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Since EA has shut down the online services for Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 for the Wii back then, it looks like they are doing it again with more of their Wii games...

EA has stated on their website that they are doing some server maintenance, in which that also will come with the removal of online support for some previous titles they've published and developed, but I'm just going to...

eshop, and Gamestop Are A Powerful Combination!



Gamestop is now selling download tickets for Pushmo, and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins! The tickets are being sold at the same price as the games are on eshop!

Unfortunately these tickets are only being sold in the United States currently. What do you think, will this raise awareness of Nintendo's download shops?

I remember being in awe at how different the games looked in this collection when I first bought it all those years ago.
I think your reviews are very good, and get straight to the point while still showcasing your thoughts, and experiences.

The Blue Chilidog Loving Rodent Is Here To Stay!



SEGA has confirmed that the Sonic The Hedgehog games that will be leaving the Wii VC in Japan are not going to be removed in Europe!

So Europeans can relax, and download the games at their own pace, without resorting to trading in other games to quickly get the money they need to finish their Sonic VC collection! We will let you know when we find out about his fate in NA.

Say It Isn't So!



Sega has confirmed that four Sonic The Hedgehog games are going to be removed from the Wii VC on March 30th in Japan...

The games that'll be removed are...

Sonic The Hedgehog (gen)



Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (gen)

For those of you who are kind of mixed about using the stylus in Kid Icarus: Uprising, I have some good news for you !

A tweet from Rich from IGN has confirmed that the upcoming 3DS game Kid Icarus: Uprising will have a "No stylus" mode for a control option, how will this work ? it isn't fully revealed yet, but here's a video I've found that it might show how it works without the stylus:

Ok, either people are making many mistakes or is someone releasing some big news too early !

German retailer wog.ch has listed a Kirby game for the 3DS, just like that Italian retailer ! but what's more curious is that according to the retailer, this game is going to be an Action-Adventure, which either it might be closer to the original kirby games or if it's a completely new game...

I know that the...

Oops Our Bad!



We posted an article about this surprise in-store promotion of 3DS games that hadn't even been announced yet, a few days ago, and now N-Europe reported that Gamestop has announced that quote.

"The displays were not supplied by Nintendo, and have been taken down. It's definitely not in the system in the U.S. I'm sure it's not elsewhere,...

It seems that Nintendo is really cooperating when it comes to building more software lineup for their Wii U console !

An inside source claims that Nintendo will be publishing/releasing three (or it could be maybe four) Wii U games of their own before the end of 2012, but there was no other details on what these games exactly are, other than that it's coming from various studios.

And also, there was also talk about games...

A lot of people are worried that the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham City will just be the same game that we had from the other consoles... but it looks like that might not be all the case.

Speaking at the Game Developers Conference, Epic Games' Mark Rein stated that the Wii U version of this game will not be just a straight port form the other consoles, seeing it up and running on the Wii U console, he also says that the game will have a "fantastic use of the touch controller."

Weird Science!



Everyone knows that the Wii can be used for more than a game console, as it has been used for fitness, dieting, dancing, playing sports, and even an artists studio, but doctors have found that the Wii Remote can be used as a tool to help diagnose Ocular Torticollis, a rare disease that can cause children to develop an abnormal head position, which can be difficult to diagnose with traditional methods.

Radical!



As unbelievable as it may sound there is a brand new Super Nintendo game on the way in 2013.
What's even more startling is that this is not a game for the Wii Virtual Console, but instead is actually going to be released as a limited edition SNES Cartridge game!

The company responsible for this is Super Fighter Team. The game will be named Nightmare Busters, and all that's known about the title is that it is a Run and...

You Shall Be Missed!



The video game retailer GAME which was the largest video game specialty store chain in the U.K., and one of the largest in Europe is on its last life so to speak with no continues, and no hope of overcoming their economic problems.
The Sunday Times reported that GAME is now for sale.



