Remembering Star Wars Rogue Squadron II
Posted by IGN on Nov 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The anniversary of Nintendo’s GameCube is fast approaching, and in celebration IGN Nintendo is continuing its look back at all of the GCN’s launch titles. Today we’ve finally landed on Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader – a follow-up to the N64 hit and a title that absolutely floored Nintendo fans back in the day.
We got our first glimpse of Rogue Squadron II at Nintendo’s Space World trade show in 2000, when it was premiered alongside the company’s new...
Join 1UP for Our Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Live Stream
Posted by 1UP on Nov 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
What: 1UP Legend of Zelda Live Stream
When: Sunday, Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m. PDT
Where: Here on 1UP.com
Why: To show off the game and give out a free copy of the game
And Questions: Ask us questions via Twitter! Tweet to @1up with the hashtag #skywardsword
As the deluge of high-profile fall releases comes to a close, join us for a two-hour live stream of the most anticipated Nintendo title this year. Check out our review of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (if you haven’t already), then watch...
Nintendo Wii Game News: Need For Speed: The Run — First 15 Minutes
Posted by G4TV on Nov 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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Happy Birthday, Shigeru Miyamoto!
Posted by IGN on Nov 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Shigeru Miyamoto turns 59 today. Why does this matter? Because over half of his life has been spent creating timeless gaming experiences for the world to enjoy. The original Super Mario Bros. got a whole generation addicted to gaming with its unique, groovy platforming, and The Legend of Zelda continually set the standard for what an adventure title was capable of.
Miyamoto is responsible for giving the world Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and Pikmin, and has made countless other contributions...
Miyamoto On the Twists and Turns of Skyward Sword
Posted by 1UP on Nov 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
On the eve of The Legend of Zelda’s 25th anniversary, Nintendo development head Shigeru Miyamoto takes a look back at Skyward Sword — a game that took he and his team five years to complete — and admits that development wasn’t the smoothest of processes. “It’s occasionally the case during game development that the project doesn’t proceed along as planned or doesn’t turn out as fun as expected when you make it,” he told Famitsu magazine this...
Nintendo Voice Chat – Special Zelda Podcast #2
Posted by IGN on Nov 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The last time the IGN Nintendo team gathered to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, we had just finished playing through a 9-hour demo of the game, taking us through the first two dungeons. Since then, a few things have happened…
Audrey and I grabbed Sam, who has been feverishly working on the Skyward Sword Wiki, and Jose from 1Up, who thought Zelda was great, but was more tempered with his praise, giving the game a B+.
This final Zelda podcast before its launch this Sunday is spoiler-free....
The 10-Year Mortgage on Luigi’s Mansion
Posted by IGN on Nov 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
We’re just three days away from the 10th anniversary of Nintendo’s GameCube, and that of course means that we’re also just about to hit the same one decade milestone for all of the Cube’s launch day software. Though major franchises like Zelda and Metroid didn’t come along until later in the system’s life, day one for the GameCube did host several notable titles that we’ll be looking back on all this week. First up? Luigi’s Mansion.
Nintendo’s...
Nintendo Wii Game News: Need For Speed: The Run — Full Speed Ahead Or Fender Bender? Our Review
Posted by G4TV on Nov 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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Nintendo Wii Game News: Saints Row The Third, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and More In This Week in Game Deals: November 13th to November 19th
Posted by G4TV on Nov 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we’re bringing his weekly recap to you!
Amazon has launched their countdown to Black Friday and matched the buy 1, get 1 50% off sale on new releases and the buy 1, get 1 40% off sale on 3DS/Wii games.
Best Buy includes a $75 gift card with the Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Holiday Bundle, a $20 gift card with the combined purchase of Disneyland Adventures...
Final Fantasy Producer Recognizes Action-RPG Trend
Posted by IGN on Nov 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
In an interview with Edge, Square Enix Producer Yoshinori Kitase recognizes the trend in RPGs moving away from classic turn-based systems.
“I think the nature of the franchise is to present something new each time,” Kitase told Edge. “In the global market we see many players moving away from games that used turn-based systems toward what you might term an action-RPG. That’s a trend, and you ignore things like that at your peril.”
Each Final Fantasy game in the long-running...
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