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James started his career in video games as News Editor on Nintendo Life. Since leaving in 2012 to join Nintendo of Europe, James has risen through the ranks to become NoE's Senior Product PR & Corporate Communications Manager.
News Ever Seen Professional Ice Skaters Do a Super Mario Routine?
You can soon
Do not underestimate the impact of Super Mario Bros. — it's inspired beatboxers, flautists, orchestras, artists and plenty more in its 25 year history, but it's rarely hit the limelight for its influence on the world of professional ice skating. Today, that injustice ends. Top skaters Tatiana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov took to the...
News Gamestation Registering Customer Interest in Project Café
Jumping the gun?
We're still over a month away from Nintendo's official reveal of its Wii successor, but that doesn't mean retailers aren't keen to get in there early and start securing customer interest. Several Nintendo Life readers have reported UK retail chain Gamestation has already started registering customer interest in the new console under...
News Antipole Contains a Surprise for Cosmos X2 Owners
Submitted to lotcheck now
Topsy-turvy DSiWare outing Antipole is on its way to the download service in the coming months, as developer Saturnine Games has announced the game's submission to Nintendo's lotcheck. Any players who've picked up Saturnine's DSiWare shooter Cosmos X2 can expect a special surprise too, with a bonus mode included that's only...
News Need for Speed: The Run Races to 3DS and Wii in November
Start your engines
Last year's Wii version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit didn't go down brilliantly with gamers, but hopefully EA can atone for its errors with this year's entry Need for Speed: The Run on Wii. It's not just Wii getting a look in though, as Need for Speed: The Run is coming to 3DS as well. Promising "immersive...
News 3DS Console and WiiWare Games On Offer in Abylight Contest
Will you be the lucky one?
If you didn't win our 3DS giveaway you might want to take a look at Spanish developer Abylight's website on Monday. In a contest to promote the studio's WiiWare game Fish'em All, Abylight will be giving the game away to 150 people between Monday and 27th May. One of those players will be chosen at random to win a Nintendo...
Features The Characters of MotoHeroz
Meet the racers
In anticipation of MotoHeroz's June 2011 release on WiiWare, we've teamed up with Trials HD developer RedLynx to bring you a series of exclusive articles. Last week we brought you The World of MotoHeroz, and now it's time to meet its inhabitants. The Characters of MotoHeroz: There are four characters in the story of MotoHeroz, and...
They should keep it in the Congo
Ubongo is a board game popular in continental Europe, but its video game counterpart doesn't hit the target. The mechanics of the game are simple: up to four players play simultaneously, each with their own "plate", which is a shape that must be completely covered with Tetromino-like objects; imagine Tetris...
Nintendo Download 29th April 2011 (Europe)
WiiWare MIA
After several months of finding out the download days in advance, it's back to a wait and see approach this week, so let's see what's available for you to buy right now. Virtual Console: The Ignition Factor (Jaleco, Super NES, 900pts) — A top-down firefighting game, this is one of a kind on Virtual Console, so look out for our full...
News New 3DS Cartoon Network Fighter Screenshots Punch Out
How's it looking?
Who would win in a fight between Dexter and Samurai Jack? How about between Ben 10 and the Powerpuff Girls? Soon you can put an end to these globally-recognised debates with Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion, a new fighting game heading to 3DS on 24th May. Crave Entertainment sent over a group of new screenshots that show the...
News We Have New 3DS Game Footage Just for You
StarFox, Zelda and more inside
Want to see new footage of Star Fox 64 3D, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and more? You've probably stopped reading this already and clicked play on the video below, so good for you. The video also shows footage of the newly-announced Tales of the Abyss, the intriguing Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions
News Europe Has a Date with Wii Play: Motion on 24th June
Minigames detailed too
The announcement of new MotionPlus-toting minigame collection Wii Play: Motion came out of the blue for many, but it's very real and heading to Europe on 24th June, Nintendo has announced. The game will be packaged with a red Wii Remote Plus across Europe, marking the first opportunity for gamers to get their hands on the...
