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In just a few days, thousands of gamers will be converging on Seattle’s downtown core, eager to try out new games and experience the phenomenon known as PAX Prime. With tickets sold out almost as soon as they went on… Read More »
Those Yarn Yoshi amiibo were a great idea from Nintendo—cuddly, soft amiibo! What could be better? How about a GIANT cuddly amiibo? We’re totally serious. As adorable as Yarn Yoshi amiibo is (or was? has anyone actually managed to get… Read More »
What’s that you hear? Oh, that’s just the sound of Nintendo slashing a whopping $30 off the recommended retail price for their Nintendo 2DS handheld console. Say what? Yes indeed, the price will drop to $99.99 as of August 30th,… Read More »
Listen up, PAXers and Seattle natives! Nintendo is partnering with Seattle’s EMP Museum for a special event at the end of the month, a Nindies@Night event the evening before PAX Prime begins. The evening will be packed full of presentations,… Read More »
We’ve been seeing more and more of Nintendo’s Treehouse staff these days, making appearances at promo events and in interviews instead of just on video chats. Their public engagement has made them recognizable figures, and it’s only logical to assume… Read More »
Have you been waiting on pins & needles for a new ranked battle mode in Splatoon? So have we, and it’s almost here! The new Rainmaker mode will arrive tomorrow night in North America! This new mode has players carrying… Read More »
Despite its less-than-stellar debut in Japan, Rodea the Sky Soldier was set to be released in North America in a sort-of experiment to see if the game could find an audience—and a potential franchise life—on these shores. Initial reports of… Read More »
Later this August, 2D logic puzzler The Bridge from The Quantum Astrophysicist’s Guild will be hitting consoles—including the Wii U, arriving on August 20th. The game has been described by the developer as “M.C. Escher meets Isaac Newton” and was… Read More »
Toys-to-life has been a lucrative, if new, category of games over the past few years. It all started with Activision’s Skylanders, and was followed up with Disney Infinity play sets. Then lo and behold, others decided to get on board… Read More »
Next wave, new craze! It’s time for the new amiibo wave, heading to store shelves (or… not) on September 11th of this year. There will be single figures, a new triple pack, and lots of angst as fans try to… Read More »
