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News Shin'en Multimedia to Finally Show Off Fast Racing NEO in September
Some screens to start the race
FAST Racing NEO has had an odd but short history to date. The sequel to the popular and rather fun FAST - Racing League on WiiWare, it was unveiled with a teaser website in late 2013, with some minor noises about plans for the game in early 2014. Though the teaser site launched with "Coming 2014" text, however, a
News WayForward Bringing GBC Classic Xtreme Sports to 3DS Virtual Console
The studio's first-ever Game Boy Color game returns
WayForward has announced through a tweet that it will be bringing its first Game Boy Color title, Xtreme Sports, to the eShop on 7th August. The game, described as "crazy ambitious" by the studio's own Matt Bozon, has players competing against 200+ individual AI-controlled adversaries in a variety...
Video Impa and a Naginata Mean Bad News For Gohma in Hyrule Warriors
More slick action from Koei Tecmo
Now that some Japanese press copies of Hyrule Warriors are in the wild, there's no shortage of footage popping up online for those that want to see the whole game before it arrives. For those seeking an element of surprise when it arrives in stores, however, there's the conventional hype machine of Koei Tecmo and...
News Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Delay in Europe Explained
"In order to optimise the best possible launch timing for Europe"
We recently shared with you the slightly disappointing news that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker won't be out in Europe until next year. As the fiendish isometric puzzler appears to still be on course for a Holiday 2014 launch in North America, we reached out to Nintendo UK to enquire...
News September Brings Iconic Learning Characters Biff, Chip & Kipper To 3DS Systems
English, Mother, do you speak it?
It's no secret that the Nintendo DS was host to an enormous variety of non-gaming software for purposes ranging from fitness to diet, and it seems Nintendo is keen to bring a whole new host of these to the 3DS. Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper is a collection of three volumes that take the well-known characters...
News Another Hyrule Warriors Live Stream is Scheduled for Tomorrow
The hype train's reached its platform, but it isn't slowing down
Nintendo and Koei Tecmo really are putting their all into promoting Hyrule Warriors in Japan. This morning we had the Niconico broadcast telling everyone to expect a Hyrule Warriors Nintendo Direct from Nintendo of America next week, and now it's been revealed that there'll be yet...
News Hyrule Warriors Nintendo Direct Arriving Next Week
A Link to the future
The recent live stream on Niconico for the upcoming Hyrule Warriors was sadly not fit to burst with new information on the game. Despite the A-list cast of special guests it was a fairly pedestrian affair, re-iterating knowledge already known to most fans who have been following developments. Luckily though, the stream did...
News This Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Box Art May Get Its Claws Into You
What a beast
It's possible that you've had your fill of 'serious' news and financial figures today, which is fair enough; this writer has a sore head from looking at figures in the millions and billions, while gazing at the intensely dull layout of financial reports. It all matters, but video games can be fun, let's not forget. So here's some box...
Video Sheik Deals Death In Latest Hyrule Warriors Trailer
Wielding the power of the goddesses
For any fan of the Zelda series, Sheik is unforgettable. A mysterious ninja who supplies a semi-deus ex machina role in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Sheik provided one of the best twists in the entire game — and one which meant that all of those uncomfortable feelings Link had during the course of his...
News Shin Megami Tensei IV Set For September Release In Europe, Pleasingly Low Price Confirmed
A digital gem
It's been a while since North America was treated to the glorious sight of Shin Megami Tensei IV on its store shelves, and now Atlus has finally announced that European countries will be treated to a similar occasion. The RPG in question will not be receiving a physical release, but instead will be arriving as a digital-only download...
News Disney Magical World Waltzes Its Way Onto European 3DS Consoles This October
An old new world
Amidst the success of Tomodachi Life in the UK charts, Disney has announced its hand in the life simulation genre Disney Magical World will be arriving on European shores on the 24th of October this year. The colourful romp is already available in the US and Japan and takes a different approach to simulation than Tomodachi Life and...
News The Next Penelope Boasts Shooting And Racing, And Is Speeding Towards The Wii U eShop In 2015
A mad dash through futuristic Greece
French developer Aurelien Regard has revealed that it is bringing The Next Penelope to the Wii U eShop in early 2015. The game is a curious shooting and racing hybrid which calls to mind Kingdom Grand Prix, a fantastic arcade shooter from the late '90s. It also reminds us a lot of the classic '80s cartoon series...
