Recently we covered some news regarding Nintendo and their potential future movie output, whilst predicting that video game movies could become pretty popular soon (Assassin’s Creed looks cool!) – now there’s actually some concrete news on another property making the jump to the big screen, and it’s also kind of a Nintendo one. The Tracking […]
Video game movies are infamous in Hollywood for a number of reasons, but it all kicked off with the 90’s Super Mario Bros. movie. To be frank, it was terrible. People expected THIS… …not this. Ever since then video game movies have developed a bit of a bad reputation, but that hasn’t stopped studios from […]
Not being an avid gamer, this is something which I was completely unaware of and quite surprised about when I read it. China seems like such an obvious gaming market due to their adoration of foreign culture and mass consumerism, but instead consoles have been banned since 2000. Crazy, right? Fortunately, The Wall Street Journal […]
While Nintendo may not always be the most successful company, they have revolutionized the world of gaming many a time, what with the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii. More recently they have delved into the world of mobile gaming, and graphic designer Pierre Cerveau has taken that one step further with some excellently-imaginative concept […]
It’s rare that entire fan communities mourn the death of a company’s CEO. In movies and TV we spend so much time praising the creative figures as the people in the boardroom are, the majority of the time, most interested in profit margins. In gaming the praise will go towards the developers, programmers and the […]
Awesome Games Done Quick, or AGDQ for short, begins Sunday, January 4 and ends the 10th. What’s this? Glad you asked, it’s a marathon week where fanboys and fangirls beat games as fast as humanly possible, and some faster then that! With things like TASBots, that’s Tool Assisted Speedrun Bots, we see everyone involved use every trick and […]
What’s up, fanboys and fangirls! Hyrulians and Kokiris! Goblins and Gerudos! Multi-Verse back at you to shoot you another “load” of a Top 5 lists! This time I’m tackling one of the biggest video game franchises ever: The Legend Of Zelda, and the top 5 reasons we may never see a live-action film! So strap […]
After the recent “leak”, people wondered if the Smash Bros. website would continue to update with new characters. Now we know, as Shulk has been confirmed at last! Shulk is the teenaged hero of the popular (and infamous) Wii sci-fi RPG, Xenoblade Chronicle. The game gained popularity in North America after it took a large […]
As the release date for the next Super Smash Bros. edges closer and closer, everyone holds their breath for their favorite character! Now some fans can inhale – fan-favorite (and infamous) Meta Knight has been confirmed! Hailing from the Kirby series, Meta Knight made his Smash debut in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he was […]
The week is already off to a big start, gaming wise. Pokémon news, Tekken 7 confirmation, and now the addition of three more characters in the upcoming Super Smash Bros! The first is F-Zero‘s Captain Falcon, which comes as no surprise, as he has been a mainstay AND fan-favorite throughout the Smash series, his “Falcon […]
E3 is around the corner, so we’ll be getting lots of cool game news, but Nintendo has managed to squeeze in one more character before then. Its everyone’s favorite (?) swordsman from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Ike! Ike, joining Marth, is the second Fire Emblem character in the game, and the fourth swordsman (fifth if […]
Sony’s struggling handheld has had a hard time gaining widespread appeal especially with stiff competition from Nintendo. But after the release of the PlayStation 4 things started looking up for the PlayStation Vita because now with the more integrated PlayStation ecosystem gamers have a reason to own one, (other than the fact it already has […]
Today, Nintendo did a live-stream called “Super Smash Bros. Direct”. Fans were hyped! What would be featured? New characters? New stages? New items? New gameplay modes? A more solid release window? Yes to all of the above. Not kidding. This may have been the coolest Nintendo Direct EVER. As a big Super Smash fan, I […]
The dust hasn’t even settled from out last character confirmation, Little Mac, and we already have our next character: Donkey Kong’s little buddy, Diddy Kong. Diddy Kong was one of the most acrobatic characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and I expect he’ll stay that way for the new game! Back in Brawl, arguably Diddy […]
Yesterday, during their Nintendo Direct conference, Nintendo revealed an all-new playable character for their upcoming fighter, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. The newcomer is none other than boxer Little Mac! Little Mac hails from the Punch-Out!! boxing video game series, with the latest installment being released for the Wii in 2009. […]
Many call 2006’s Sonic the Hedgehog game the worst thing to happen to the franchise. Some say Shadow the Hedgehog was the final nail in the coffin. Some say The Secret Rings ruined everything. (The sequel despite its great theme song couldn’t save it either.) And then a lot would say Werehog would be the […]
Well, gang, we have confirmation on the latest addition to the roster of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game: Lucario, the Aura Pokémon, to the surprise of some. It seems this time, Nintendo hasn’t phased him out for a newer gen Pokémon….not that a newer Pokémon isn’t out of the cards yet! Lucario, so far, […]
This morning, Nintendo had another Nintendo Direct, where they announce and discuss upcoming video games. Of course, many fans were holding their breath for more info regarding the next Super Smash Bros. game. Fans weren’t disappointed. Rosalina (and Luma) have been confirmed as the next playable character(s). Many fans were pleased, although it can be argued […]
During the holidays, gamers don’t want to hear Christmas carols. Gamers want to listen to their favorite video game music on their iPad or iPhone. Unfortunately, their isn’t a huge selection of game soundtracks on iTunes. But Nintendo is trying to fix that as your Christmas present. The Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen Super Music Collection is now […]
Nintendo fans won’t be pleased with this news. The upcoming Young Justice video game, titled Young Justice: Legacy, will not be available on the Wii or Wii U home consoles anymore. As Legacy might very well be our final glimpse into the Young Justice universe, that is pretty bad news. However, the game will still […]