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Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Leads This Week's Nintendo Downloads

John Llewellyn Martin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:07:37 +0000

We’re sure you haven’t exhausted the oodles of fun you got from last week’s downloads, but there are some heavy hitters this week that cannot be ignored. And honestly, who can ignore a huge sequel like Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon that’s presented in a smaller package? We’ve also got Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, [...]

Get a New Perspective on the World with Wii Street U

Luke Brown — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:22:52 +0000

Available now on the Nintendo Wii U is the brand new Wii Street U app, powered by Google Street View. The promised Google Street View functionality has finally arrived on the Wii U. For a limited time, Nintendo is making Wii Street U available to download for free on the Wii U eShop. After this [...]

Classic Donkey Kong Country Returns Getting 3DS Remake

Luke Brown — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:46:55 +0000

Fans who missed out on the Wii classic Donkey Kong Country Returns will have another chance to enjoy the game when Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D hits the Nintendo 3DS later this year. While Thursday’s Nintendo event was chock full of great news for 3DS and Wii U owners, the biggest surprise was the announcement [...]

Mario to Hit the Links on 3DS This Summer

Luke Brown — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:17:24 +0000

Time to dust off those 9 irons. Nintendo announced the new Mario Golf: World Tour will be arriving on the 3DS in a few months. The Nintendo 3DS catalog will expand tremendously this year with even more first party releases. Joining the likes of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team will [...]

Nintendo Announces Mario and Luigi: Dream Team for the 3DS

Luke Brown — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:21:27 +0000

The Mario and Luigi role-playing game series will finally see its first 3DS entry when Mario and Luigi: Dream Team arrives this summer. Taking place inside the mind of a sleeping Luigi, players will take the role of Mario as he traverses the dreamworld. Luigi will still appear in the game, but he will have [...]

Luigi Solo DLC Planned for New Super Mario Bros. U

Luke Brown — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:16:03 +0000

Luigi will finally be getting his due later this year when Nintendo releases a massive downloadable content update for New Super Mario Bros. U. Dubbed New Super Luigi U, the add-on will bring alternate versions of all 80 stages from the original game to the fold just for Luigi to play. You’ll be able to [...]

ZombiU Console Bundle Coming

Luke Brown — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:38:10 +0000

Nintendo has announced a new Wii U console bundle that will include Ubisoft’s ZombiU, which is set to arrive Feb. 17th. The Wii U included will be the deluxe black edition, and the bundle will also include a black Wii U Pro controller. As with the regular deluxe edition, a copy of Nintendo Land will [...]

Wii U and 3DS Cloud Support Won't Be a Priority

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:05:23 +0000

Nintendo’s big boss recently spoke to investors at a Corporate Policy Briefing. He had some interesting things to say about the future of Nintendo products. International Business Times has reported on Corporate Policy Briefing and how Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, discussed cloud gaming, specifically the perception that it’s the future of gaming. Iwata said, [...]

No Life On Mars For Fire Emblem Awakening

Greg Srisavasdi — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:31:23 +0000

Maybe it was John Carter or director Brian De Palma’s box office bomb, Mission to Mars, but the creators of Fire Emblem Awakening, after early discussions about setting the game on Mars, decided against the idea. “We made proposals that were a complete departure from the medieval worldview so far,” said Intelligent Systems’ Masahiro Higuchi, [...]

Wii U Virtual Console Is Not Compatible With Wii Save Files

Greg Srisavasdi — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:37:20 +0000

Nintendo confirmed that saved games on Wii’s Virtual console will not be transferable to the Wii U’s Virtual Console. Although such a seamless exchange would have been welcome, it’s really not the end of the world. Gamers can still access Wii’s Virtual Console on the Wii U through the use of the menu, thus enabling gamers [...]

Luigi's Mansion Multiplayer Dares You to Climb the ScareScraper

Luke Brown — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:15:02 +0000

Nintendo has released a trailer showcasing just what the multiplayer for Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon will entail. Up to four players can enjoy working together to clear the ScareScraper from its ghostly residents in Hunter mode. The players will have a set time limit to clear a given floor of a tower and hunt down [...]

The Cave and NES Classics Lead This Week's Nintendo Download

John Llewellyn Martin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:41:00 +0000

Hey, it’s the Famicom’s 30th Anniversary! Don’t know what the Famicom is? Well, it was more commonly known in North America as the Nintendo Entertainment System. To celebrate, Nintendo’s offering $0.30 downloads daily for a different featured NES game on the Virtual Console. These games will be offered each month until their anniversary on July [...]

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD & Gamecube Comparison

Greg Srisavasdi — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:24:04 +0000

With today's slew of Nintendo news, the aspect of playing The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker in HD was one of the standout revelations. Although GameCube loyalists may still play the game on their defunct consoles, the real question, as posed earlier today by IGN , is if Zelda is a vast improvement in the HD universe.

Fire Emblem Awakening Trailer Gets Classy

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:29:01 +0000

There’s a new trailer up for Fire Emblem Awakening and it’s set to teach you about the many different classes available in the game. There’s only about two more weeks to go until the game drops, so every new bit of media just serves to increase our desire to see its release. The last trailer that [...]

Miiverse Support Coming to Smart Phones

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:41:17 +0000

Today’s special Nintendo Direct featured a lot of news about new games coming down the line, updates for services, and some of Nintendo’s plans for 2013. One tidbit was about a smartphone app that will allow you take the Miiverse anywhere. Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, let loose with a bunch of details about how [...]

Virtual Console Coming to Wii U This Spring

Luke Brown — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:35:55 +0000

After a few months of waiting, Nintendo announced plans to release the Virtual Console on Wii U this spring. Nintendo unleashed a host of important reveals during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct live stream, including the release window for the Wii U Virtual Console. Set to arrive this spring, the Wii U Virtual Console will bring the [...]

Mario 3D and Mario Kart Wii U Games Are Coming

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:54:39 +0000

In today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced two new Mario titles coming to the Wii U. He didn’t say what they were called or give any concrete details about them, but he said that the Wii U Mario game will be in 3D, so expect to see Mario’s block-breaking fist coming towards your [...]

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Getting HD Remake for Wii U

Luke Brown — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:20:06 +0000

On Wednesday, Nintendo announced plans to release an remake of Wind Waker for the Wii U to satisfy fans while they wait for a proper next-gen Zelda. Speaking during the Nintendo Direct presentation, Eiji Aonuma discussed briefly Nintendo’s plans for the Zelda franchise on the Wii U. While Aonuma said it was much too early [...]

Luigi's Mansion 3DS Will Have Multiplayer

Luke Brown — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:21:32 +0000

The official site for Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon states the upcoming Nintendo 3DS sequel will feature multiplayer of some sort. Many gamers have been eagerly awaiting the follow-up to the Gamecube classic, Luigi’s Mansion. Now that the 3DS successor is just a little over two months away, Nintendo has started hyping Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon’s [...]

Watch the Most Impressive Real Life Mario Kart We've Ever Seen

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:17:24 +0000

Well, color us impressed. Usually when we want to play Mario Kart, we spend thirty minutes looking for the Wii steering wheel, then just give up and re-watch the second season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ So, good for these guys! They’ve got enough initiative to make up for the rest of us. They’re tossing bananas, [...]