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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.

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Sonic, Mega Man, and more: Nintendo’s Amiibos will soon include third-party characters (gallery)

Nintendo’s upcoming line of action figures will talk with Wii U games like Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, and Hyrule Warriors via the GamePad. While the initial wave of Amiibos are all classic Nintendo characters like Mario and Link, a future set features some heroes from third-party developers and publishers.
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Blizzard announces new IP: Overwatch

Well, it happened. After 17 years of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo (and crossovers of them), developer Blizzard is making a new franchise. It’s called Overwatch, and it’s set in a futuristic world where cybernetically enhanced heroes and villains are a reality.
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask Moon
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask coming to 3DS

Nintendo announced during today’s Nintendo Direct livestream that one of its classics, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, is coming to the 3DS handheld in the spring. Majora’s Mask originally came out for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. It came after Ocarina of Time, which already got a remake for the 3DS in 2011.

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