organization issued a press release attacking iconic Nintendo mascot Mario for wearing a ‘Tanooki’ suit in his latest adventure, the Nintendo 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land, which hit shelves on Sunday. “Tanooki may be just a “suit” in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an Read More ...
“You can see the game is very focused on that horror atmosphere, so it’s not made for co-op play,” said producer Masachika Kawata in conversation with Eurogamer back in June. “We’re focusing on the single player this time.” But did he lie? Did he put the wool over our eyes?! Looking at the official Japanese site, it reveals that the game supports “2 people” in “communication-play mode.” The site also lists “local play, Internet Read More ...
Nintendo announced they will be bringing over the US a new Nintendo Wii console bundle loosing the Gamecube backwards support. The new bundle includes a Black Nintendo Wii console, with a copy of New Super Mario Bros and a bonus copy of the Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack CD. The retail bundle will be available for $149.99 on North American shores. the other standard Wii bundle will still be available is Read More ...
This year, the New York Comic Con, taking place in New York City, Nintendo of America will be bringing out all the stops with its upcoming releases this holiday season. The New York Comic Con takes place from October 14th-October 16th in the Javits Center in Manhattan. Show attendees will get a chance to play games such as The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword for the Wii™ console as well Read More ...
It appears there have been rumors popping up lately that a new Super Smash Bros Universe title will be coming to the Wii U. However, the Series Director Masahiro Sakurai has squashed all rumors of the project. “I’m currently concentrating on one title, Kid Icarus,” he stated. “Until this wraps up, Smash Bros. will not progress. Of course, characters have not been decided at all.” While, all hopes and dreams might’ve Read More ...
This new system update will bring in 3D Video Recording to your system in November. The other highlight of the update is that players will be able to experience new challenges in StreetPass and the StreetPass Mii Plaza. Also announced, Super Mario 3D Land will be appearing on store shelves on November 13th. Mario Kart 7 will be available on December 4 and will include a first person optional driving Read More ...
This morning, Nintendo revealed to the world that its latest Zelda adventure, The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword for Wii will land on North American shelves on November 20. The date of course falls within the holiday time frame revealed by the company earlier in the year at E3. Upon looking over Nintendo’s announcement, it does not appear that they mention if the game will ship will the Motion-Plus accessory Read More ...
Nintendo has shown off a new Super Mario 3DS trailer at their E3 press conference just now in Los Angeles. The game is built from the group up and features the Tanooki suit. Expect it to ship before the end of this year.
Nintendo has showed off a new trailer for Mario Kart 3DS at their E3 Press Conference earlier. The game is shaping quite nicely, and seems to be pushing customisation. Also expect new hang-gliding segments for great justice. We’ll keep you updated when new information from the game is unveiled.
Satoru Iwata has just confirmed that Smash Bros. is coming to both the Wii U and the 3DS. According to Iwata, the two versions can link up to each other. He also let slip that Masahiro Sakurai (currently working on Kid Icarus Uprising) will be developing the game. Other than that, there has been no other details or information on this game yet but we’ll keep our ear to the Read More ...
Nintendo has just announced the Wii U at their E3 press briefing. We’ve covered what the system and its interesting controller look like and what they can do, so now it’s time we tackled the nitty-gritty. Of course, we’re talking about what’s under the Wii U’s hood. Let’s start with the controller. It has two analogue sliders, a d-pad, four face buttons, two shoulder buttons and two triggers. Furthermore, it Read More ...
Nintendo has warned us that this screenshot hasn’t been officially tied to any new games yet, but we thought we should share it with you. Behold, this is what a Zelda title on the Wii U could look like. Nintendo showed this screenshot in a video explaining the new system on a TV-screen to demo the Wii U’s link with the system, but strangely enough it has wormed its way Read More ...
Nintendo has just announced that their new console is called the “Wii U” at their E3 press conference. We would like to say we just made that name up to troll you guys, but that is sincerely not the case. The big new Nintendo HD system is called the “Wii U”. The console has a touch screen controller surrounded by the usual array of buttons, and we are pleased to Read More ...
Nintendo has just announced Luigi’s Mansion 2 for the 3DS. The game was shown as part of a montage so details are thin on the ground, but going by the gameplay that was displayed it appears to be the same as the original. Obviously, expect 3D and ghosts.
It was revealed that Nintendo has been hacked, however, no customer information was leaked or obtained. LulzSec claimed responsibility for the attack as they post the server config file. Gamespot did some digging and reported back saying the groups Twitter account linked evidence showing a gap in the servers config file to Nintendo’s owned domains such as animal-crossing.com and chibi-robo.com. It also included information on several other Nintendo run websites. Read More ...
