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Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D | TV Commercial Highlights New 3DS XL

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Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D launched yesterday (February 13) in North America, alongside the new and improved New Nintendo 3DS XL system. The television ad for the N64/3DS remaster specifically shows off some of the enhanced features and perks of playing on the New Nintendo 3DS XL. Check it out:

New Nintendo 3DS XL Launches in North America

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Finally, the New Nintendo 3DS XL launched in North America yesterday, alongside two “AAA” titles for the 3DS: the highly-anticipated Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D; and Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The new and improved hardware boasts a faster internal CPU, face-tracking 3D technology, and an additional “C-Stick.” You can check out more about the New 3DS features and … Read more

Legend of Zelda Netflix Series Reportedly in the Works

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The Legend of Zelda may be coming to a television screen near you — and not as a video game. Video streaming giant Netflix is reportedly developing a Zelda live action television series. According to the Wall Street Journal: Netflix is said to be working closely with Nintendo, the Japanese game developer that has made … Read more

Moon Chronicles | DLC Episodes Launch February 5

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Renegade Kid released Moon Chronicles: Episode 1 on the Nintendo 3DS eShop last May; it was the first proper FPS title on the 3DS. Creator Jools Watsham promised more chapters – Episode 1 was basically just a re-make of the original Moon, with 3D stereoscopic effects and slightly enhanced graphics. Nothing more was revealed until the most recent Nintendo Direct. … Read more

Resident Evil Remake Now Available as Download

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Capcom has announced that the remastered remake of the original Resident Evil is out now for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The game, which takes place in the infamous mansion from the PlayStation One original, is a remastered version of the GameCube remake featuring enhanced graphics. It also includes 5.1 surround sound, … Read more

Gunman Clive 2 | Release Confirmed For January 29

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The developer of Gunman Clive 2 revealed via Twitter that the retro platformer will be available to download on January 29 via Nintendo eShop. Just like its predecessor, Gunman Clive 2 costs very little: $2.99. The game will be available for both Nintendo 3DS & Wii U through the eShop. The side-scrolling gameplay remains decidedly old-school, although Gunman Clive 2 looks … Read more

Citizens of Earth | Atlus’s Retro-Inspired RPG Now Available

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Atlus’s retro-inspired RPG, Citizens of Earth, launched today on various digital platforms – Steam (PC), Nintendo eShop (3DS & Wii U), and PlayStation Network (PS4 & PS Vita). This Earthbound-style game puts you in charge of a vice president coming home from a long and drawn out campaign run. He find the place has gone berserk, and must use his … Read more

Editorial | The Latest Nintendo Direct Was A Beast

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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.

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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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Nintendo Executive Discusses Wii U, Mario Maker & More

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In a recent interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen opened up quite a bit regarding a variety of topics, including but not limited to the impending future of the Wii U console and some of its upcoming releases. While it wasn’t the first point mentioned in the interview, Trinen seemed decidedly optimistic about … Read more

First Look | Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D

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Fans of the Legend of Zelda series spent a few years after the launch of the Nintendo 3DS and Ocarina of Time 3D demanding a similar 3D re-make of Majora’s Mask. There was even a dedicated name for the community and “movement” pulling for the 3DS game – Operation Moonfall. For a while, it seemed … Read more

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

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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

Mario Maker Will Support Online Sharing

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In a recent YouTube interview, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the upcoming Mario Maker for Wii U will have a sharing feature for uploading and downloading custom-made stages. Miyamoto added that there will be a rating system for uploaded stages: You’ll be able to see what happens when other people play your course, or when you play other peoples courses… there’ll be … Read more

Miyamoto Hints About Amiibo Cards for Discontinued Figures

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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto recently discussed some of the present and future plans for Nintendo with the Associated Press; including Wii U software, development of new hardware, and the company’s all-new line of interactive figures – Amiibo. As you may already know, the Amiibo toys have been in such high demand that some of them are nearly … Read more

Editorial | Cliff’s Favorite Games of 2014

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To reflect on the past year in video games, 2014 has been…to put it lightly, kind of a disappointment. As the first full year for the “new-gen” PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I feel like both Sony and Microsoft could have come out a bit stronger. Nintendo’s hardware sales are still nothing to brag about … Read more

Editorial | On Nintendo 3DS Sales & Moving Forward

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I was browsing gaming sites yesterday, and eventually stumbled upon a great editorial featured on Nintendo World Report – the author broke down the Nintendo 3DS’s hardware sales, which have been quietly dwindling over the past few years. As he points out, the 3DS actually started off very poorly in 2014. The 3DS has been … Read more