News Cooking Mama Will Sizzle up North American Shelves this 16th September
A good day to fry hard
Mama knows you're just being modest when you push your 3DS away and say you're full. She whipped up another helping of culinary cuteness with Cooking Mama 5: Bon Apétit, and North American players can go up for fifths this 16th September. Majesco Entertainment dropped the release date today. Their updated press release...
News Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 Confirmed for October Release Worldwide
Paczilla is a thing
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 is proof that, despite the fact it may not have been on most radars or enjoyed glowing reviews, the first entry in the game series was a reasonable success. Its role accompanying the CG animated TV show doesn't do it any harm, either. Bandai Namco has now pinned down the sequel's release...
News Atlus Teases New Game Announcements Plus Brand New IP
Definitely not another Persona, may be "not broccoli"
Late 2014 and early 2015 look to be all about Persona titles at Atlus with Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Persona 4: Dancing All Night, and Persona 4: Aerna Ultimax set to release for various platforms in the coming months. However, in an interview with Famitsu Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka and...
News Two Tribes Announces New 2D Shooter, RIVE
Keen to bring it to Wii U
Two Tribes is a download developer best known for its Toki Tori releases, but has also published and ported a wide range of titles to Nintendo hardware, with notable recent examples being the Two Tribes Classics range on the Wii U. After financial problems the company had to reboot and shut down its development business,...
News Giana Sisters Developer Under Fire Over Dieselstormers Name
A different sort of fuel crisis
You’ll most likely know the Germany-based Black Forest Games for its excellent Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams on the Wii U eShop, but in the run up to its new project — DieselStormers — the developer has come under fire for choosing that particular title. Italian clothing company DIESEL has filed legal...
News Yet More Hyrule Warriors Details Coming This Week
Set your alarm clocks to HYPE
In the same manner as last week, Niconico will be streaming a live presentation with more details on the Zelda spin-off Hyrule Warriors this Thursday. The tweet shown below, from the game’s official account, details the announcement. Two of Nintendo's Zelda veterans, Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, will both be...
News Did You Realise Lone Survivor Was Coming to Wii U Later This Year? Well, It Is
Included in the E3 listing
E3 was particularly busy for Nintendo, as the company revealed a number of games for the first time for Wii U — in particular — and 3DS. One that slipped us by was Lone Survivor, which is coming to the Wii U eShop in Q4. In the madness of the event we missed this one in a downloadable release list — it didn't appear...
News Adam West Dusts Off His Bat-Vocals for LEGO Batman 3
Burt Ward else matters?
In true LEGO style, the lightheartedness of LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has been pushed further yet with an increased character roster and — most importantly — with Adam West joining the cast of well-known stars who will be lending their voices to the game. Veterans of the series will be getting a bit of old-school love...
Video Darunia Rolls and Pounds His Way Through Enemies in Hyrule Warriors
Princess Ruto opts for a little more elegance
Hyrule Warriors is now less than two months away, and Koei Tecmo continues to build hype through new character reveals, screenshots and trailers. Last week brought confirmation of Ocarina of Time stages along with Sheik, Darunia and Princess Ruto, and the latest trailer shows the Goron leader in action,...
News The Mysterious Murasame Castle Set For North American Début on 7th August
See the origin of that Nintendo Land mini-game
The Mysterious Murasame Castle is a Famicom Disk System game from 1986 that's only been known in the West through some cameo appearances and references — most recently through the Takamaru's Ninja Castle game in Nintendo Land. Having recently made its Western début on the European 3DS Virtual Console...
News The Link Outfit and Gear in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is Almost Too Cool
He's even rocking the earring
The upcoming Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and its predecessor, have had plenty of crossover outfits. One confirmed long ago in Japan that has us particularly excited is the Link outfit and equipment, which promises to add some Legend of Zelda charm to the hunt. The official channel for the upcoming Ultimate release, in...
News Curve Studios Is Bringing Spooky Puzzle Title The Swapper To The Wii U eShop
Space, man
Curve Studios has revealed that it is bringing Facepalm Games' space-puzzle title The Swapper to the Wii U eShop. The game — which is already available on PC and is also coming to the PS3 this August — places you in the shoes of a spaceman exploring a seemingly derelict space station. You are armed with a gun which can create up to...
