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By Faith, June 16, 2014 0 Opinion, Wii U

Skylanders and Disney Infinity take up a lot of shelf space—in stores and at home. Their brands are front and center in this genre, and it becomes a question of whether there is actually room for a third, major-player brand… Read More »

By Faith, June 16, 2014 0 3DS, News

Although there isn’t much there yet in the way of content, there’s enough on the just-launched Final Fantasy Explorers Japanese website to make fans of the FF franchise squee with delight. Despite the “coming soon” text, there are four classic Final… Read More »

By Dave, June 16, 2014 0 News

We’ve reported on many occasions about the various patent disputes brought forward about Nintendo’s hardware. Most of the time Nintendo wins these legal battles, and when they do, we all tend to learn about it. That’s probably a good thing—the… Read More »

By Micah, June 13, 2014 0 3DS, News, Wii U

According to Nintendo of America head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime, the upcoming Nintendo amiibo NFC figures will have comparable prices to what we’re seeing these days from the toys for the Skylanders and Disney Infinity series of games. Fils-Aime spoke with… Read More »

By Dave, June 13, 2014 0 Mario, News

Nintendo is no stranger to tie-in marketing, and as we’ve been seeing around the world these days, it’s time to tie-in delicious, not-entirely-nutritious food and the joys of sitting on the couch for hours playing a video game. Oh yes,… Read More »

By Faith, June 13, 2014 0 Opinion, Wii U

There’s something to be said about Nintendo’s place in video game history. Since the 1980s, the company has created and sustained a number of games and characters that have become ubiquitous to childhood across the world. No, not everyone knows… Read More »

By Faith, June 12, 2014 0 E3, News

If there’s one thing Nintendo can be relied on for during E3, it’s silly moments from the Bosses—human bosses, we mean. Not Bowser… though, you never know. After last year’s ridiculously fun photo ops from all the Big Guys, this… Read More »

By Faith, June 12, 2014 0 E3, News

As another year of E3 comes to a close, we can’t help but think back over the past several days and feel grateful to Nintendo for once again delivering a conference that was both different and entertaining from what others… Read More »

By Dave, June 12, 2014 0 E3, News, Wii U

Although it feels like we’ve been waiting a century for Bayonetta 2 to get in our hands (it was shown last year at E3, if you recall), it sounds like the wait is going to be worth every minute. The… Read More »

By Faith, June 11, 2014 0 E3, News, Wii U

One of the really exciting things about E3 this year was knowing that Nintendo would be bringing their new figurines to the show, finally showing off what they look like and how they work. The figures, known as “amiibo,” take… Read More »