Tag Archives: Nintendo

Mon, Dec 05, 2011 | 19:04 GMT

Rayman creator Ancel: “I don’t really enjoy Mario games”

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Speaking to Gamasutra, Rayman creator Michel Ancel has said he doesn’t enjoy Mario.

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Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 18:58 GMT

Nintendo reveals Black Friday sales, Wii moves over 500,000 units

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Nintendo’s revealed its Black Friday sales figures, confirming it’s been a successful kick-off of the holiday season thanks to titles such as Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

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Mon, Oct 31, 2011 | 17:52 GMT

Robin Williams teaches Zelda how to be a master in new Skyward Sword ad

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This guy is just plain awesome.

Nintendo’s released another ad for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, featuring, again, Robin and Zelda Williams. The ad shows Robin Williams teaching his daughter – whom he’s named after the popular Nintendo franchise – a few tricks for becoming a master. The game’s out for Wii on November 20. You can watch the trailer below.

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Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 17:23 BST

Nintendo releases awesome Kirby’s Return to Dreamland art

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To hype up the upcoming release of their latest Kirby game, Nintendo has released a batch of high-quality Kirby artwork. More »

Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 21:13 BST

Modders create Waluigi playable character in Super Smash Bros.

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Some intrepid modders have created a way for Nintendo enthusiasts to get their favorite evil character into Super Smash Bros. Brawl. More »

Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 11:03 BST

Nintendo UK outline Zelda Anniversary Plans

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The Legend of Zelda is a whopping 25 years old this year, and Nintendo is going the full nine yards in promoting the history of the series while also gearing up for the launch of Skyward Sword, the newest in the series and arguably the Wii’s swansong title.

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Sat, Sep 17, 2011 | 19:11 BST

Life-size papercraft Link is pretty incredible

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This incredible reproduction of Link from the Legend of Zelda probably took more work and patience than anything any of us have ever done.
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Sat, Sep 17, 2011 | 17:41 BST

A video history of console boot screens

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Take a stroll through the past with this oddly entertaining look at the loading screens for past gaming consoles.
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Sat, Sep 03, 2011 | 20:49 BST

New Solatorobo: Red the Hunter combat videos

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Solatorobo: Red the Hunter is just as exciting as Modern Warfare 3. Y’know, if you’re into furries.
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Sat, Sep 03, 2011 | 16:13 BST

Kirby: Mass Attack NDS trailer

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The Nintendo DS may be on its last legs, but HAL Laboratory’s got one last game in store for DS fans.
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Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 20:08 BST

Professor Layton and the Last Specter, Tetris: Axis dated for US

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Nintendo’s announced release dates for both Professor Layton and the Last Specter on DS and Tetris: Axis for 3DS in the US.

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Mon, Aug 29, 2011 | 20:03 BST

Special Skyward Sword bundle to ship with Gold Wiimote Plus

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Nintendo’s announced a special limited edition bundle for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword that will contain the game and a exclusive gold Wiimote Plus controller.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 16:46 BST

Nintendo adds four games to “Nintendo Select” value collection

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Nintendo has announced that they will be lowering the price of four of their all-time classic Wii games starting August 28th.
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Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 12:50 BST

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games release date announced

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SEGA’s announced the release date for the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 10:16 BST

Nintendo confirms holiday release for Super Mario 3DS and Mario Kart 7

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Nintendo has revealed some details regarding some of its upcoming Mario game releases for the 3DS in the US and Japan.

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Sat, Jul 02, 2011 | 15:57 BST

Iwata handles an odd investor at shareholder meeting

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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata had to deal with an especially strange stockholder at this year’s annual shareholder meeting.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 23:29 BST

Platinum Club Nintendo members get commemorative pin set

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If you reached a certain number of points by registering Nintendo games online this year you’ll have this set of Mario-themed pins coming.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 18:28 BST

Nintendo investing even more money in new R&D facility

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We’ve known for a while that Nintendo was building a new research and development building, but now we’ve got word they’re pouring even more money into the new space.
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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 17:56 BST

Iwata explains why hardcore gamers will accept Wii U

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Nintendo’s last console was more popular with the average consumer than it was with Nintendo’s hardcore faithful, and now Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is eager to explain why Wii U will rectify that.

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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 16:28 BST

Zelda creator talks Skyward Sword story info

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Speaking with Famitsu, long-time Zelda designer, Eiji Aonuma talked rather candidly about some details of the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s storyline. Possible spoilers ahead.
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