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  • Mario Kart 8 Introduces Piranha Plants, Boomerang Flowers, Spin Boosting and Oh So Much More

    Mario Kart 8 Introduces Piranha Plants, Boomerang Flowers, Spin Boosting and Oh So Much More

    As Mario Kart 8 races toward a May 30th retail finish line, Nintendo revs up the pre-launch hype with new details, footage, and pics from its first ever HD anti-gravity mascot kart racer for the Wii U. Wanna know about new mechanics like the Spin […]

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  • Yoshi’s New Island Nintendo 3DS XL Hatches March 14th

    Yoshi’s New Island Nintendo 3DS XL Hatches March 14th

    Whenever there’s a big new franchise release coming to the 3DS (or the DS before it), you can always count on Nintendo to ship a special edition hardware companion. Well, Yoshi’s New Island is launching next Friday, and right on cue Nintendo has announced plans […]

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  • Screenshot Saturday: Nintendo Direct in Full Effect

    Screenshot Saturday: Nintendo Direct in Full Effect

    Nintendo sent over a massive pack of screenshots from its latest Nintendo Direct web stream a couple days ago, so that’s where things begin on this edition of Screenshot Saturday. Nintendo fans are in for a real treat with new pics from Wii U standouts […]

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  • Little Mac Ready to Punch-Out!! the Competition in Super Smash Bros.

    Little Mac Ready to Punch-Out!! the Competition in Super Smash Bros.

    Warning! New challenger approaching! Punch-Out!! pugilist Little Mac is the latest Nintendo icon to join the roster in the new Super Smash Bros. title coming out later this year on 3DS and Wii U. He may be small in stature, but, as Samus finds out […]

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  • Sega Lowers the Boom With New Sonic the Hedgehog Game, TV Show, and Toy Line

    Sega Lowers the Boom With New Sonic the Hedgehog Game, TV Show, and Toy Line

    The snarky side of the internet has really been booming today, all thanks to Sega’s reveal of the next big thing in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Similar to Namco Bandai’s Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Sega is launching a new game, CG animated TV […]

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  • A Buttload of Indies Are Coming to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop This Year

    A Buttload of Indies Are Coming to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop This Year

    Steam and PlayStation platforms get all the pub for their constant supply of independently developed games, but quietly Nintendo has been building a strong relationship with indie game makers for some time now. Today, Nintendo took to the press wires to tout its support for […]

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  • Review: The Wonderful 101

    Review: The Wonderful 101

    Since its release a little more than a year ago now, it’s often seemed that Nintendo’s Wii U, a cool console that’s still struggling to connect with an adoring public, needed something—say, maybe, a pack of superheroes–to swoop in and elevate it, not just above […]

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  • Review: Super Mario 3D World

    Review: Super Mario 3D World

    Lands are on handhelds, worlds are on consoles. Since the era of the Game Boy this has been the terminology. It gives an indication that players can expect the same basic play style as seen in the tiny Land, but on a larger scale in […]

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  • Dr. Luigi… Paging Dr. Luigi

    Dr. Luigi… Paging Dr. Luigi

    Nintendo sure is squeezing every last day out of this self-proclaimed Year of Luigi. And I mean that quite literally. On December 31st, the last day of 2013, Nintendo will release Dr. Luigi exclusively for Wii U via the eShop. The $15 alternative to the […]

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  • The Legend of Zelda Dynasty Warriors Mash-up You Never Knew You Wanted is Coming to Wii U

    The Legend of Zelda Dynasty Warriors Mash-up You Never Knew You Wanted is Coming to Wii U

    There’s a new, proper Legend of Zelda game in development for Wii U, but this is not it. Hyrule Warriors (working title) is a side project in development at Tecmo-Koei for a Wii U release in 2014. As I’m sure you already pieced together from […]

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