Outside of my post about running out to Best Buy the morning The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword launched without a pre-order like some kind of psycho, you may have noticed that this site has been relatively quiet about the game. No impressions, no full review, nothing. Sort of odd for a title that received so much critical praise across the board that these nerds aren’t yapping about it you may have asked yourself. Well I hate to say it because the Zelda franchise has been my favorite outside of Mario since I was 6 years old but Skyward Sword really left me underwhelmed. I don’t want to get into too much detail about what I don’t like about it (maybe I’ll save that for another day) but in general next to nothing really clicked for me. Anyway, today I came across this video and it made me smile. I haven’t touched the game in months but I feel oddly compelled to maybe throw it on and give it another shot after watching this. We’ll see how that shakes out.
Plenty of words have already been written on this site about Kid Icarus: Uprising and the majority of them have admittedly been negative. But in continuing our grand tradition of professional journalistic integrity, I decided to actually pick up a copy and play it for myself. Using the game notes function of the 3DS, I wrote out bits here and there as I muscled my way through the game. So how did the experience turn out? Read on and find out via Bullet Point structure because I’m really tired of writing and thinking about this thing! READ MORE
Nintendo just announced via their Twitter account that to celebrate Kirby’s 20th anniversary, a special Wii compilation of the pink puffball’s classic games is on the way! Also, have a look at the first screenshot from that new 2D Mario game they mentioned was in the works a while back:
Want to play a fancy, 3D version of the original Kid Icarus on your 3DS? No? Well too bad because the 1986 cult favorite platfomer was just made available on the eShop today and you’re going to download it and you will like it (probably)! The 3D enhanced visuals are the obvious selling point for anyone who may already own a physical copy of the NES cart or have it downloaded from the Wii’s Virtual Console *raises hand on both counts.* But that isn’t the only visual flourish exclusive to this new port! Beautiful new backgrounds have been added to each stage creating a more detailed world than ever before: READ MORE
Having gone almost two months without a new entry in the series, it's hard to imagine what Mario and friends will look like on a modern system. One artist posits this bold vision.
After entire weeks without a new Mario title on the horizon, Nintendo finally broke the news last January that a new 2D Mario game will launch for the 3DS sometime before April 2013. There haven’t been any new details yet, but Nintendo has just registered “supermario4.com”. This could just be a bit of legal cockblockery, but on top of that, Miyamoto let slip in an interview that Nintendo will be showing off “a new Super Mario for [Wii U], in which you will combine the TV screen with the screen in the controller.” READ MORE
Coincidentally, I nicknamed my dorm room 'Project Sex Zone'... it never earned the title.
Look, it’s not like I really expected this thing to be a white-knuckle survival horror game… but maybe I was hoping just the littlest bit. No, the mysterious 3DS collaboration between Capcom, Namco and Sega is a strategy-RPG called Project X Zone. According to Famitsu, the game is about 50% completed, aiming for a 2012 release in Japan. Even though the game is being billed as a strategy-RPG, I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t still look a hell of a lot like a Marvel vs Capcom-style tournament fighter:
Pictured: STRATEGY!
Combo counters, flashy moves and life-meters all seem to hint that at least a little inspiration was taken from the cross-over beat-’em-ups that paved the way for this weird new mash-up. READ MORE
I take it this cross-over game won't take place at the Olympics.
So if you’ve kept your ear to the ground in the game world, you’ve already heard rumblings about a mystery game coming to the 3DS. The big deal being that this game, whatever it is, is a joint venture between three of the biggest Japanese game studios ever: Capcom, Namco, and Sega. Until recently, the only other information that’s been available is this image:
Sweet, they're making an Atari game!
