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Neighbours, be warned
Wii Karaoke U probably still holds the crown as one of the most peculiar offerings on the Wii U eShop. In some ways it's one of the most modern titles Nintendo's released in terms of online functionality, with a substantial range of tracks available to stream and various time-based passes to purchase in order to satisfy into...
Metroid! Samus! Smash Run! Direct!
It's Mond... TUESDAY, which means its time to look at what happened in the world of Super Smash Bros. on Miiverse last week. We're a day late due to some different scheduling this week but we hadn't forgotten — we never forget this feature. Last week was a big one for these two games, with an almighty Super...
Naughty
It can be tempting to think of Nintendo as standing alone in terms of companies with powerful executives that are also charming, affable individuals; we see that side of Satoru Iwata and colleagues frequently in Nintendo Direct broadcasts. It'd be wrong to think these are qualities only found within Nintendo, however, as there are a number...
Luigi! Gust Bellows! Pikachu's Thunder! More!
It's time once again for our Super Smash Bros. summary from last week, though this week perhaps feels a little different — we have a Super Smash Bros. Direct to look forward to, after all. Masahiro Sakurai has been playing it cool, however, with the Super Smash Bros. Director's Room not referencing...
Those without a Nintendo Network ID can now see more
Nintendo is continually tweaking and improving its Miiverse social network, with changes varying between the Wii U, 3DS and web browser versions. Sometimes the enhancements are major, though as it's a web-based platform Nintendo also applies minor adjustments, as they don't require any download...
More ready than ever to clean up on the battlefield
Kicking off a new week's worth of daily pics, Masahiro Sakurai today revealed a shot of Luigi in a Miiverse post sure to scare off any ghost. The younger Mario brother has been continually tweaked as the Smash Bros series goes on, with altered mechanics and moves to make him stand out from his...
Cuccos! Ore Club! Uncle Andross! More!
It's that time again, dear readers, for another Super Smash Bros. summary from last week; once again we have a nice mix of Wii U and 3DS screens to enjoy. As per normal Masahiro Sakurai has released plenty of screenshots on the Miiverse Super Smash Bros. Director's Room, using the depth of the titles and...
Climb the tower as you battle
Not long ago Masahiro Sakurai revealed that there'd be a Super Smash Bros. 3DS stage in Lumiose City, the location from Pokémon X & Y. Now, in a similar style to his screenshot tour of the Super Mario 3D Land stage, the game director has shown us how this stage will work. As previously sug
Smash Ball! Peanut Gun! Rosalina! More!
Monday is always a day that brings a little bit of pre-release hype to our eyeballs, as we post yet another Super Smash Bros. summary from the last week; we're onto issue number 30, no less. Masahiro Sakurai has been dishing out daily screens on the Miiverse Super Smash Bros. Director's Room for so long, yet...
Hopes we "continue to cheer on" Mario's little bro
Spring may be officially in the air today, but with it comes a bittersweet farewell. Following his announcement on 18th February that both the community and the company’s special activities would be ending, Shigeru Miyamoto brought Nintendo's Year of Luigi to an official close today through a post...
Search options! Verified User stalking! Activity Feed screenshots!
Miiverse, the Nintendo social network where we can post doodles, screens and general thoughts on all things Nintendo, has today been updated for both Wii U and 3DS. As Nintendo had the foresight to make it a web-based platform rather than an app, in the typical sense, it means the...
Lumiose City! Fat Mac! Din's Fire! More things!
It's Monday, which means it's time for our Super Smash Bros. summary from last week. There are some good'uns, too. Masahiro Sakurai produced one post that we though worthy of its own article due to the size of the reveal, and that was Lumiose City as a playable stage; that was particularly exciting...
Grannies! Bumper! Little Mac punching! More!
It's Monday, which normally means Nintendo Download news for Europe and Super Smash Bros. screens at which to gawk. For the second week running we're denied the former as expected — we'll bring the full list when it's released — but we can still enjoy our normal weekly screen summary. Phew. Masahiro...
Diddy! Dedenne! Fox! More things!
Monday can often be a tough day, but we always have a new batch of Super Smash Bros. screens to bring some happiness to another week, along with the knowledge that the dual release is creeping ever closer. Masahiro Sakurai's daily despatches bucked the trend of the previous two weeks by not revealing any new...
Fairy! Big Dog / Small Fighters! Diddy!
Just as it looked like last week would be light on Super Smash Bros. reveals Masahiro Sakurai hit us with confirmation that Diddy Kong will be a playable character once again, keeping up the momentum and hype for the 2014 dual release. Beyond that new challenger announcement, the Super Smash Bros.
Shake the metaphorical trees of creativity, or something...
Nintendo has been making good use of Miiverse and Wii U title Art Academy: SketchPad in recent months, running events for the Year of Luigi and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Its latest event is for Animal Crossing: New Leaf; while it might seem late in the day for an event...
X marks the screenshot
Nintendo's bespoke Miiverse social network — on Wii U, 3DS, web browsers and with future plans for smart devices — has evolved a fair bit since its début with the Wii U launch in November 2012. As it's a web-based service it can be easily updated without down time or the need for gamers to download updates; as a result...
Cute Nintendog! Little Mac! Home-Run Bat! More!
Super Smash Bros. made another Nintendo Direct appearance last week, with 2014 again emphasized as the release window, to remind us that the iconic series isn't far away from a Wii U and 3DS return. We're a little later than normal with the summary this time, but Masahiro Sakurai continues to use the...
Get drawing
In January Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the Legend of Zelda series, launched a drawing event on Miiverse to bring the respective communities of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Art Academy: SketchPad together. The task is to show creativity with the 3DS game as a source of inspiration. This event has been underway for a...
Out of the park
Masahiro Sakurai doesn't often reveal new challengers or arenas in his daily posts on the Miiverse Director's Room for the new Super Smash Bros. entries on Wii U and 3DS, but he does often show-off individual moves, mechanics and items. Today may not send shock waves around the world, but could be a fan-favourite. As you can see...