News Azure Striker Gunvolt Hitting Japan August 20th, North American Launch Shortly Afterwards
Euro release "being worked out", could have multilingual support
Inti Creates has revealed that Azure Striker Gunvolt will launch in Japan on August 20th, with a North American release coming in the weeks that follow. A European release is also on the cards, with Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu telling Silicon
News One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X Will Cram 85 Different Characters Into Your Humble 3DS
Confirmed for Japanese launch this Winter
The One Piece juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down. We've only just had One Piece: Unlimited World Red here in the west, and Bandai Namco has now announced the next video game adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's famous anime and manga series: One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X. This 3DS offering will feature 85...
News Rivyd Announces Kenji: Rise Of A Hero For Wii U eShop, November Launch Expected
Team aiming to create "one of the most difficult games for the Wii U"
Indie studio Rivyd Incorporated has revealed that it is producing a platform title exclusively for the Wii U eShop by the name of Kenji: Rise of a Hero. The title is expected to launch on November 25th, and is being billed as a title for "advance players, or beginners that want...
News Nintendo Serves Up Over Four Minutes of Awesomely Detailed Hyrule Warriors Footage
Shows off the cast, enemies, Skulltulas, cuccos and more
Earlier today Hyrule Warriors appeared in a broadcast on Japanese online service Niconico, with recent details and characters shown off in new footage, including just-announced playable stages and characters from Ocarina of Time
News Details of Bayonetta 2's Online Co-Op "Tag Climax" Mode Emerge
More risk, more reward
While Bayonetta 2 — like its predecessor — looks to be another high-intensity single player action experience, the Wii U exclusive is also set to include some online play through its two-player co-op "Tag Climax" mode. While it may not be integrated a great deal with the single player adventure, it seems like a potential...
News The Fantasy Life Adventure Begins in Europe on 26th September
Opening movie shows off various character classes
Update: It seems that a North American release date of 24th October was confirmed in early June (thanks Tops), meaning it'll arrive almost a full month earlier in Europe. Original Article: Fantasy Life was a title given extensive coverage during the rolling E3 Nintendo Treehouse broadcast, with a...
Nostalgia overload with 50 screens
Earlier this week it was revealed that Ocarina of Time was joining Hyrule Warriors with Sheik, Darunia and Princess Ruto, along with stages and other elements to fit in with the game. As has been the case with previous Hyrule Warriors reveals, an initial magazine exclusive has rapidly made way for a deluge of...
News Ice Cream Surfer Rides The Waves to the Wii U eShop on 31st July
Here’s the scoop!
A little while back, we told you about a new game from Dolores Entertainment called Ice Cream Surfer, a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up where you play as one of five unique surfers and fight against the evil forces of vegetables to protect the right to eat desserts. It sounds like a suitably wacky experience; for those of you...
Video Atlus Unleashes the Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Opening Movie
Link a James Bond opening, after a dozen energy drinks
The arrival of Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth later this year on 3DS no doubt has series and RPG fans interested. Hitting North America on 25th November and Europe on 28th November, it's the first Persona game on Nintendo hardware and will blend a new art style with gameplay elements from...
Video Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Footage Shows Legacy of Music for First Six Games
Everyone has a favourite track
It may be unlikely to be a multi-million selling smash hit, but we expect some 3DS owners are pretty keen to get their hands on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call this September. The expanded version of the original will have plenty of new content, bringing the total number of tracks to over 200; that should keep...
Quite a cast
Just yesterday we reported on the news that a Goron was being teased as a new playable character in Hyrule Warriors. It seems that tease was just the beginning, as a preview from Famitsu on its latest issue is promising details on three new playable characters. As expected, it's the turn of
News New Hyrule Warriors Playable Character to be Announced This Week
Rumours and hints point to a Goron
Koei Tecmo is still consistently revealing tantalising new details for Hyrule Warriors in the form of new playable characters, stages and villains. It's the former that arguably raise hype levels the most, as we can all fantasize about crushing hundreds of foes with a variety of iconic characters from the Zelda...
News Ubisoft Confirms Exclusive 3DS Mode for Tetris Ultimate, Along With Online Features
Challenge modes to test Nintendo gamers
There was, unsurprisingly, irritation when it looked like Ubisoft would be bringing Tetris Ultimate to PS4 and Xbox One but not a Nintendo system — it later emerged during E3 that a version is actually coming to 3DS this Autumn / Fall. The company has 'announced' this version somewhat belatedly today, but...
News XType Plus Blasting Onto The Wii U eShop on 31st July
Impressive new trailer sets the scene
Earlier this year we drew your attention to XType Plus, an enhanced version of a web shoot 'em up arriving on the Wii U courtesy of the Nintendo Web Framework. It caught the eye by virtue of looking like, on the surface, one of the slickest titles to emerge from Nintendo's accessible development platform...
