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Nintendo has announced two new Mario titles for release this year and the next. First up, Mario & Luigi Paper Jam is heading to 3DS in spring 2015. The game combines the worlds of the Paper Mario games and other more traditional Mario titles. Much of the gameplay is defined …
Read More »NINTENDO: Two new Animal Crossing games headed to 3DS and Wii U
Tom Nook and his zoological buddies will be setting up home on 3DS and Wii U once again. Previously released in Japan, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is due out on Nintendo’s handheld platform in late September in the UK and Europe. The decorating game will also feature support for …
Read More »NINTENDO: Xenoblade Chronicles X set for December launch
Nintendo has provided a release date for its upcoming Wii U entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series. The title will be launching on December 4th, this year. Xenoblade Chronicles X was announced during Nintendo’s E3 media presentation last year. Previously developer Monolith Soft had only referred to the game as …
Read More »NINTENDO: Metroid Prime Federation Force is a new multiplayer sci-fi shooter for 3DS
Metroid Prime is back – but it might not be in the way you expect. Metroid Prime Federation Force is a new first-person shooter exclusively for 3DS. There appears to be a large focus on multiplayer, with three-on-three game modes demonstrated during a fast-paced teaser trailer. It also looks like …
Read More »E3 2015: Amiibo gets Skylanders crossover
Donkey Kong and Bowser first in new collaboration between toys-to-life franchises
Read More »E3 2015: The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes announced
Multiplayer returns to the series in a new co-op adventure
Read More »NINTENDO: Skylanders Superchargers will feature Skylanders-Amiibo hybrid figures
Two of gaming’s biggest toys-to-life brands are teaming up. Ahead of the launch of Activision’s next instalment in the Skylanders franchise, Superchargers, the publisher made an appearance in Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event to reveal two brand new figurines for the game. Turbocharged Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser are brand …
Read More »NINTENDO: New Zelda coming to 3DS, called Triforce Heroes
A new multiplayer Zelda title is on the way for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s very much in the style of the last entry on the handheld, A Link Between Worlds and lets multiple players complete levels together. Gamers can also create ‘totems’ – stacks of characters – to help finish …
Read More »E3 2015: Nintendo Direct kicks off with Starfox Zero
Shigeru Miyamoto details new Wii U version of sci-fi shooter
Read More »NINTENDO: Wii U Star Fox is called Star Fox Zero, set for Christmas 2015 release
After an.. eventful opening, Nintendo’s first game on display during its E3 presentation was its Wii U Star Foxtitle. Now going under the name of Star FoxZero, the game is set for a Christmas 2015 release date. During the trailer, it is apparent that fans will be able to se …
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