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News: Nintendo Japan Is Joining The Nintendo Direct Love This Valentine's Day

Nintendo Japan Is Joining The Nintendo Direct Love This Valentine's Day

Not one, not two, but three dates this Valentine's Day

Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe both have Nintendo Direct presentations happening today, and now the inevitable Japanese broadcast has been announced - with the presentation streaming at 9 AM ET / 6 AM PT. Similar to the European broadcast, the 3DS will be the star of the show in the...

News: Nintendo 3DS Direct Bringing the Love on 14th February

Nintendo 3DS Direct Bringing the Love on 14th February

Europe focused on the handheld, North America will include Wii U games

Nintendo has announced new Nintendo Direct broadcasts, giving us a positively useful 24 hours to prepare ourselves. In Europe this time around the focus is on the 3DS, with Nintendo stating that it'll look at future games on the handheld; the North American broadcast isn't...

News: New Pokémon Revealed for X & Y, Say Hello To Ninfia

New Pokémon Revealed for X & Y, Say Hello To Ninfia

A new Pokémon in the never-ending Pokédex

We reported yesterday that Pokémon Smash and CoroCoro magazine had a treat in-store for Pokémon fans this week, and it so happens to come in the form of Ninfia — a brand new Pokémon, which also happens to be one of the many evolutions of Eevee. According to the magazine, the evolution method is a...

News: Nintendo Receives Zero BAFTA Game Awards Nominations

Nintendo Receives Zero BAFTA Game Awards Nominations

Um, what?

2012 was a fairly busy year for Nintendo, with some high-quality titles arriving on 3DS and the long-awaited release of Wii U. There were some rather decent games in there, which makes Nintendo's complete absence from the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Game Awards 2013 a little surprising. While failure to make it...

News: Street Fighter And Samurai Shodown Influenced Castlevania: Mirror Of Fate's Combat

Street Fighter And Samurai Shodown Influenced Castlevania: Mirror Of Fate's Combat

More interview goodness from Konami's Dave Cox

Konami producer Dave Cox must have an aching jaw, because he's given so many interviews recently relating to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate that he must be absolutely pig-sick of talking about the upcoming 3DS title. However, we're not complaining, because each new interview gives fresh...

News: 3DS Has The Potential To Find You A Partner

3DS Has The Potential To Find You A Partner

Saves the awkwardness of meeting someone in person

Want to play games on your 3DS? That's so old-fashioned! Why not use it to find a boyfriend, or according to a ten year-old boy, a girlfriend. That's right, young "Masterclaw 360" posted up on the Colors! 3D 'I need a girlfriend. Girls read description', with arrows pointing down towards the...

News: Paper Mario, Kirby Super Star and More Join Club Nintendo Rewards

Paper Mario, Kirby Super Star and More Join Club Nintendo Rewards

Sucking up your coins

It's Club Nintendo Rewards time again, North American gamers, with more downloadable goodies becoming available in exchange for some treasured gold coins. This month offers a mixture of retro Virtual Console treats and some DSiWare titles, detailed below. Bird & Beans — 100 Coins Metal Torrent — 150 Coins Paper Mario...

News: Mario Picks Up a DICE Sticker at Annual Awards

Mario Picks Up a DICE Sticker at Annual Awards

It sure looks good on paper

Last week saw a number of games industry professionals descend on Las Vegas for the annual DICE summit. It's an opportunity for various studios and representatives to talk more directly about the industry and projects currently in the works, and like all good gatherings it ends with an awards ceremony. As an indication...

News: New Information on Pokémon X & Y Coming Soon

New Information on Pokémon X & Y Coming Soon

Soon? This week to be precise

The latest episode of Japanese TV show Pokémon Smash has confirmed that new information regarding Pokémon X & Y for the 3DS will be making its way to our needy little ears during next week's episode, as well as being featured in this week's CoroCoro magazine. CoroCoro — a Japanese manga magazine published by...

Review: Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS)

Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS)

Old brain, new tricks

Thinking of Nintendo's efforts to capture a more mainstream audience with non-traditional games, the Brain Age series leaps immediately to mind - and then leaps right out again, because we can't seem to concentrate on anything these days. Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, Nintendo's resident neuroscientist, has noticed this too, and has...

Preview: Skylanders Swap Force

Skylanders Swap Force

Activision's latest money-spinner takes shape

As we wrote earlier this week, Activision has announced the next game in the Skylanders series: Swap Force. At the New York event we had a chance to see some early levels of gameplay. What was immediately obvious was the higher fidelity of visuals this time round. With new developer Vicarious Visions...

News: New Competition To Celebrate Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Demo Now Open

New Competition To Celebrate Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Demo Now Open

Heaps of goodies to win

There's not long to wait now until the sublime looking Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is finally released for the 3DS in North America. The game will be available on 26th February in both physical and downloadable formats. Speaking of downloadable formats, as we mentioned in our weekly downloads round-up, North...

News: Local Multiplayer Confirmed For Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Local Multiplayer Confirmed For Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

There'll also be some downloadable dungeons

The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series is venturing onto the 3DS in March with Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. Nintendo has announced some interesting news about the upcoming release, including the fact that for the first time ever, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon will have a multiplayer mode...

Rumour: Next Sonic Game Will Be Called Sonic Adventure 3

Next Sonic Game Will Be Called Sonic Adventure 3

Trilogy talk?

Cast your mind back a few weeks and you'll recall that we reported on a rumour relating to the next Sonic the Hedgehog title. According to an inside source, the game is currently in development for a wide range of platforms - including the Wii U and 3DS - and is expected later this year. Another little rumour has surfaced recently...

News: Konami Explains Why Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate Is A 3DS Exclusive

Konami Explains Why Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate Is A 3DS Exclusive

The 3D effect was the clincher

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate is now about a month away from hitting the shelves, and will be available exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. The game's producer Dave Cox has been speaking about why the game is only on Nintendo's handheld and not on Sony's portable offering, the PlayStation Vita. In an...

Rumour: Scribblenauts Unlimited Was Recalled From European Retailers

Scribblenauts Unlimited Was Recalled From European Retailers

Nintendo asks stores to withdraw the game from stock

Yesterday's bombshell news that Scribblenauts Unlimited has been delayed in Europe didn't exactly go down well with fans. The game has been available in North America since late last year, and with both the Wii U and 3DS in dire need of fresh titles, it's a real shame that we've got to wait a...