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It’s something that’s unthinkable today, but back in 1985 Shigeru Miyamoto’s team was developing two titles at the same time. The first was the multi-million selling behemoth, Super Mario Bros. The other arrived a year later and was designed to be a more immersive, deeper video game experience. A game …
Read More »Zelda ‘can be played by five-year-olds’
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is so accessible that a five-year-old can play it, claims Nintendo. It’s part of the format holder’s bid to ensure the Wii exclusive is the first Zelda game for everyone” when it hits UK shelves this Friday, November 18th. Nintendo has already succeeded in …
Read More »Skyward Sword achieves perfect score in Famitsu
The latest Legend of Zelda title has been award 40/40 by Japanese gaming bible Famitsu. Skyward Sword is the 16th game to achieve this score in the magazine’s history, and the first 2011 title to do so, according to Andriasang. It is also the third entry in the series to …
Read More »FEATURE: Zelda through the ages
In 1987 Nintendo introduced European gamers to The Legend of Zelda. The title was unique in the way that it combined action, adventure, exploration and even a basic levelling up system. It also introduced gamers to the boy hero Link, the evil king Ganon, the princess Zelda and the land …
Read More »EA and Valve battling for Wii U online exclusivity?
It’s perhaps one of the more far-fetched games rumours you’ll read today, but there’s no denying it’s a delicious one. Blog WiiUGo, which has before leaked accurate information, reckons that publishers EA and Valve are currently engaged in a fierce bidding war to secure exclusive rights to Nintendo’s online service …
Read More »Android & iOS game sales ‘surpass DS & PSP’
Market share dwindling for Nintendo and Sony's older hardware
Read More »UK CHARTS: Moshi Monsters beats MW3… on the DS
Trying to better Call of Duty at its own game is a pointless task, right? Trying to chart ahead of the new Call of Duty in its debut week is absurd. Or maybe not. For although Modern Warfare 3 may have re-written the UK record books, a quick look at …
Read More »OPINION: Reasons to believe… 3DS will have a strong Xmas
The Nintendo 3DS had a tough start to life, but the handheld’s story has barely begun with its biggest blockbusters still to come. MCV looks at why the much talked about handheld should have a very merry Christmas… SUPER MARIO HAS ARRIVED One of the biggest criticisms of 3DS so …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Zelda Williams
Majora’s Mask was my shit.” MOVIE STAR Robin Williams named his daughter after Princess Zelda. Instead of simply divorcing her father and changing her name, Zelda Williams embraced the name and the series and is now helping Nintendo promote the franchise via TV ads – and the Zelda Symphony Concert …
Read More »3DS on track to better DS sales
Nintendo has released NPD sales numbers for the 3DS which suggest it could exceed the year one unit sales numbers of the 3DS. 3DS has sold 1.65m units in the US in the eight months since its March launch. In its first 12 months, the DS shifted 2.37m machines, with …
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