Tag: Nintendo

Hot off the heels of a year long celebration commemorating the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo has released the highly anticipated newest entry in the franchise, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Does it lean on its predecessors for success or is it genuinely a great game? The franchise has many longtime fans who would buy the game regardless of quality, but The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword won two awards at the VGAs this year, best Wii game and best motion game. Nintendo treats their fans well by releasing not only a good game in the Zelda franchise, but one of the first games to fully, and intuitively utilize the Wii Motion Plus. Read on to find out why Skyward Sword is a must own game, both for series regulars and newcomers alike.

Nintendo has purposfully kept so many of the old game elements that make the series memorable. Dungeon crawling for a new tool that will help Link pass through a seemingly impossible are of the dungeon, goofy characters that only have one voiced word or speak in gibberish, colorful level design and puzzles. These are the staples for a Zelda game, but each new title has added its own flair. Some have worked and some have not. Overall the gameplay is what players expect from a Zelda experience. The system has worked for years and will continue to work in the future. Skyward Sword adds a few new tools and an interesting dowsing feature to search for Zelda. They are fun but easy to learn and master.

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Following slower than anticipated sales, Nintendo has officially announced a price drop for the 3DS handheld. Originally priced at $249.99 upon release last spring, the 3DS will now be $169.99, effective August 12. Early adopters of the system will be rewarded, via the just announced Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program. Over two phases, anyone who owns a 3DS System and visits the e-shop at least once before 11:59pm EST on August 11 will receive an assortment of 20 free virtual console games; 10 NES titles, and 10 Game Boy Advance titles. The former group will be freely available to 3DS Ambassadors first, and available for purchase later for everyone else. The GBA titles, however will remain exclusive to 3DS Ambassadors.

Nintendo's full press release, containing additional information, as well as an abbreviated list of titles available via the 3DS Ambassador program, follows after the jump.

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Earlier this week, Nintendo unveiled a series of special events and promotions that will be taking place to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. Beginning on June 7th, with the availability of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX as a Virtual Console game, and ending this Holiday season with a Limited Edition Triforce Wii remote, this celebration includes re-released Zelda titles, special incentives, and more.

According to Nintendo, either a new or re-released Zelda game will be made available for every Nintendo system this year - including DS, 3DS, and Wii. Specifically, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is now available via Virtual Console, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will be released on June 19, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be released this holiday season on the Wii, and for DS owners, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures will be re-released as a free download this fall.

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Following nearly two months of rampant speculation, Nintendo took the wraps off their successor to the Wii console. Formerly known as Project Café, the new system is now officially called the Wii U. Why such a strange title? Nintendo isn't saying - yet - only that just as with Wii before it, it will conceptually make more sense sometime in the foreseeable future. While few details were given regarding technical specs, anticipated launch titles, or pricing, Nintendo did have a few small tidbits of information to share about the new console. Foremost of this information was the reveal of the new controller - which, at its core, is a 6.2" touch screen panel housed in a plastic casing. Much like its predecessor, the Wii U's controller sports an innovative design, which, Nintendo hopes developers will take advantage of to create new and compelling game experiences.

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