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E3 2013: Princess Peach finally a playable character again in Super Mario 3D World for Wii U

It’s hard to believe that of the hundreds of Mario titles that have come out since the 1980s, Mario himself is almost always the only playable character. Luigi has had his moments and in offshoot titles like Mario Tennis or Golf or whatever-the-shit, you can play as Peach or Toad or Wario or Bowser, but as far as the main line of platformers themselves, it’s always Mario and sometimes Luigi. Finally in the upcoming Super Mario 3D World for Wii U, players will be able to play as Princess Peach for the first time since Super Mario Bros in 1988.

E3 2013: Super Smash Bros coming to the 3DS and Wii U this fall

Today is Nintendo’s day to try and leave an impression on gamers and they’ve started out with the announcement that the popular Super Smash Bros will be coming to not just the Wii U this fall, but the 3DS. And with the new editions, there will be two new characters added to the fighting roster— the Villager from Animal Crossing and Megaman. OH FUCK YES MEGAMAN. Now if there was any other decent reason to buy a Wii U, I might consider it.

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Nintendo to patch ‘bug’ that allows for same-sex couples in 3DS game

In an incredibly stupid move, the Nintendo powers that be have decided to call a virtual “same-sex” avatar option as “human relations that become strange.”

IHC After Dark: Your N64 controller loves the way you touch it

Do a barrel roll, baby.

Nintendo Starts Doing It Right

It’s a degree or so chillier in hell today. Nintendo finally got their shit together and made tons of awesome announcements on this week’s Nintendo Direct.

First, that awesome looking Animal Crossing themed 3DS XL is coming to North America this summer. It will cost about $220 and will come with the new Animal Crossing game pre-installed.

Next - and this is the biggest shocker - Earthbound is coming out for Virtual Console. I never thought this would happen. Unfortunately, this will only be available to Wii U owners and won’t be on the Wii’s VC lineup, as far as I know.

A sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was also announced. The game looks like it plays like earlier top-down Zelda games as opposed to something like Phantom Hourglass, which is a good thing in my opinion.

The world of Mario is getting two new additions, too. A third Yoshi’s Island game is coming out. This one’s got some really weird art direction, but I’m excited to see how it turns out. The other game is a new entry into the Mario & Luigi RPG series where Mario has to enter Luigi’s dreams. How Freudian.

Last but not least, Nintendo and Square-Enix will be publishing Bravely Default next year in the US.

That’s a lot of great news for one day. It’s about time, though. When the Animal Crossing 3DS launches, I might just have to pick one up. I’m still jonsing for the mint flavored one though.

posted 18 April, 2013
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Unevolved Pokémon Cosplaying As Their Final Forms Is The Cutest Shit We’ve Ever Seen

Seriously considering a tattoo of that Squirtle cosplaying as a Blastoise. These are the handywork of the talented Birdy Chu. Check out more over on his Tumblr.

posted 08 March, 2013
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Nintendo only sold about 50,000 Wii Us in January

Nintendo’s latest console, the Wii U hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire since its launch. How bad has it been for the Wii U? Estimates show that Nintendo only pushed around 50,000 consoles in the US during the entire month of January. That’s it.

posted 17 February, 2013
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Nintendo is remaking Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for the Wii U

Remaking Ocarina of Time for the 3DS worked out pretty well for Nintendo, so for the Wii U, they’re hard at work giving Wind Waker a full modern HD makeover. Wind Waker will be out this fall, and Nintendo promises they’re working on a new Zelda game, but they don’t have a date when it’ll be completed.

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posted 23 January, 2013
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Major Wii U titles won’t be hitting shelves until sometime later this year

I’m not entirely sure what the hell is wrong with Nintendo the last several years. They launched the 3DS with very few games and not a single best-selling first party title came out until a year later and only now we’re just hearing about a Pokemon 3DS game. They launched the Wii U, but the only launch titles were a few crappy games and some rehashed Xbox/PS3 games. And it won’t be until sometime later this year that Nintendo will be launching some of the first person franchises people buy Nintendos for.

posted 18 January, 2013
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Oh hey look… Nintendo is FINALLY releasing a Pokemon game for the 3DS, ‘Pokemon X’ and ‘Pokemon Y’

Y? Why did Nintendo wait so damn long to make a Pokemon game for the 3DS? Who knows, but here’s the first trailer and announcement of Pokemon X and Y.

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posted 08 January, 2013
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Guy builds giant working NES controller out of Lego

… And it works. Why? Well why the hell not? Also, where the hell does someone get that kind of LEGO, especially gray and black?!

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Buy every SNES game ever released in North America for $25000

I’m a little jealous and star struck by the individual who is selling a massive collection of SNES games on ebay. A single copy of all 721 SNES games ever released in North America, with boxes for $25,000. Several years ago, I sold my huge collection of about 500 NES games on ebay for much less than that, but most of the carts were in shit condition.

posted 11 December, 2012
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Talking Consoles React to Wii U

All the old Nintendo consoles are so excited about getting a new addition to the family

Stylized video chronicling the history of Nintendo

It made me think of the first games I had for each console and how much I desperately need to go back and play through some old ROMs.

Nintendo Power’s final cover is both awesome and kind of sad

So the newest issue of Nintendo Power will be the last… the end of an era. But with the final cover, and the timing of the release of New Super Mario Bros 2 for the Wii U, they were able to create something that’s wonderfully nostalgic and perfect for the final issue. RIP Nintendo Power.

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