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Nintendo UK Takes A Look At The History of Star Fox

I still own Star Fox for the SNES. I never did own Star Fox 64 on the 64 because I didn’t have that system. I did buy the game on the Wii however and played the 3DS remake of the game! I’m a huge fan of the Star Fox franchise, especially when its a full on spaceship shooter. In a new video, Nintendo UK took a look at the History of Star Fox. We should do that too! I’ll tell…

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A Fate Filled with Conquest: A Look At Fire Emblem Fates Conquest

I’ve played a few Fire Emblem games in the past and liked them, but I’ve never been addicted to one before. I recently bought Fire Emblem Fates Conquest and I can’t stop playing the game! I decided to get Fire Emblem Fates Conquest because my dad already had Birthright. I wanted to see what the other path was about and figured I could borrow dad’s copy of Birthright later. I had no idea what Conquest would be about and just…

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Pokken Tournament Review

Do you love Pokemon? Do you love fighting games? If so, you’ll want to read my review of Pokken Tournament! Pokken’s story doesn’t get in the way of its fights and that’s the most important thing about it. I wouldn’t say that the story is a major plus or minus against the game. Basically, the story is interesting enough that you’ll want to see what’s going to happen, but its also a good thing that there isn’t more to it…

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Two Heads Are Better Than One In Pokken Tournament For Wii U

One of the things I like best about fighting games are the multiplayer modes. I especially enjoy local two-player games because both of my parents are video games fans and both of them enjoy fighting with me! Pokken Tournament, thankfully, has an two-player mode that is a lot of fun. I’ll tell you a little bit about it. My mom likes Pokemon. I don’t think she’d ever be a fan of the rpg Pokemon games, but she likes the free…

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Nintendo Minute Visits New York For Pokemon Day

Pokemon Day, aka the 20th Anniversary of Pokemon, has come and gone. Yesterday’s Nintendo Minute looks at the Pokemon Day celebrations in New York.   The newest Nintendo Minute has Kit and Krysta visiting New York on Pokemon Day. We see them visit the newly minted Nintendo NY, parade around with some Pokemon (shown above), and go to a local Gamestop for a Pokken Tournament! There is also a contest in the video to win some of the goodies that…

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Nintendo Direct for 3/3/16 Announced

Nintendo of America announced the first full Nintendo Direct for 2016 today! When is it and what can we expect to see? Read on to find out! Nintendo of America announced a Nintendo Direct for tomorrow (3/3/16). The Direct will be focused on Wii U and 3DS games from Spring until Summer. We can look forward to watching the Nintendo Direct at 4pm central time. So far, we know that Nintendo is releasing three games this month: Twilight Princess HD,…

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The Twilight Princess Retrospective Continues

Nintendo released a new Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess retrospective yesterday.   The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will be out for the Wii U on Friday. Nintendo released another retrospective video yesterday for the game. This time, Nintendo took a look at the game’s gameplay and dungeons.   I really loved the ability to turn into a wolf in Twilight Princess. I also thought Twilight Princess had some unique and sometimes challenging dungeons. The game wasn’t too hard…

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Nintendo Minute Takes One Final Look At Fire Emblem Fates

All month, Nintendo Minute has had videos about Fire Emblem Fates. The latest Nintendo Minute is the final Fire Emblem Fates video for this month and takes a look at the game’s DLC.     Kit and Krysta have been taking a look at Fire Emblem Fates all month on Nintendo Minute. Now we’ve reached the end of their look at Fire Emblem Fates. The video below looks at the current Before Awakening DLC and the upcoming Fire Emblem Fates…

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Happy 20th Anniversary Pokemon!

Today is the 20th Anniversary of Pokemon! Are you celebrating? Nintendo released three games today on the 3DS eshop. Its a Saturday and usually nothing is released on this day. Today is special though. It is the 20th anniversary of Pokemon. The three games that were released are Pokemon Red, Pokemon Blue, and Pokemon Yellow. They were all Gameboy titles. Nintendo has re-released them for the 3DS and included local wireless Pokemon battles and trading! I’ve never played any of…

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Pokemon Nintendo Direct (2/26)

Nintendo had a Pokemon Nintendo Direct today! What did they reveal? Read on to find out! Today’s Pokemon Nintendo Direct revealed the information that was leaked yesterday: Pokemon Moon and Pokemon Sun are the two new Pokemon titles. They will be coming to the 3DS this year. There is no exact release date for the games yet. There was no footage of the games shown during the Direct. If you are interested in what was shown, here is the Direct:…

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