Sometimes Nintendo absolutely baffles me. Its treatment of Fatal Frame is one example. It part owns the franchise, and has proceeded to decide that westerners are just not interested in it. Despite the fact that yes, we actually do like horror games out this way. Even cerebral ones like Fatal…
Read MoreIf anything can be said about this year’s E3, it’s that it plucked all sorts of games and franchises we haven’t seen in years and breathed new life into them. From Nier to Shenmue, there’s good reason to get excited about properties that have taken a bit of a breather.…
Read MoreNintendo is the last up of the “big three” to hit E3 this year but certainly not the least as it has already made a couple announcements and looks to make bigger splash with its full-on annual digital event. It did have a tough act to follow in the form…
Read MoreFor some, today is but a lazy Sunday before E3 madness kicks into full force with its slew of conferences. For a devout few, though, it’s a miraculous day tear-jerking celebrations over twenty years in the making. EarthBound, Nintendo’s cult-classic JRPG for the Super Nintendo (the game that introduced Ness…
Read MoreDespite all the leaks that happened last week, Bethesda was meant to effectively open E3 with its floorshow in an hour or so. But Nintendo beat it to the punch, using its 2015 Nintendo World Championships to announce a new game, Blast Ball, which could only be described as soccer…
Read MorePlaying Code Name: S.T.E.A.M actually felt like a betrayal. Until this game Intelligent Systems had never done me wrong. From Fire Emblem to Pushmo, Advanced Wars to Paper Mario, Intelligent Systems has one of the most stellar track records of all developers, and its upcoming Fire Emblem and Shin Megami…
Read MoreTaking a free-to-play mobile game as popular as Puzzle & Dragons, and trying to spin it into a “pay once, play forever” type of experience was a great risk. Perhaps greater than even the publisher, GungHo, predicted. Related reading: You can also check out our review of the original mobile…
Read MoreAs with any creation that increases in popularity, clones and spiritual successors will attempt to capitalise on the appeal of the original. We’ve already seen this on the Nintendo 3DS, and it was a truly horrific experience. Cube Creator 3D for the Nintendo 3DS is another take on Mojang’s Minecraft,…
Read MoreFor the longest time I’ve felt that Nintendo should follow Disney’s lead and develop a theme park. After all, as the popular saying goes, Mario has overtaken Mickey Mouse as the most recognisable character of all. Further, Nintendo’s reliance on its IP and its “X factor” makes it perfect for…
Read MoreNintendo, despite struggling with the Nintendo Wii U, has announced gains to its operating income for the full financial year. According to its results, published today, Nintendo’s operating income was 24.7 billion yen, on the back of net sales of 549.7 billion yen. Thanks to foreign exchange gains totaling 34.0…
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