Nintendo didn’t see very strong sales numbers when the 3DS first came out. However, with the help of a price-drop and a better game lineup, they seem to be bouncing back. Both of the recent games from the Mario franchise have done exceeding well, with Super Mario 3D and Mario Kart 7 each having sold over 1 million units.
It’s been a lengthy wait, for the impatient, since the 10 NES games were made available back in September for those early adopters of the 3DS. For those who did not grow up in the NES era there was likely little worth getting excited over when those 10 titles were announced and made some 3DS owners even more eager to get the forthcoming GBA games. It has been three long months and these games are certainly worth the wait.
Picking up where it left after its case against Seaworld violating the Thirteenth Amendment by enslaving whales (No, it only applies to people), PETA has taken its crusade to the offices of Nintendo. Citing Mario’s use of the tanooki suit power-up, PETA sees this as an indication to gamers that wearing an animal’s pelt is a splendid idea.
Sega has a very nice lineup for E3, which I’ll explain here along with trailers and teasers I dug up. In alphabetical order, the games are detailed after the read more. Enjoy.
The president of Nintendo has officially announced that Super Mario 3DS is in production and looks to have a proper unveiling at this years E3. Although a few details regarding this title have surfaced already. During the press conference it was made clear that the team involved with development is the team responsible for Mario Galaxy 2.
Now that new Sonic games are being on Nintendo’s consoles, Sega has been tweaking the design of its mascot Sonic the Hedgehog in order to appeal to the fans of his arch rival, Mario.
You know what day it is today? No, I don’t mean “The day I waited in line for 20 hours to get Halo Reach.” Before Halo, before Bungie, there was Mario. Super Mario turns 25 today, and as an ode to this amazing and successful franchise, we have found 25 Mario facts for each year we were able to play with our favorite Italian plumber
After years of being on the fence about Nintendo’s new ways of experiencing games, I have finally taken the plunge and bought a Nintendo Wii. Maybe it was the new sleek black bundle with motion plus, maybe it was the stellar E3 lineup, or maybe it was I was missing something in my gaming life. To be honest I think it had alot to do with all of those reasons.
The first time that I saw Halo: Combat Evolved on the original Xbox, I knew that my taste and interest in gaming had changed forever. This is still true in my young adult life, but come on, Master Chief just doesn’t know how to role with Mario and Donkey Kong. I realize that these games and consoles are in the market for different reasons for different people, but I think everything has an appropriate place and time. Quite frankly I have missed classic plat-forming, and that is something that I have always looked to Nintendo for.
The Wii has brought amazing new titles like Super Mario Galaxy 2 into my life, something you can only experience on a Nintendo machine. The transition back to Nintendo finally set in for me when I realized that I didn’t care how the game looked coming through on my HD LCD TV, I was having to much fun to care, resolution, and appropriate cables at this point didn’t matter. It is a refreshing feeling to have childish fun as a gamer, and not have to worry about screaming 12 year olds on Xbox live.
This is my reason to why I picked up a Nintendo; I encourage others who have stayed away from the Wii to maybe check it out in the near future. After all most of gamers are looking for fun, new, and exciting ways to play games, and Nintendo clearly understands this. With new Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Golden eye on the way this fall and winter, it is a great time to revisit some classics, and prepare for a generation of new adventures!
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