The Unsung Innovations of Kid Icarus
Posted by IGN on Feb 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment
2011 was a year packed to overflowing with Nintendo anniversaries, as several of the company’s properties and products hit major milestones. Zelda turned 25, as did Metroid. The GameCube hit 10 years, the N64 turned 15 and the SNES marked two full decades since its debut. Yet among all the different birthdays that were celebrated, there was one more that flew in under the radar right before the calendar flipped to 2012 – Kid Icarus.
Pit’s original 8-bit adventure also had its 25th...
Nintendo Turns Down Binding of Isaac on 3DS
Posted by IGN on Feb 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Nintendo has refused to release The Binding of Isaac on the 3DS eShop.
Edmund McMillen, the designer of the game and Super Meat Boy, said on Twitter, “After a long internal debate Nintendo has decided NOT to allow the Binding of Isaac on the 3ds. ”
He went on to clarify why it was blocked by Nintendo in a subsequent tweet: “As many assumed the reasons were due to the games “questionable religious content”. Thank GOD Steam exists!”
He went on to praise Valve’s...
The Great Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 Debate
Posted by IGN on Feb 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Day in and day out you hear a lot from the IGN Nintendo team. Now we want to hear from you. This is a regular feature where we ask you questions based on recent Nintendo events or games, and ask you to blog your thoughts. The best responses will get posted later in the week. Who knows, maybe we’ll start offering prizes one of these days. Read on for more!
Pikachu and his friends are causing a bit of a fuss in the Nintendo community. Earlier this week, Nintendo and Pokemon Company International...
Kid Icarus Uprising Launching with Tournament
Posted by IGN on Feb 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In celebration of the fast-approaching launch of Kid Icarus Uprising for the 3DS, Nintendo of America is hosting a series of multiplayer tournaments beginning March 8. These will culminate in a national championship event in New York on March 22.
Which Pit will prevail?The bracket-style tournaments will include regional competition at select GameStop locations in the following cities:
-San Francisco, CA (March
-Orlando, FL (March 11)
-Los Angeles, CA (March 15)
-New York, NY (March 22)
Three...
Is Pokemon Hurting the 3DS?
Posted by IGN on Feb 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Editor’s Note: Nintendo and The Pokemon Company International requested a chance to comment on the topic of our editorial. Below are their remarks, followed by the full opinion piece.
Rich
Executive Editor, IGN.com
Nintendo’s Comment”Remember that Nintendo 3DS can also play all Nintendo DS Pokemon games. The Nintendo DS family also has a massive installed base of more than 51 million systems in the United States alone, and we are keen on continuing to deliver new experiences to...
Kingdom Hearts Sucks (But it Doesn’t Have To)
Posted by IGN on Feb 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
After a decade, two main games, and four spinoffs, Kingdom Hearts has solidified itself as an RPG juggernaut. A cross-platform, cross-universe, East meets West monster of a game. And after learning about Keyblades, princesses, and this Ansem guy, one thing has become abundantly clear:
Kingdom Hearts, as a story, totally sucks.
Not saying the games as a whole suck. In fact when it comes to pacing, battle systems, and core gameplay, pretty much everything except the platforming mechanics, Kingdom...
Pokemon Black and White Version 2 Headed Westward More Quickly Than Usual
Posted by 1UP on Feb 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Following the surprising news that the latest handheld Pok
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Nintendo DS Game News: Pokemon Black And White Sequels Incoming This Year
Posted by G4TV on Feb 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Pokemon White Version 2 and Pokemon Black Version 2 are both headed to Nintendo DS handhelds in North America sometime before the end of 2012, a morning press release from Nintendo confirms. This comes on the heels of a Japan reveal over the weekend on the TV series Pokemon Smash.
The Black and White sequels will be released on the DS in Japan this June, though Nintendo’s press release doesn’t get any more specific than "2012" for the North American versions. No other...
Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Release Window Announced
Posted by IGN on Feb 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
UPDATED: Nintendo of America has specified a release window for its territories – fall 2012.
ORIGINAL STORY: Over the weekend it was announced that Pokemon Black & White 2 were coming to Nintendo DS this year.
This morning Nintendo has confirmed that both games will be released in Europe this autumn. The games will be released in Japan this June, with no release date yet set for North America.
So far little is known about the new games, but the official Japanese Pokemon website has been...
Kingdom Hearts Leaked European Release Date
Posted by IGN on Feb 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
According to GimmeGimmeGames, Square-Enix’s French store published a release date of Friday, July 27th, 2012 for Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance, the next episode in the Square-Disney crossover series. This was hastily replaced by the more indeterminate “summer 2012″.
Infer what you will, but it appears that the official European release date has been leaked?
Dream Drop Distance director Tetsuya Nomura has stated that the game will have a story on par with a numbered sequel,...
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