Nintendo is once again taking one step forward and two steps back. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata just announced plans to offer full copies of first-party retail software for sale on both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop, beginning with future 3DS smash hit New Super Mario Bros. 2.  The downside? ...

It appears Nintendo learned a bit from last year’s tepid 3DS launch, and is planning on rolling out the big guns at this year’s E3 conference to re-introduce its psuedo-next-gen console, the Wii U.  According to a public statement issued from Nintendo following a Miyamoto interview with...

In what would be a major victory for Nintendo fans, Operation Rainfall proved successful – and now, after a painfully lengthy conversion process, Xenoblade Chronicles has finally arrived in North America. Game: Xenoblade Chronicles Publisher: Nintendo of America Developer: Nintendo/Monolithsoft Genre:...

It isn’t very often that a noteworthy Wii game gets released. It is even rarer that a noteworthy JRPG not named Final Fantasy gets released. This week will see both rarities occur thanks to the North American release of Xenoblade Chronicles. It is actually a small wonder that the game is even coming...

Nintendo’s angelic protagonist Pit is back this week from a 20 year hiatus. The third Kid Icarus game is the first in the series since Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters hit the Game Boy back in 1991. A somewhat disturbing number of gamers that will play Uprising have been born since then. It makes you...

When it comes to hardware design, there is one thing that Sony specializes in: sexiness.  Virtually every device that has ever carried the brand name has been aesthetically pleasing and possesses technology ages ahead of its time.  In the case of the PlayStation Vita, this is far from an exception.  In...

In a shocking development for Pokefreaks around the world,  Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda appeared on “Pokemon Smash” (a Japanese Pokemon-themed television show) this weekend in order to lift the veil on the next core titles in the Pokemon franchise. Masuda announced that both Pokemon...

It has come to our attention via Joystiq that Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has announced a press briefing via 3DS Swapnote.  According to the small amount of information available, Nintendo will be announcing some 3DS and Wii related news at the briefing, which is scheduled for broadcast...

The average age of today’s traditional Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 owner is 37. A couple of years ago that number was 35. Looking back near the start of the generation, that number was 30. Notice a trend? Every time the age of the current gaming demographic is surveyed by one organization or another,...

My favorite RPG of last year was Xenoblade Chronicles.  Too bad it was never released in the States.  I guess Reggie’s body just wasn’t ready for it. Fortunately, Nintendo finally decided to announce the game for North America, and will be releasing it later this year to participating...