Posted 5/17/13 2:43 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Wii U
Nintendo had already revealed that players wouldn't be controlling series regular Olimar in the upcoming "Pikmin 3" for Wii U. Instead, according details announced during this morning's Nintendo Direct, players will be managing a total of three different characters, all at the same time.
Posted 5/17/13 2:38 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii U
The Electronic Entertainment Expo is one of gaming's biggest events of the year, but a lot of gamers don't have the opportunity to attend. To give fans a taste of the action, Nintendo has announced a partnership with Best Buy, essentially bringing Nintendo's E3 booth right to your local store.
Posted 5/17/13 1:14 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii U
In addition to revealing "Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games," Nintendo and Sega announced a "worldwide partnership" on Sonic the Hedgehog games this morning, with the first title – "Sonic Lost World" – coming exclusively to Wii U and 3DS.
Posted 5/17/13 12:19 pm EST by Don Hatfield in Wii U
Nintendo has finally revealed a release date for the upcoming "New Super Luigi U," but the bigger surprises were the reveal of a new playable character coming to the DLC pack, along with a standalone retail version that will be available shortly after the eShop version.
Posted 5/16/13 3:49 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii U
Ready for more info on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games? Of course you are! And Nintendo is going to deliver just that tomorrow morning, during yet another Nintendo Direct presentation.
The show kicks off tomorrow, May 17th, at 7am PT / 10am ET at Nintendo.com. We won't know what exactly Nintendo has in store for us until the broadcast begins, but fans can expect updates on Wii U and 3DS games coming this summer. As for titles a little further down the green pipe, Nintendo says they'll be holding another Nintendo Direct "before the start of E3 2013."
What are hoping to see during tomorrow's broadcast? Games straight from Nintendo, or some third-party action? Let us know!
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Posted 5/16/13 2:04 pm EST by Don Hatfield in 3DS / DS, Wii U
Unlike recent weeks, Nintendo has quite a bit of new content heading to 3DS and Wii U with today's eShop update. One of the most welcome additions is "Super Metroid," which can be picked up via the Wii U Virtual Console for just $0.30 this month. In addition, Wii U owners can get "Super Mario Bros. 2" at 50% off this week when they purchase the Virtual Console version of "Super Mario World." There's A LOT more to see, so keep reading!
Posted 5/16/13 12:20 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, PC, PS3, Video, Wii U, Xbox 360
They're really pushing the Slade/Batman conflict pretty hard with the marketing of "Arkham Origins," this October's prequel to Warner Brother's pair of "Arkham" games. Even if the initial announcement out of the publisher was that Black Mask would be the main heavy, one-eyed super assassin Deathstroke has been the one featured most prominently up to this point.
Which is weird, because he's better known for spending his time trying to murder the Teen Titans.
Posted 5/15/13 10:06 pm EST by Charles Webb in 3DS / DS, News, PC, Wii U
It's coming this fall to the PC, Wii U, and 3DS, and it's going to let you draw in just about any DC Comics character you can think of.
Probably even this guy.
Posted 5/15/13 5:07 pm EST by Clint Mize in capcom, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
~~Life is like a hurricane/ Here in Duckburg
~~Race cars, lasers, aeroplanes/ It's a duck-blur
~~Might solve a mystery Or rewrite history
~~DuckTales! OOH OOH
--Whoa -- sorry, I got a bit carried away as I've been humming that song for the last few hours after having played a few minutes of the upcoming and HD-ified Capcom classic, "DuckTales." Now titled "DuckTales Remastered" Capcom celebrates their 30th anniversary with one of their most beloved games. Read More...
Posted 5/15/13 4:15 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, PC, PS3, PS4, Video, Wii U, Xbox 360
The new trailer for "Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag" gives us a little bit of the pirate captain's origin story as he rejects his British masters for a life on the high seas, stealing stuff and shooting at the Navy.