If you’ve rinsed New Super Mario Bros. U of its secrets, you’ll be pleased to hear that the large-scale add-on content, New Super Luigi U, is arriving in the Nintendo eShop this week £17.99 | €19.99 – ahead of its retail release on 26th July. Continue reading
The game a large number of Nintendo fans have been anticipating for over 2 years is finally being released this week. Animal Crossing: New Leaf will hit the eShop midnight on June 14th, priced at £34.99. For those that haven’t played a previous game in the series, in the Animal Crossing world, the player takes the role of a human character, moving into a town/village populated by cute animals with human-like abilities. Continue reading
Yesterday, Tom from Nintendo made a post on Miiverse while on his flight to E3 in LA. He revealed he is attending the conference with Reggie Fils-Aime, and attached a photo of the plane to his post. The option is apparently still “in its test phase, so it isn’t available to everyone”. Continue reading
Below this paragraph lies a list of five different companies. When you read the names, think about what you’re imagining.
McDonald’s. SEGA. Ubisoft. Disney. Valve.
Each of these companies has characters or people- “mascots”, if you will – associated with them. McDonald’s is Ronald McDonald. SEGA has Sonic the Hedgehog. Ubisoft has Rayman, or whichever protagonist of Assassin’s Creed you prefer. Disney, Mickey Mouse. Valve, GLaDOS, Gordon Freeman, Gabe Newell. Whether or not you like it, these characters have popped into your mind when you read the name of the company. They may have been different than what I wrote, but you’ve still associated the name of the company with some kind of face. These faces make you subconsciously give the company a personality. Mickey is kind of kiddish, with his high voice and soft demeanor, he’s gentle. When you watch the Valve intro, or hear GLaDOS’ voice, you see a company with a lot of mystery, a lot of brain power. A smart company. Continue reading
Despite what we had previously reported, the third Nintendo-exclusive Sonic game will in fact not release this year. IGN’s Rich George had taken the time to discuss matters with SEGA, stating that the announcement made by the Nintendo of Germany PR was false after all. Continue reading
If you own and have registered a Nintendo 3DS copy of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Club Nintendo, your best friend will be pleased to hear that he or she is entitled to a free digital copy of the game – provided they register a Nintendo 3DS or 3DS XL system between 3rd June and 31st July. Continue reading
This week’s big eShop highlight? Well, it’s none other than Tetris (known as Tetris Axis in the US), which was originally a retail release on 3DS. And what’s not to love? The 3DS outing is the same addictive puzzler at its core, featuring more content than the original game, while allowing a younger generation to experience the same block-stacking action that’s been around for a near staggering 30 years. Continue reading
Batman: Arkham Origins is an upcoming release from Warner Bros. Games Montreal, and the third instalment in the popular Arkham series. With the game currently set for release on October 15th, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. has begun promoting the game’s first piece of downloadable content. Continue reading
During a press release, a Nintendo of Germany PR has revealed information regarding the release of the three Nintendo-exclusive Sonic games. The titles announced so far include Sonic Lost World for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, along with Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Wii U. Continue reading
After the success of Renegade Kid’s 12-bit platformer, which originally launched on 3DS (also available on PC and iOS devices), the enhanced Wii U port is set to launch 13th June in North America. Mutant Mudds Deluxe has yet to receive a release date in Europe. So while we’re waiting, feast your eyes on the latest trailer, which features some of the new ‘ghoulish ghost levels’ exclusive to the Deluxe version. Continue reading
