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Amiibos Are Nintendo’s Answer To Skylanders
As previously reported, Nintendo’s getting into the toys-into-game business with collectible figurines they’re calling Amiibos. The Amiibos figures were shown off during a segment for the new Smash Bros. game, where Nintendo president Satoru Iwata touched a Mario figure to a Wii U gamepad and spawned a Mario character into the match. Later on in…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Smash Bros. Has A Ton Of New Modes On The 3DS
The 3DS version of Super Smash Bros. is looking mighty impressive, thanks to a bunch of new modes that were announced today during a Nintendo Direct. We saw some old favorites—like home run contest. We also saw ones that weren’t explained; we saw, for instance, Mario moving through what seemed to be a game board.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2014 -
Nintendo Makes Mother 3 Joke
Nintendo might never have given us Mother 3 in English, but at least they’ve got JOKES. Here’s a small part of the intro to Nintendo’s Digital Event today. I can confirm that this is exactly what happens when you ask Reggie Fils-Aime about Mother 3
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2014 -
Smash Bros.’ Newest Fighter: You
During their special E3 direct, Nintendo announced that in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and 3DS, you can craft your own characters. You can put yourself, or even celebrities, into the game. Using Miis. The way it works is that you import your Mii and choose a specialization for them—either gunner, swordfighter, or brawler—then…
By András Neltz Published June 10, 2014 -
Watch Nintendo’s E3 Event Live, Right Here
What will the Wii U’s lineup look like for the rest of the year? What else will we see from the company behind Luigi Death Stares? Nintendo’s big E3 presentation starts at 9am Pacific, and you can watch the whole thing live right here.
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2014 -
Star Fox Wii U Revival Leaks
According to a now-pulled interview on Time‘s website, there’s a new Star Fox game in development for Wii U, being led by iconic Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The Miyamoto interview described Star Fox’s gameplay and how the Mario creator plans to have the game use the Wii U’s Gamepad: In his new version of Star…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 10, 2014 -
Ubisoft Is Sitting On Unreleased Wii U Games
It’s bad enough when you hear that companies aren’t making games because the Wii U is struggling to find an audience. What’s even worse? Hearing that completed games are for Nintendo’s latest home console being held back because of poor sales. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says that’s just what the company is doing, in an…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
Some First-Class E3 Trolling Happening Right Here
Pity the readers who don’t know that comics writer Gail Simone loves to poke at the weak spots of devoted fan communities. Their heads have probably exploded now. Simone’s a longtime veteran who’s writing, among other things, the Tomb Raider comic-book series that connects last year’s hit game to its just announced sequel. She also…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 9, 2014 -
A Whole Bunch Of Classic Mega Man Games Are Bound For Wii U
Capcom’s releasing fifteen of its classic games on Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U Virtual Consoles. That includes ten Mega Man games. Of the fifteen games, three—Gargoyle’s Quest II, Mighty Final Fight, and Street Fighter 2010—will be to be coming to the 3DS as well as the Wii U. In addition to those, the following nine…
By András Neltz Published June 9, 2014 -
Only in Tomodachi Life I’m pretty sure King of the Hill‘s introverted main character would hate Kanye West in every other situation Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. To contact the…
By Gergo Vas Published June 9, 2014 -
Mudkip and Treecko Have Mega Evolutions In The New Pokémon Remakes
That’s not all: as suspected, Groudon and Kyogre will have new forms in the new Pokémon remakes, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The information comes from CoroCoro magazine scans posted by Pokemon website Serebii. According to Serebii, Mega Sceptile (aka Treecko’s mega) is a Grass/Dragon type Pokemon and will have the “Lightning Rod” ability. Mega…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 7, 2014 -
Enjoy This Preview Of Giant Robot’s Video Game-Themed Art Show
Brian Luong’s tribute to Skyrim leads off this preview of Giant Robot’s new Game Over show opening tomorrow. Follow below the fold to see creative interpretations of Princess Peach, Metroid, Q-Bert, and more: Jeremiah Ketner Peter Kato Leah Chun Elliot Brown Jesse Tise Art of Miso Mark Nagata The show opens tomorrow night at GR2…
By John Struan Published June 7, 2014 -
How I Made A Nintendo Game A Little Bit Gayer
One of the first things that you’re told in Tomodachi Life, Nintendo’s newest life-sim for the 3DS, is that characters in the game can have babies. Specifically, it’ll take your first imported Mii, and it’ll show them holding a baby with a faceless person of the opposite gender. That was one of the first things…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2014 -
Here’s What E3 Looks Like Right Now
There are still a few days left until E3 kicks off, but a few lucky folks have already had a chance to get a glimpse of the Los Angeles Convention Center,where gaming’s biggest annual event will be held. They’ve shared photos of the preparations in this NeoGAF thread, so we can stare at them endlessly…
By Gergo Vas Published June 6, 2014 -
I Like What Tomodachi Life Did To My Voice
Tomodachi Life is out today. There’s a lot to say about Nintendo’s whacky life simulator and the game’s lingering controversies. But why say them in my voice when I could be talking in any number of ridiculous computerized Mii voices? Character creation menus always bring out my insane gamer side, and the one in Tomodachi…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 6, 2014
