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Nintendo Made Me Feel Warm and Fuzzy at Comic-Con

July 18, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

It’s easy to become bitter when you’re submerged in the world of video games. Media scandals, studio closings, and juvenile shenanigans have a tendency to capture a bulk of our attention on a daily basis. So yeah, sometimes sourness creeps up.

That’s why I was so damn happy to spend an hour at Nintendo’s Comic-Con lounge and remember why I love games in the first place. The two in particular that helped melt away any of that black ice away from my heart were Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze. I didn’t get a chance to see either one at E3 (check out what the other IGN folks thought back in June), so I was excited to finally get a crack at the two of them.

Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

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Nintendo's New Free 3DS Game Giveaway

February 14, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

There are few things gamers love more than free games – so gamers may love Nintendo a little more next month, when the company kicks off its latest free game giveaway.

Beginning March 21 and going through April 30, anyone who buys and registers both a new 3DS XL system and a copy of either Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon or Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity will score themselves a free download of another first-party Nintendo title. There are five different games to choose from, each one of them a full retail release. The choices include:

– Super Mario 3D Land

– Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

– Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone

– Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!

Video Gaming

Smash Bros, Mario, Mario Kart Will Debut at E3 2013

January 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Nintendo has confirmed that the next Super Smash Bros. game, a new 3D Mario game and a Mario Kart for Wii U will all make their debut at E3 2013.

During a Nintendo Direct conference this morning, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said he’s aware that Nintendo fans have been waiting for more news on the next Smash Bros. game and confirmed that the “first screens” will be shown at E3. Iwata said development is “on track” for both Wii U and 3DS and asked fans to “wait just a little bit longer” for their first look at the ambitious sequel.

Iwata also announced a new 3D Mario game for Wii U in development from EAD Tokyo, the team that previously developed Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Super Mario 3D Land. Iwata said the game is an “action game” and will be playable at E3. On top of that, Iwata revealed that a new Mario Kart game is in development for Wii U as well, and will also be playable at the show.

Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

Video Gaming

The Amazing Future of the Nintendo 3DS

January 16, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

For the past two years, 3DS owners have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride. The system’s launch and opening months were certainly anemic, but ever since the arrival of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, the portable’s fortunes continued to climb. That strong momentum continued into 2012 with several great releases, including Kid Icarus Uprising, Resident Evil Revelations, Paper Mario: Sticker Star and New Super Mario Bros. 2. Yet the fact that the year’s best releases (Pokemon Conquest and Pokemon Black & White 2) were still from the DS era was very much noteworthy.

As the powerful DS (finally) starts to fade from view, 2013 is in some ways is the first full test of Nintendo’s portable. The system can no longer rely on its predecessor. It must deliver new content, and do that consistently. Here’s what’s incredible: it will very likely do that. Looking over what’s imminent, what might make this year, and considering what could eventually make its way to the 3DS this year, there is a ton of quality content headed Nintendo’s way. Quite possibly more than the last two years combined.

Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

Science & Technology

Oculus Rift: A Glimpse of Gaming’s Future

January 10, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

The first time I ever played Super Mario 64, I didn’t attempt to capture a star or defeat Bowser. I didn’t even fight a single enemy or venture into any specific stage. I simply looked around, wandering the castle grounds. I wanted to see Nintendo’s vivid new world – something I had never been able to see in any game before it.

I tend to do that when it comes to games that capture my imagination. Few do. In most cases I’m instantly running down a path, fireballs and guns and swords at the ready, enemies cowering in fear, bosses bracing for impact. But the games that do make me pause change my instincts entirely. I don’t want to fight, I want to explore. I want to experience my environment. I want to see the world before me.

Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Tech

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