News - 2015, Week 47

Sunday22nd Nov 2015

  • Review Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U)

    Into the net

    Mario's spin-off titles have been integral to Nintendo systems for multiple generations, typically designed to bring families and friends together for light-hearted fun. The tennis spin-off has often found a fascinating middle-ground between depth and accessibility, though the home console entries have often been focused on simple...

  • Feature Our Top Wii U Games - Third Anniversary Edition

    Retail and eShop go head-to-head

    The Wii U is now over three years old having arrived in North America on 18th November 2012. In recent times we've celebrated some of the best games the system has to offer, with our staff voting (and readers through embedded polls) on their favourite Wii U retail and top eShop games. Now, as a little bonus, are the...

  • News Check Out This Unused Stage Found in the Splatoon Art Book

    Maybe material for a future update?

    At launch, it could certainly be argued that Splatoon had just enough stages to get by, but this was assuaged over the coming months as Nintendo introduced new stages to the rotation; in addition to new gear and other goodies. While the post release DLC for Splatoon has been exceedingly generous, one must wonder...

  • Video Splatoon Gets the Did You Know Gaming? Treatment

    Splatofu would have been interesting...

    Splatoon is one of the most popular Wii U games around at the moment, still going strong since its May release. With weekly additions, Splatfests and occasional major updates it keeps giving us reasons to play, not that plenty of fans need any excuse. Now the Did You Know Gaming? channel has kept up its...

Saturday21st Nov 2015

  • News The Super Famicom is 25 Years Old

    16-bit beauty

    The 21st of November, 1990, was a day of commotion in parts of Japan; namely those that were around electronics shops. This was the day Nintendo launched the Super Famicom, a 16-bit system that has since found its place within gaming history and atop many's lists of greatest consoles. Only two games launched with the Super Famicom,...

Sunday22nd Nov 2015

  • News 13AM Games Announces Upcoming Update for Runbow

    Adds 2 player matchmaking and bug fixes

    Runbow has been out for a few months now and by all accounts, it stands as an excellent couch multiplayer party game. We awarded it a 9/10, praising the distinct art direction and frantic gaming, and it's no doubt been a source of much entertainment to many fans over the last few months. 13AM Games is...

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Wednesday18th Nov 2015

  • Hardware Review Gamepad Digital GPD XD

    That design reminds us of something

    Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but when you're creating mass-market electronic devices, slavishly cloning the work of others usually lands you in costly lawsuit - just ask Samsung and Apple. However, there are a multitude of hardware makers working out of China which are small enough to operate...

  • Feature Our Top 10 Wii U Retail Games - Third Anniversary Edition

    Plenty of great games make the grade

    The Wii U is now three years old, having arrived in North America on 18th November 2012. Though it's struggled commercially we think history will be kind to the system in years to come courtesy of the strength to be found in its core games. Whether titles catered to dedicated fans, less experienced gamers or a...

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