Preview by Matt S. Last week, following the first Nintendo Direct for the year, the publisher sent out codes for a demo for Monster Hunter 4 to select 3DS owners. That demo was surprisingly comprehensive, offering three monsters to fight as well as offering a taste of the multiplayer play. …
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Nintendo is hosting its first Nintendo Direct web video of the year, at 1am on Thursday the 15th (for Australians, your time will be different depending on your region). Outside of a vague mention that it will focus on autumn 2015 Wii U and 3DS releases…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Here’s a bit of good news that Wii U owners might have missed over the Christmas holidays (what with the festivities and those nightly Smash Bros. marathons): Crunchyroll, the anime streaming service, has finally made its way over to Nintendo’s home console. That’s right – boot up…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley bears the namesake and logo of the prolific Marvelous-developed farming simulators, but this new game ought to be singled out as something very different. Without delving too deeply into legal shenanigans, the aforementioned creative minds behind the bulk of the…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. It’s been a remarkable year for the Wii U. High octane thrills were plentiful this year, with titles like Super Smash Bros. and Bayonetta 2 leading the pack, and the Wii U eShop is slowly beginning to cultivate its own stable of quirky and inventive indie…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you purchased the black Nintendo Wii U, then you also bought yourself into a campaign to give you free dollars for spending dollars on the Wii U eShop. Sadly, that campaign is ending shortly. Each region offers different rates, but the basic idea was that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When I reviewed Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 3DS a few months ago, I had issues with it, but I did note that the Wii U version would likely resolve all of those issues. Well, that prediction turned out to be entirely accurate. The Wii…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It was surprising to me that Nintendo would annonce a new Nintendo 3DS model, complete with upgraded hardware and the promise of exclusive games in the future. So many years in, I wouldn’t have suspected that Nintendo saw enough life left in what is such old…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. As much as the original releases of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire served as jumping-off points for players of the original Game Boy games following the franchise’s otherworldly popularity in the late 90s, the gemstone duo is recalled fondly nonetheless for its alterations of the series formula.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The entire DDNet team got together to test out Nintendo’s first attempt at DLC for its Mario Kart franchise. The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8 pack adds new tracks and new characters into the mix. Did we enjoy it? Very much so. Mind you,…
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