News - 2013, Week 49

Sunday8th Dec 2013

Saturday7th Dec 2013

  • News Watch the VGX Awards LIVE!

    It's all about Reggie and his Wii U appearance

    Join us for Spike TV's annual game awards, now called VGX, for a very Nintendo-centric take on proceedings. Reggie Fils-Aime will be introducing a Wii U premiere, and Nintendo may even win an award or two. [liveblog=vgx_2013]#VGX

  • News Digital Foundry Heaps Praise on Super Mario 3D World

    "It [Nintendo] clearly understands what it takes to produce a classic"

    Super Mario 3D World has been critically acclaimed, may become a commercial success story in the coming weeks, months and years, and has already played a role in switching up perceptions around what the Wii U can offer gamers. We're yet to see how substantial that impact will be...

  • Review Chevrolet Camaro Wild Ride 3D (3DS eShop)

    Car wreck

    Hey Enjoy Gaming! 1997 called and guess what? It wants its game back! That’s right — Chevrolet Camaro Wild Ride 3D has finally landed on the 3DS eShop, and not only does it look like a game that was ported directly from the PlayStation, but also it’s pretty terrible to play, too. In fact, it’s downright offensive to even think...

  • News Nintendo's Point of Sale Cards Helping to Drive Downloads in Japan

    "It’s safe to say that it’s a risk-free system for the retailers"

    New Super Mario Bros. 2 may not be regarded in the future as an iconic, unforgettable 2D Mario game — though various members of the Nintendo Life team do think it's rather good — but it did represent one important piece of Nintendo's modern history. It was the first physical...

  • News CastleStorm Gets Closer to Storming the Wii U eShop

    "It should be ready to rock soon"

    Zen Studios, to date, has been supportive of the Wii U eShop in bringing both Zen Pinball 2 and Star Wars Pinball to the platform, but we were starting to wonder whether the promised CastleStorm would ever make an appearance. The good news is that the title appears to be finally approaching release, with the studio...

Friday6th Dec 2013

Thursday5th Dec 2013

  • Video Let This Pikmin 3 DLC Trailer Give You That Festive Feeling

    Plus see the new stages in action

    We shouldn't forget that, despite the fact it was released in a particularly quiet spell for the Wii U and games market as a whole, Pikmin 3 is a top-notch game; lest we forget, it had been in demand for a number of years. It's also a relatively rare instance — though there are other examples — of Nintendo being...

Friday6th Dec 2013

Thursday5th Dec 2013

Tuesday3rd Dec 2013

Wednesday4th Dec 2013

Tuesday3rd Dec 2013

Monday2nd Dec 2013