The concept that Ace Mathician is built upon is far more complex and creative than the game itself. Considering how clever that concept is and how fun the game is anyway, that’s just fine. The basic premise of the $2 DSiWare download is this: there’s a koala named Ace, and…
Read MoreNo one should ever, ever be forced to play a game as bad as Decathlon 2012. I consider myself to be a casual fan of the Olympics, so a lack of enthusiasm for the worldwide spectacle which this game was obviously released to take advantage of isn’t to blame. It’s…
Read MoreNintendo is a big corporation that is usually run intelligently. At a time where the world economy (and Japan more than most) is diving better than the Chinese Olympic team can Nintendo has held things together and not suffered too badly. But that’s not to say it’s incapable of making…
Read More“iPhone and iPad games suck. There’s no buttons!” This is a constant (erroneous) statement we all see people making for why the traditional console makers have nothing to fear about Apple. Except now they do, if a recent patent filing is any indication. Apple has patented a design that looks…
Read MoreNintendo’s month long celebration of all things portable and Mario commences this week with a sale on the original Super Mario Bros and Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. So no sooner did I start to complain that there wasn’t going to be anything new posting to the eShop for A…
Read MoreNintendo has declared August the ‘Month of Mario’ in honor of the plumber’s upcoming second 3DS adventure. Basically, that shakes out to one Mario eShop title on sale, each week, for the four weeks leading up to release day. Since New Super Mario Bros 2 is all about the gold…
Read MoreThe Wii U: Nintendo’s most important hardware launch yet Nintendo has released its first financial quarter results, and while the numbers still don’t look good, the company is on the path to reverse its horror previous year. The results were in line with the company’s forecasts: a net loss of…
Read MoreI’m going to make a very bold statement here: Yoshi’s Story is the most underrated Nintendo game ever made. The little dinosaur’s N64 romp has been criticised over the years for being too short, too easy, and not a patch on the game many argue to be the greatest platformer…
Read MoreHow do you create a follow-up to one of the greater successes of the video game industry? If The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is any indication, you reuse much of the same assets and launch it less than two years after its predecessor. Here’s the kicker: you reimagine everything…
Read MoreThe sequel to the NES and arcade classic Double Dragon will be brawling its way on over to the 3DS’ Virtual Console sometime soon. Just when that might be is sort of up in the air, as no details other than a trio of screenshots were released by Nintendo today.…
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