Nintendo 3DS

With Animal Crossing: New Horizons almost here, let’s look back at New Leaf on 3DS

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We’re just a few months away from Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch. For fans of the franchise, it’s a good time to look back at Animal Crossing: New Leaf on the Nintendo 3DS. Animal Crossing: New Leaf brought all the life-simulating fun of the franchise to the 3DS handheld back in 2013. It came … Read more

Star Fox 64 3D Retrospective Review

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Back at the launch of the Nintendo 3DS in 2011, the system experienced something of a drought of good games. AAA releases like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 wouldn’t come out until the holidays. That left it up to titles like Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Star Fox 64 … Read more

Shin Megami Tensei IV Review

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You may not be as familiar with Atlus’s Shin Megami Tensei franchise as classic role-playing games like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, or even Pokemon. It is high time for that to change. Heavily inspired by demonic lore, full of mythological beasts, geared toward the niche RPG fans – indeed, Shin Megami and its many spin-off … Read more

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Review

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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is the series’ portable debut. As a fan of the series, I admittedly looked forward to Super Smash Bros. for 3DS more than most games. This is interesting when you consider the humble beginnings of the franchise. It may surprise you, but the original Super Smash Brothers was definitely not … Read more

3D Streets of Rage 2 Released for Nintendo 3DS

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Streets of Rage 2 is back. Sega has re-released the 1992 Sega Genesis classic on the Nintendo 3DS today taking advantage of the system’s stereoscopic 3D. Other new features include a “Casual Mode” which kills enemies as soon as they hit the ground. For hardcore gamers, they’ve added a “Fists of Death Mode” where one … Read more

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Leaked Clips Reveal New Characters & More

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Some short clips and video footage have surfaced this afternoon, leaking some new characters, a new stage, and other goodies coming soon to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. 

For the sake of spoilers, we will mention all the details after the break. 

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Nintendo Site Reveals Metallic Mario Amiibo Figures

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Nintendo’s future strategy for its “Amiibo” product line seems to be getting clearer by the day: the interactive and highly-collectible figurines are here to stay, and more Amiibos are on the way in 2015. After enjoying the astounding success of the first waves of Amiibo figures in late 2014, Nintendo seems quite dedicated to the idea, and with good … Read more

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

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

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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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

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