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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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Nintendo’s future of amiibo looks bright

Ever since I was a child I’ve always been an avid collector of many things including action figures. And so growing up, I wished that Nintendo would release a series of action figures for many of the characters in their roster. We never did get those action figures but thankfully Nintendo began releasing amiibos in …

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Nintendo announces new DLC for ‘Super Smash Bros.’ and more

After announcing the latest Legend of Zelda game for the WiiU would be delayed until next year, Nintendo really needed to come strong with their latest edition of Nintendo Direct, which debuted earlier this evening at 6:00 PM. While I was somewhat disappointed, although not surprised, that there wasn’t an announcement of another “Big Three” …

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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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New Nintendo Direct announced for tomorrow

Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct scheduled for 3PM PT tomorrow.  The topic of discussion is “the latest on upcoming Wii U and 3DS games.”  Following the Direct will also be a live Nintendo Treehouse presentation, like those featured during E3 last year, which is going to feature one of Nintendo’s spring releases. While that’s …

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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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‘Punch Out’: Mike Tyson’s legacy as the ultimate 8-bit boss

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! Nintendo R&D3 Nintendo NES After attending a boxing match in the early 80’s featuring future heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, Nintendo of America’s founder and former president Minoru Arakawa, had the brilliant idea of porting the arcade hit Punch Out, to the NES. There were several changes made, mostly because the NES wasn’t …

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‘The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess’: Showdown at High Twilight

There are many brilliantly designed, dynamic boss encounters in the Zelda franchise. When discussing Zelda boss battles, however, no enemy can quite hold a light to Link’s arch nemesis and the third piece of the Triforce, Ganondorf. The principle antagonist of the entire Legend of Zelda franchise, the Gerudo king Ganondorf, or, in his beast form, Ganon, is one of the most iconic villains in video game history, perhaps second only to Bowser of the Mario series. No title quite captures the menace of the wielder of the Triforce of Power quite like Twilight Princess. By revisiting and revising familiar mechanics from the series’ history, while implementing new and unexpected twists and turns throughout, the final encounter with The Great King of Evil in Twilight Princess remains one of the most memorable in Zelda history.

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‘Mario Party 10’: You don’t have to go home, but you shouldn’t stay here

It has been seventeen years since the party began. The party . . . the Mario Party has been waged for nearly two decades and in its wake lie countless friendships lost, maddening encounters with Bowser, millions of stars stolen and lest we forget, CHANCE TIME!

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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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‘Super Metroid’: Mother Brain translates intensity and emotion into a wordless finale

There’s a moment in the Super Metroid finale, somewhere in between being brain-blasted by a creature that looks like it escaped from Attack on Titan and being saved by a flying alien parasite, that the whole nature of the battle is suddenly revealed to be entirely scripted. The idea of scripted battles, an idea that was still incredibly new back in the 16-bit era of the SNES, made for something of a rarity in the mid-90’s.

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Nintendo Venturing into Smartphones and Tablets

Nintendo has announced a new partnership with DeNA Co. to create and operate new applications for smart devices and build a new multi-device membership for consumers worldwide. What this means for consumers is that Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong could soon be making a journey to mobile devices such as the iPhone. Using both Nintendo’s …

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Nintendo’s Next System Codenamed “NX”

As if there was ever any doubt, Nintendo head honcho Satoru Iwata this morning announced that the follow-up to the company’s Wii U is currently in development. Codenamed the “NX”, it’s confirmed to be a dedicated gaming system with a “brand new concept”. Speaking at a press conference in Japan, Iwata seemed reluctant to reveal …

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‘Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.’ is an exciting and addicting new IP

A new IP in the world of Nintendo is a rare thing indeed. One such title Nintendo is unleashing is entitled Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Developed by Intelligent Systems (Fire Emblem, Advance Wars), Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is another fine turn-based title. What initially seems like a game lacking in content, continually opens up throughout the various missions. Players looking to invest in everything S.T.E.A.M. has to offer will find deep gameplay variations and ridiculous characters.

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A few words with ‘Shovel Knight’ programmer Ian Flood

At Pax East in Boston, Massachusetts, Sound on Sight had an opportunity to speak with gameplay programmer Ian Flood about the indie smash hit, Shovel Knight. Shovel Knight is a 2D side-scrolling action title that started as a Kickstarter project but evolved into a multiple game of the year award winner. Developer Yacht Club Games …

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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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Nintendo officially announces a cool new gold Mario amiibo

A few weeks ago, an image for a Gold Mario amiibo advertised in a Walmart flyer popped up online and had Nintendo fans speculating a release of the new amiibo exclusive to Wallmart. Now, Nintendo of America has issued a press release confirming the toy will be exclusive to the retailer and will be bundled …

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30 year later and the Nintendo Entertainment System has a new release called ‘Mad Wizard- A Candelabra Chronicle’

Japanese video game giant Nintendo emerged as a global leader in the video game industry when it unveiled the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) to the Japanese market on July 15, 1983. It was an instant-hit when it was officially introduced to the United States market two years later and went on to become the best-selling …

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