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April 25th Nintendo Download

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jason Nason

Only five releases this week but they span all four Nintendo platforms. A new Rayman app for the Nintnedo Wii U, Crazy Construction for the Nintendo 3DS eShop, Mega Man 4 hits the 3DS Virtual Console service and Circle’s Color Commando is now available on DSiWare. Finally SENGOKU arrives on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console list, though the sequel has been been available for a while. Take a look at the full, and lengthy list, below.

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Injustice: DLC Among Us

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jason Fayta

Injustice: Gods Among Us has been out for a week, and for some, it may be too soon to start discussing downloadable content. Well, not for Ed Boon, the creative director at NetherRealm Studios, developer of Injustice. Ed has confirmed that Lobo, everyone’s favorite alien bounty hunter, will be the first character available to purchase. In addition to Lobo, three additional characters are planned, and the internet is full of speculation as to which characters will be revealed. The staff here at Broken Joysticks has cast their votes, and here are our top picks.

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Donkey Kong Country Hits to the 3DS in May

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Jason Nason

Donkey Kong Country Returns, which was released for the Nintendo Wii back in 2010, is being re-released for the Nintendo 3DS this May. The game is not only being rereleased but also rebalanced for the portable. With the 3DS’ focus on casual gameplay the challenge levels of some levels have been made a little easier with some tweaks. Whereas in the origianal Wii title you were given two hearts for Donkey and Diddy Kong, you will have three hearts each in the 3DS title to allow you to take more hits. Another new addition to the game is the addition

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Injustice Battle Arena Finale Released

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Les Major

Leading up to the release of Injustice: Gods Among Us, there has had a fantastic tournament running featuring fan votes deciding the battles. Not only that but celebrities have been in on the action as well! Definitely take a look through the games official youtube channel for all the action. We’re focusing on this tournaments final battle between Superman and Batman, as well as Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. It’s a little NSFW but then again Injustice is rated T for Teen after all. There is a more direct video on the site if you want to skip all the

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Zelda Oracle of Ages / Seasons Coming To 3DS VC

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Les Major

As if getting to return to an all new adventure in the world of A Link To The Past wasn’t enough recent Zelda news, gamers can also get ready for the upcoming release of the Gameboy Color classics Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons on the 3DS Virtual Console. The games seperately focus on two worlds, one of which features Link time traveling, and the other controlling the seasons respectively. Both Capcom developed games will be released on May 30th. If The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX is any indication of the price point for Gameboy Color titles,

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Bravely Default Coming to North America

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo announced yesterday that the highly anticipated role-playing game from Square Enix Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, which was released in Japan on October 11th, 2012, will indeed see a release in North America and Europe. Nintendo will co-publish the game, which will see a release in North America in 2014. Europe will get the game sooner, with the localized Europe portion of today’s Nintendo Direct announcing the game coming to the territory later this year.

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April 18th Nintendo Download

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

Quite a few things released today with a heavy focus on the 3DS. LEGO City Undervcover: The Chase Begins will be released on Sunday and will hit the eShop this weekend, as well as two older games with full game downloads. New eShop titles include Mystery Murders: Jack the Ripper and Witch & Hero. Plus there are several sales in the eShop starting today including three titles from Level 5 (Liberation Maiden, Crimson Shroud and Aero Porter). Plus there are three new games for Nintendo’s DSiWare service! Take a look at the full, and lengthy list, below.

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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Coming this Summer

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

One of the many games shown off during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct included Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. The game will be available for the Nintendo 3DS in retail stores as well as downloadable on the Nintendo eShop on August 11th. The story takes place on Pi’ilo Island where Mario and everyone are invited to site see. While everyone is touring the island Princess Peach is mysteriously kidnapped and pulled into a dream world. The gate to the dream world only appears when Luigi sleeps on a special pillow with magical powers. Mario must go back and forth between the real

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A Link To The Past 2 Announced

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Nintendo will return to the setting of A Link To The Past with the announcement of a brand new Zelda title for the 3DS. The Legend of Zelda: Kamigami no Triforce 2 was announced during the Nintendo held this morning and will be available this Fall in the west and early 2014 in Asia. The game is not a direct sequel to the SNES classic, but rather a new game set in the same universe. In addition to the new dungeons, a “wall drawing” mechanic has been added, allowing link to overcome distances and obstacles by becoming a drawing on

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Injustice Interview With Senior Producer Adam Urbano

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Les Major

Here is a look back at my interview with the Senior Producer on Injustice, Adam Urbano! Recorded at a press event in Toronto for BrokenJoysticks.net it was great getting to talk to someone not only with so much information about the game, but who is also part of NetherRealm itself. Injustice: Gods Among Us was released today for the Wii U, Xbox 360, and PS3. Read on for the video interview!

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Pandora’s Tower Shipping Today And New Trailer

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Les Major

The Wii is getting a new JRPG today and we’re eager to see Xseed’s latest title! Following the journey of Aeron as he collects the flesh of boss monsters known as masters to free the cursed Elena from turning into a monster herself. It’s a bit of a grusome task since she must eat the flesh of these monsters to break the curse. Definitely it’s a twist on the regular story line of saving a maiden in distress. Read on for the trailer.

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Nintendo 3DS Direct Set for Wednesday

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo put up a notice this morning that they will be streaming a new Nintendo 3DS Direct for North America on Wednesday, April 17 at 7am PT / 10am ET. While not a lot is known about what will be featured in the broadcast there could be a good focus on Animal Crossing, which will be released very soon for the system. There are some hoping that the popular Japanese Nintendo title Tomodachi Collection: New Life could see an announcement of a North American release. We’ll let you know what is revealed on Wednesday, or you can watch it live

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Nintendo Discontinues Wii Online Services

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo sent out a release early this morning detailing the planned discontinuation of several of their online services for the Nintendo Wii home console on June 28th. The shut down includes several features including the Forecast Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, the Nintendo Channel and and a few other things, including messaging.

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Disney: Infinity ‘Toy Box’ Trailer Opens Your Creative Mind

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Joshua Rust

Disney looks to take aim at the Skylanders market when it releases Disney Infinity August 18th, 2013.  I don’t want to go as far to say that Disney Infinity is a complete clone of the Skylanders franchise, but it takes quite a bit from it and builds on to an amazing concept. One of the main differences between the two is in Infinity you can open up the Toy Box (if you’ve played Toy Story 3 you should be somewhat familiar with what it is) and create a whole unique world. Either by building on to already created worlds or

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Nintendo Updates Swapnote

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo released a small update to their Swapnote application this morning which can be activated either from the eShop or the application directly. Swapnote will send you right to the eShop update page. The software update now available for the message-sharing application will allow users to attach photos and audio recordings when replying to notes, take photos or record audio from within the application, use a different pen color on each page and undo their last pen strokes. The update will also offer faster load times.

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