A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Basic Crosswording – As a follow up to 2008’s original Crossword game on DS, Crosswords Plus is basically more of the same. There are hundreds of crossword puzzles each ranging in difficulty from easy to very difficult. Many early puzzles reuse words often; I must have written the word “elf” more times than the Lord […]
Capcom has confirmed that the classic Mega Man games for the original Gameboy will be appearing on the 3DS Virtual Console sometime later this year. This includes Mega Man 2, 3, 4, and 5. The original GB Mega Man, Wiley’s Revenge, is already on available on the eShop. Mega Man V is a unique game […]
Up, Up, and Away – Back in early 2010, Nintendo developed and published Aura-Aura Climber to the under-utilized DSiWare service. This grapple-point platformer has players aiming for the stars in this two-dollar, or 100 Club Nintendo Coin (July 2013), 3DS eShop download. The simple and straightforward gameplay is quickly explained in the opening tutorial level. […]
Atlus and Nintendo have partnered up to offer a killer deal for 3DS owners. Buying Fire Emblem Awakening and Shin Megami Tensei IV will reward players with a $30 eShop credit. That is almost BOGO! Official details below and let’s hope for more of these types of sales from the often saleless Nintendo: Shin […]
Close This Open – Known for being over-the-top with super powers, quirky characters, and interactive courts, the Mario Tennis series has always been about colorful and wired gameplay. Mario Tennis Open, however, is a more straightforward tennis title that is loaded with needless grinding, lack of substance, and poor control schemes. The premise behind this […]
Unleash Your Hidden Potential – More app than an actually game, Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone is a powerful, well-designed tool to train art newcomers as well as professional visual designers. Using a step-by-step process, the game gently guides the player from conception to finished product while simultaneously learning about art history and design theory […]
For a very limited time, Nintendo will reward the purchase of any Wii U Virtual Console game purchase with an additional 20 Club Nintendo Coins. This offer is valid from 12:00am PST, June 28th to 11:59pm PST, June 30th. You will obviously have to link your Wii U console to your Club Nintendo account to […]
Keeping The Past Alive – Recently, Reggie from Nintendo stated that they are considering reviving old franchises to the help the struggling Wii U. So we thought we would compile a list of neglected games that Nintendo might want to consider. Star Tropics: I jokingly mentioned Star Tropics in my non-serious E3 2013 Predictions article. […]
Won’t Stay Puffed – Nintendo has kicked off the “Year of the Luigi” with Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon for the Nintendo 3DS. A true sequel from the Gamecube cult favorite, Luigi once again is tasked with busting ghosts and saving the day. Professor E. Gadd forces Luigi to help restore the shattered Dark Moon which […]
It Has Nothing To Do With Zelda – Intelligent Systems, mostly known for their superb Advance Wars, Fire Emblem and Paper Mario series, released this unique puzzler on the DSiWare service back in 2010. This forgotten puzzle game is currently available as a free download from Nintendo’s Club Nintendo program here in June 2013. Link’n’Launch […]
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