Nintendo President Satoru Iwata had mentioned that the company was looking into bringing Nintendo DS games to its Wii U Virtual Console service, and our hearts skipped a beat. Unlike the Game Boy Advance emulation, which I've warmed up to recently, the Nintendo DS seems like it could actually serve a legitimate purpose thanks to the ability to utilize the Wii U's touch screen and use...
EA has announced its intentions through its support page to shut down over 50 aging games to make more resources available for newer ones. The list of games includes some pretty big titles as well, meaning that these aren't some random gathering of games you've never heard of. Chances are you've enjoyed one of these games in the past, and as long as you're a PC gamer, you're never going...
Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has published a list of the top 100 retail video games sold in Japan between Jan. 1, 2001 and Sept. 29, 2013. Let me give you a quick hint about the list, too: Japan loves it some Nintendo, and not a single western developed game appears on the list. Every game was born and bred in the Land of the Rising Sun, which does not seem too feasible in this...
2013 is finally here, and the Nintendo 3DS is primed to inherit the crown from is predecessor, the Nintendo DS, as the device to buy for great Japanese RPGs. The presence of HD has taken its toll on JRPGs all around with the rise of Western games on consoles. The generation of PlayStation gamers alive during the JRPG boom of the late 1990s now work 9-5 jobs and have kids. Who has the...
This upcoming Sunday, Nintendo will launch a brand new entry in the Pokémon franchise with Pokémon Black and White Version 2. Gamers will dive back into the Unova region in order to save the world once again. Game Freak, the constant studio behind this world famous franchise, has added a new storyline, a few new Pokémon, new towns, new features and minor tweaks to the originals in this...
Nintendo has announced a brand new tournament mode for the follow-up to Pokémon Black and White, Pokémon Black and White Version 2. Essentially, two interesting features are available in this brand new game mechanic. First, players will be able to fight Gym Leaders from previous Pokémon titles. As the presser indicates, for instance, you'll be able to take on "Lance, Champion from the...
Nintendo will release the Wii U this holiday. The console carries with it a bunch of buzz, both negative and positive. While I’ve looked at it from both sides, I already know I’ll be buying one on or near launch. I don’t like motion control, I’m a staunch supporter of HD graphics, I can’t stand shoehorned gameplay gimmicks and I absolutely hate the abuse of franchises and characters....
Nintendo is set to make the holiday a little more appealing for die-hard Pokémon fans with Pokémon Black and White 2. Pokémon Black and White 2 will launch on October 7th (it's a Sunday, something Nintendo typically does). This new game will happen two years after the events of Pokémon Black and White, and it will feature a return to the Unova region. Players will be able to catch ...
The whole concept of Animal Crossing is kind of beautiful. In each iteration, you start the game as a brand new resident in a town filled with charismatic and adorable animals. You find your house, get accosted by a mole and owe Tom Nook a ton of money. Somewhere in that mix of pressure and freedom is the soul of a game. Animal Crossing is an individual experience. It’s a title that’s...
Over the weekend, Nintendo unveiled Pokémon Black and White Version 2 during Pokémon Smash, a Japanese Pokémon television show, due for Nintendo's home nation of Japan this June. Nintendo of America released a press release to editors this morning that indicated we'd be seeing the game in the fall of this year. The titles will release for the Nintendo DS. Yes, you read the right, the...