Editorial | The Latest Nintendo Direct Was A Beast

Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was Nintendo’s first in 2015, and the publisher wasted little time rolling out its big plans for the first half of the year. It was not a “news bomb,” it was more like an air strike of announcements.

Nintendo Direct - Jan14

Frankly, to re-cap yesterday’s Nintendo Direct is difficult, because so much was revealed: it almost felt like an E3 presser bundled into a brief presentation. By now you may have heard that the New Nintendo 3DS XL is finally coming to North America, or caught that release dates were confirmed for titles such as Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Xenoblade Chronicles 3DS, Splatoon, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and more. Maybe you even spotted the upcoming “Wave 4” Amiibos, or the new Super Mario Edition lineup.

Just in case you missed anything, I will quickly tackle and summarize it all; I’d like to give a special thanks to Vlad N. for his contribution to this re-cap:

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Kirby And The Rainbow Curse Trailer Confirms New Details & Amiibo Support

Nintendo released a new trailer yesterday for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse; as you may know, the upcoming Wii U game expands on the ideas of the original DS title Kirby and the Canvas Curse, and it’s coming sooner than you’d think – February 13, 2015. The video (Japanese only, sorry) shows footage of all kinds of stages, and even … Read more

Nintendo Confirms Four Early 2015 Releases

Today Nintendo of America confirmed that four of its upcoming first-party games will be headed to the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in early 2015. According to an official press release, “More great games are coming for Nintendo systems in the first part of 2015, including Splatoon, Yoshi’s Wooly World and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse … Read more

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Rolls Out February 13

Kirby and the Canvas Curse was one of the best early games on the original Nintendo DS – its Wii U follow-up, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, has just received its North American launch date. According to the Nintendo of America Facebook page, Rainbow Curse will be released February 13, 2015. It looks absolutely stunning – here is a trailer from E3 2014: … Read more