Gradius warp drives back to Wii U Virtual Consoles

Categories: Retro, Wii U

Get ready to once again destroy the core and save the galaxy! The far superior version of Gradius finally warp drives back to North American Wii U Virtual Consoles tomorrow! Released on the PC Engine in Japan back in 1991, this extremely faithful port of the 1985 Arcade classic shooter…

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The Legend of Zelda: The first quest

Categories: Retro, Features

I recently sat down with my six-year-old daughter and loaded up The Legend of Zelda on Wii U’s Virtual Console. As a lifelong Nintendo fan and a child of the ’80s and ’90s, I’ve played through the game far too many times to count, and I can barely remember my…

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Badge Arcade News: 2/1/17

Categories: 3DS

For the second time this week, no new catchers enter the fray. Maybe that’s a good thing given the hundreds of Fire Emblem badges to collect! In celebration of the franchise’s first mobile release tomorrow, Fire Emblem: Fates badges have awakened in the Badge Arcade, giving players another chance to…

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Switch online services to be priced somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 yen a year

Categories: News, Switch

Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima has announced to Japanese financial newspaper The Nikkei that the Switch’s online services will cost between 2,000 and 3,000 yen a year. That’s approximately $17.50-$26.50, or roughly $1.50-$2.20 a month.   1) Just in: Nintendo president Kimishima tells the Nikkei Switch's online service will be priced…

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Splatoon 2 communication features detailed

Categories: Switch, News

The official Splatoon Twitter account has revealed a number of details about how player communication will work in the upcoming Splatoon 2. Splatoon 2 will support both online lobbies and voice chat for multiplayer games right out the gate, albeit via a smartphone application. Players can use the smartphone application…

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