When it releases for the Nintendo eShop next month, OlliOlli will be available as a cross-buy game on both Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. This means that anyone who purchases a copy of OlliOlli on Wii U will also get a free copy of the game for 3DS, and vice versa. The second copy will unlock via the player’s Nintendo ID. Read more …
I’ve been a Zelda fanboy from back when I stumbled upon my father’s NES game collection and picked up the shiny golden cartridge that was The Legend of Zelda. Admittedly, I had no idea what was happening, but the bright colours, open world, and heroic music hooked me from the very first moment. I’ve followed the series from platform to platform, saving Hyrule more times than I can remember, but my favourite game in this long running series has always been Ocarina of Time. The music, combat, and story remain relevant even today, thanks to the 3DS remake that came out a few years back. And while most entries in Legend of Zelda are loved and admired in one form or another, there is one that is often overlooked – Majora’s Mask. Read more …
I’m a big fan of The Legend Of Zelda series. I wish I could say that I’ve been a fan from the beginning when the original was released on the NES in ’87, but it was 1998’s N64 release that introduced me and many others to this epic saga. I was 8 years old when Ocarina Of Time was released and I loved the game, though in my foolish youth I never finished it, and so when it was re-released with updated graphics for the 3DS in 2011 I bought it upon release. This purchase unleashed the Zelda fan hidden inside me, I immediately made it my life goal to play through them all, every entry in the series. To this day I’ve made a lot of progress, I’ve played some that were great and some that weren’t so great (Zelda: II, I’m looking at you) and while my favourite will probably always be Link’s Awakening there’s one more that I’ve been waiting to play, one that some would attack me in the street for calling myself a Zelda fan without playing, one that I tried to play at age 10 but failed so epically that I never returned: The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Regarded as the weirdest and creepiest entry in the series I felt it only right to purchase the beautiful special edition New 3DS XL in order to play this game the way it was intended with dual thumbstick control. So let’s have a look and see what came in the box.
Indie developer Renegade Kid has announced that another Mutant Mudds game is coming to Wii U and 3DS. The Mutant Mudds teased a reveal in an upcoming issue of Nintendo Force. The new title is called Mutant Mudds Super Challenge. The studio didn’t reveal any release details.
Nintendo has announced that it has seen a 40% decrease in global 3DS sales from Q4 2013 to Q4 2014. 4.99 million 3DS units were sold globally during the holiday season. As a result, Nintendo has decreased its projected sales for 2015. The handheld, according to the company, did not grow sufficiently in the Western markets.
However, Nintendo did announce that software sales increased in 2014. A total of 53.04 million units of software were sold, with Super Smash Bros, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire contributing significantly.
Nintendo also announced that the New 3DS and New 3DS XL had solid starts in Japan and Australia. The new XL is due to launch in Europe and North America on February 13th.
If you were to read the article I posted last week with my initial impressions of playing through the Demo of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire you would know that the two major points I wanted to see improved upon over Pokemon X and Y were the low difficulty and the amount of end game content. Did Pokemon ORAS deliver the goods? Let’s find out. Read more …