Posted 2/7/13 4:17 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS
"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity" for 3DS won't hit store shelves until March 24th in North America, but Nintendo has revealed that DLC will be available on launch day, and the first pack will cost you a whopping zero dollars. Read More...
Posted 2/7/13 1:30 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS
Nintendo and College Humor have joined forces once again to deliver a brand new animated series on 3DS, titled "BearShark." The latest series coming to Nintendo Video follows a bear and shark as they cause hilarious mayhem across land and sea in their continued pursuit of some poor sap named Steve, who sadly doesn't stand a chance. Read More...
Posted 2/7/13 12:15 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii U
Nintendo adds new games and content to the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and 3DS every week, and every week we grab all the info and put it right here, so you can stay up to speed on all of Nintendo's digital offerings.
This week "Fists of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2" hits the eShop on Wii U, while 3DS owners get most of the love with a new Brain Age, an "Eterian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan" demo and "Pro Evolution Soccer 13 3D". Head past the break for all the details! Read More...
Posted 2/6/13 4:40 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii U
Arcades may not be as popular as they once were, but that doesn't mean Nintendo has forgotten about them. Teaming up with Namco Bandai, the publishers are working together to create a new Mario Kart game, titled "Mario Kart Arcade GP DX." Headed to Japanese arcades later this year, the game will make its debut at the Japan Amusement Expo. Read More...
Posted 2/5/13 9:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in 3DS / DS, Previews
"Where is the stupid Combat Cross" I asked for the tenth time about a two-thirds of the way through my recent hands-on play session with "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate," MecurySteam's bridging chapter between their first and upcoming second "Lords of Shadow" games. Everywhere I looked, there's be a glowing hook, just out of reach and a reminder that I'd need to revisit later, possibly another location where Simon Belmont might be able to better outfit himself against the horrors of the night spawned by Dracula.
MercurySteam was teasing the next ability for my character a little too heavily, and I was nearing the end of my patience with this 2.5D platformer inspired by the 16 and 8-bit "Castlevanias" past. But then I encountered the first boss battle, and "Mirror of Fate" had me hooked.
Posted 2/5/13 2:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in 3DS / DS, News, PC, PS Vita, PS3, Video, Wii U, Xbox 360
Is it snowing where you are? If so, four new games out this week will offer you quite a few hours of stuff to do to stave off the cabin fever. Visceral Games rounds out their Necromorph saga with "Dead Space 3," while the seemingly endless "Fire Emblem" series brings its latest entry to the 3DS.
What are you picking up this week? Or a month into 2013, are you still working off that holiday stack?
Posted 2/5/13 1:55 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii, Wii U
Roughly 30 years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System changed the way people interact with their televisions. Nintendo is currently celebrating 30 years of Famicom with some cheap classic games, but you could celebrate by sporting this awesome NES-themed jacket. Read More...
Posted 2/4/13 9:58 am EST by Jason Cipriano in 3DS / DS, Reviews
The Fire Emblem series has always been a bit intimidating. The franchise has been around for decades, but it's never really been able to crack the code of the western market. While the reasons it hasn't broken out in the States are debatable, one thing is clear; Fire Emblem: Awakening, the series' latest release, proves just how good strategic RPGs can be. Hopefully, Awakening will breathe new life into this storied franchise, and encourage a new mainstream appreciation for Fire Emblem, as well as the twenty plus years that have gone into crafting these games.
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Posted 2/1/13 10:21 am EST by Jason Cipriano in 3DS / DS, Reviews
Over the last few years Cave Story has become one of those rare indie games that has permeated mainstream gaming with resounding success. The once unapproachable Japanese PC game has been adapted and released (and re-released, and re-re-released) so many times that most gamers no longer have to wonder what was the big deal with Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya's retro-inspired platformer. However, little is known about the game that was released just before Cave Story, but set in its universe, that is, until now. Ikachan, another of Pixel's freeware PC games has finally been ported to the 3DS so that gamers can discover what makes this little game so special.
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Posted 1/31/13 2:45 pm EST by MTV Video Games in 3DS / DS, News, PS3, Xbox 360
By Joseph Leray
In a Press Release of Unusual Size, localization specialist Xseed announced their 2013 lineup, which includes a multi-platform console game, a 3DS game, two PlayStation Vita titles, and two Steam games. That’s a lot of work for a company that specializes in somewhat niche titles, which suggests that the doom-and-gloom we so often hear about the Japanese games industry might not be so dire after all.
“Killer is Dead” is the highest-profile game on the roster, and Xseed’s announcement confirms suspicions we’ve had since the company started registering “Killer is Dead”-related web domains earlier this month.
The action game features an executioner named Mondo Zappa who travels the not-so-distant world offing terrorists and criminals at his bosses’ behest. It also happens to feature interchangeable drill arms for Mondo, and fighting a yakuza riding a tiger. My not-so-secret love affair with designer Suda 51 continues.
The “Ys” series will also get a few new Western releases this year: “Ys I & II: Chronicles+” is a bundle of the first two games in the long-running (and under-appreciated) Nihon Falcom-developed role-playing series, “Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen” and “Ancient Ys Vanished: The Final Chapter.”
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