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The Wii U Will be Out by Christmas in the US, Europe, Japan & Australia
While there’s still scope for slight delays, Nintendo has tonight eased fears of a drastically staggered release of the Wii U by confirming the new console will be out in all four major territories by Christmas. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has told Reuters that the Wii U would be out in the US, Europe, Japan…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012 -
Reviews
You Can Take This Wheel for More than One 3DS Game
We’re a little late reviewing Hori’s official Mario Kart 7 Wheel peripheral, but I’m somewhat glad we are, thanks to some of the non-racing games I played with it on a whim. If this was just a piece of plastic meant for one game, the wheel is a $13 novelty at best, a luxury at…
By Owen Good Published January 25, 2012 -
Rhythm Heaven Fever Makes Music Out of Sports, Fishing, and Samurai Demon-Fighting
Rhythm Heaven Fever is getting a Wii release, the better to bring out the groove in goofy, random situations. This trailer starts out subdued enough, with a boy kicking a basketball in time while sitting on a bench next to a girl. Cute! Next, it goes to a fishing excursion, which is fun enough, before…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 25, 2012 -
Mario Party 9 Sure Does Look Like a Party
Granted, it’s a party on the Wii, but hey, a ton of people own Wiis! And thanks to Skyward Sword, many of us have even figured out how to plug it in to our new TVs and updated our firmware. So, should we want to pull out enough batteries to power three more controllers, we’ll…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 25, 2012 -
The BestsThe 12 Best Games on the Wii
The Wii’s in a weird spot in its life cycle. Nintendo’s announced a successor and fans of the new eagerly await more details of the inbound system. But someone gave you the current system. Maybe that someone was you. What do you do once the parties are all over and Wii Sports has worn out…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2012 -
It’s Mario Versus Braid in the Ultimate Bar Conversation Battle of Indie Cred
Call him a sell-out. Call him a suit. Call him too mainstream. It doesn’t change the fact that Mario was jumping and saving imperiled females before it was cool. Ah yes, those young, hip fellows at the bar, sitting together exuding an aura of inapproachability. No one can get close enough to point out that…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2012 -
Creep Out Your Nintendo Console With Giant Stickers of Cats. Or Horses. Or Seals.
I’ve been meaning to post about these for years now, but they keep slipping my mind. Or does my mind sweep them out to preserve its own sanity? Probably the latter. Shitty peripheral company Kamikaze Gear offers these decals for the Wii and DS that are so awful they flip right back around again and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2012 -
3DS Box Art Hints at ‘Nintendo Network’ [Update]
“Found something on the right,” said this Twitter user from Japan, and indeed he has: A logo for the “Nintendo Network,” on the box art for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, due to release on February 12. If it’s a new online service from Nintendo, or at least a rebranding of the old Wi-Fi Connection, color us…
By Owen Good Published January 20, 2012 -
Space-Kraken and Evil Twins: All in a Day’s Work for Kid Icarus
Yesterday, I had a chance to play a whole bunch of Kid Icarus: Uprising, the upcoming shoot-em-up for Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. My impressions are here In this trailer, you’ll get a sense of the fast-paced combat from the game, with protagonist Pit facing off against a Space-Kraken, Space-Pirates, and even the “dark” version of himself.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012 -
And a Resident Evil: Revelations Demo Shall Lead the Nintendo Download
The Nintendo Download post normally showcases one of the many downloadable titles you can buy from WiiWare, DSiWare, or the eShop each week, but this week’s all about try-before-you-buy as Capcom unleashes a playable demo of Resident Evil: Revelations for the 3DS. An entirely new chapter in the Resident Evil saga begins right here, right…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2012 -
Kid Icarus: Uprising is a Gaudy, Goofy, Surprisingly Hardcore Shoot-‘Em-Up
When Nintendo announced Kid Icarus: Uprising at last year’s E3, I remember the enthusiastic response from the crowd. “Hooray!” they said. “A new Kid Icarus game!” And yet when we paused to think about it… “Hooray? A new Kid Icarus game?” That initial enthusiasm was actually a little puzzling. It was nice to see Nintendo…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012 -
Protest Game Super SOPA Bros. Shows a Future Without Any Super [CENSORED] Tributes
We’re used to seeing tons of Mario tributes on the internet, in live action videos or custom-made browser games where Nintendo’s mascot does things he wouldn’t normally do. The Japanese publisher seems to turn something of a blind eye to most of these. But SOPA probably wouldn’t. It’s that supposition that powers NoLan Labs’ Super…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 19, 2012 -
A Chunk of Resident Evil Revelations Will Be the 3DS’ First Playable Demo
Nintendo announced a while back that they’d be rolling out playable demos to their stereoscopic handheld. So where are they? When are they coming? It all starts tomorrow with a downloadable slice of Resident Evil Revelations, according to Gamasutra. Following the sample of Capcom’s survival action game—which is out in full next month—demos for Metal…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 18, 2012 -
Watch the Creepy Live-Action Japanese Horror Movie Made for the 3DS’ Friday the 13th Video Game
On Friday, April 13, Nintendo will start selling Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s a horror game that uses the 3DS’ cameras to haunt the area you’re playing in with various apparitions. The game comes with a 16-page book that is full of augmented reality markers. Point the 3DS at the…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 17, 2012 -
Nintendo’s Creepy 3DS Fatal Frame Spin-Off Gets an Equally Creepy April Release Date
If you thought the Fatal Frame series was terrifying, wait until you hold it in the palm of your hand. You’ll get your chance on April 13, when Nintendo releases the augmented reality-powered Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir for the Nintendo 3DS. Spirit Camera takes all the creepiness of Tecmo Koei’s terrifying horror series and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012 -
This Zelda NES Mod Is Magical
Platinumfungi grew up playing The Legend of Zelda and decided the best way to say thanks was with a NES case mod and this lovely video. Platinumfungi did the casemod, custom NES guy Jayrod2 did the paint job, Will Chiles did the music, and Avid Productions 479 did the video. And I did this post.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012 -
Play Mario as Samus, Simon Belmont and Mega Man. Again!
In 2010, a fan-made game called Super Mario Bros. Crossover was released, which let players tackle the Nintendo classic using not just the standard plumber, but a cast of characters from other 8-bit games as well. It now has a sequel which is kicking things up a notch, taking the 8-bit visuals from the first…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012 -
Heroes of Ruin’s Going to Make You Fight Off Lots of Angry Shark Men in Lots of places
I’m not going to lie to you: that golden-haired, human-faced, griffin-looking creature early in this video for Square Enix’s action/RPG gives me the creeps. Put an animal head on a human body—as with the numerous shark men seen in this Heroes of Ruin trailer—and I’m fine but something about the opposite screams crime against nature…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 16, 2012 -
American Box Art Makes Kid Icarus Look Angrier Than He Should
I…just…you know…sigh. Whatever. Stuff like this won’t stop anyone from buying Kid Icarus on 3DS. But stuff like this does make me wonder who the hell is getting paid to make pointless decisions like this. On the left, the Japanese box art for the upcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising. Note the childish smile because this is…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2012