Dragon Quest VIII Mobile Sale This Weekend

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Jason Nason

Square Enix is putting Dragon Quest VIII for mobile devices on sale this weekend. Dragon Quest fans are in for a treat as Square Enix today announced that the mobile versions of its fan-favorite RPG, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is now available at a reduced price until September 4th for $14.99. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King lets mobile players explore the game’s vast grassy fields, snow-capped mountains, daunting dungeons and restless seas. Players can slide their screens to pan the camera in a full 360 degrees around the character. In addition, Dragon Quest

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August 28th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Jason Nason

SteamWorld Dig – After its positive reception on Nintendo 3DS, indie hit SteamWorld Dig is making its way to Wii U for the first time. In this platform mining adventure, take on the role of Rusty as he arrives at an old mining town in great need. Explore an underground world full of secrets, treasure and terrors with interface elements that use the Wii U GamePad controller. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.

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Nintendo Unveils Pokémon Arcade Fighting Game

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Jason Nason

Nintendo and the Pokémon company released a teaser video today of a new collaboration between the companies and Bandai Namco Games. In the unlikliest of games, Pokémon will be made into an arcade fighting game to be called Pokkén Tournament. Not a lot of information has been released about the game aside from the title and tentative release date. The game will be released in arcades in Japan in 2015, but I haven’t seen any information about if the game will be released in North American arcades OR on the Nintendo Wii U. The game is the second recent collaboration

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Link and Animal Crossing Latest Expansions Coming to Mario Kart

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Jason Nason

The DLC additions to Mario Kart 8 keep coming! Two new downloadable content packs coming to Mario Kart 8, which launch this fall and in spring of 2015, and are available for advance purchase starting August 27th at $7.99 each (or $11.99 for both). Included in the packs are crossover characters like Link from The Legend of Zelda franchise and both Isabelle and the Villager from the Animal Crossing series. In addition to these two new downloadable content packs, a previously announced game update goes live August 27th that adds a variety of new features, including three free Mercedes-Benz cars

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Nintendo Launches Pokémon Art Academy

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Jason Nason

You know, I’ve never tried one of the Art Academy series of games from Nintendo, though they do look pretty interesting. This fall, Pokémon Art Academy will be released on the Nintendo 3DS. Ever wanted to draw your favourite Pokémon character? Starting October 24th, aspiring artists can hone their skills through a series of easy-to-follow lessons under the tutelage of esteemed Professor Andy in this new 2D art-instruction game for the Nintendo 3DS. Drawing their way toward graduation – from the art basics of simple shapes and coloring, to exciting advanced techniques of shading and blending – players will wield

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Square Enix Holds Back to School Sale

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Jason Nason

Square Enix announced today that they are holding a back to school sale on the company’s online store starting today. The Back to School Sale that offers discounts up to 50% off select titles, starting until September 3rd. The sale gives you a discount of 20% for one game, 30% for two games and 50% for three or more games. 

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Dragon Quest X Looks Epic

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Jason Nason

I’m not going to pretend that I fully understand everything that is going on in this trailer for Dragon Quest X, but one thing is for sure. It looks epic. The game looks beautiful and is breathtaking. It looks like you can fully customise your primary character, the game is filed with mini games and a lot to keep the game occupied, aside from the main story.

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August 21st Nintendo Download

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jason Nason

Mega Man 6 – Every Thursday in August, Nintendo and Capcom are bringing classic Mega Mangames to the Virtual Console service in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. This week: Mega Man 6, which originally launched on NES. On the eve of the Grand Championship of the First Annual Robot Tournament, Mr. X announced that the entire tournament was just a scheme to get his hands on the world’s most powerful robots. Mega Man must battle through 16 levels to defeat his ferocious new foe. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.

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August 7th Nintendo Download

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Jason Nason

Super Mario Kart – Hit the road with your favorite characters in the first game of the iconicMario Kart series. Super Mario Kart first launched on the Super NES in Japan on Aug. 27, 1992, and is releasing now on the Virtual Console in celebration of the game’s upcoming 22nd anniversary. The classic game offers crazy tracks that will test your gears in two single-player modes and three multiplayer modes. Use power-ups and gain the advantage to finish in first place. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.

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Ganondorf Playable in Hyrule Warriors

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Jason Nason

Late on Monday night, Nintendo presented their latest Nintendo Direct with a half hour presentation for upcoming Wii U title Hyrule Warriors. The presentation let the lid off of many new features, including the reveal that Ganon as a playable character. The game, which is being developed by Dynasty Warriors developer Koei Tecmo, will be released for the Wii U on September 26th. Take a look at more details from Nintendo’s official release and the full presentation below.

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July 31st Nintendo Download

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Jason Nason

MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK – Lan and his extraordinary network navigator MEGA MAN.EXE are skilled computer operators who hack into the expansive network world and battle network crime. In this Game Boy Advance classic, defeat hackers and viruses in real time, while collecting Battle Chips that will help along the way. Click here to watch a trailer for the game. If you like Mega Man, then you’re in for a treat – a classic Mega Man game will release every Thursday in August in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U!

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July 24th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Jason Nason

Siesta Fiesta – Siesta Fiesta combines various elements of classic arcade game play – from brick-breaker to modern-day platformer – to create a truly unique adventure. Use the ball-like Siesta to smash Piñata Blocks, activate power-ups, battle bosses and trigger a host of wacky contraptions. Siesta Fiesta is available exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. Click here to watch a trailer for the game. Also new this week: 101 Pony Pets 3D Pick-A-Gem Scooby Doo! & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure

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ConBravo! Growing into a Premier Convention

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Jason Nason

Ah conventions. It seems like there are more and more of them popping up. And that’s not a bad thing. That’s a great thing. Do you remember the days when you had to go to Toronto to get your geek on? To see crowds of people dressed up in cosplay, gaming together and doing all of those things that you never dared to do in public? Well now you don’t have only one or two options for such conventions. Niagara Falls has a conventions. St. Catharines’ has a convention and Hamilton has a couple conventions now. ConBravo! took place last

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July 17th Nintendo Download

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Jason Nason

Strike Force Foxx – Take control of Captain Raymond Foxx as you guide your Razor-One helicopter through intense missions, battling the enemy and saving your citizens. Take to the air in your helicopter in more than 35 missions to eliminate numerous obstacles, including gunmen, tanks, helicopters, planes, machine-gunning jeeps, heat-seeking missiles, gunboats and submarines. Strike Force Foxx is available now exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. Click here to watch the latest trailer. Also new this week: Comic Workshop

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Mario Kart 8 Revving up Towards 1 Million Sold

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Jason Nason

Mario Kart 8 is on its way towards being a one million seller. In data released today by Nintendo, the latest Mario racer has sold 470,000 physical and digital units in the month of June in the United States. Add that to May sales and the current number at the end of last month sit at 885,000 in the U.S. alone. Nintendo also reports that total sales for the Nintendo Wii U console have increased by 48% and software sales are up 129% over the same period last year.

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