We have a Fire Emblem game coming to the 3DS next year to continue one of Nintendo’s smaller franchises into the new generation of handheld gaming. It’s a franchise that we’ve only had limited exposure to in the West, and we have Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, the free game…
Read MoreTetris is unarguably the game that cemented the original brick Game Boy as the dominant console in the early era of handheld games. That doesn’t make it worth paying for now for most of us, though. Packed in as a little freebie (a move Nintendo would pull off with equal…
Read MoreTetris is unarguably the game that cemented the original brick Game Boy as the dominant console in the early era of handheld games. That doesn’t make it worth paying for now for most of us, though. Packed in as a little freebie (a move Nintendo would pull off with equal…
Read MoreThe title that started it all makes its way to the Wii as one of the very first downloadable titles. Obviously longtime fans will not pass up the chance to play such a prestigious title for free, but will it still appeal to Zelda newcomers? That’s not an easy question.…
Read MoreThe title that started it all makes its way to the Wii as one of the very first downloadable titles. Obviously longtime fans will not pass up the chance to play such a prestigious title for free, but will it still appeal to Zelda newcomers? That’s not an easy question.…
Read MoreIt’s been a reasonably slow start to the 3DS’ Virtual Console. Since the console launched back in June, we’ve only seen 24 Game Boy or Game Boy Color games released (in Australia). Of course the 3D Classics has remedied this somewhat, and this is a story of quality over quantity;…
Read MoreIt’s been a reasonably slow start to the 3DS’ Virtual Console. Since the console launched back in June, we’ve only seen 24 Game Boy or Game Boy Color games released (in Australia). Of course the 3D Classics has remedied this somewhat, and this is a story of quality over quantity;…
Read MoreNintendo kept quiet about the ambassador scheme since the last batch of games were released, but the game giant has finally revealed the remaining GBA titles that 3DS early-adopters will be able to download. F-Zero: Maximum VelocityFire Emblem: The Sacred StonesKirby and the Amazing MirrorThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish…
Read MoreNintendo kept quiet about the ambassador scheme since the last batch of games were released, but the game giant has finally revealed the remaining GBA titles that 3DS early-adopters will be able to download. F-Zero: Maximum VelocityFire Emblem: The Sacred StonesKirby and the Amazing MirrorThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish…
Read MoreBlaster Master: Enemy Below is a perfect example of what happens when something becomes popular, so something else shamelessly copies it. It has little of the appeal or quality of the game it so faithfully reproduces; Metroid, and is a generic romp that is only going to appeal to the…
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