Rhythm Heaven Fever is available for the Nintendo Wii on February 13, 2012.
Rhythm Heaven Fever is available for the Nintendo Wii on February 13, 2012.
Almost as easy as catching a bug with a butterfly net.
We previously reported a game breaking bug in Link's newest adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. We can now report that a fix is available for download in the form of a Wii channel called the "Zelda Data Restoration Channel."
Nobunaga's Ambition is a franchise based by Tecmo Koei on Japanese history, so we'll have to wait and see how Pokémon fit in...
Why Mario Kart 7 has me down.
Well, it's official, snaking is officially gone from the Mario Kart series. After Mario Kart Wii, it was up in the air if future iterations would provide players with such ability, but it appears Mario Kart 7 solidifies the permanent omission. As an advocate of snaking, this is a sad day.
Nintendo won't be on time, but you still won't have to wait long.
Nintendo's November 3DS update should be right around the corner since there's only one day left in this month as of this writing, but there's been no announcement as to when exactly it will be released. Well, it should come as no surprise that Nintendo is going to miss the November window of release; however, the release date has now been locked down.
Two games in one part! Can you guess which one I like better?
Different things usually happened with Nintendo in two completely different continents. While the NES arrived in 1986 in North America, Japan was already in its third year of Famicom glory. Nintendo’s then-released Famicom Disk System introduced the battery back-up save feature, eliminating the need for long over-drawn password saves. Games like Metroid and The Legend of Zelda greatly benefited from this innovation. It was also this year that Nintendo saw fit to release a sequel to Super Mario Bros, appropriately titled Super Mario Bros. 2. This was a completely different Super Mario Bros. 2 than the one North Americans got in 1988. So what in the world happened?
Jason played something spooky for Halloween. Click through to watch the replay!
Ready for some Super Mario World, played on Halloween night? Ghosts, haunted houses, costume changes... Click the link above to see why it's so scary! Partway through, Joaquim called in to join in on the fun. Enjoy the show!
Matt takes an extensive look at Mario’s first console outing, Super Mario Bros.
I have a pet peeve that goes along the lines of this sentence: “It’s good, for its time.”
Matt takes an in-depth look at each Mario game.
You don’t have to tell me that I am a year late. I already know that. Mario’s 25th Anniversary has already come and gone, and Nintendo’s other big franchise is celebrating its 25th this year: namely, the Legend of Zelda. Yet you already know that by now, so you are probably asking this question right now: “Matt, what the hell? Why are you doing a Mario retrospective when you could be writing about Zelda?”
Witness the original arcade Donkey Kong get beaten into the dirt.
Please note that this review will not cover 3DS Virtual Console or Super Game Boy features.
I have a confession to make: I hate the original arcade Donkey Kong. Yes, sneer at me all you want, but I have good reasons for disliking it so much. While I have been very spoiled by Mario platforming adventures, his first battle with Donkey Kong is not something I eagerly replay. Note that this is coming from someone who enjoys games like Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug (notice a pattern here?); I will admit that the original DK arcade game has some sound elements that would set a benchmark for Mario’s debut, but with those awful jumping mechanics Donkey Kong isn’t a game I rate highly.