Nintendo’s Amiibos have always been worthy collectibles, if for no other reason than the company seems committed to manufacturing scarcity so that not every fan will be able to find their favourite miniatures. But to date they have been complete misfires in terms of adding anything to the gameplay experience…
Read MoreNintendo held a joint conference with mobile phone specialist developer, DeNA today. Why would it do this? To announce a partnership that would see Nintendo franchises appear on mobile platforms. Nintendo and DeNA will work together to produce these games, and you’ll need to be a member of a service…
Read MoreWhat can someone say about a standalone downloadable release based upon a mini-game available in a pre-existing retail title? Things I tend to look for in these cases are how much the developer has added to the original experience in order to make a worthwhile title. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker…
Read MoreMajora’s Mask is one of the Zelda franchise’s standout titles for more substantial reasons than its overall quality. It boasts enormous gameplay departures from the rest of the series, a living world of intricately interconnected characters, and profound lore teeming with macabre themes just to name a few. It’s no…
Read MoreIf you’re familiar with HAL Laboratory, you’ll know exactly what to expect when starting up one of its games. The long running studio has always been about unabashed fun and joy, and there’s no better mascot for HAL’s ethos than Kirby. He’s a pink puffball with no real defining features…
Read MoreTop Dollar (gazing at falling-snow crystal ball depicting cemetery): Dad gave me this. Fifth birthday. He said, “Childhood’s over the moment you know you’re gonna die.” – The Crow There are a lot of similarities between The Crow, a film about a man unable to come to terms with his…
Read MoreVD-dev is a small, Nintendo handheld specialist developer that has a history of making games that really push whatever hardware it is working on to its limits. It produced a two full 3D games on the Game Boy Advance (Driv3r and Asterisx and Obelix XXL); a console that was really…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Nintendo recently updated the market on its financial performance, as listed companies are required to do quarterly. The results were not great. While operating profit for the company increased by close to 50 per cent on a year-on-year basis when compared to the October-December time frame…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Fire Emblem turning twenty five years old doesn’t have the impact that it should here. Western fans have missed out on at least seven games over the years so the sheer lineage of Intelligent Systems’ console strategy franchise is lost outside Japan until the magical day…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Some great news to support a great game; Koei Tecmo and Nintendo’s partnership on Hyrule Warriors has produced a commercial hit, with the game now having shipped one million copies worldwide. Related reading: You can check out Brad’s review of the game and its first DLC…
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