Tag: Holidays

  • News Cast Your Vote in the North American My Nintendo Holiday Sweepstakes

    Lots of goodies up for grabs

    With the holidays just around the corner, many are no doubt already getting together Christmas lists and doing a little bit of preliminary Christmas shopping. Admittedly, Nintendo's holiday lineup is a bit slim – relying more on older, yet still popular titles – but it's clearly feeling in the holiday spirit. A new...

  • Feature Nintendo Life's Festive Gaming Plans - Part Two

    Gaming with a smile

    The Holiday season has rushed upon us this year, with the time for relaxation and festive cheer right around the corner. We have a variety of the usual end-of-year fare for you, including Game of the Year awards, retrospectives and optimistic glances towards 2016. Naturally, of course, we're also plotting some quality gaming time...

  • Feature Nintendo Life's Festive Gaming Plans - Part One

    Our team share their Holiday gaming routines

    The Holiday season has rushed upon us this year, with the time for relaxation and festive cheer right around the corner. We have a variety of the usual end-of-year fare for you, including Game of the Year awards, retrospectives and optimistic glances towards 2016. Naturally, of course, we're also plotting...

  • Video Nintendo Makes a Holiday Pitch for Wii U 'Magical Nights'

    Warm and cozy

    In recent weeks Nintendo of America has rolled out its Holiday adverts for 3DS, utilising its biggest franchises to pitch the portable to the public. It's now issued a TV commercial for Wii U, and we rather like its approach. The general pitch is of 'magical nights', with some CG Nintendo effects in a family's home before they pop...

  • Video Nintendo Focuses on a Mix of Old and New in 3DS Holiday Commercial

    Once again the New Nintendo 3DS XL has the limelight

    We're rapidly approaching the craziest shopping season of the year for the Holidays, with Nintendo and its rivals gearing up to compete for our hard earned money. From Nintendo's perspective it'll be focused on exclusives for 3DS and Wii U, most of which will naturally be first-party. Nintendo of...

  • Feature A Guide to the Best Nintendo Gifts For the Holiday Season

    Consoles, games, and random stuff that must be owned

    Farewell, stable bank balances. Prepare yourselves, credit cards. The Holiday season is upon us, with Black Friday — which is really Black Friday Week now — already kicking into gear in the U.S. and plenty of other places besides. It's the season to be jolly and generous to others, while...