Japan got Level-5's latest puzzle-adventure, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask , as a Nintendo 3DS launch title, but we've yet to see it in North America. That gap is set to be filled in a few months' time, though, as Nintendo has set a …Read more »
Nintendo is going to great measures to ensure none of us forget the impending release of New Super Mario Bros. 2 on Nintendo 3DS. The game itself launches on August 19, and each week leading up to its release will find another classic Mario title …Read more »
It's up to you whether or not Nintendo's E3 press conference earlier today knocked your socks off, but there have been a bunch of trailers released during and since that showcase some of what we can expect from the new console, Wii U. There are …Read more »
Nintendo's weekly downloads have once again been pretty sparse of late as far as interesting titles go, but they're jumping back into the spotlight this week with another very special "3D Classics" release of a beloved Nintendo game. This time it's Kirby's Adventure , originally …Read more »
Nintendo's first Zelda title made exclusively for Wii— Twilight Princess was originally crafted for Gamecube—is looking more charming and exciting by the day. See for yourself in Nintendo's most recent video, the Skyward Sword Harp trailer. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is due out …Read more »
It's Thursday, and you know what that (usually) means! It's time for another edition of Virtual Boy, which catalogs the highlights of Nintendo's weekly downloadable titles. The fact that this article is even appearing MUST be a sign of something noteworthy, and that is indeed …Read more »
Nintendo might be the master of mixing excitement with pure, uncut disinterest, and even a dash of "really?" Take this week's downloads, for instance, if you want to see where I'm going with this. On one hand we have Capcom's Game Boy title Gargoyle's Quest …Read more »
Nintendo's downloadable 3D Classics for 3DS take original Nintendo games and pop them out into 3D like a sprite-loaded diorama. Sounds great, right? It could be, unless the game in question happens to be a "classic" no one in their right mind would ask for …Read more »
It's been a little while since Nintendo had much worth tooting about, mostly thanks to a lack of notable Virtual Console releases. That's changing somewhat this week despite it being an otherwise busy one for the Big N. The two primary featured titles are Go! …Read more »
What could possibly spur Nintendo, masters of profit, to suddenly drop the price of its Nintendo 3DS handheld from $249.99 to $169.99? How about the fact that it has only sold 830,000 units of the system since it launched in March? That's far below expectations, …Read more »
Why yes, that is Final Fantasy III on Nintendo's Virtual Console today. No, not that FFIII , the other one. You know, back before everyone in North America knew it by its original name, Final Fantasy VI ? Playing the numbers game with the Final …Read more »
By now you've probably seen plenty of video showcasing the controller for Nintendo's Wii successor, Wii U. It was the true centerpiece of their E3 2011 press conference. There's still so much about the hardware that remains shrouded in mystery, but Mario/Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto …Read more »
As if getting a crisp, spruced up 3D version of one of the greatest games of all time wasn't enough, Nintendo's adding a little more incentive to rock some Zelda on your 3DS. It was recently revealed that the 3DS remake of Zelda: The Ocarina …Read more »
In immediate retrospect that headline makes almost no sense, and yet it remains. Such is the curse of being so easily entertained, and hey, speaking of being entertained, let's see what Nintendo has in store for us this week. Since the headline spoiled it already, …Read more »
If anyone reading this has managed to make it this far without experiencing Cave Story —a beauty of an indie platformer originally crafted in 2004 by a single man, Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya—a fresh, three-dimensional opportunity waits on the horizon. It was just last year that …Read more »
Joseph Luster