GAME has lost over an estimated $10...

Who Could Have Known Greek Mythology Could Be So Sweet?



Video game merchandise is far from rare, but Nintendo is taking this concept in an entirely new direction as they will begin to distribute Kid Icarus Uprising Chocolate treats, and they look quite tasty too!

Update- We will now start using Meta Tags for our Reviews, and articles!

Metatags: Nintendo , Pit , WTF , Tasty

Two Tribes aiming to kick off WiiU Shop!



Two Tribes had an announcement regarding Toki Tori 2 at this year's GDC. In the announcement Colin Van Ginkel, the creative director, and co-founder of Two Twibes confirmed that Toki Tori 2 "will be on WiiU!"

The group was concerned about Nintendo's secrecy policies of talking about unreleased consoles so the announcement was short, but luckily the managing director Martijin Reuvers was able to add...

Sorry no 3D.



The classic FMV shooter Mad Dog McCree has been announced for the eshop by Engine Software BV!
The popular arcade game will, sadly Not be enhanced in any way, so no 3D effects will be displayed on the eshop port.

Gravity Has Been Restored At Last!



A fix for the Flip Mode problem in VVVVVV has finally been made available by today's update!
We will likely give this game a solid review score when we review this game at some point!

For those of you who didn't purchase the game because of the bug, will this update make you decide to give this game a download?

Two other well known Nintendo franchises might be going in 3D !

An EB Games retailer have put out a boxart for Donkey Kong 3D up for preorder, which is a game that hasn't been announced yet, and what's more strange is that this boxart and the ability to preorder this unannounced game has been confirmed at not one, but multiple EB Games locations !

And not only that, but Italian retailer multiplayer.com also has a boxart that's supposed to be "closer to...

It looks like not only Nintendo is keeping up with the current HD generation with it's upcoming home console... but they want to take another step further !

There are inside sources according to Neogaf stating that Nintendo is tweaking the upcoming Wii U console to not only be compatible with the Unreal Engine 3, but also the upcoming Unreal Engine 4, and that they are still adding more specs with every single...

Universal Love!



Super Mario Galaxy has just become the ninth Wii game to reach five million sales according to a Nintendo press release that has just been released!

This shows just how popular the current Nintendo home console is despite the fact that it was released over five and a half years ago!

Written By KingreX32

Looks like Nintendo has Done it again.



The Big News this week is that Nintendo has closed a deal with Autodesk that will allow them to lets its licensed developers use their Autodesk Gameware Suite Technology for games on the WiiU.

Gameware Suite what’s that? Well its software (more specifically Middleware, software that helps the other software do its job better.), and According to Autodesk it’s been used in a ton of games; games that...

Sad News For Hudson Fans.



Games seem to be in a state of flux in Europe on the Wii Shop as games are being removed at a far faster rate then they are being added to the service.

These are the games that will be removed on March 31st.

R-Type (TG-16)



Vigilante (TG-16)

This is my second favorite Mario game, and this review makes me want to download this on VC.

Better Late Than Never.



It's official, the long awaited arrival of Game Gear games on e-shop is almost at hand. On March 15th three Game Gear games will be released in North America. The three games are Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Shinobi, and Dragon Crystal.

The games will range in price from $2.99-$4.99. Hopefully our staff will have a review of at least one of these games by months end.

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait!

Europe is going to have one of their best Nintendo download weeks ever as they are receiving 8 new titles this week!

Here is the list of titles that will be added to the European shops on Thursday!

e-shop


DEAD or ALIVE Dimensions Demo- Free



FUN! FUN1 MINIGOLF TOUCH!- €5/£4.50

Kid Icarus of Myths and Monsters (GB)- €3/£2.70

Austin Power!



The independent game studio from Austin Texas has announced a new e-shop game for Europe. Little is known about this title besides subtle hints that it may be some sort of e-shop puzzler.

Wait Exclusive?!



