Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was originally released on the Gameboy in 1993. It was critically acclaimed and considered one of the best handheld games of all time. Later on, Nintendo colorized the game and added a new dungeon which took … [ Read More... ]
Nintendo has really gotten better at communicating with its fans. For over a year now Nintendo has been delivering video presentations, known as Nintendo Direct, showing off upcoming software and hardware releases. In North America these videos are generally presented by NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime, but for some larger announcements Nintendo’s head honcho Satoru Iwata would step in. For example, Iwata was the presenter when the final Wii … [ Read More... ]
Iwata and Co. are in the process of prepping for some major internal shakeups. According to the credible Japanese news outlet Nikkei.Com beginning on February 16th Nintendo Co. will be undergoing major restructures internally, particularly within the organization of its console development teams. The core change at play here is that Nintendo is going to scrap their home console and potable console development teams, in favor or creating one … [ Read More... ]
Nintendo has sent out a PR email announcing a handful or release dates, and some release windows, for soon to be launched first and third party titles. The list is exclusive to North America, seems to only cover games launching between now and April, and includes all of the big N’s currently marketed consoles. For those not in the loop these include the portable Nintendo 3DS, the 2005 home … [ Read More... ]