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Ubisoft Has a New JRPG-Inspired Game in the Works

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jason Nason

Ubisoft announced a new downloadable title was in the works back in September, and the game will be a JRPG inspired title. Child of Light centres around Aurora who, after falling ill, finds her soul transported from her home to the magical kingdom of Lemuria where the Black Queen had stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. Here is some of the details from the announcement: Now that her soul is in Lemuria, Aurora must find the missing light sources and defeat the Black Queen to restore the kingdom. Guiding her through the darkness is a floating ball of

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Comic Studio Manga Creator Coming to Western 3DS

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Jason Nason

Siliconera revealed yesterday that Comic Studio, the upcoming Nintendo 3DS app that will allow users to create their own manga or comics, will be released in the west. Japanese developer Collavier, which is behind the app, confirmed to Siliconera that a western release is planned, though there has been no decision on a date for the release. In the app artists can draw and save up to 80 pages in 80 files, meaning that 6400 pages can be saved in the app. Drawings can be exported as a JPG image and is saved as an image in the Nintendo 3DS

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January 9th Nintendo Download

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Jason Nason

Chibi-Robo!: Photo Finder (Nintendo) – Rated: E Become one of the world’s best tiny robot helpers by doing your part to open a new museum. Collect Happy Points by vaccuming, picking up trash, and helping a cast of colorful characters, and then use those Happy Points to purchase special film that lets you photograph real-world objects and transport them into the game for the museum’s displays! Mr. Curator wants to immortalize objects from your day-to-day life, and it’s Chibi-Robo’s job to collect them! Lead Chibi-Robo on a scavenger hunt, taking photos of real-world objects with the Nintendo 3DS Camera so

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Separate Trophies Confirmed for 3DS/Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jason Nason

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai shared another screen shot today from the upcoming game, confirming that trophies will be different in the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game. The trophies in the 3DS version will be based on handheld games while the Wii U version will feature trophies based on home console games. The screenshot shared today is from the 3DS and is a trophy based on The Legend of Zelda.

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January 2nd Nintendo Download

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Jason Nason

With the eShop issues last week Nintendo has reissued a lot of the releases from last week as new releases this week, with games like Dr. Luigi, Super Punch-Out!! and Mario Tennis all being treated as new releases this week. But there are a few new things this week with the most notable being the Bravely Default demo! Also Capcom has a Wii U Virtual Console title in Mega Man X2. Still no word on Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter, both of which are listed as TBD on Nintendo.com. Bravely Default (Nintendo / Square Enix) – Rated: E – FREE

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December 26th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Jason Nason

Dr. Luigi (Nintendo) – Rated: E – $14.99 Zap viruses in a falling block puzzle game featuring Dr. Luigi™! There’s a new doctor in the house! Dr. Mar—or, uh, Dr. Luigi is a new twist on this classic virus-popping puzzle game! Use new L-shaped pills in a brand new game mode and compete with players locally or online.* Drop pills the usual way, or get a second opinion with the Wii U GamePad controller. Virus Buster mode lets you position falling pill segments with the touchscreen and stylus to place them wherever you want. Use L-shaped pills carefully in the

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Plenty of Nintendo Systems and Games on Sale this Boxing Day

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo of Canada has a lot of deals going on up north here with deals on the Wii U system, bundle, Wii Mini as well as a bunch of games. The deals include Canadian both online retailers as well as in store deals. Most of the deals started tonight with the online jump on Boxing Day but can also be found in store this Thursday morning. Take a look at the below list of deals and where you can find them. We’ve also given you a bunch of links to make your online shopping that much easier!

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December 19th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

Knytt Underground (Ripstone / Nifflas’ Games) – Rated: M Knytt Underground is a unique adventure delivering zen-like gameplay, vibrant environments and dynamic characters! The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas latest creation; Knytt Underground Humans practically destroyed the planet in a war five hundred years ago and have long since abandoned the world. The remaining population called ‘sprites’ are forced to live in tunnels underground. “Mi” (that’s you!) is a mute but extraordinary sprite who develops special powers as she embarks upon a quest to ring the six bells of fate; which if not rung every six hundred years will

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Rosalina Joins Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Rosalina, who was introduced in the wildly enjoyable Super Mario Galaxy games for Wii, will be a playable character, accompanied by her starry friend, Luma when Super Smash Bros. launches on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in 2014. Not only that but she will also be playable in Mario Kart 8. I am personally thrilled at the addition and am glad that Nintendo keeps revealling new playable characters for Super Smash Bros. There can never be enough characters to battle it out with and I am also hoping that there are plans to release even more as DLC after

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Move Over Mario, Dr. Luigi is in the Office

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo is continuing The Year of Luigi with another title featuring everyone’s favourite brother. Nintendo is following up the WiiWare title Dr. Mario with a new game in the Wii U eShop in Dr. Luigi. Much like in the previous game, players will be challenged to line up color-coded pills to destroy viruses. Unlike in the previous game where you were given small two-tone pills, the capsules in Dr. Luigi are, of course, L-shaped. In the last game during multiplayer when you chained a combo by clearing pills you would send “junk” into your opponents screen. This time the game

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NES Gets Remixed

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

What do you get when you put Link in the middle of the original Donkey Kong? What if you take a level of the original Super Mario Bros. and play it in shadows? Or how about flipping the level so that you run to the left? That’s the idea behind NES Remix, a new downloadable title on the Wii U eShop which takes sixteen classic NES games and gives you a whole new experience. Select parts from 16 classic NES games have been remixed with new challenges. Get Mario to the goal pole while the level blinks out. Defeat an

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More Details for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Not too long ago Nintendo announced that Cranky Kong would join Diddy and Dixie as playable companion characters for Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Many seemed to be somewhat underwhelmed when that was the only news that Nintendo let slip at the VGX Awards, but when is the news of a new playable character not great news for an established franchise? Potential new characters for Super Smash Bros. are always top of mind for many people so this news was good news. Cranky Kong has been around as a background character since the beginning and now

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Bravely Default Demo Coming January 2nd

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Bravely Default is arguably the most anticipated Nintendo 3DS title in quite a while. The game was released more than a year ago in Japan by Square Enix and since them fans of RPGs and Square Enix have been clamoring for a Western release. So when Nintendo announced a while ago that the game was coming out in North Amwerica it’s safe to say that people were thrilled. Today Nintendo announced that not only will the game finally launch in North America in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on February 7th, but an exclusive demo will be released in

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New Yoshi’s New Island Trailer

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

It was confirmed today that Takashi Tezuka, the creative director of the original Yoshi’s Island for Super NES, will be producing the upcoming Yoshi’s New Island game for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is set to launch in the spring and Nintendo showed off a brief new gameplay trailer for the game today during the Nintendo Direct. Take a look at the new gameplay trailer below.

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Kirby: Triple Deluxe Boasts Two new Game Modes

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

The newest Kirby game, which was previously announced in another Nintendo Direct, has been given a new name and several new features have been revealed. The game, now called Kirby: Triple Deluxe, will still be a traditional side-scrolling platformer. Players will now be able to send the round pink hero to and from the background and foreground, much like recent eShop game Mutant Mudds did. Kirby will also use a new Hypernova ability, which powers up his inhale ability and enables him to suck up everything in his path. In total the game will have more than 20 different copy

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