Crush 3D has been listed at Gamestop as being an exclusive Gamestop release with a release date of March 13th, and a price that could prove to be irresistible!

Gamestop will sell Crush 3D for a mere $19.99!

Old News We Know...



The retro manufacturer Hyperkin has come up with a new retro toy for us to buy called the SupaBoy!

SupaBoy is a portable SNES with a 3.5 inch screen, and can play both SNES and Super Famicom cartridges! It features 2 controller ports, and a TV Output port as well.



SupaBoy is also compatible with Super Multitap, SNES Mouse, and Super...

A Big Hit!



Nintendo of America has announced that 3DS sales have reached 4.5 million in the United States alone, which is impressive considering th DS only sold 2.3 million units in the U.S. by the time it had reached the 1 year anniversary of its launch!

Will 3DS sales continue to blossom? We will keep an eye on the sales numbers, and post follow up reports as they become available!

Written By KingreX32





Havok we all know them, we have seen their logo on many games, like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Sonic: Unleashed, The Uncharted and Assassins Creed series, Motorstorm, The Killzone Series, Bioshock and Dead Rising, to name a few.

It has been announced today that Havok has entered into a Worldwide License Agreement with Nintendo to offer its Physics and Animation Technologies to WiiU Developers Worldwide....

A Super Special Trio!



Three new characters are joining the Skylanders family as the Dragon's Peak Adventure Pack is released!



Skylander #1- Lightning Rod is an air elemental Skylander that makes use of lightning bolts to destroy all enemies!

A Long Time Coming.



We all know GAME was once one of the largest, and most respected video game specialty chains in Europe, but it has become apparent that they have been struggling since we heard about the fact that GAME would not sell The Last Story Limited Edition, or Mario Party 9.



According to several sources the directors at GAME are now considering...

Written By KingreX32


Today Assassins Creed 3 was officially confirmed by Ubisoft to be in development for the WiiU (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC included). This will be the first time an Assassins Creed game will be featured on a Nintendo Home Console. The Game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal (Canada YAY!!!) and will have a new game engine called “Ubisoft-AnvilNext”

Looks like the rumors were true and based on the Box Art, and a statement from Ubisoft the game does indeed...

Silent Debuggers, and Bloody Wolf say goodbye.





Today three Turbografx-16 games were removed from the Wii Shop, and those games were Bloody Wolf, Silent Debuggers, and Drop Off.
These games will be removed from Japan's shop tomorrow with Europe likely following suit.

Written By KingreX32



Once again Japan gets the good stuff.

On April 19th Fire Emblem Awakening will be released in Japan, to coincide with its release an AWESOME new Cobalt Blue 3DS will be available along side it, also included with the handheld is a Nintendo Points card worth 1000 points. (Lucky them eh?) The system is Fire Emblem themed featuring a “Tattoo” (pictured Above) on the top of it and special packaging.(pictured below) The system will sell for 19,800 yen....

Written by: Jay


Nintendo and Super Mario Kart fans may recall our coverage back in November of a event which took place at the LA Auto Show where Nintendo US boss Reggie Fils-Aimes unveiled a pair of real-life drivable Mario Karts to celebrate the upcoming launch of the title for the portable 3DS console.



One of these karts, based to detail...

posted by: Josh Garibay



WiiU Daily — those responsible for providing the rumored Wii U specs — have another piece of Wii U information for us. According to their report, the Wii U will be competitively priced at $299 in the US.

They were also kind enough to divulge the price points for other territories. Europe will...

What About NA?



Nintendo of Europe is getting ready to revitalise the Virtual Console service next month with a huge selection of classic titles!



The Wii Virtual Console will receive.

Super Street Fighter II Online Edition (Sega Genesis)

written by: Rory Young

Should the franchise be moved to the 3DS?



