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NXpress #15: In memory of Satoru Iwata
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has passed away at the age of 55. He was an immensely influential figure both within the industry and with Nintendo fans, and he will be forever missed. Iwata-san’s leadership has been a strong force for good in the gaming industry and so today we honour him in our main event. […] More
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Ranking Nintendo’s Consoles
The word “Nintendo” can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as “leave luck to heaven,” but it took more than just luck for Nintendo to become a world-wide sensation and more importantly, remain relevant in the video game market for over three decades. While other companies have since shut down, Nintendo continues to develop […] More
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NXpress #11: E3 2015 special part one and the 2015 Nintendo World Championships
In honour of E3, we decided to deliver a bonus podcast this week. Kicking off the show is our discussion of Masahiro Sakurai’s special video presentation for Super Smash Bros. and our opinion on the footage being leaked a day early. In our main event, we sit down and interview Jeff Hansen, the winner of […] More
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E3 2015: New amiibo inadvertently revealed ahead of Nintendo’s digital conference
Following yesterdays leak revealing most of the new DLC for Super Smash Bros., it seems that Nintendo inadvertent revealed some upcoming amiibo, courtesy of a promotional email sent out by Nintendo Spain. My Amiibo News, the official Nintendo of Europe Twitter account tweeted out an image of some upcoming amiibo, including 4 Animal Crossing figures […] More
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NXpress #9: ‘Splatoon’ and the 2015 Nintendo World Championships qualifying round
This week, Patrick Murphy returns to the podcast to give us a full report of his experience competing in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. After which we all sit down to discuss Splatoon, a new online multiplayer shooter from Nintendo. Leave it to Nintendo to make a shooter that isn’t actually about shooting people. Check […] More
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Super Mario silver edition amiibo figure hits stores on May 29
The world of amiibo is getting bigger, and Nintendo shows no signs of slowing down in producing new figures. Not too long ago, rumours of a silver Mario circled the world wide web. It was pretty obvious Nintendo would release a sterling figure but the question was when? Now we have our answer. A new […] More
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NXpress #7: ‘Splatoon’ review and the best Megaman games
Ever since Mega Man was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, Capcom has released over 50 sequels and spinoffs on multiple systems, making it Capcom’s most prolific franchise. 28 years later and the debate rages on… What is the best game in the franchise? This week, as a part of Megaman Month, we […] More
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Nintendo’s future of amiibo looks bright
Ever since I was a child I’ve always been an avid collector of many things including action figures. And so growing up, I wished that Nintendo would release a series of action figures for many of the characters in their roster. We never did get those action figures but thankfully Nintendo began releasing amiibos in […] More
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Why the Hostility When Next to Nothing is Known about Nintendo’s “NX?”
During the Nintendo press conference in which president Satoru Iwata revealed Nintendo would be teaming up with DeNA, a Japanese mobile gaming company, to produce mobile content featuring Nintendo’s characters as well as develop a new, multi-platform membership service to replace the currently presiding Club Nintendo, Iwata hinted at the Big N’s next console. More
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Open Source #17: Is Bigger Always Better?
This week on Open Source, the team discusses the newly released The Order: 1886, and examines the debate on whether longer games are worth more. Should 5-hour campaigns be priced the same as a 70-hour epic? Also making a guest appearance: VR! With Sony’s Project Morpheus on the horizon, it seems everyone’s at it these […] More
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Weekly News Roundup: Mario goes gold, Batman grows up and more
Press pause and stretch those fingers. It’s time to catch up with this weeks top news stories from the wide world of gaming. It’s no secret that Amiibo’s are talking over the world. Fans are clamouring to collect them all, and this week they were given a new figurine to hunt down. Nintendo of America […] More
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Nintendo officially announces a cool new gold Mario amiibo
A few weeks ago, an image for a Gold Mario amiibo advertised in a Walmart flyer popped up online and had Nintendo fans speculating a release of the new amiibo exclusive to Wallmart. Now, Nintendo of America has issued a press release confirming the toy will be exclusive to the retailer and will be bundled […] More
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