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One Very Good Reason to Be a Nintendo-Exclusive Gamer
Tired of being picked on and looked down upon for being a Nintendo-exclusive console owner, commenter ClaudioIphigenia speaks up on Kotaku about the rather reasonable reasoning behind his brand loyalty. So after having just replied to three different comments on why I only own a Nintendo console, I figured it was time for a Speak…
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Nintendo Starts Offering NES Classics to All in the 3DS eShop
Nintendo not only gave its 3DS “Ambassadors”—early adopters of the device—10 Virtual Console classics for free, it also didn’t let anyone else buy them. That exclusive privilege appears to be headed to a close, as the Japanese eShop has already listed Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and will get Super Mario Bros. next week.…
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Myst Re-Release Headed for 3DS in March
The super-old collection of HyperCard stacks Myst will be published as Myst 3D on the 3DS, with a release date scheduled for March 27. The publisher handling the port says it will add 3D effects to the original game, so it isn’t a reboot or a new adaptation. It will, however, include the Rime Age,…
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Finish the Year Strong Talking About the Skyward Sword Finale with the Kotaku Game Club!
Welcome back to the Kotaku Game Club. Today we’re wrapping up our discussion series on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and 2011. Since we’ve all (hopefully) completed the game, let’s talk about the game’s final dungeons and the ending. Since we’ll be discussing the entire game today, including the ending. Players who haven’t finished…
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VVVVVV Spells Victory for the Final Nintendo Download of 2011
The Nintendo Download ends the year on a high note with the release of Terry Cavanagh ‘s indie darling VVVVVV on the 3DS eShop, adding a 3D twist to the game’s already twisted gravity platforming. If the 3DS does nothing more than get a few indie PC greats into the hands of the masses, then…
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Paper-Rock-Scissors Tactics Spring to Life in Fire Emblem 3DS
This spring in Japan the swords, axes, and spears of Fire Emblem spring forth from the 3DS screen to pierce your eyeballs with varying degrees of severity depending on which sort of weapon you’re holding at the time. Check out the live stream of the game from the Nintendo Direct presser. One of the first…
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Swapnote is Much More Than a Fun Way to Send Your Boss Penis Drawings With Your 3DS
When the original DS launched Nintendo gave us Pictochat, a decent local wireless program for chatting and exchanging pictures with our friends. When the 3DS launched, casual chatting was nowhere to be seen. Swapnote fixes that. Available for download now in the 3DS eShop, Swapnote does exactly what the name implies, allowing users to swap…
By Mike Fahey
