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REVIEW – Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (3DS)
For the first time since his appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/for Nintendo 3DS, Mario is putting his white coat and stethoscope back on and renewing his dubious medical license to provide us with some more medical puzzling … Continue reading
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Tagged 3DS, Download, Dr. Mario, eShop, Mario, Nintendo, Puzzle Games, Reviews
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Get a first hand look at the ‘My Famicase Exhibition’ with this neat tour of the Meteor design store
If you read our post from last month about the ‘My Famicase Exhibition‘ held by Japanese design store Meteor every year, you might be interested to know that you can check out all of the cartridges on display in the store … Continue reading
Some impressions on today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct.
Nintendo Direct live-streams always seem to either get people excited or get them riled up, but regardless they’re always something I (and I’d like to think many others) look forward to, regardless of the announcements. Today’s Nintendo Direct was Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged 3DS, amiibo, Animal Crossing, Capcom, Chibi-Robo!, Dr. Mario, Fire Emblem, Japan, Mario, Monster Hunter, Nintendo, Nintendo Direct, Wii U, Yoshi
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In celebration of the FA Cup final, here are some crazy football games you should try
It’s undoubtable that football (or soccer, if you like) is one of the biggest sports in the world, and in spite of various recent revelations involving a bunch of old geezers accepting ‘favours’ (in my head this would be crazy … Continue reading
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Tagged DS, Famicom, Features, Football, Import, Japan, NES, Nintendo, SNES, Soccer, Sports Games, Super Famicom
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CyberGadget’s new console plays almost everything, and you can pre-order it right now
This is the RetroFreak, a brand new multi-system console from Japanese peripheral creators Cyber Gadget, (who you may be aware of for bringing us this entirely necessary accessory for the 3DS). Earlier this year, all eyes were on Hyperkin’s Retron5 … Continue reading
Another piece of Splatoon merchandise that can’t transform you into a squid, but will make you look cool.
The Splatoon-centric Nintendo Direct that aired earlier this month made a big deal out of the duds featured in Splatoon, and in the British direct the voiceover man even went as far as to call it a “utopian fashion … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Merchandise
Tagged Fashion, Import, Japan, Merchandise, Nintendo, Splatoon, Wii U
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Splatoon manga now available in English
Kantopia has posted a fully translated version of the new Splatoon manga from CoroCoro magazine. It’s short, but sweet, and you can read it here! I won’t take away much of your time, if you want to find out a … Continue reading
There’s an ink version of Splatoon, but it can’t transform you into a squid…
It’s unlikely that the ink they’ll be using to print this will be the same type used in Splatoon‘s turf wars, but now you can read all about the inkling’s escapades in this one-shot manga based on upcoming Wii U game … Continue reading
A Famicom for the 21st Century?
Artist Arne Niklas Jansson has recently posted a really cool and creative new concept for a variation on the Famicom system, the ‘Famicube’, on his website Android Arts. This interesting notion takes into consideration both a brand new identity for the Famicom, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Concept, Console, Famicom, Games Culture, NES, Nintendo
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As usual, this year’s Nintendo company guide is a thing of beauty.
Following on from 2014’s beautiful Hanafuda-inspired design, Nintendo have once again gone above and beyond with the design for their company guides, guides presented by Nintendo of Japan to their new employees, providing them with an overview of both the … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Games Culture, Japan, Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto
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