Nintendo promises Smash Bros., Mario Kart, 3D Mario platformer for next Nintendo Direct

Nintendo promises Smash Bros., Mario Kart, 3D Mario platformer for next Nintendo Direct

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii U On: 20 May

So the last Nintendo Direct was kind of bland (I recommend you re-watch it if you need something to help you fall asleep at night,) but Nintendo says that their next pre-E3 livestream will be one that you’ll definitely want to stay awake for, as the company says they’ll have new info on the highly [...]

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[Updated] Valentine’s Day Nintendo Direct Offers New Announcements for Wii U and 3DS

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News, Nintendo DS/3DS, Wii U On: 14 Feb

Today’s Nintendo Direct conference ended only moments ago, so let’s get to the announcements. Satoru Iwata hosted the event which featured appearances by Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto himself. First off, Nintendo is declaring 2013 the “Year of Luigi” and proved it with a ton of announcements featuring the eternally-overshadowed plumber. Update: Here’s the entire [...]

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Nintendo Direct 1/23/13: All the Announcements You Need to Know

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii U On: 23 Jan

Nintendo’s live stream event ended only moments ago, and with it the announcements of some major franchises and upgrades coming to the Wii U console. Unfortunately, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata mentioned they wouldn’t have time to make any 3DS announcements this morning, so everything mentioned pertains to the Wii U. Without further ado, here’s a [...]

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Top 5 Launch Titles

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 16 Sep

We’re just two months away from the launch of the Wii U, and the internet is abuzz with hype (or anger) about the launch line-up for Nintendo’s next system. As cool as new hardware is to play with, consoles succeed or die by the strength of their software library, and every console ever released has [...]

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The Top 10 Wii Games

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 10 Aug

Contrary to popular belief, the Wii does have a handful of good games. As the gaming industry gears up for the launch of the similarly risky Wii U, let’s take a look back on the best games made for the original Wii.

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Wii U Super Mario Game to be Unveiled at E3

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii On: 16 Apr

The Gamecube, Wii, and 3DS all launched without a Mario game, and while the Wii managed to have a successful launch without Nintendo’s mascot, the Gamecube and the 3DS struggled early on without gaming’s favorite Italian stereotype there to help sell systems. Nintendo’s not taking any chances with the Wii U, as they let it [...]

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Mario Games Sell Over 1 Million, 3DS Still Going Strong

Posted By: Angela Min In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 26 Dec

Nintendo didn’t see very strong sales numbers when the 3DS first came out. However, with the help of a price-drop and a better game lineup, they seem to be bouncing back. Both of the recent games from the Mario franchise have done exceeding well, with Super Mario 3D and Mario Kart 7 each having sold [...]

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Ambassador GBA Games available for download on 3DS eShop

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Nintendo DS/3DS On: 16 Dec

It’s been a lengthy wait, for the impatient, since the 10 NES games were made available back in September for those early adopters of the 3DS. For those who did not grow up in the NES era there was likely little worth getting excited over when those 10 titles were announced and made some 3DS [...]

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PETA calls out Nintendo for its use of Mario’s ‘tanooki’ power-up in Super Mario 3DS

Posted By: Tyler Martin In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 16 Nov

Picking up where it left after its case against Seaworld violating the Thirteenth Amendment by enslaving whales (No, it only applies to people), PETA has taken its crusade to the offices of Nintendo. Citing Mario’s use of the tanooki suit power-up, PETA sees this as an indication to gamers that wearing an animal’s pelt is [...]

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What will be at E3 for Sega

Posted By: Rian Quenlin In: Console News, Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS, PC, Playstation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 On: 03 Jun

Sega has a very nice lineup for E3, which I’ll explain here along with trailers and teasers I dug up. In alphabetical order, the games are detailed after the read more. Enjoy.

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Super Mario 3DS Revealed – Nintendo’s Presence at GDC

Posted By: Zack Dodge In: Gaming News On: 02 Mar

The president of Nintendo has officially announced that Super Mario 3DS is in production and looks to have a proper unveiling at this years E3. Although a few details regarding this title have surfaced already. During the press conference it was made clear that the team involved with development is the team responsible for Mario [...]

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Sega Has Modified Sonic To Appease Mario Fans

Posted By: Nick Hernandez In: Gaming News On: 16 Oct

Now that new Sonic games are being on Nintendo’s consoles, Sega has been tweaking the design of its mascot Sonic the Hedgehog in order to appeal to the fans of his arch rival, Mario.

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