Friday, 14th of June, 2013: Nintendo looking into possible DLC for the Legend of Zelda franchise NEWS | Posted on: 06/14/2013
It’s possible future installments in the Legend of Zelda franchise may incorporate some form of downloadable content. In an interview with Nintendo Life, series producer Eiji Aonuma said he and his team at Nintendo are looking into ways of implementing DLC into the Zelda mix.
“We're... [more+]
Masahiro Sakurai discusses DLC, controls, and more for Wii U/3DS Super Smash Bros NEWS | Posted on: 06/14/2013
Earlier this week during E3, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai detailed the new visuals and characters coming to the series’ Wii U/3DS iterations. But now a Bowser-sized load of new information about the two titles has been released, and Smash fans ought to pay attention.
To start,... [more+]
Thursday, 13th of June, 2013: Nintendo of America President: "if you're worried about used game sales, make better games" NEWS | Posted on: 06/13/2013
According to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, there's a very simple, no-fuss way to address what many see as pervasive cancer that is the used game industry: just make good games.
"We have been very clear, we understand that used games are a way for consumers to monetize... [more+]
Wednesday, 12th of June, 2013: Nintendo president explains why its games aren't going mobile NEWS | Posted on: 06/12/2013
The computing industry isn't the only field that's being impacted by the rapid growth of the mobile market. Gaming, too, is starting to feel the slow burn of the smartphones and tablets which are slowly seeping their way into the lives of consumers. Many studios are starting to see mobile development... [more+]
Tuesday, 11th of June, 2013: Nintendo reveals the official title for Zelda: A Link to the Past sequel NEWS | Posted on: 06/11/2013
If you were paying attention during the final minute-or-so of Nintendo’s E3 Direct presentation (if not, look here), chances are you noticed a quick shot of a E3 banner that clearly boasted the official, previously unannounced title for the 3DS sequel to the SNES classic The Legend of Zelda:... [more+]
Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS, and Super Mario 3D World detailed NEWS | Posted on: 06/11/2013
Nintendo came on strong with its press event earlier this morning, hitting us with the details for a whole host of great games. Particularly exciting is the new Smash Bros title, mostly because the Blue Bomber is finally coming to Nintendo's immensely popular fighting franchise. Megaman will... [more+]
Friday, 07th of June, 2013: Skylanders SWAP Force confirmed for PS4, Xbox One; coming in October NEWS | Posted on: 06/07/2013
Because the ever-growling library of next-gen titles could use some more kid-friendly games, Activision has announced that it will be bringing the next installment of its kid-bait Skylanders franchise, Skylanders SWAP Force, to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this fall, along with the PS3, X360, Wii... [more+]
Tuesday, 04th of June, 2013: Winners of the 10th annual Into The Pixel art exhibition announced NEWS | Posted on: 06/04/2013
For 10 years, the juried art exhibition Into The Pixel has showcased the finest in video game-inspired art. And today, the winning entries for the 2013 collection were revealed by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and the Entertainment Software Association, with an official unveiling and... [more+]
Thursday, 30th of May, 2013: Mirror's Edge 2 'Help Center' entry briefly appears on EA.com NEWS | Posted on: 05/30/2013
We might be closer to the release date of Mirror's Edge 2 than we thought. A sharp-eyed forumite on NeoGAF by the name of ekim noticed earlier today that a help center entry for Mirror's Edge 2 was present on EA's official website. According to ekim, he found the page by searching... [more+]
Wednesday, 29th of May, 2013: SEGA reveals new Sonic Lost World details, trailer, and screenshots NEWS | Posted on: 05/29/2013
Yesterday, the first trailer for the first game in Nintendo and SEGA’s three-game Sonic deal (unless that new Sochi 2014 Olympics game comes out first), Sonic Lost World, made its way onto the internet (you’ll find it at the bottom of this article). Today, Nintendo dropped further details... [more+]
Tuesday, 28th of May, 2013: John Leguizamo recalls the disastrous Super Mario Bros. movie in anniversary video NEWS | Posted on: 05/28/2013
20 years ago this very day, the movie that began the grand tradition of bad video game film adaptations and low fan expectations, Super Mario Bros, blundered its way into movie theaters across America. In honor of this milestone, actor John Leguizamo, who played as Luigi (correction, Luigi Mario),... [more+]
Thursday, 23rd of May, 2013: Nintendo to present E3 Nintendo Direct on June 11 NEWS | Posted on: 05/23/2013
When Nintendo announced that it would be airing a Nintendo Direct before E3, I assumed that meant it would take place a few days from the event. I certainly didn’t think they meant that it would take place the same day E3 begins. But that just so happens to be the case, the House of Mario... [more+]
Square Enix of America CEO Mike Fischer resigns NEWS | Posted on: 05/23/2013
Square Enix of America's president and CEO today tendered his resignation after almost three years at the company. Polygon reports that Fischer departed the company on good terms, and has since taken up a position as Amazon Japan's vice president of digital music and video.
Fischer joined... [more+]
Friday, 17th of May, 2013: Game sales in April plummeted by 25% NEWS | Posted on: 05/17/2013
The NPD Group yesterday released its report for the month of April, and things look a touch grim at the moment.
Partially due to a lack of compelling new software or IPs (and the fact that Easter was in March this year), game sales overall dropped by 25% compared to the numbers from last year, totalling... [more+]
Nintendo Direct for May 17, 2013 - Sonic: Lost World, Pikmin 3, E3 at Best Buy, and more NEWS | Posted on: 05/17/2013
In retrospect, this morning's Wii U-centric Nintendo Direct wasn't quite the news-bomb that the Big N usually drops during its video presentations. Perhaps that's because it is saving the biggest announcements for the console for a time closer to E3. Nevertheless, it would be a lie to say... [more+]
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