14 Things You Might Not Know About The Legend Of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda series is so steeped in lore at this point that just figuring out which version of Link you're playing as can be tricky. Heck, I'm still not sure that's even his real name.
All 30 Mario Kart 8 characters, reviewed. Read John Teti's hilarious take on the cartoon cast in Nintendo's newest kart racer. "Rather than being an empty sad-sack, Luigi has become the personified answer to the question, 'What if Mario were kind of an asshole?' And this is awesome."
People Are Buying The Wii U, But Nintendo Is Still Losing Money
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Nintendo has released a report detailing their results for this financial year's first quarter, and the Wii U seems to be doing better. Nintendo itself, on the other hand? Eh.
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This thing was first shown off over a year ago. And it's still not out. What's up, Figma? Killing us softly?
McDonald's Happy Meal Customer Gives Bowser A New Paint Job
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Modding Mario Kart 8 proper is hard work. Tricking out Mario Kart 8 toys, on the other hand, is an easy way for the seasoned Warhammer fans out there to to turn the fruits of their McDonald's Happy Meals into a custom set.
One Of The Last Wii Games Comes With A Free Wii U Upgrade
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One of only two games left to be released on Nintendo's last-gen console, Skylanders: Trap Team for the Wii is hedging its bets, including a download code for the Wii U version of the game in every box.
A New Look at the Next Smash Bros Game
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The House of Mario's showing off the next entry of its all-star brawler franchise at Comic-Con right now. And, can we just say, new addition Rosalina looks crazy.
Hyrule Warriors Looks Like Zelda On Steroids
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We've got a new Hyrule Warriors trailer recently, with (mostly) Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess characters looking vicious and pulling off some really crazy, unexpected moves. Even the most innocent ones like Agitha are now doing xtreme multi-kills. But it just looks so awesome.
Sorry Ubisoft, Nintendo Beat You To The Top (Of The Mountain)
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Ubisoft is spending a lot of money on a competition which promises to let one person become the first to ever play a video game on Mt Everest, using custom hardware built to withstand the "harsh conditions". It sounds amazing! Pity it's already been done.
Timeless Life Advice, Brought To You By Mario Kart
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Video games rot the brain? Pffft, hardly. I'd like to think some of my most valuable life lessons have come from games, lessons like "be cool to people" and "that jerk took the piece of loot I wanted, nevermind." How about Mario Kart 8, though? What can we learn from that? Let's find out with the help of this handy…
Mario Kart 8 vs. Sonic Racing: The Comparison We Had To Make
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When it comes to kart racing, it often seems like Mario Kart is the only game in town. I'm here to tell you that it's not. In fact, there's another, arguably better game that came out for Nintendo's Wii U console two years before Mario Kart 8 was even a thing people were playing.
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The upcoming Sonic Boom games land on the 3DS and Wii U on November 11 and 18, respectively. The playable parts of Sega's new-look re-imagination of their super-fast mascot have different names: Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for the Nintendo home console and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for the handheld.
A New World Record For Beating Pokémon Red
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Despite being criticized for being too easy, a typical play-through of any given Pokémon game might take around 8-25 hours. The world record for Pokémon Red as of July 2014, though? One hour and fifty minutes—and you can watch the incredible run here.
Peach and Link... They've Changed
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They've changed so much that it even inspired someone to draw the perfect fan-art of it.
Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes Comes Out on September 23
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The next game in the Disney Infinity series hits store shelves a little while after school starts, just in time for teachers to start confiscating figures from kids who won't stop talking about the game in class.
What Devil's Third is About and Why it's a Wii U Exclusive
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Devil's Third, was announced as a Wii U exclusive at E3 this year. A bit of a surprise considering the game was originally slated for release on the PS3 and Xbox 360. So why the change in platforms? And what's the game about?
In This, The Year Of Awesome Luigi Action Figures
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Following on from the release earlier this year of a killer Mario set, this SH Figuarts Luigi is looking just as good.
Honest Game Trailers' Names For The Original Pokemon Are Much Better
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Why is Smosh Games' honest trailer for Pokemon Red & Blue nearly six minutes long? Because those insane bastards decided to rename each and every one of the original 151 (or 152, depending) pocket monsters, from 'The One No One Ever Picked' to 'Space Fetus.'
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When not busy with Heroes of the Storm, artist Luke Mancini draws wild fan-art, like this cartoony one with Super Mario, Peach, and Yoshi, who transformed into a beast.