Opinion by Matt S. Normally I don’t report on rumours, but Nikkei is a generally reliable source, and so when it reports that Nintendo is considering leveraging smart phones to promote its own hardware via free minigames, I’m inclined to pay attention. This is something that I’ve been suggesting Nintendo…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the most underrated kart racing games in some time is F1 Race Stars. Taking the quite serious sport of F1 and turning it into a fun party game, while still maintaining something that resembles the real sport couldn’t possibly have been easy, and yet…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Chibi-Robo, despite being one of Nintendo’s younger and less prolific franchises, is among my very favourites. The miniature hero’s relative obscurity outside Japan is little wonder when you couple his peculiarity with an unfortunate release schedule and Wal-Mart exclusivity. As the first game to get some…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. I swear the game starts off just like my typical Thursday nights. The hero of Unepic is sitting around a table with some friends playing a pen-and-paper game like Dungeons & Dragons. Banter. Check. Snarky remarks. Check. This is looking good! Then something strange happens. The…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I know this headline and topic is going to cause some people to get defensive (I look forward to seeing you all in the comments…), but it needs to be said. I want to see Nintendo succeed. I bought both the 3DS and Wii U at…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nintendo has signficantly revised down its financial year sales expectations for both the Wii U and the 3DS. In fact, its own sales expectations for the Wii U are now truly dire for the period April ’13-March ’14. Where it had previously projected Wii U sales…
Read MoreOpinion by Nick H. The Wii U might not be winning in the market in terms of sales, or third party support, but on the battleground where it matters most right now, the Wii U is running away compared to the other two next-generation consoles. Where is this battlefield then?…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. There’s a comic/ manga drawing app heading the 3DS’ way in Japan, and it’s something we badly want to see localised across the world, because it looks awesome. Comic Studio comes with all the features that you need to design awesome comics; including a host of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Back on the Game Boy Color, when Camelot was at its absolute finest, it released a little tennis game that showed up most console versions of the sport that have come before and since. Mario Tennis looks humble in screenshots, but this is a game that…
Read MoreOpinion by Chris I. Nintendo and the mobile gaming industry; it’s a conversation that continues unabated. But while many will continue to focus on Nintendo, its once bitter rival, SEGA, is about to unleash a new strategy on Nintendo’s 3DS that holds the potential of being a runaway success: the…
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