Category: Nintendo
New Nintendo Direct Set for August 7th
Nintendo sent out a press release stating that a new Nintendo Direct is set to livestream on Wednesday August 7th at 10am ET. No other information was released about the broadcast other than it will contain details about previously announced games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The video stream can be viewed on Nintendo’s […]
Club Nintendo Rewards – August 2013
The month of August has brought four new downloadable game rewards for Club Nintendo members, including Mario Golf. The game is one of two that are available for the Nintendo 3DS, the other is Brain Age Express: Sudoku!! The two games for the Nintendo Wii this month are a couple of NES Virtual console titles […]
Mii Plaza Games Earn $4 Million
A few weeks ago Nintendo updated the Mii Plaza in North America and introduced four new mini-games. The games have turned out to be a very popular for Nintendo. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Japanese website Tokyo Keizai Online that in the month since the games’ release the four StreetPass Mii Plaza games had been […]
Spin the Bottle for Wii U Dated for August 8th
The newest party game to hit the Wii U is right around the corner and it’s sure to get you moving. Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party from KnapNok Games will be released in the Nintendo Wii U eShop next Thursday August 8th and looks like it will be at the centre of fun and attention […]
Donkey Kong Coming to Virtual Console Again
Donkey Kong, the classic Nintendo arcade hit from way back in the NES days is making its way back to Nintendo … again. The original NES version of Donkey Kong will be making its way onto the 3DS Virtual Console on August 15th. An iteration of the game was released previously on the 3DS as […]
Nintendo Wii U Basic Sale This Weekend
Wal-Mart in Canada is putting the Nintendo Wii U Basic Bundle on sale this weekend. From August 2nd – August 9th (while quantities last) the console will be on sale for $100 off! The system regularly retails for $299.00 in Canada at Wal-Mart but beginning tomorrow you can score the Wii U for $199. I […]
Wii U Sales Soft While 3DS Sales Strong
Nintendo released their global sales yesterday. The good news is that net and ordinary income is in the green at ¥8.62 billion ($88.1 million). Also 3DS sales were strong last quarter. The bad news is that Wii U sales were on the opposite end if the sales spectrum. The 3DS was the best selling hardware […]
Nintendo Purchases Through PC Coming This Year
Nintendo is planning to let users have more access to their Nintendo Network accounts … from somewhere other than their Nintendo device. By the end of this year, Nintendo will be adding a new system that allows players to manage their Nintendo Network accounts through smartphones and PC. They’ll also be able to make their […]
CHARTED: Nintendo (Week Ending July 20)
Nintendo released their sales numbers for last quarter for the Wii U and 3DS which showed that Nintendo’s latest home console is struggling while their latest handheld continues to soar. Shin Megami Tensei IV was released during this week and quickly took the number two spot on in the USA sales rankings. Animal Crossing: New […]
August 1st Nintendo Download
Kirby’s Dream Land 2 hits the 3DS Virtual Console this week as well as three new eShop games. My Farm 3D, Family Kart 3D and Bike Rider DX are all new releases. On the Wii U front Pikmin 3 will be released in retail and digital download versions on Sunday as does Disney’s Planes, which […]
Nintendo Unveils Black 3DS XL
Nintendo announced today the latest colour for the Nintendo 3DS XL will hit stores next week and the newest colour will be basic black. On August 11th, Nintendo is releasing a black version of the Nintendo 3DS XL hand-held system, joining the currently available range of colors: blue, red and pink. The system will launch […]
Flipnote Studio 3D Delayed in Europe
Nintendo of Europe announced earlier today that Flipnote Studio 3D for the 3DS, follow up to the original DSiWare title, has been delayed. Here is the release from Nintendo: Nintendo of Europe regrets to announce that Flipnote Studio 3D, originally due for a European launch on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on 1st August, will […]
CHARTED: Nintendo (week ending Jul 13)
No matter how many weeks have passed since the release, Mario titles have holding power with several releases from the last year still holding well in the top 30 releases. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is still holding strong in its fifth week of release in North America and has sold nearly 500,000 copies in the […]
No Cutscenes or Story Mode For The Next Super Smash Bros
Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros series is quite possibly one of the greatest ideas of all time – let’s take beloved video game characters from the last few decades and have them battle it out – but the next entry in the long running franchise will lose two of its greatest advancements: a single-player story mode […]
Mario Kart Races Into Japanese Aracades
Released just a couple days ago in Japan, Mario Kart fans can get behind the wheel of Mario Kart Arcade Gran Prix DX. There’s even a trailer released for the game and the folks over at Arcade Heroes shared a video of the arcade unit as well. Check out all the action after the break, […]