Nintendo Direct 5/17: Highlights and Recap

Nintendo Direct 5/17: Highlights and Recap

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 17 May

Nintendo will be rolling out numerous Nintendo Direct video conferences leading up to E3, in wake of their decision to opt out of a major publisher briefing like year’s past. Today marks the first in a series of pre-show events to spotlight some upcoming 3DS and Wii U projects that will be rolling out this [...]

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April NPD: Injustice Gods Among Us beats down the competition

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 16 May

Has it been a month already? I’m still busy playing through all the games I bought in March, and apparently a lot of you guys are too: according to the NPD sales data released today, April was a pretty slow month for the industry. Only 4 out of the top 10 bestselling games for the [...]

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Scribblenauts Unmasked features over 2000 DC heroes and villains

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, PC, Wii U On: 15 May

How many DC Universe characters can you fit into one game? Over 2000 apparently, as Scribblenauts Unmasked’s developers are bragging that their upcoming DC-themed puzzle-platformer will feature thousands of characters spanning DC’s entire history.

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Deals Roundup: Your Weekly Dose of Gaming Discounts/Downloads

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Playstation 3, PSP / Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 On: 14 May

It’s mid-May, and while it’s not the biggest month for blockbuster titles, “The Big 3” are doing everything they can to ensure you have plenty of games to play during the spring semi-drought. Of course, the best part is that you won’t have to pay full price for any of the games or add-ons they’re [...]

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Ace Attorney 5 coming to the West as “Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies”

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 13 May

Capcom has finally released the first English trailer for the highly anticipated Ace Attorney 5, which has been renamed “Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies” for Western territories.

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New Pokemon X/Y Details Revealed

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 11 May

Scans of the latest issue of Japan’s CoroCoro Magazine have been leaked online, and the new images have revealed a lot about Nintendo’s upcoming next-generation Pokemon.

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Original Sonic the Hedgehog coming to 3DS as a 3D Classic

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 08 May

Sega of Japan has announced that the original Sonic the Hedgehog for Genesis and Mega Drive is coming to the 3DS as part of the system’s “3D Classics” line of downloadable, remastered retro games.

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Nintendo now selling used products through their online store

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 29 Apr

We’re in an age when most videogame publishers are doing everything they can to deter used sales, but Nintendo has apparently decided that if you can’t beat them, you might as well join them: the company announced this weekend that they are now selling refurbished 3DS’s and DSi’s via their online shop.

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Retro Round Up: The Potential and the Problems of Virtual Console

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 28 Apr

Retro Round Up is a regular feature that takes a look at what’s new in the world of old games. Since the Wii U’s Virtual Console service launched this week, I thought it’d be pertinent to take a look back at how the original Wii’s Virtual Console performed, as well as discuss my hopes and [...]

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Nintendo won’t have a big E3 press conference this year

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 25 Apr

In a meeting with investors today, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that the company will forego the usual long, bombastic press conference during this year’s E3 in favor of doing a number of smaller, “more directed” events during the show.

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River City Ransom sequel coming to 3DS

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 24 Apr

The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed that River City Ransom is making a comeback, this time on the 3DS.

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Nintendo to post $220 million loss, CEO may resign if sales don’t improve by next year

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Wii U On: 22 Apr

The Japanese media is reporting that Nintendo will officially post a 20 billion yen loss (about 220 million US dollars at current exchange rates,) tomorrow. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata says he is committed to making sure the company is profitable again by next year, and he implied that he would resign from his position if [...]

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