In response to an IGN Articledecrying the choice of developing Pokemon White and Black 2 for the DS, rather than the 3DS, Nintendo reaffirms their choice of providing Pokemon to as many players...

written by Steve Watts



Nintendo's debut of the Wii U last year was enough to show off the concept of the device, but the real test comes when third parties start dreaming up applications. Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has spent some time with Nintendo's next system, and thought up ways it could benefit the fighting genre.


"I've often heard about or seen fighting-game players playing with a strategy guide open at their feet," Harada told Nintendo Gamer...

Written by: Aaron Kaluszka

Is it a secret Wii U feature or just a Wii idea that didn't pan out?



Nintendo is considering an environment sensor unit that could interface with the Wii, a recent patent application reveals.

The filing reveals a number of possible applications. The sensor data can be used to predict the weather, estimate the time of year, and detect which...

But then again... this might sound fake as well...

A source claims that a concept artist working with a developer studio that's associated with Electronic Arts, revealed that a new Dead Space game is being worked on the Wii U as well as other consoles courtesy of the Visceral games.

And another game that EA is going to bring is surprisingly, Overstrike, a game that's being developed by Insomiac games, most known for their Resistance and Ratchet...

Well... this may sound disappointing for those console owners...

The developers of the game, Nnooo, stated that the escapeVektor is still alive... but it won't be continuing on Wiiware, instead, it will be continued in both the 3DS and the Playstation Vita, Nnooo stated:

"We're moving the whole escapeVektor story across to the Nintendo 3DS & PlayStation Vita so there won't be any more chapters released on WiiWare. The 3DS/Vita versions will be digital downloads."

Welp, I never expected Nintendo and GameFreak to announce this, but here you go. Yes, this is real. I kid you not.



It's coming out in June of this year for the Nintendo DS (from what I'm hearing, not 3DS). I'm unsure of whether it's supposed to be a brand new generation or just the third wheel of Black and White, but considering there's a 2, it sounds like a sequel.

Your thoughts?

Posted by: Jorge B



The face and leader behind the Super Smash Bros franchise, Masahiro Sakurai, has started his research on the new games.

Announced for both 3DS and Wii U last year, the much loved blend of Nintendo characters in the fighting ring has been put neatly to one side in favour of finishing Kid Icarus: Uprising.

With Sakurai's team completing their efforts on the 3DS action...

Wow... I can't believe this just happened...

In the North American version of the Nintendo Direct presentation, one of the announcements revealed was that one of the most anticipated games for the Wii, The Last Story, is now confirmed for a North American release ! courtesy of Xseed ! the same studio who brought us Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, Solatorobo: Red The Hunter, Ivy the Kiwi? and, of course,...

Well, we've focused on the North American one, so let's talk about the European one !

Hard to say that the European one is just the Japanese one but with subtitles on it and just focusing on the European related news, but anyway let us begin.

Video here

Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Euro launch on March 23rd
- @KidIcarusUK A Twitter account for UK gamers to follow

European Plans to be confirmed:
- Pokemon X Nobunaga's Ambition
-...

In this morning, nintendo has released their Nintendo Direct presentation for Japan, Europe and North America, but we're only focusing for North American news right now.



This video includes:

Dillon's Rolling Western
- Detailed information
- Now available on the Nintendo eshop

Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Multiplayer details
- Detailed information

Article by: Neon Kelly



The dev team is focusing on existing SKUs, despite the potential in Nintendo's new console.

Hoping that Far Cry 3 might be coming to Wii U? Don't hold your breath. Ubisoft says it's concentrating on versions for the other three platforms first - though the publisher hasn't ruled out the possibility, either.

"That all remains to be seen, to be honest,"...

Written by: Stephen Vagus



Though it was originally released back in 1996, Pokemon continues to be a favorite media franchise amongst children and some adults. The Pokemon empire started off as a pair of unassuming video games for Nintendo’s handheld gaming consoles, but quickly evolved into something much more. Today, the franchise accounts for several games across multiple platforms. One of the most popular Pokemon mediums is...