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

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 11, 2014
2 min

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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Nintendo's Amiibo gets something Skylanders and Disney Infinity lacks: Subscription service

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 10, 2014
1 min

Nintendo is making it easy for you to get a lot of Amiibos fast.

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Here's how Mario Kart 8's downloadable content works online

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 6, 2014
1 min

You can play online with the Mario Kart 8 DLC, and you'll never get interrupted because someone else doesn't have it.

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20% of Smash Bros. 3DS's sales are digital — here's why that's so impressive

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 6, 2014
2 min

Most games only reach a digital-to-physical ratio of 10 percent.

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Nintendo Direct trailer roundup — Zelda: Majora's Mask, Splatoon, and more

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 5, 2014
1 min

Nintendo livestreamed a direct, and we've got all of the video.

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Fire Emblem developer's Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. hits 3DS in the spring

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 5, 2014
1 min

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. is a steam-punk turn-based strategy game from one of Nintendo's best teams.

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The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask coming to 3DS

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 5, 2014
1 min

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.