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Nintendo Direct coming tomorrow, will focus on games releasing through Spring 2014

Yet another Nintendo Direct will grace us tomorrow, December 18, at 6:00 AM PT. According to Nintendo, the Direct will focus on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games that will be launching through Spring 2014. That includes the likes of Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (both for Wii U), and Bravely Default (for 3DS owners in North America). I’m expecting the Direct to place special ...

Nintendo’s official website adds “The Reviews Are In” page

This morning I was surprised and intrigued by the appearance of a new, rather vague, page on Nintendo’s official site called “The Reviews Are In.” Clicking on it, I found it’s another attempt by Nintendo to generate interest in its Wii U and Nintendo 3DS gaming systems. The page has a simple black/gray background with various quotes and scores plucked from Wii U/3DS game re...

Miiverse 3DS Update Now Available

Miiverse is now available on the 3DS through a firmware update. You can either link your pre-existing Nintendo Network ID up to your 3DS or create a new one. Accessing the Miiverse community is easy as the icon is found at the top bar in the Home menu. With the newest update, 3DS and Wii U eShop wallets are now shared. The update does a decent job of explaining account unification works, credit ca...

Update – Miiverse update coming this week?

Update – The 3DS Miiverse system update is now live. A tweet from a Nintendo Force writer has surfaced claiming that a scheduled maintenance day for the 3DS could be coming as early as today. Early last November, Nintendo had announced that the Miiverse and unified eShop accounts would be a part of the update to the Nintendo 3DS. However, as more information trickled in, it was later reveale...

Mark your calendars and spread the word: National StreetPass Weekend is Dec. 14-15 in North America

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZWEJrqV2E[/youtube] A recent YouTube video published on Nintendo of America’s official channel has revealed details about National StreetPass Weekend, coming December 14th and 15th (a Saturday and Sunday). According to the video, “all the Nintendo Zones in North America will be put together and mixed around” on those days. Meaning that pa...

Skull Kid Confirmed As An Assist Trophy

Today’s pic of the day from Super Smash Bros. creator, Masahiro Sakurai is Skull Kid. Skull Kid will be available as an assist trophy, For those unfamiliar with the character, Skull Kid is a character in Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and Twilight Princess, whose appearance has changed for the worse after getting lost in the Lost Woods. If there aren’t too many delays to the game...

How a 3D Zelda fan (me) feels about playing the top-down A Link Between Worlds

I am a Zelda fan for life. I grew up playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the old N64 that belonged to my huge family (8 siblings). Strangely, I can’t remember when I beat the game for the first time: in fact, I don’t even remember things like struggling through the water temple for the first time or (SPOILER ALERT) finding out that Sheik was really Zelda in disguise for the...

Kirby: Triple Deluxe details revealed in various Japanese magazines

A few details for Kirby: Triple Deluxe have emerged from various Japanese magazines recently. The scans of the upcoming 3DS Kirby title reveal some interesting features such as tilting the handheld for puzzles and a new bell and beetle power up. The scans were first shown through a post on NeoGAF with a user helping on the translations. The additional features are as follow, according to the NeoGA...

Youtube App Now Available For 3DS

After confirming that a 3DS Youtube app was on the way at a recent Nintendo Direct presentation, the app is now available on 3DS eShops in North America and Europe and takes up 113 blocks on your memory card. There is also the option to watch videos in High Quality and sets it to full screen instead of having a black box outside the video.

Atlus Announces Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth for 3DS

  Atlus recently announced a new Persona game for 3DS. Titled Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Atlus’ latest will feature “chibi” versions of characters from Persona 3 and Persona 4. I wasn’t expecting a tenfold increase in kawaii in this new entry, but hey, it’s still Persona. Persona Q releases June 5, 2014 in Japan. Atlus is still dead silent on a Western r...

Nintendo releases new Wii U firmware update

Nintendo has released a new system update for the Wii U today. The 4.02 update, according to Twitter user @TiLMEN, adds “further improvements to system stability and other minor adjustments.” This update will be the first of two updates coming to the Wii U, with the second coming in December to add combined eShop accounts with the 3DS. It is unclear what other improvements will be made...

Nintendo releases Holiday 3DS commercial

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nORgM4lpslk[/youtube] “Why do we play 3DS?” That’s the question Nintendo and several children pose in the latest advertisement suited for the upcoming Holiday season. Several clips of popular 3DS titles such as Pokemon X & Y, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, and Mario Kart 7 are shown as children state their...