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UncategorizedKingdom Hearts Unchained Key Announced For iOS, Android
What, were you expecting Kingdom Hearts III? Square just announced that Kingdom Hearts: Unchained Key, a mobile game that was previously just announced for Japan, will come to North America too. Trailer:
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquare Announces New Nier Game, With Platinum
I’ll take whatever I can get from Platinum Games, you know? But I didn’t expect this. The trailer itself was mostly slow pans over artwork, a way to set the scene for the new game. I’m not super familiar with Nier, though it’s easily one of the most common games people have asked me to…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
E3 2015: Square Enix Press Conference Liveblog [Update: Over]
We already know about the next Deus Ex Rise of the Tomb Raider and the new Hitman. And Square Enix blew folks’ minds by announcing a FF VII HD remake. Can they possibly have anything left. We’ll be discussing whatever they reveal right here. “`
By Evan Narcisse Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch Square Enix’s E3 Press Conference Live, Right Here [Update: Over]
Nintendo’s barely over, but hey, it’s E3, there’s no time to catch your breath. Square Enix’s E3 presser starts at 1pm ET. Maybe Cloud and Tifa will be there. You can watch the livestream here:
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Way Nintendo Used To Make Mario Levels
Did you know: old-school Mario games were drawn out on graph paper by designers like Shigeru Miyamoto? It’s pretty cool! During Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event, Miyamoto shared graphs and original design docs of older Super Mario games. It’s amazing. You can watch Nintendo explain the older design process here, around the :38 second mark. Or, if…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedLevel 5’s super popular ghost catching series, Yokai Watch, series is finally leaving Japan, and Nintendo said it’s arriving “holiday 2015.” If you don’t get what’s up with the Yokai Watch series, we ran an explainer not too long ago. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedPaper Mario Meets Mario & Luigi in New 3DS RPG
Nintendo’s two Super Mario RPG series are mashing up in early 2016 in a game called Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam A new trailer from Nintendo showed a game that looks like it takes place in the world of Mario & Luigi games, with little sprite characters, one that has been visited by a flat…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedAnimal Crossing Board Game Is Coming To The Wii U
Nintendo is not bringing a proper Animal Crossing to their home console, but, rather, a virtual board game supporting up to four players. Each player uses an Amiibo. Think Mario Party, but with Animal Crossing characters. So, it’s way, way cuter. The game will be out this holiday season. A glimpse of the Amiibo coming:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedMetroid Prime Is Returning In The Weirdest of Ways
Following a more than five-year drought since the last Metroid game, Nintendo is bringing back their space adventure franchise with what looks to be a multiplayer-centric first-person game that, at least from its debut trailer, doesn’t feature much (or any?) of Samus Aran. The game is called Metroid Prime Federation Force. The trailer showed three…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedNintendo’s E3 Event Began With A Bizarre Puppet Show
Nintendo kicked off this year’s digital E3 event by transforming its most public faces into puppets, and then Star Fox characters. These guys. At least Iwata, Reggie and Miyamoto look like they’re having fun, and that’s what it’s all about at the end of the day.
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Pretty much spoiled by a recent leak, there will be a 3DS version of last year’s Wii U action game Hyrule Warriors The port will include all of the DLC characters from the Wii U version along with new characters from The Wind Waker. Release date: first quarter 2016.
By Jason Schreier Published June 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Next Zelda Is A Three-Player Co-Op Adventure For 3DS
You wanted surprises from Nintendo at E3. Here’s one: The Legend of Zelda: Tri-Force Heroes, announced by Nintendo today at E3. It harkens back to Zelda co-op games like Four Swords Adventures, but this time for three players. The 3DS game is played from an overhead perspective like classic Zelda games and is slated for…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
There Will Be Bowser And Donkey Kong Skylanders That Are Also Amiibos
There are no Digimon that are also Pokémon and no Thundercats that hang out with He-Man, but there will be two new Amiibos this year that also work as Skylanders. Nintendo and Activision showed off the hybrid figurines during Nintendo’s Digital Event today. The figures will be compatible with this year’s Skylanders SuperChargers game on…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 16, 2015
