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August 6th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Jason Nason

Super Smash Bros. DLC – Fans of the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games can now add even more fun with several free updates and new DLC for purchase on both versions. Free updates include a K.K. Slider costume for Mii Fighters, plus new Community Tournament and Regular Tournament modes and the ability to upload saved replays to YouTube. Players can also purchase new Mii Fighter costumes, from Samus’ Armor to an SSB-logo Hoodie, as well as Peach’s Castle and Hyrule Castle stages from the original Nintendo 64 version of the game. For full details, visithttp://www.smashbros.com/us/.

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President of Nintendo Satoru Iawata Passes Away At 55

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

The president of Nintendo has passed away due to complications related to a bile duct growth the company confirmed in a statement this evening, he was 55. Satoru Iwata is well known to gamers and shareholders alike as he has been a public face for the company over the past fifteen years. After joining Nintendo in 2000 he became president of Nintendo Co LTD in 2002. He began his career in software production at HAL Labs where he worked on titles like Balloon Fight, Earthbound and several Kirby titles. During his presidency Nintendo would release their most popular home console

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July 2nd Nintendo Download

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Jason Nason

Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 – Developed to celebrate the franchise’s 10-year anniversary, Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3incorporates the best features from previous Samurai Warriorsgames, including the detailed customization mode and battle system of Samurai Warriors 4, as well as the Challenge Mode, which tests players’ speed and efficiency as they fight against the clock and thousands of enemies simultaneously. Play as either a uniquely customized character or one of the much-loved, historically inspired Samurai. Stories and lives unfold in multiple ways, offering numerous resolutions to large-scale battles and multiple endings affected by the players’ choices, actions and affiliations.

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SEGA Details Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Rhythm game fans have reason to cheer with the September release of Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX on the Nintendo 3DS. The popular vocaloid makes her western 3DS debut with the release of this popular Japanese music game, which features over 47 different songs to jam along too. Gameplay consists of pressing the face buttons (ABXY) or using the system’s touchscreen in time with the different tracks. On harder difficulties players are required to hold the designated button longer or spin the stylus in circles, if the game’s music isn’t keeping you up on your feet the challenge most certainly

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Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water May Be a Digital Only Release

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Horror game fans haven’t had many AAA games to look forward too after the demise of Hideo Kojima’s Silent Hills earlier this year. Koei Tecmo is looking to this gap in the genre with release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water for the Nintendo Wii U sometime during the third quarter of this year but fans looking forward for a physical release of Fatal Frame may be disappointed to learn that the game may be heading westward in digital form only. The game’s Nintendo.com has been updated with information suggesting that it will only be released on Nintendo’s digital distribution

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Xenoblade Chronicles X Gets North American Release Date

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

We’ve seen a lot of footage from Monolith Soft’s upcoming futuristic RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X through various Nintendo Direct events and footage from Japan. Now we finally know when this fantastic looking Wii U game will be available in North America – December 4th 2015. It will also be getting a PAL region release sometime this December as well. Originally announced in January 2013, Xenoblade Chronicles X transports players to the year 2054 humanity is forced to evacuate earth after a war between alien faction breaks out.  After one of the ships carrying survivors from earth crashes on the planet

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Fatal Frame for Wii U Gets Western Release

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Jason Nason

Nintendo officially announced the western release of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water at E3 on Tuesday. The game came out in Japan last year and is exclusive to the Wii U. The concept of the game comes from Japanese-style horror which revolves around Japanese buildings, using cameras, and the fear of “getting wet”. The game takes place in a big environment involving mountains, lakes and graveyards. According to the game producer, Keisuke Kikuchi, there will be many damp areas and quite scary figures, like traditional Japanese ghost girls who appear completely drenched in water. While the game has no

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Metroid Prime Federation Force Blasts onto 3DS in 2016

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Jason Nason

Nintendo likes to tease their new games, and one of the things that I said in my pre-E3 wishlist was for new game announcements to have a “this year” release date. No vague “coming soon” or just “2016” release dates. And while this game falls into the later category, I’m okay with that for now. The truth is I need to see more of what this game is all about. This is the (as far as I can recall) the first cooperative Metroid game. From the start of the franchise on the NES, Metroid has been a solo affair. You

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New Wii U Animal Crossing game and amiibo Coming

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Jason Nason

A bunch of newly revealed games were unveiled during Nintendo’s Digital Event at E3 on Tuesday, including a brand new Animal Crossing for the Wii U. The new game looks to take a page out of the Mario Party playbook and features the animal residents from Animal Crossing in a board game type game. In Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival players are challenged to collect the most Happy Points by the end of a dynamic board game. The board layout can remain the same, but the spaces and even the environment change, depending on which month players choose for their game.

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Star Fox Zero Coming To Wii U This Holiday

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo opened their E3 Digital Event this morning with the unveiling of a brand new Star Fox game titled “Star Fox Zero”. Taking inspiration from previous titles in the Star Fox series Zero looks to combine the aesthetic of Star Fox 64 with unique gameplay mechanics only possible with the Wii U gamepad.

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Ryu, Roy and Lucas Join Smash for 3DS / Wii U

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

This morning’s Super Smash Bros livestream unveiled three brand new characters for Nintendo’s latest brawler, a number of new stages and more. Ryu the iconic character from the Street Fighter franchise joins Smash as a downloadable character alongside returning roster member Roy from the Fire Emblem series and the previously announced Lucas. Probably the best news of all is that all three characters are now available on the 3DS / WiiU Eshop for less than five dollars USD. Although not released today Sakurai did confirm that classic stages from the original Super Smash Bros like Hyrule Castle are currently in

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Hyrule Warriors For Nintendo 3DS Leaks Ahead of E3

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

A trailer appeared on Tecmo Koei’s official YouTube channel that accidently went live ahead of Nintendo’s upcoming E3 press conference showcasing an unannounced 3DS port of last year’s Hyrule Warriors. In addition to content found in the 2014 Wii U original version of Hyrule Warriors this new portable edition includes two new playable characters: The King of Red Lions and Tetra from The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker. Apparently the 3DS version also includes some sort of compatibility with Wii U version as well, I am uncertain of the specifics because the leaked trailer is entirely in Japanese. Even though the

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Nintendo Video Moving to the eShop

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jason Nason

A notification popped up today about Nintendo Video. Seems the video app on the Nintendo 3DS is moving into the eShop. Here’s what the notification said: Your favourite shows from Nintendo Video are now available on Nintendo eShop anytime you want them. Dinosaur Office, Meat of Die, Shaun the Sheep, they’re all there, along with many others. You can now find Nintendo Video on the Main Menu of Nintendo eShop, or just enter a search for your favourite shows. Go ahead – watch what you like, anytime you like! We’ll keeping making more videos from Nintendo Videos’s storied lineup available

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Super Mario Bros. Inducted Into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Jason Nason

With Nintendo set to release Mario Maker, a long-awaited game for the Wii U which allows users to custom design and share levels for the Super Mario Bros. series coming in a few months, the classic NES title from 1985 has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. A committee of journalists, scholars and video game industry members has inducted Super Mario Bros. into the new World Video Game Hall of Fame in the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The original game for the Nintendo Entertainment System is one of six inductees in

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