E3
Nintendo held their annual shareholders meeting today and made several announcements regarding their upcoming system currently codenamed NX, their mobile games, the next game in The Legend of Zelda series, and what they'll be doing for E3. Firstly, we have a release window for the NX for March, 2017. The next Zelda title has…
Nintendo famously opened the floodgates for demand of new characters in Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS with an open poll to vote for your favorite nominees. There have been plenty of recommendations, both probable and obscure, but virtually anyone can be a candidate given the open nature of the ballot. However, some folks are…
Tatsumi Kimishima
In a company-wide restructuring following the tragic passing of Satoru Iwata earlier this year, Tatsumi Kimishima has been appointed the new global president of Nintendo. Kimishima is certainly fit for the position as he already had 27 years of corporate experience at Sanwa Bank of Japan before becoming the Chief Financial Officer for…
From now until July 26th, you can trade in your 3DS XL, 3DS, 2DS, or PS Vita for a $100 credit towards the purchase of the NEW Nintendo 3DS. This means you can buy the upgraded system for only $100. (The system typically retails for $200.) Now, why would I do this if my 3DS…
Nintendo PlayStation
Last week, the internet exploded with a rumor that a Nintendo Playstation console prototype that only had 200 produced and after the break up of the collaboration between Sony and Nintendo, the prototypes were supposed to be destroyed. Someone didn't and a Reddit user have posted pics of the console.
Sony Computer Entertainment’s Shuhei Yoshida…
Nintendo
Nintendo has received a huge backlash for their showing at this year’s E3. Fans were aware that the coolest stuff Nintendo had to offer was being held back for next year and Metroid fans in particular felt that Metroid Prime: Federation Force, the announced spin off was a far cry from the sequel that…
3DS
Back in January of this year I decided to splurge a bit and pre-order the limited edition Majora's Mask New 3DS XL. It came in the mail about a month later just in time for me to finish off my playthrough of Majora's Mask 3D on it, and it was a good time. What…
Nintendo
If you ask anyone what they thought of this years E3, most will tell you that it was one of the better shows of late. Surprise announcements made about games long-thought forgotten, old favourites being lovingly remade and a general sense that over the next 18-24 months, gamers can expect to see some great…
Nintendo
Nintendo has announced their plans for E3 with a surprising announcement: The Nintendo World Championships will return after a 25 year absence. Nintendo World Championships is a tournament based around Nintendo games and has only been held once before. The previous tournament used a specially made NES cartridge containing competitive versions of Super Mario…
Nintendo Attractions
Nintendo and Universal have announced that they are working together to create attractions at Universal Studios theme parks based on Nintendo games and there is plenty of speculation to be had on what could come out of this. Sadly, I have accepted the fact that the King Kong/Donkey Kong grudge match of my…