Tag Archives: Virtual Console

Nintendo reveals a “whopping” 8 titles for it’s Wii U Virtual Console launch

The quotes indicated sarcasm for those that didn’t understand. Nintendo of America just announced the first 8 titles to be published on the Wii U’s Virtual Console. This game list and service come as a long delayed and needed feature for Nintendo’s fledgling mid-generation console.

Here is the Wii U Virtual Console launch line-up

Balloon Fight
Donkey Kong Jr
Excitebike
Ice Climber
Kirby’s Adventure
Punch-Out!!
F-Zero
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Nintendo annonces Earthbound on Wii U

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To the delight of Nintendo fans everywhere the big N has finally announced that the cult classic SNES RPG Earthbound would soon be seeing a re-release in the North America, and for the first time ever it will also be released in Europe. While no release date was given, in the latest Nintendo Direct, President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata did confirm that the game would be … [ Read More... ]

Nintendo is bringing more Zelda games coming to the 3DS

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The critically acclaimed The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Ages & Oracle Of Seasons are coming out on the Nintendo 3DS says Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. The 2 Zelda titles were individually released on the Gameboy Color 12 years ago. They were both celebrated for their graphics on the aging handheld and for their gameplay fun. Furthermore, you could trade passwords between the 2 games which allowed gamers to … [ Read More... ]

Cover Art: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Gameboy Color)

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... ]