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Nintendo Expands 2015 Line-Up With New Amiibos and Software Bundles

Nintendo has announced its end of year line-up with a vast array of games, bundles and software for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Featuring Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox and Animal Crossing, Nintendo has a great list of upcoming releases featuring their most popular franchises. Upcoming game releases for the Wii U…

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Big update for Splatoon arriving Thursday

Nintendo continues to roll out new content and modes for their squad-based shooter Splatoon with a large new update arriving August 6. The update brings new matchmaking modes, new weapons, a new level cap and over 40 new wearable items.

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Dragon Quest 10 and 11 become first known games for the Nintendo NX

Dragon Quest 10 and 11 are in development for the Nintendo NX, the mysterious new machine from the venerable publisher. The news comes from a Square Enix news conference in Japan overnight (translated by Kotaku).

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The best games of 2015 … so far

2015 has been a great year for gaming so far. Current-gen consoles are finally coming into their own and we’re seeing some truly creative, interesting new IP emerging as well. Here’s our ten favourite games of 2015 so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUytj7jaIIo 1. Cities: Skylines (PC) If EA’s much-maligned Sim City reboot failed to impress you then Cities: Skylines may…

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dead at 55

President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata has died aged 55. Nintendo confirmed his passing in a statement released earlier this morning.

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Nintendo redesigning Miiverse, adding screenshot gallery

Nintendo has announced they plan to roll out an overhaul of its Miiverse social platform on the Wii U in the coming months. The update will dump the activity feed for a play journal and will add new features like an album for keeping screenshots in. According to the announcement on the Miiverse website, the…

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Splatoon’s Tower Control mode unlocks today

Nintendo have announced that their kid-or-squid shoot-em-up Splatoon will receive its next online multiplayer mode today when Tower Control is added to Ranked Battles. The aim of the game in Tower Control, similar to the Payload game type found in other shooters, is to clamber aboard a mobile tower and then ride that bad boy straight into…

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Games Review: Splatoon (Wii U, 2015)

Nintendo are taking a bit of a different tack with <i>Splatoon</i>. The venerable video game publisher’s first new IP since <i>Pikmin</i> and <i>Animal Crossing</i> debuted back in 2001, <i>Splatoon</i> sees Nintendo create the sort of game no-one ever expected to see from them – a multiplayer shooter.   <i>Splatoon</i> revolves around Inklings, childlike hybrids who…

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Games Review: Codename S.T.E.A.M. (3DS, 2015)

When I heard I was getting to review the new game from Intelligent Systems, I got pretty excited. I’m a fan of Intelligent’s previous work, the <i>Advance Wars</i> and <i>Fire Emblem</i> games and I imagined that <i>Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.</i> would continue the developer’s history of smart design. Sadly, <i>Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.</i> has some serious problems…

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Games Review: Nintendo eShop round up

Nintendo’s recent foray into more mobile games has been cause for jubilation for some long-time fans, determined for Nintendo to survive in an industry more cutthroat than ever before, and dismay for others who would prefer Nintendo not dive into the cheap-and-cheerful world of mobile gaming. This new willingness from Nintendo to embrace cheaper and…

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Games Review: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (3DS, 2015)

What can you say about The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask that hasn’t already been said? As the first Zelda title to follow the revolutionary The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask had it had its work cut out for it. Pushing the Nintendo 64 hardware to its limit, Majora’s Mask dared to…

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Games Review: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U, 2014)

The Wii U’s most hotly anticipated title is finally here. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been a very long time coming indeed and for fans of the series keen to beat their friends up all over again, it’s everything you ever wanted from a Smash Bros title and much, much more.

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