So what the hell are those things? What have they been replaced by? READ MORE
I first gave tumblr a shot a couple of years ago with What Did I Eat Last Night? A site that was devoted to morning after photographs of those magical meals only possible during the wee drunken hours of the morning. It only lasted for a few entries before I decided I wanted to live past the age of 30. After that (and not too long ago) came Sex Trek: The Next Generation, which I intended to make a haven for every dirty or innuendo fueled image/gif I could find from from Star Trek: The Next Generation. This page was slightly more prolific but scouring the internet for hours upon hours trying to find homoerotic meaning in the relationship between Commanding officers and ensigns started to feel even less healthy than knocking out a couple of cheeseburger sticks at 4am.
Anyway, now I’m giving it another shot only this time without a theme. Under The Raydar will be my own private corner of the internet where I’ll yap about everything from comics to movies and yes, probably even Nintendo now and then. Feel free to follow and here’s hoping the third time’s the charm.
No you’re not reading your calendar wrong. Earlier today Nintendo unveiled its new online “home” for their famous mascot cleverly dubbed www.Mario.Nintendo.Com. A webpage filled with lazily written summaries for every retail and downloadable 3DS and Wii title featuring the fat plumber (isn’t this already IGN’s thing?). They’ve even added a little scroll at the bottom of each page suggesting other games you might be interested in based on the one you’re currently browsing. What’s that, guys? If I really like Super Mario Bros. 2 then I might also dig Samurai Showdown IV? Um, ok. There are actually a couple of cool little bits to be found on the site including a fun take on “Memory,” featuring familiar faces from the mushroom kingdom and also a quiz to test your Mario knowledge which you should have no trouble burning through if you’re above 6 years old and have ever played a Nintendo game in your life.
Check out the card game by clicking this and have a go at some Mario trivia right here. I’m positive you have nothing better to do.
Early rumors suggest the company head’s recently revealed involvement in an international ring of sexual torture dungeons as the reason for the sudden departure. More as it develops.
Nothing says 'hours of fun!' like numbers on a black-and-white grid. No, I'm serious.
If you’re a Club Nintendo member with at least 100 coins and a 3DS, you need to know that you only have one day left to grab a free copy Mario’s Picross. Seriously, if you even sort of like puzzle games, you need to give this game a shot. It’s kind of like Sudoku, only easier and more fun. When you’re done with a round of Sudoku all you have is a bunch of boxes with numbers scrawled in them and regret for being tricked into doing math for hours. When you’re done with a round of Picross, you have a picture of a doggie! Or a boat! You’ve also lost like four hours of sleep because you kept telling yourself “I’ll do just one more.” READ MORE
Nintendo’s been farting around with making retail game demos available on the 3DS eShop for a while now but Mutant Mudds marks the first time a download only title has been given the treatment. Developed by Renegade Kid (the badasses who created the DS first person shooters, Moon and Dementium: The Ward), MM follows the platforming adventures of some bland dipshit with a water pack as he runs around destroying giant floating turds, or mud as the designers would have you believe. READ MORE
Okay, not EVERYTHING should be a Super Mario Bros. mash-up.
If there’s one thing I love as much as video games, it’s giant monster movies. There is something primal and innately satisfying about mutated dinosaurs, giant space aliens, and humongous robots going apeshit and knocking over skyscrapers while beating the hell out of each other. Unfortunately, there aren’t very many giant monster video games, and of the few out there, even fewer are worth playing. Even Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, has a hell of a time getting a decent video game adaptation–and that’s assuming the games even make it out of Japan. Despite being a worldwide pop culture icon, Godzilla isn’t a hot property like he used to be. These days it’s just the die-hard monster cultist weirdos like me laying awake at night, dreaming of the perfect Godzilla game.
But Godzilla’s loyal disciples are coming together, and if we can round up enough money and support, that dream game might just become a, uh, reality game. Filmmaker/writer/producer Chris Mirjahangir, Godzilla game designer Simon Strange (that’s his real name!), and Godzilla comic artist extraordinaire Matt Frank are in the earliest planning stages of what is likely to be the first Kickstarter project to make me throw sweaty, crumpled dollar bills at my computer in a crazed attempt to make this thing happen as quickly and awesomely as possible. READ MORE
