A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
If you are a Wii U owner, you are probably excited about the upcoming release of Mario Kart 8 on the software starved system. Nintendo is also using this promotion to entice new sales of the system. If you buy Mario Kart 8 and register the game with Club Nintendo between its release date on […]
Nintendo just started offering more digital games as part of a maintenance sale. Physical rewards are undergoing some restructuring (they will not be available) and Nintendo is currently offering 9 digital games across Wii, Wii U and 3DS to make up for it. In short, Nintendo is offering more games from their April offering and […]
Stand and Protect – The biggest gimmick behind the Wii U is the tablet-like Gamepad. This special controller is responsible for the majority of the cost of a Wii U so it only makes sense to want to project it. In fact, Nintendo does not even offer replacement/extra Gamepads at retail so keeping this unique […]
A Journey into the Unknown – Nintendo is offering some unique content this month for their Club Nintendo program. If you have a stock pile of Coins and willing to take a chance on some lesser known titles, March 2014 could provide the biggest sleeper hit month in the history of the program. Game #1 […]
Nintendo announced they will be pulling the plug on most online functionality for both the Wii and original DS hardware on Tuesday May 20, 2014. This includes online play, matchmaking, and leaderboards. Nintendo made it clear that offline play will of course still be available. It was also around this time last year that Nintendo […]
Showing the Wii U some love, this week Gillman and I play through a bit of New Super Mario 3D World and talk about how lazy Nintendo is and the lack of inverted controls. Watch live video from Varms on TwitchTV
If you didn’t want to watch the 40 minutes of new Nintendo news, here are the details you should know: – Little Mac from Punch-Out!! is a playable character in the new Smash Bros. He also seem to get along with Samus. Nintendo also promised a 2014 release window for this game on both Wii […]
Repeating Classics – It seems that Nintendo is truly started to abandon the Wii console in favor of the Wii U as they are offering Wii U Virtual Console downloads as opposed to just Wii Virtual Console downloads. But chances are you probably already own DK Jr and Punch-Out!! as they have been a part […]
Starting the Year Slowly – Like last month, Nintendo is now including the Wii U Virtual Console into their Club Nintendo program. Here is a summary: Game #1 – Game & Watch: Cement Factory (for 3DS, originally DSiWare) Price – 100 Coins, originally $1.99 (200 Nintendo Points) Availability – Jan. 14, 2014 – Feb. 9, […]
Letting the Weed Grow – The original Wii received ports of Pikmin and Pikmin 2 outfitted with new motion play control but completely missed out on a new entry in the series. Thankfully, Nintendo has not forgotten about this beloved quirky franchise by bringing a new sequel to the Wii U. Overall the game is […]
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