Nintendo

Nintendo’s Cutest Game In A Long Time Is This Little Puzzler

One reason why we haven’t had a new Wars game in a while is that Nintendo studio Intelligent Systems has been busy working on other projects. Like Hiku-osu, this adorable puzzle game for the 3DS.


Nintendo

Going To War Like Only Nintendo Can

Even though Zelda has killing and even Mario has head-stomping, when you think about it, nearly all of Nintendo’s first-party properties are harmless affairs. Bright colours, innocent storylines, big-eyed cartoon mascots and candy-coloured fantasy worlds where everything turns out just fine.


June 3, 2010
News

Nintendo’s New Fire Emblem Hits Japan In July

That new Fire Emblem for the Nintendo DS – actually an old Fire Emblem remade – is coming to Japan next month, specifically July 15. That was fast! Hopefully Nintendo of America will have some news for us at E3.


February 21, 2010

Link ‘N Launch Micro-Review: How About ‘Pikmin Rockets’ Or ‘Better Than Bioshock Hacking’?

The latest Nintendo-published downloadable game for the DS may be one of the worst-named Nintendo games of all time. It’s also another proof that top Nintendo-affiliated developers could school a lot of iPhone game creators.


March 9, 2009

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Review: Party On, Marth

Nintendo has given Western audiences a chance to experience the very first entry in the 19-year-old series with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a remake of Fire Emblem, originally released on the Famicom.


October 9, 2008
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon – Not a Looker, But She’s Got Heart

Fire Emblem on the Famicom is not a game that aged well in terms of graphics. But as a beacon of everything right and good about tactical/strategy role-playing games, it’s still second to none. Forget Radiant Dawn on the Wii; the DS is where this series belongs.