News Mighty Milky Way Takes to the Stars on 9th May
800 Points at the ready
WayForward's next DSiWare title is Mighty Milky Way, and it's coming to North America on 9th May for 800 Nintendo Points. The new game from the creators of the acclaimed Shantae: Risky's Revenge is a sequel of sorts to Mighty Flip Champs, as the game's director Sean Velasco explained in our Mighty Milky Way interview:
News Moon Diver Creator has a Much Better Idea for a 3DS Game
Under wraps so far
PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade title Moon Diver marks the return of Strider creator Kouichi Yotsui, but it won't be making the leap to Wii or 3DS any time soon, according to the creator. Why not? He has a much better idea up his sleeve. Cubed3 recently quizzed the creator on his non-Nintendo game, and asked about the...
News Sega Preparing a New Shining Game to "Sum Up the Series"
Might we see Shining Generations?
Last month we brought you news about the Shining Force SOS campaign, an attempt to reunite Sega with Golden Sun: Dark Dawn developer Camelot and bring about a glorious return of the Shining Force series. While the campaign has not yet received an official response from Camelot or Sega, there may be some hope on the...
News No Waggle Needed to Master Rhythm Heaven on Wii
It's all about buttons
Nintendo's reluctance to reveal much of anything about the tentatively-titled Rhythm Heaven on Wii is a cause of much consternation, but one nugget we can share should enough happiness to unfurrow your brow. Due in the summer, the game will be playable entirely with buttons, meaning no need to use your Wii Remote as a fork,...
News Iwata: Wii has More to Offer, Unannounced Games on the Way
Life in the old dog yet
Just because Nintendo is nearly ready to show off a new console doesn't mean incumbent home console the Wii is dead and buried. President Satoru Iwata is keen to keep the console alive, telling investors there are new games on the way every month of this year, with some unannounced titles too. In Japan, Nintendo has only...
Talking Point Can Nintendo's Next Console Top Wii's Success?
Where to go after you've conquered the world?
The Wii is Nintendo's most successful home console ever, with 86 million machines sold around the world since it launched in 2006, but with the recent announcement of Nintendo's new console it's time to peek forward to the future. Wii was a remarkable success because it did something drastically...
News Over 2 Million Players Bought Mario's 25th Anniversary Game
Joins a long list of million sellers
It may have just been a glorified Super NES game, but that didn't stop Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition from doing the business at retail, selling 2.24 million copies around the world since its release. Other Nintendo-published Wii titles hitting the million sales mark in the past twelve months...
News Relax, the Vitality Sensor is Still in Development
Nothing to get worked up about
The Wii Vitality Sensor made waves at E3 2009 as one of the most bizarre Nintendo add-ons of recent times, then all-but disappeared from gaming radars as Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and the 3DS drew all the focus in last year's show. The sensor's invisibility caused many to suggest Nintendo had quietly ditched the...
News eShop Will Launch with Free 3D Excitebike Game
Expected "late May"
Excited by the upcoming release of the 3DS eShop? Of course you are, but we bet there's room for your excitement-o-meter to jump up a few notches when you hear the service will apparently launch with a free game. As part of Nintendo's 3D Classics range that will see older games re-released with a lick of three-dimensional paint,...
News Big 3DS Release Dates Still Up in the Air
Lots still to be confirmed
Shigeru Miyamoto recently assured gamers that Super Mario 3DS will release in 2011, but those hoping to hear more concrete release plans at the recent investors' meeting will be disappointed, as Nintendo hasn't yet given any indications on when its biggest 3DS titles will hit the machine. Super Mario, Mario Kart, Paper...
News Nintendogs + Cats is Nintendo's First 3DS Million-Seller
1.7m pet lovers served
Of the 20 or so 3DS games available around the globe, so far two have broken through the million sales barrier — Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Miyamoto's cute 'em up Nintendogs + Cats. According to Nintendo's latest investor report, the canine collection sold 1.71m units since launch, an impressive total...
News The Ignition Factor Lights Up Virtual Console on Friday
Feeling hot hot hot
Jaleco is a hotbed of Virtual Console support these days, with Brawl Brothers, Super E.D.F. Earth Defense Force and more under the publisher's belt, a belt which just got a little bigger with the upcoming release of The Ignition Factor on Friday. The firefighting game was never released in Europe so it'll carry the appropriate...
News Iwata: Wii Successor to "Offer New Ways to Play In the Home"
Get your thinking caps on
Despite a wealth of Project Café rumours, the exact nature of Nintendo's new home console is well-guarded, with persistent whispers of a touchscreen controller the closest thing to solid details about how it'll actually work. At the recent investors' meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave a little insight into the...
