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January 22nd Nintendo Download

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Jason Nason

Citizens of Earth – Get Citizens of Earth in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS each for the introductory price of $11.99. Recruit the yoga instructor, the cop, your mom and all the other citizens to join your party and fight your battles. Click here to watch a trailer for the game. Also New this Week Undead Storm Nightmare – Full and Demo Versions (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

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Wii U Closes out 2014 with Biggest Sales Month in the System’s History

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jason Nason

Wii U established new benchmarks for hardware and software sales in a single month in December. This helped total hardware and software sales in 2014 increase by more than 29 percent and more than 75 percent, respectively, over sales in 2013. Nintendo 3DS also had a strong December, including its largest month ever for first-party software sales. This was primarily fueled by Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, which has already surpassed 2 million combined physical and digital units sold in a little more than three months, and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, which have combined to sell

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Mario & Friends Throw a Party On WiiU This March

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

Can you believe that the Mario Party series is about to celebrate its tenth instalment? Mario and friends just keep finding reasons to throw elaborate board game themed parties and this time the excitement is coming to the Nintendo WiiU. During this morning’s Nintendo Direct we learned several new details about the game as well as its North American release date – March 20th 2015. Mario Party 10 will include over 70 different mini-games, support for a brand new line of amiibo figures based off of classic Super Mario characters, new game boards based on your favourite characters will be

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New 3DS Launches In North America On Feb 13th

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

The rest of the world received Nintendo’s most recent iteration of their flagship handheld the New Nintendo 3DS last fall and now the console maker has taken the wraps off of their North American launch plans. The New Nintendo 3DS XL will be available in Canada and the United States on February 13th for a suggested retail price of $229.99 CDN. If you’ve been waiting to upgrade your 3DS now might just be the right time as apparently pre-orders are selling out fast. What new features await owners of this new handheld? New 3DS XL adds two additional shoulder buttons,

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Nintendo Direct Set for January 14th at 9:00am ET

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has today announced that a Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow, Wednesday January 14th, with the news focusing on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U releases for spring 2015. The broadcast will be hosted by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. Unfortunately we’ll be out of the office during the Direct, but check back here afterwards for a wrap up of what went down!

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January 1st Nintendo Download

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Jason Nason

Bionic Commando: Elite Forces – You are the perfect combination of man and machine – a Bionic Commando equipped with a Bionic Claw that will be extremely handy when infiltrating the danger zone. Blast through enemy lines as you grapple, swing and scale more than 20 levels of forests, deserts, mountains and futuristic cities. You are the last hope in saving your homeland from utter destruction. Suit up, soldier!

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Nintendo Holiday Download (12.25.14)

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

The holiday season isn’t exactly a hot bed of new video game news but Nintendo doesn’t really take time off. Over Christmas the Big N released a whole slew of classic games from their back catalogue onto the 3DS and Wii U virtual consoles. If you’ve got some downtime between now and the inevitable New Years Day hangover  then why not sink some time into the original Mario Bros?

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December 18th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Jason Nason

League of Heroes – Take your place amongst the best warriors and become true hero of Frognest! A NEVER-ENDING STORY: Hack, slash and pummel your way through the endless Frognest Forest! GEAR UP AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR CHARACTER: Kit out your character with numerous armor and weaponry options – then design the best strategy to defeat your enemies! EVOLVE AS YOUR ADVENTURE UNFOLDS: Earn experience, discover treasure and unlock a slew of cool items, including magic! COMPLETE QUESTS: Complete 60+ daunting quests and earn valuable silver coins! BEAUTIFUL HAND-DRAWN GRAPHICS AND ANIMATIONS: Immerse yourself in spectacular 2D visuals and awesome animations! PERSONALIZED, WEATHER

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Circle Bringing Fairune to 3DS This Month

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Jason Nason

CIRCLE Entertainment is bringing a retro-style puzzle ARPG to the Nintendo 3DS very soon. Develped by Skipmore and FlyHigh Works, who have done previous games CIRCLE has released, the game is a very simple ARPG to play. The story revolves around a girl, who has been chosen to become a heroine. An adventure filled with mystery awaits her. During her adventure, she’ll need to find weapons to defeat monsters, and to level up. She also needs to collect items, find secret passages, and solve puzzles. Once she has unlocked three ancient statues, she has to seal a mysterious menace away

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December 11th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jason Nason

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – Join rookie lawyer Phoenix Wright in his quest for justice in beautifully remastered versions of all three original entries in the Ace Attorneyseries. Prepare for intense courtroom showdowns by investigating crime scenes, collecting evidence and questioning witnesses. Find the contradictions in witnesses’ testimony to expose the truth! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy includes Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.

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Join Captain Toad This Friday For A Bigger Adventure!

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Les Major

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker may seem to just be inspired by the Super Mario 3D World levels, but goes beyond those puzzle levels gamers fell in love with. I mean common, if nothing else it’s another Nintendo game that you can throw turnips at bad guys! I’ve missed that since Super Mario Bros 2 USA (or Doki Doki Panic in Japan). I grew up on titles like The Adventures of Lolo, so puzzle games like Captain Toad really appeal to me. With boss battles and over 70 stages with a variety of locations, the game looks pretty awesome as it

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The Game Awards 2014 Nominees Announced

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

This coming Friday will mark the first ever edition of The Game Awards, usually around this time of year we’re all preparing for the world premieres during the Spike Video Game Awards but now a new contender for “relevant game awards show” has entered the ring. Created by gametrailers personality and long time industry veteran Geoff Keighley this new awards show has the backing of companies like Nintendo, SCEA, EA and Kojima Studios. Like its predecessor the awards show will feature brand new reveal trailers, interviews and appearances from some of the big names in the games industry and of

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November 27th Nintendo Download

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Jason Nason

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – For the first time ever, the Persona series comes to a Nintendo console! Join the Persona 3 and Persona 4 characters on a new adventure in an art style that you haven’t seen before. Choose characters from either game to form your dream team, and use the bottom screen to map out dungeons and fuse Persona. Click here to watch a trailer for the game. Mighty Gunvolt – Mighty Gunvolt is an old-school 8-bit NES-style retro mini-adventure starring Gunvolt and Beck from the upcoming action game Mighty No. 9. Play as one of

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Super Smash Bros. Fastest Selling Wii U Title to Date

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Jason Nason

Nintendo announced some sales figures for Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U yesterday and the numbers are looking good. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is now the fastest-selling Wii U title ever in the U.S. market, beating out previous title Mario Kart 8, with more than 490,000 physical and digital units combined sold during the three-day period of November 21st through November 23rd. The game has been a hit with critics as well and Smash currently has a Metacritic score of 92. Fan reaction to the game has been overwhelmingly positive as well. The news isn’t surprising as

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