Tag: Nintendo

Big Brain Academy and Polarium Added to Virtual Console Tomorrow

Two new games will join the Wii U Virtual Console tomorrow when Nintendo’s North American download hits. The first title is Polarium Advance, the Game Boy Advance sequel to the Nintendo DS puzzle game Polarium. That game came to to the GBA in North America back in 2006. In the game you have to clear […]

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Splatoon Concert Looks like a Fun-filled event

I don’t read and can’t speak or understand Japanese either, which leaves me with just a jealous curiosity about this event. It looks like Japan was treated to a “live” Splatoon concert featuring Callie and Marie from Nintendo’s hit Wii U game. This ia the sort of silly, yet amazing, things that make fans in […]

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Nintendo eShop Sales for February 4th, 2016

I’ve decided to split this off from the regular weekly Nintendo Download to give a little more of a deep dive into each newly added item to the eShop sales list. So what’s been on sale previously will have the same list you remember, but new entries will also have more detail at the top […]

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Nintendo Canada Hosting Fire Emblem Fates Launch Event

Live in the Toronto area? Nintendo is hosting an event next Friday to celebrate the launch of Fire Emblem Fates on the Nintendo 3DS! Grab your friends and come out to play these two highly anticipated Nintendo 3DS games on February 12th. Both will be launching for the Nintendo 3DS the following Friday, February 19th. […]

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February 4th Nintendo Download

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U DLC – Bayonetta from the  Bayonetta series and Corrin from the Fire Emblem Fatesgames are now available for download in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games. Prices are $5.99 for each character in one game version, or $6.99 for each character in both game versions. […]

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Miitomo, My Nintendo to Launch this March

Nintendo outlined its launch plans for both Miitomo, the company’s first smartphone app, as well as their new loyalty rewards program “My Nintendo” today. Nintendo’s first app made exclusively for smart devices, Miitomo, will launch in North America in March for both iOS and Android phones and tablets. Starting February 17th, people will be able […]

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Bayonetta and Corrin Launch into Smash on Wednesday

Bayonetta and Corrin, the final two DLC fighters for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, will finally be available on Wednesday, February 3rd. Corrin hails from Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS game Fire Emblem Fates. Just like Wii Fit Trainer, Robin and the Villager, players can choose to play as a male or female […]

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Nintendo Doesn’t Show Canadian Prices on their Website

I always thought it was odd that Nintendo.com seemed to randomly show prices for their games, while the website seemed to hide them at other times. I could never really make sense of why it seemed to change from one day to the next. Initially I thought it had something to do with sales starting […]

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Nintendo eShop Sales for January 28th, 2016

I’ve decided to split this off from the regular weekly Nintendo Download to give a little more of a deep dive into each newly added item to the eShop sales list. So what’s been on sale previously will have the same list you remember, but new entries will also have more detail at the top […]

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January 28th Nintendo Download

Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron ($19.99) – Get ready to cook up a storm, because Hello Kitty is back with an all-new rhythm action experience – one that’s really packed with flavour! Join Hello Kitty and her friends in the kitchen in this fun-packed cookery caper, jammed with mini games designed expressly with young players in mind. […]

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Hits Wii U Virtual Console

Just yesterday Square Enix released Final Fantasy Explorers for the Nintendo 3DS and now tomorrow their classic GBA game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance will arrive on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console. The fate of the kingdom Ivalice is once again in your hands, only this time instead of the GameBoy Advance holding Ivalice it […]

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Super Mario Maker servers down for Maintenence

Nintendo currently carrying out maintenance to fix a bug that occurs in “Create” mode and has taken the Super Mario Maker servers offline. Until the updates are complete, online services for the game will be unavailable. Nintendo is in the midst of preparing a software update to fix this bug. The online service will be […]

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Nintendo 3DS System Updated to Version 10.5.0-30U

It’s been exactly one week since the last system update, but the Nintendo 3DS firmware has been updated again. This is a very minor update which updates the 3DS system from version 10.4.0-29 U to version 10.5.0-30U. There aren’t any big changes in this update, with the only text on the update the very same […]

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Fourth Series of Animal Crossing amiibo cards Announced

The third series of Animal Crossing amiibo cards may have just been released in Japan but there are already more planned. On a post on Nintendo Japan’s website the next series of cards has been announced. The next 100 cards will hit stores in Japan on March 24th. As always the cards will come in […]

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Mario & Sonic amiibo at the Olympic Games

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be released on March 18th, and this year you’ll be able to take your amiibo to the Olympics. When the action-filled game launches for Nintendo 3DS, both Mario and Sonic amiibo figures will be compatible. By tapping the Mario or Sonic amiibo figures to the […]

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