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....
Given the discussion in a recent interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of all sorts of gaming classics and staples at Nintendo, there's a chance gamers might see a fresh take on or remake of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The legendary game designer spoke with EDGE about his love for the original game and about how he'd like to see more from it. There's the chance that...
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past will always stand as one of the best video games that I've had the good fortune of playing. As a title on the Super Nintendo, and as an entry in the gaming medium as a whole, Link to the Past stands in a league of its own. I remember getting this game one Christmas from my folks. In my family, as is often the case with American-Italians, we don't...
Every time you play your Sony PlayStation, Playstation 2 or Playstation 3, do you take a moment to say, "Thanks, Nintendo!"? You don't? Well you should, because it's unclear if it hadn't been for Nintendo's indecisiveness if the PlayStation would have ever been born. When the Super Nintendo launched in 1991 (and in 1990 in Japan under the name Super Famicom), there was a mysterious...