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Legend of Zelda Wii U Will NOT Be Coming Out in 2015

Legend of Zelda Wii U Will NOT Be Coming Out in 2015

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That’s right, you read that correctly. Arguably 2015’s biggest Nintendo title is not coming out this year. In a video you can see below, Legend of Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma takes center stage and explains why The Legend of Zelda Wii U will not be coming out this year. The primary reason seems to be that the development team have come up with new ideas that’ll make the game even bigger and grander than before. This caused a dilemma, as they were not sure whether to amend the game to include these features/ideas, or just add them to the game fully without cutting out other features. Aonuma decided on the latter option, and will now apparently proceed with Zelda Wii U without fear of deadline to ensure that everything gets put in and smoothed out for the betterment of the title. “So I must apologize to all of you who were expecting the game by year’s end, but we are no longer making a 2015 release our number one priority,”

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My Top 5 Nintendo Franchises

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I am a Nintendo Fanboy. It’s who I am. My first taste of video gaming was a Game Boy. My first console was a SNES. I remember the joy when I got a Pokemon Stadium N64 bundle pack for Christmas, and  the pride I felt when I saved enough money to buy the Nintendo Gamecube, Wii, and Wii U with my own money. Nintendo is ingrained in my life. Being a fanboy for so many years and console generations has allowed me to see how Nintendo has grown in how they make games and the types of games they make. Nintendo more than any other company has a robust list of first party franchises. And if you take a good look at their lineup, you’ll notice that each one pretty much covers a different genre. Platformers (both 2D and 3D), shooters, racing games, fighting games, space games, puzzles titles, RPG’s, the list goes on and on. Yet as I sit here and reflect, a question comes to mind: Which franchises do I look forward to

New Nintendo Partner DeNA Believes They Can Get 100 Million Daily Users For Mobile Titles?

New Nintendo Partner DeNA Believes They Can Get 100 Million Daily Users For Mobile Titles?

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The events of yesterday are still sifted through today. To recap, Nintendo has partnered with mobile gaming company DeNA to make original titles featuring their characters for smart phones. The world has reacted to this in numerous ways. Some like it, some don’t, and of course some are unsure. One person who is really upbeat about all this is Shintaro Asako, who runs DeNA West. He stated proudly that he believes that the new partnership with Nintendo could lead to 100 million daily users for their titles. “We wanted to get a huge audience like Candy Crush,” DeNa West CEO Shintaro Asako told VentureBeat’s GamesBeat. “We wanted to create something with that kind of daily active user base.” He’s quite adamant that this is a reachable goal too. “I don’t think we’re dreaming [about reaching] 100 million DAU,” he said. Clearly some people agree with the potential this new partnership has. Just from the stock market numbers, both companies stock went up in value moments after the partnership was announced. For

New Nintendo 3DS XL Arrives Next Month

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Nintendo has officially announced that the video gaming giant will release New Nintendo 3DS XL porta ble console will be released in North America next month. The game will be available in the United States for the suggested retail price of $199.99. The New Nintendo 3DS XL features some exciting new features, including the C Stick, ZL/ZR buttons, new stable 3D using face-tracking tech and of course, Amiibo figure compatibility. The game will have built-in NFC functionality making the New Nintendo 3DS XL compatible with Amiibo figures. The game will also process existing games, such as Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS, with Amiibo functionality. The New Nintendo 3DS XL will be released in New Red and New Black designs. Nintendo will also be releasing a special edition release of the system with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D with its own unique design (pictured above). Another edition will be designed after Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (also pictured above), which will have a copy of the game pre-loaded on the

Why Nintendo is vital for the health of the video game industry

Why Nintendo is vital for the health of the video game industry

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Over the past few years Nintendo has gone through something of a difficult patch. The Wii, though incredibly successful, was seen as something of a novelty by many in the press and by supposed hardcore gamers who often looked down at it. Furthermore, their most recent console, the Wii U, has proven to be a flop thus far. This has led to calls by some radicals that Nintendo should perhaps forgo the hardware business that they have continued for so long and move solely into creating software for other consoles. Some have even gone as far as to proclaim that Nintendo is no longer relevant and will sooner or later bow out of the industry due to an inability to compete with the likes of Sony and Microsoft. This article though will argue that not only should Nintendo ensure that they remain an important part of the industry, it is vital that they do for gamers around the world. The Nintendo 64 was largely seen as a success for the

A Father of Gaming, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Passes at Age 85

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After a bout with pneumonia, Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away this morning at the age of 85. Mr Yamauchi was the third president of Nintendo and the second largest shareholder of the company. Chances are if you love gaming you owe it in part or whole to this man, who brought Nintendo from a card making company to one of the largest and best entertainment giants in gaming.

Nintendo shines more light on new titles

Nintendo shines more light on new titles

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Today’s Nintendo Direct has given us some more information on what to expect this year from Nintendo. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata began by talking about Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Figure skating pairs have been added to the game, as well as snowboarding slopestyle. Iwata also goes on to explain the use of the Wii U gamepad, noting that you can use it to share strategies with players in curling and utilize it in biathlon. Next in line is Mario and Donkey: Minis On The Move, which released earlier this May. Further details on the mechanics of the game were elaborated on. Grid sizes can be as small as 3×3 and as large as 7×7, and you’re free to make them as small or as big as you wish within that range. You can place a whole manner of titles in each level, such as spike pits or shy guys. You can even share your levels and download ones that other people have made online. Donkey

Warner Bros. releases LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes ‘Sneak Peek’ Trailer

Warner Bros. releases LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes ‘Sneak Peek’ Trailer

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Launching later this year, LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes is the next block-buster (see what I did there?) in Traveller’s Tales LEGO videogames franchise, putting players in control of their favourite Marvel superheroes within a plastic block universe. Want a glimpse of Spider-Man, Thor, Wolverine and company in animated LEGO form? Sure you do.

Review in Parts – Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

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Update 3/13/2012: I was disappointed with the game upon finishing it. The only character I developed any emotional attachment to was Sveta, the demi-human princess.  The other characters weren’t written well enough to appear to have any internal drive. They felt more like props that moved the plot along. There was very little that was organic in their reactions to each other and what was going on around them.

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