There can be few higher aspirations in life than bringing joy and happiness into the lives of others. Former Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata, who died yesterday aged 55, achieved this for millions of people around the globe. When we think of CEOs these days, we imagine soulless corporate suits crushing those lower down the ladder […]
Brace Yourselves, Kingdom Hearts III is Coming
[youtube id=”a7BvViADiwQ”] The wait is finally (almost) over. The renegade of the anime world, a Disney favorite and a (now) classic gaming series is closer than ever to revealing the third installment of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. It’s been almost 15 years since the first release of Kingdom Hearts (2002) on Playstation 2 and 10 years […]
E3 2015: Highlights from Nintendo’s Press Conference
After Microsoft and Sony’s conferences both brought huge announcements, all eyes were looking toward Nintendo to see if they could match. While the overall conference was as fun as it was in years past thanks to Nintendo’s increasingly weird digital events as this year brought puppets into the fold, it was an unfortunately light year. […]
[Review] Splatoon
The common refrain of Nintendo only making games for children may irritate fans no end, but as a statement, it is hard to argue with its accuracy. The suggestion, of course, is that no-one above a certain age would want to play their games, the patently ludicrous delusion of those still clinging to the juvenile […]
Nintendo Attractions to Appear at Universal Theme Parks
Nintendo is notorious for not sharing their IP efficiently and responsibly. Sure, there have been attempts over the years to expand their properties beyond video games, but each venture has been questionable at best (re: the John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins-led Super Mario Bros. film, 1989’s disastrous The Legend of Zelda cartoon (and CD-i games), The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! cartoon, […]
How Mobile Gaming Could Save Nintendo’s Next Console
Nintendo confirmed at a press conference this week that their next console, codenamed the ‘NX’, was on the way, with more details set to be revealed in 2016. That the company is working on the Wii U’s successor is hardly a surprise, having been hinted at much several times over, though the fact this news […]
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg directing Sega vs. Nintendo film
Growing up as a gamer during the ’90s meant the Sega Genesis and Nintendo/Super Nintendo were my first introductions to video games. With the NES as my very first console, I wanted a Super Nintendo for Christmas one year. As fate would have it, Santa delivered not a gray-colored box, but a sleek, sexy black […]
Nintendo forced to pay percentage of future 3DS sales to another company
Nintendo fits into weirdly into the video game spectrum. On the one hand, their first-party titles (Zelda, Super Mario Bros., etc.) perform critically well to solid sales; on the other, the dwindling third-party support hasn’t helped bring the company’s latest console, Wii U, to the forefront of next generation gaming as the Xbox One and PlayStation […]