News - 2014, Week 11

Sunday16th Mar 2014

Saturday15th Mar 2014

  • Weirdness Titanfall Gets a Glorious Yoshi Write-Up in The Times

    We'd totally buy Titanfall: Yoshi Edition

    There's no getting around the fact that Yoshi's New Island had mixed reviews — we awarded it a 5/10 score, with various major outlets varying from 4 to 8 out of 10; there's little denying that it divided opinion. It's out in the wild now, however, and consumers will make their own decisions on how the...

  • Ninterview The NES Club and an Epic Collector's Quest

    Take a ride on the ultimate 8-bit road trip

    A major ongoing strength for Nintendo is its cultural heritage, a history in the games industry that makes the brand immediately recognisable to so many. Younger gamers may be familiar with the DS, Wii, 3DS and gradually the Wii U, but we're approaching 30 years of major home console and gaming handheld...

  • News Twitch Claims Victory in Pokémon Crystal

    Adventure in Hoenn Begins Next Week

    TwitchPlaysPokémon has spawned a massive following and fanbase. An insane amount of artwork and history have been created by thousands of dedicated fans of the series. Now, with two games under its belt, the internet phenomenon will begin its journey in Hoenn next week. The stream defeated the Elite Four and...

  • Play Mario Kart 7 with Nintendo Life

    Time for pure racing...

    Earlier this year we had our first Mario Kart 7 community event of 2014, and unsurprisingly it was a lot of fun. Since that time the release date for Mario Kart 8 has been confirmed, and we've realised that we need a lot more practice before the new Wii U title rolls around. Besides, the 3DS game is still a blast to play over...

  • Feature Baby Mario's Global Adventure Through Twitter

    More social networking hijinks from Nintendo

    During February Cranky Kong took over Nintendo of America's Twitter account for a day in order to promote Wii U release Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Nintendo had made much of the character's inclusion in the game, even officially revealing him at the VGX Awards, and took the opportunity to have a...

Friday14th Mar 2014

Thursday13th Mar 2014

Friday14th Mar 2014

Thursday13th Mar 2014

  • Review Yoshi's New Island (3DS)

    Dino-lite

    Back in 1995, Yoshi's Island turned heads when it was announced as the successor to the masterful Super Mario World. Appearing to be more of a spin-off than a direct sequel, there was skepticism as to whether such a departure could live up to the Mario name and please fans of the series. Fortunately the unique gameplay mechanics,...

Wednesday12th Mar 2014

  • Review Pokémon Link: Battle! (3DS eShop)

    Match maker

    DS title Pokémon Link — known as Pokémon Trozei in North America — was a fine example of how Nintendo has been able to diversify and expand the franchise in different directions. This download-only sequel — once again developed by Genius Sonority — continues that trend, but has more monsters to catch, locations to explore and...

Thursday13th Mar 2014

Wednesday12th Mar 2014

Tuesday11th Mar 2014

  • News Famitsu Displays Some Etrian-inspired Elements of Persona Q

    Mapping and mega monsters in the mix

    Atlus is not hiding the fact that its upcoming 3DS title, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, will mix in gameplay elements from its other portable saga series, Etrian Odyssey. Now, thanks to a teaser from this week's issue of Famitsu, a couple of these elements have been brought into further light. According to...

Wednesday12th Mar 2014

Monday10th Mar 2014

Tuesday11th Mar 2014

Monday10th Mar 2014

  • Weirdness 10th March is Mario Day, Apparently

    Darn, we forgot to arrange a parade

    Every day is a something day, it seems. It's rarely just a Monday, but there'll be a cause or occasion that seizes the day which will, ultimately, pass most of us by. There's even a website dedicated to the idea, unsurprisingly called daysoftheyear.com — no confusion around its intentions, then. What's...

Tuesday11th Mar 2014

Monday10th Mar 2014