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‘Super Mario Maker’ levels will soon be available on ‘Super Smash Bros.’

It is impossible to ignore the universal praise Super Mario Maker has received so far. In my review of the game, I said that Super Mario Maker is just the start of something greater. I figured Nintendo would roll out sequels in the future and I was assuming they would tie it into other franchise such as …

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‘Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight’ plots a mostly enjoyable course

The complexities of dungeon crawlers, such as those of Atlus’ Etrian Odyssey series, while appealing to longtime fans, can often intimidate potential new players who become glassy-eyed and lost at the first mention of status attacks, debuffs, and skill trees. Finding a way to introduce a franchise to a new audience while still maintaining the challenge and strategy that hardcore devotees require is a tricky feat, but one that Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight seems to have pulled off fairly well, give or take some nasty bosses. Who would’ve thought that meticulous mapmaking, collecting rocks, and managing a restaurant could be so fun? Oh, and fighting monsters, of course. That’s cool too.

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Multiplayer Magic or Madness?: Nintendo’s E3 Surprises

I remember playing The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition on my 3DS back in 2011 and simultaneously texting some friends eagerly looking for a time to get together so we could tackle the game together as it was truly meant to be played.  I remember even more vividly my disappointment when I saw that …

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Ranking Nintendo’s Consoles #5: 3DS / New 3DS XL

3DS / New 3DS XL (2011) The surest way to make a system’s greatness apparent isn’t hardware specs or a sleek, smooth design; it’s games, plain and simple. I bought the Wii U and 3DS at the same time, around the time the former released. Yet for all the dazzling HD tech behind the latest …

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E3 2015 Hands-On: ‘Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam’

Over the years Nintendo has given us two great series of Mario RPGs: Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi. But now Nintendo has done something that might be thought of as long over due. Announced during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam combines these two colorful and comedic series into one action-packed 3DS …

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E3 2015: Masahiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Bros. presentation is a smashing success despite early leaks

Nintendo has big plans for E3 2015, and it began with Masahiro Sakurai’s special video presentation for Super Smash Bros. Unfortunately, footage showcasing Ryu from Street Fighter and Roy from the Fire Emblem series as playable characters in the game was leaked yesterday, taking a bit of the fun out of the presentation that streamed …

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Nintendo’s E3 events bring the show to you with these events

Every year, E3 brings us the biggest gaming news of the year, as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo drop their biggest announcements about upcoming games, release dates and new consoles. With the event fast approaching, Nintendo has released their full schedule. Check out their play-by-play reference guide below which lets you track Nintendo’s live E3 coverage, …

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‘Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains’ fails to match the prestige of its source material

The inevitable video game iteration of one of the hottest anime series in recent times has finally made its way to the west. Attack on Titan is brought to the 3DS with Humanity in Chains, a game that promises to capture the action-packed essence of the anime all while failing at everything it attempts to do.

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‘Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker’ is one hell of a remake

Let’s get right down to it. If you like strategy games, RPGs, and anything in between and have never played Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, you should. If you have played SMT: DeSu 2 and you liked it, you should still pick up Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker, the enhanced 3DS remake of the 2009 DS title. Despite being a sequel and a remake, DeSu 2 RB has a lot to offer old fans and new comers alike and is exceptionally approachable to those unfamiliar with the franchise or even the genre.

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Capcom Announces ‘Monster Hunter Stories’

During the Monster Hunter Fest ‘15 Finals event earlier this week, Capcom unveiled the trailer for Monster Hunter Stories, a new RPG for the Nintendo 3DS. Five years in the making, little is known about the actual gameplay thus far, though Famitsu managed to solicit a few quotes about the game’s overall direction from series …

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‘Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains’ debuts some appropriately brutal game footage

It has been recently announced that Atlus was developing an Attack on Titan title for the 3DS, and little tidbits just keep on coming. Just today Atlus released some startling new GIFs which show that their adaptation of the hit anime series will not shy away from the brutality and gore of its source material. The GIFs can be viewed here.

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‘The Binding Of Issac: Rebirth’ is coming to Nintendo. Here’s a theory on what it’s all about

For the unfamiliar, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a remake of The Binding of Isaac developed by Nicalis and designed by Edmund McMillen. The excellent rogue-like horror came back to life with a new engine and lots of changes in late 2014 when it was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, …

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Wild Card: Who is the Big N’s biggest baddie?

Bowser.  Ganondorf.  Ridley.  Nintendo’s history is full of villains almost as recognizable and iconic as the company’s heroes.  Some, like Wario, are more empathetic or misunderstood (you try living in the shadow of Mario and Luigi!)  Others are downright evil, like Mother Brain or Ganondorf.  Many give us thrills and chills every time they recur, …

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Did You Know Gaming : How well do you know the history of the Nintendo consoles?

For the unfamiliar, Did You Know Gaming is a video game–focused blog which features video content focusing on video game related trivia, facts, companies and consoles; and is narrated by popular YouTube hosts. Since the website’s launch, it has been featured on numerous major news and gaming outlets and with good reason – their videos …

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Why the Hostility When Next to Nothing is Known about Nintendo’s “NX?”

During the Nintendo press conference in which president Satoru Iwata revealed Nintendo would be teaming up with DeNA, a Japanese mobile gaming company, to produce mobile content featuring Nintendo’s characters as well as develop a new, multi-platform membership service to replace the currently presiding Club Nintendo, Iwata hinted at the Big N’s next console.

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Songs of Time: A Lifetime of ‘Zelda’ Music in Concert

The first game I ever remember playing retains the endorsement I’ve always given it for containing my favorite musical piece from any video game, even after the twenty or so years since I first heard it.  I am referring to “The Ballad of the Wind Fish” from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, originally exclusive …

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Nintendo announces some amazing upcoming eShop Games including ‘Don’t Starve’ and ‘Never Alone’

One of the main reasons I purchased both the Wii U and the New 3DS, is for their virtual game library which includes classics from the NES, Super NES and Gameboy eras, along with other systems such as N64, Sega Master System, Genesis and Neo Geo when clicking into the Wii menu. Who wouldn’t want to …

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‘Super Smash Bros.’ competitive theories and the art of fighting

Sound On Sight is dedicating all of February to spotlight one of our favourite companies, Nintendo. Kicking off our month-long theme was our list of the 100 greatest Nintendo games, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that Super Smash Bros. for the WiiU and 3DS made the cut. In my brief capsule review I called …

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The 100 Greatest Nintendo Games, Pt. 1

Nintendo celebrated its 125th Anniversary last year, with the company founded on 23rd September 1889 in Kyoto, where its headquarters remain. The company has had an extraordinary history, originally producing handmade handful playing cards and several small niche businesses (including a cab service and luxury hotels), but since 1977, Nintendo has grown into one of …

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The Most Anticipated Wii U Games of 2015

The Nintendo Wii U is without question, the underdog of the console market, even if it is the best console on store shelves right now. For gamers like myself, the most important difference between the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U is the amount of exclusive games they offer. Sure, they have differences in …

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