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Zelda Lessons Learned: Never Bet Your Beard Against Zelda Williams
Occasionally bearded actor Robin Williams named his daughter after the oft-kidnapped princess of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda. That naming choice seems to have imbued young Zelda Williams with preternatural Master Sword skills in the recently released downloadable version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Robin and Zelda continue to promote Zelda games…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Monsters vs. Aliens Scares Up 3DS Content. Just in time for Halloween.
Nintendo revealed this morning that 3D video shorts featuring DreamWorks Animation slated for Oct. as well as another Blue Man Group video. That’s not all, 3net is also providing a handful of clips. DreamWorks Animation is creating two Halloween-themed shorts for the 3DS, premiering this month. The first one is available starting today, and it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2011 -
Zombie Luigi is Trying to Bite Mario’s Face Off
Custom toy creator KodyKoala, who you’ve seen here once or twice (or thrice!) , is back with another great piece based on the Mushroom Kingdom. And it’s a Mushroom Kingdom gone bad. Luigi has eaten a zombie mushroom and turned flesh-eater, depicted here trying to eat his brother’s face off and wear his guts for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2011 -
Skyward Sword‘s Motion Controls Feel Fine, Just Fine
Ever since Nintendo announced the Wii’s upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, there has been much debate and consternation over its control scheme. Skyward Sword will be the first Zelda game to use Nintendo’s more advanced Motion Plus controls for the Wii—players will either have to buy the MP add-on for their standard Wii…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 3, 2011 -
€4.8 Million in Fines Issued Against Video Game “Pirates”
The Paris’ Court of Appeals last week issued €4.8 million in fines against a half-dozen companies importing and selling devices that can be used on Nintendo platforms to play homebrew and pirated games, Electronic Theatre reports. The report calls these devices “linkers” but says they’re also know as R4 cards or Magicom. The court imposed…
By Brian Crecente Published October 3, 2011 -
Your Cable Box Is Dying. Long Live the Game Console!
Your cable box is headed for obsolescence. It may not be within the next year, but it could be within the next three that having a box dedicated to TV programming sitting under or next to your television will no longer be the norm. Instead, more universally usable entertainment devices will become the hub for…
By Brian Crecente Published October 3, 2011 -
Here’s the 3DS Hacked and Running a 3DS Game
Shortly after its release in Japan, hackers demonstrated that, yes, the 3DS could run an R4 cartridge, the notorious piracy medium that has given Nintendo fits throughout the lifespan of the DS. That was to be expected, as the R4 is a DS medium, and the 3DS is backward compatible. The 3DS cartridge is a…
By Owen Good Published October 1, 2011 -
Zelda Creator Talks Up Skyward Sword (Now with Subtitles!)
Nintendo’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference was in Japanese. Now, weeks later, Nintendo of America has subtitled the bit in which Shigeru Miyamoto talks up The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Miyamoto’s Presentation [Edge] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2011 -
A History of Nintendo Handhelds On Beautiful Little Posters
Club Nintendo goodies, rewards offered by the company for serious and long-serving fans, aren’t usually that great (outside Japan, at least). But these Nintendo handheld cards, celebrating 31 years of portable goodness, they’re great Available for 300 coins, there are 12 in the set, each individual piece measuring around 6×4 inches. They even come with…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2011 -
Swashbuckling! Romance! Logs! These Skyward Sword Videos Contain All of Those Things
As I mentioned in my preview of the game’s opening hours, swordplay in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is intuitive and fun. This is largely due to the fact that it incorporates the Wii’s Motion Plus controller, allowing for much more nuance in how players swing the blade. In the tutorial video above, we…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011 -
Zelda and Mario in One Nintendo Download? Is It Our Birthday?
After several weeks of completely forgettable downloadable game offerings, Nintendo drops a free Zelda game, a Super Mario sequel, and a particularly intriguing WiiWare title, all at once. I might faint! Technically the free Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition dropped yesterday, but I’m feeling charitable today, so we’ll accept its inclusion in the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2011 -
The First Two Dreamlike Hours of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
At times, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword feels a bit like a dream, one of those vivid ones that’s all colors and sunshine, freedom and flying. Earlier this week I played the first several hours of the game at a Nintendo press event and came away impressed with the complexity of the controls, the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011 -
Fall In Love with Zelda All Over Again with These Skyward Sword Screens
Dammit, Nintendo. Just when everyone is ready to write you off and declare the Wii as totally irrelevant, you do this This, of course, is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The Wii is showing its age, sure, and, yes, the graphics have jagded edges. But this is a proper Zelda game, and it shows…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2011 -
Skydiving and Swordplay Abound in Skyward Sword‘s Dramatic New Trailer
The newest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword teases many of the events and characters seen in the first few hours of the game — the village of Skyloft, the Wing Ceremony, Zelda and Link, and the general dream-like beauty of the game. It also shows a few things that I wasn’t able…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 29, 2011 -
Nintendo’s Cutest Game In a Long Time is This Little Puzzler
One reason why we haven’t had a new Wars game in a while is that Nintendo studio Intelligent Systems has been busy working on other projects. Like Hiku-osu, this adorable puzzle game for the 3DS. There’s not much to it: you push and pull giant blocks around to build steps and platforms so that you…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallGoing to War Like Only Nintendo Can
Even though Zelda has killing and even Mario has head-stomping, when you think about it, nearly all of Nintendo’s first-party properties are harmless affairs. Bright colours, innocent storylines, big-eyed cartoon mascots and candy-coloured fantasy worlds where everything turns out just fine With one exception: the “Wars” series, Nintendo’s only foray into, well, war. In the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2011 -
We Shall Call This Hero… Sausage Link?
It has been a long while since Link took part in a good adventure. Artist Sebastien Gallego needs to dust off the old Nintendo Game Boy. Link by Sebastien Gallego (Facebook) Via: Super Punch Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix.…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2011 -
Four Swords Anniversary Edition Now Celebrating Zelda‘s 25th on a DS Near You
Tipped by commenter Mountanderson and verified by our own 3DS units, Zelda‘s 25th anniversary celebration is now in full swing four times over, as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is now available free in Nintendo’s eShop and DSiWare. A freshened-up version of the classic multiplayer Zelda game with cross-platform compatibility between 3DS…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2011 -
In the Case of the Inferior New Tetris Game, I Declare the 3DS: Not Guilty
How do you mess up Tetris? The answer, clever reader, is not: “Put it on the Nintendo 3DS.” The 3DS isn’t the problem. I bring you news (opinion, actually) that the new Tetris, made specially for the Nintendo 3DS is inferior, vastly, to the Tetris made for the Nintendo DS—five years ago. Yet I will…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 28, 2011 -
Sorry, Star Fox for 3DS, That I Didn’t Know How Cool Your ‘Stage Guide’ Feature Was
Doing barrel rolls is super great and all, but Star Fox 64 3DS didn’t really capture my attention until today—when I showed up late to the party knowing about its “Online Stage Guide” features. I’m not above perusing a FAQ now and then, so a little assistance for the Star Fox 64 noob—it’s true, I’ve…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 27, 2011