RECOMMENDATIONS: GBA Ambassador Games Edition

3DS Ambassadors got 10 free GBA games from Nintendo, but are they all worth recommending? When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS by $80, the company also announced that gamers who had already bought and registered the hardware would get twenty free downloadable virtual console games by way of amends. Nintendo World Report already looked over the ten NES virtual console games 3DS Ambassadors ...

FEATURE: Alex Gets Disappointed

With 2011 behind him, Alex complains about a poorly utilized year. 2011 was a really weird year to be a Nintendo fan. In twelve months, we were given a Zelda hybrid, a Mario hybrid, and a Pokemon game set in America. Two consoles were put into a weird limbo between living and dead, and Nintendo released a handheld that wasn't even finished yet. Between updates and price cuts, dual-screens and ...

IMPRESSIONS: Rhythm Heaven Fever Impressions

Wubbadubbadubba'sattrue? Yes, Rhythm Heaven Fever continues the series' excellence. Rhythm Heaven, perhaps Nintendo's greatest overlooked series, is finally coming to Wii in North America. Last week, I had the chance to check it out at Nintendo. If you're a Rhythm Heaven veteran, you'll find the affair very familiar. If not, you're long overdue for the experience. The presentation features a ...

Hands On: The Nintendo Wii U

One of the first things I was told when I ducked into one of Nintendo's suites to play with the Wii U was what they wouldn't tell me. Price, release date, technical specs, games in development -- all of these were taboo topics that would be (and were) met with a gentle dismissal if I broached the subject. Great. With that load lifted, I picked up the Wii U controller and dove in.

RADIO FREE NINTENDO: Episode 274: In the Year Two-Thousaaaaaaand

We look back at our 2011 predictions and set forth new ones, along with our most anticipated games of 2012. It's our annual predictions episode, but first up is a rather dense bit of New Business. Jonny is a big fan of Nano Assault, the new and graphically stunning shmup for 3DS. He's also ecstatic about Bastion and even quite glowing on Gears of War 3. James is less enthused about his Xbox 360 ...

Sony PlayStation Vita’s GPS feature will be used in Disgaea 3

Having GPS functionality in Sony’s impending handheld game device will be nice if you’re ever lost on the road or happen to wander off while being immersed in a game. Or, if you’re playing Nippon Ichi’s RPG Disgaea 3, it will allow you to earn discounts on in-game items, gain experience points, and increase your [...]