Years ago, before the dawning of the Internet, video game companies could get away with covering up a video game’s Japanese roots with ridiculous and trashy 80s fantasy inspired art sprawled across the box’s cover art. However, even more so than the rage inducing Mega Man box art, one of the most ridiculous and hilarious video gaming controversies the Internet has blown wide open is...
The crux of the Kirby series is that it simply peaked too early. While it wasn’t the first game in Nintendo and HAL’s popular series, Kirby’s Adventure was the first a lot of people played, and it is coming up on being 20 years old. After all this time, it still plays like the same timeless masterpiece that, quite frankly, makes every game that came after come up short by comparison.
I don’t know if you know this about Kirby, but the dude has a lot of powers. I mean, a lot of powers. Well, all Kirby fans of course know that, but in his upcoming Kirby: Triple Deluxe, HAL Laboratory has gifted him more techniques and abilities than ever before! Granted, I am not totally up to speed on Kirby, having missed the last few like Kirby’s Return to Dreamland, but a new...
This is a great time to be a gamer. We have brand new consoles from Sony and Microsoft on the cusp of showing us some great stuff, while Nintendo’s system has matured and is starting to show us what it can do. Nintendo and Sony both have great handhelds, and I haven’t even mentioned PC gaming yet. In our Most Anticipated series, we’ll be looking at each of the platforms one by one,...
Step aside Mario, a new 2D platforming Nintendo mascot is in town. Kirby: Triple Deluxe for the Nintendo 3DS is a bonafide hit in Japan, topping the sales charts one week after its release. In total, the game has shipped 214,208 units, more than quadrupling its second place rival. Kirby: Triple Deluxe is already shaping up to be one of the puffball’s best games since the NES classic, ...
Nintendo’s outlandish advertising for Kirby: Triple Deluxe continues in Japan. His new commercial proudly labels the pink puffball as a “BIG MAN!” Along with a handful of new powers, like an archery skill and juggling skill, Kirby’s inhaling ability now allows him to huff, puff, and blow his way through gargantuan obstacles. Trees don’t stand a chance, giants snakes become helpless...
Nintendo of Japan has released two separate trailers for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS effort, Kirby: Triple Deluxe. One video is a TV spot, while the other is a gameplay overview trailer. Let’s start with the commercial. You’ll see that 30 second clip set to air on Japanese television networks at the head of this post. It’s quick, of course, but it immediately shows off a few key gameplay...
As if New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D weren’t enough to satisfy the Nintendo eShop, the legendary gaming company has two more 2D platformers up its sleeve. Both Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Yoshi’s New Island are in the line-up and ready for release in 2014. First up is Yoshi’s New Island, another sequel to the immensely popular Super Mario Land 2: Yoshi’s Island...