Xenoblade Chronicles Gets Port To New 3DS, Will Not Work On Old Hardware

August 29, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

0

0

0

Nintendo this morning announced yet ANOTHER new 3DS, and of course no console announcement is complete with a game to play on it. The new 3DS, called New 3DS, will see a port of the 2010 Wii title Xenoblade Chronicles, according to Polygon. Now, this is good news, that game was very well received and […]

Read more

OR/AS Collectors Editions

August 28, 2014 Naomi Bolger

0

0

0

As if we weren’t already excited enough for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Nintendo have announced some amazing collector’s editions for pre-order from Nintendo UK. These SteelBooks look amazing. Nintendo have told us ‘copies of the games are packaged in their standalone casing and presented alongside limited edition metallic cases boldly displaying Primal Groudon on […]

Read more

Miyamoto Suggests Shift in Nintendo's Approach To Customers

August 27, 2014 Declan Doody

0

0

0

“[These are] the sort of people who, for example, might want to watch a movie. They might want to go to Disneyland…Their attitude is, ‘okay, I am the customer. You are supposed to entertain me.’ It’s kind of a passive attitude they’re taking, and to me it’s kind of a pathetic thing. They do not […]

Read more

Miyamoto Suggests Shift in Nintendo’s Approach To Customers

August 27, 2014 Declan Doody

0

0

0

“[These are] the sort of people who, for example, might want to watch a movie. They might want to go to Disneyland…Their attitude is, ‘okay, I am the customer. You are supposed to entertain me.’ It’s kind of a passive attitude they’re taking, and to me it’s kind of a pathetic thing. They do not […]

Read more

Pokkén Tournament

August 26, 2014 Naomi Bolger

0

0

0

After a livestream from Japan, Bandai Namco and Tsunekazu Ishihara have confirmed they’re working a Pokémon fighting game called Pokkén Tournament! We know very little so far except that it’s going to be released in 2015. UPDATE: It looks as though Pokkén Tournament will be released in arcade only across Japan. We managed to snag a few […]

Read more

Female Gamers Surpass Teenage Boys in Numbers

August 26, 2014 Naomi Bolger

0

0

0

Girls have always been a bit excluded from the gaming industry. Companies seem to think that girls still don’t play games for some reason so we’re never taken seriously as customers. Well, it’s time for game companies need to think twice about not including us as we’ve recently taken over a large percentage of the […]

Read more

Leaked Smash Bros. 3DS Footage Reveals New Characters

August 25, 2014 Declan Doody

0

0

0

Leaked game footage is nothing new especially as the release date for the title draws closer – that said this leaked footage for the new Smash Bros. game on 3DS and WiiU does contain some pretty exciting news. The leaks below are short and snappy but they gave us hope that the images that leaked […]

Read more

Pokémon Monopoly: Kanto Edition Revealed

August 23, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

0

0

0

Just in case you thought you were done with all the various ways to play Pokémon, here comes monopoly edition… Again. A new Kanto edition has been revealed, courtesy of GoNintendo. This newest edition of Monopoly features six new playable tokens; Eevee, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. The locations are now the gym leaders’ […]

Read more

New Samus Outfit Announced for Smash Bros.

August 19, 2014 Naomi Bolger

0

0

0

Smash Bros seem to be throwing buckets of info at us every day, and we here at the Arcade are very okay with it! The latest piece of news we’ve been given is that everyone’s favourite Nintendo bad-ass, Samus Aran, will be playable in her gym clothes. The outfit in question is from the ending […]

Read more

More OR/AS Mega-Evolutions!

August 17, 2014 Naomi Bolger

0

0

0

  Possibly the Mega-Evolutions I’m most excited for are Mega-Audino and Mega-Slowbro! The two new Megas were leaked this week and Nintendo have now officially confirmed Mega-Audino but not Mega-Slowbro, though we’re still operating under the assumption he’s legitimate. The leak predicted every aspect of Mega-Audino correctly, so my money is on their details regarding […]

Read more