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The Legend of Zelda series is the reason we own Nintendo systems. That’s right, I’ve said it. You can keep your Mario. It’s the Zelda games that keep us enthralled for weeks—even months at a time as we work our way through amazing adventures in Hyrule. Without fail, the games… Continue Reading »

E3 2009 is all over now and the games have all been announced. It’s time to look at the best of the best, specifically for the Wii. There were a ton of games announced at E3 that all look very good, so I limited it to the best ten, which… Continue Reading »

On March 25, 2009, the president and CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, took the time out his busy schedule to travel all the way from Japan to grace the attendees of the 2009 Game Developer’s Conference (held in San Francisco, California) with a highly anticipated keynote. Held in the Moscone… Continue Reading »

Gone are the boats and ponies of yesteryear - Link has officially upgraded to riding on trains (like MIA, no?) for his latest DS adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Announced today (March 25, 2009) at the Game Developer’s Conference by Nintendo bigwig Satoru Iwata (at the tail end… Continue Reading »

Let’s face it, gaming is expensive. With the economy currently in its poor state, gamers have quite a bit to worry about. There are, however, are some ways to appease the habit and get more bang for your buck. You can take everything that you’ll read to heart as advice… Continue Reading »

FROM APPLETELL - There have been may great apps released for the iPhone/iPod touch, but, Zelda geek that I am, this is the first I had to buy and download the very moment I learned about it. Smule has just announced Ocarina, the first and only app that transforms the iPhone into an expressive musical wind instrument…
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Now, this is just funny. GameDaily has a very funny - and possibly painful - list of the very worst Nintendo games of all time. Sure, the company makes some of the greatest games (arguably of all time), and it pumps out classics every year, true to form. But they’ve… Continue Reading »

Who says Nintendo has forgotten its hardcore fans? According to an item at GameDaily, top-dog designer Shigeru Miyamoto is working closely with teams on new titles in the Mario and Zelda franchises, and a new Pikmin game is also in the works. From the post: “Making these ‘traditional’ games is… Continue Reading »

The most recent issue of ThinkGeek catalog has been delivered and, as usual, it features several gamer goodies. Here’s a list of the more (and less) notable game-related goodies in the June 2008 ThinkGeek catalog. On the more notable side there’s a programmable keyboard with mini OLEDs, Mario Kart slot… Continue Reading »

First video game manga fans were able to read Devil May Cry and Kingdom Hearts thanks to Tokyopop, and now Viz Media has stepped up to the plate to bring Zelda manga to the masses. Viz announced on April 10, 2008 that it will be translating and publishing the manga… Continue Reading »