Pokémon Yellow gameplay preview on the 3DS

Categories: 3DS, News

UPDATE: GameXplain recently posted its own video highlighting the wireless trading and multiplayer battle system for Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow on the 3DS. To get a closer look at these features, check out the video below! A video from the Nintendo World Report TV Youtube channel gave some additional…

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Nintendo Network maintenance incoming

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: 3DS, News, Wii U

Nintendo has announced that early next week there will be an extended maintenance period for its online services. While the weekend won’t be touched, starting Monday, January 11th at 5:00 p.m. PST, the Nintendo Network will be down for at least ten hours. During this time “certain network services” such…

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Nintendo's data mining epidemic

Categories: News, Wii U

Let’s talk about data mining. If you’ve been paying attention to gaming news this year, you’ve probably come across at least one story about some unannounced game or piece of downloadable content being discovered or mined, by resourceful users ahead of a formal announcement. While Sony and Microsoft’s consoles certainly…

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Minecraft coming to Wii U on December 17th

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Wii U

UPDATE (12/9): According to Owen Hill, the director of communications at Mojang, inventory management will not be available on the GamePad while playing Minecraft on the Wii U. More information about the game will be available as it’s released, so stay tuned! It turns out PEGI’s slip up last month…

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Unused text discovered in Tri Force Heroes points to DLC

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: 3DS, News

Data miners over at The Cutting Room Floor have discovered a series of unused dialog in The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes that indicates DLC is incoming for the multiplayer adventure. Several pieces of text spoken by The Great Tripini discusses going to the eShop and uncovering new lands….

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Preview: Yo-Kai Watch (Demo now available)

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: 3DS, Features

UPDATE: A demo is now available on the North American 3DS eShop! With each new game in the series dominating sale charts over in Japan, it’s hard not to be curious about the overseas sensation that is Yo-Kai Watch. Luckily, we in the West don’t have much longer to wait,…

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