News Timespinner Looks Like an Awesome Pixel-Based 2D Metroidvania, and It's Coming to 3DS
Serious success on Kickstarter
There are various ingredients required to form a successful Kickstarter campaign, primarily having a good idea. Yet it also pays to show evidence that the game in question is not only real, but is full of potential. Timespinner from Lunar Ray Games hits that sweetspot. Its Kickstarter campaign started with PC / Mac /...
News Master Reboot to Arrive on the Wii U eShop on 24th July
In both North America and Europe
Throughout this year Wales Interactive has outlined its plans to bring three games to the Wii U, with Gravity Badgers being the first arrival at the end of May. Infinity Runner will be another, which includes 32-player multiplayer, but the next arrival on Nintendo's system will be a title announced at the turn of the...
News Violetta: Rhythm & Music Coming To 3DS, Wii and DS, Yet Shimmying Past Wii U
It's a "smash hit television show", we're told
Little Orbit, the masters of licensed games and no doubt literally rolling around in mounds of crisp dollar bills during lunch breaks, is taking another IP and pushing it out as a game. This time it's Disney's Violetta, a "tween telenovela" broadcast in Latin America and Europe, which is coming to 3DS,...
Belgium and Italy set the scene
We can expect Bayonetta 2 to get plenty of attention and marketing from Nintendo ahead of its October arrival, with the Platinum Games exclusive joining Hyrule Warriors as an action game catered to those that prefer quick button taps to cerebral, relaxing experiences. One aspect certainly deserving praise is the...
News Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley Re-Tools Its Item System
Throws in a bag of holding at no extra charge
The ability to raise and lower the land is one of the bigger and more obvious changes seen in Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, but there are some other tweaks to the farming formula worth noting. In the first of a monthly series of developer diaries, producer Taka Maekawa discusses how the development...
News Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue Flying Exclusively to Nintendo Systems This Fall
That's Wii U, 3DS, Wii AND DS
As we begin to swelter in the summer months, Disney is doing its bit to distract children from wanting more ice cream by bringing Planes: Fire & Rescue to theatres, with screenings kicking off this week in some regions. It's naturally taken the chance to reveal that Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue will also be released...
Feature Ronimo Games Walks Us Through Swords & Soldiers II
Sheep transformations, hurling meat to heal and more
Swords & Soldiers on WiiWare, and subsequently on the 3DS and Wii U eShop stores, earned fans through its combination of solid real time strategy and bright, colourful humour. Taking a 2D perspective and tasking you with simply researching and deploying units as the battle unfolds, it's an...
News Takashi Tezuka: Mario Maker Won't Move Quite Like the Original Mario Bros.
And a 3DS version isn't out of the question
We know that Mario Maker will allow players to craft levels that look akin to the original Super Mario Bros. (among other titles), but will those levels have the same feel of momentum that the NES had? In speaking with Jeremy Parish over at
News Dahku Creations Bringing Soon Shine to the Wii U eShop
Aiming for mid-August in North America
Dahku Creations, a team of just two, recently made its début on the Wii U eShop with the thoroughly decent platformer Chubbins, and is now returning to the store with Soon Shine. It's set to be a fast-paced puzzle game that's played solely on the GamePad touch screen. The aim is to accumulate high scores...
Video Take a Closer Look At Super-Secret Bases in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
A place to get away from the grind
One of the various exciting reveals in the past week for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire was Super-Secret Bases, bringing over and greatly expanding — hence the additional "Super" — the feature from the Game Boy Advance originals. These bases will be heavily customisable, of course, and will utilise...
News Nintendo and Koei Tecmo Hosting Fatal Frame Broadcast on 17th July in Japan
Details of Wii U exclusive on the way
Earlier this year it was announced that a new Fatal Frame / Project Zero title is coming to the Wii U, which is pleasing news for fans of the horror franchise. The series has a slightly patchy release history in the West, however, with Project Zero 2: Wii Edition coming to Europe but not North America, the...
Video Fi Shows What She Can Do in This Latest Hyrule Warriors Trailer
Always handy when you can turn into a sword
The roster of playable characters and villains in Hyrule Warriors keeps growing, and last week brought the intriguing reveal of Fi as a playable character, along with plenty of other content derived from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Naturally Fi can probably take care of
