Super Mario 3D Land: The Waiting Continues

I have not written much if not at all about Super Mario 3D Land so I am going to solve that problem now.
I am excited for this game. Excited beyond belief. I have always loved all the Mario games but my favorite ones are the 3D ones like 64 and Galaxy. At first I was a little worried how this game would compare to Galaxy 2 with its insane level of content but new details have emerged that have silenced that fear. Those details can be read from an Iwata Asks article, which you can find the highlights of here ,That information has settled that worry. Now all I have to do is play the waiting game. Here are some videos of the game to keep us from going insane while waiting:

Disney Universe Out Today

Are you getting Disney Universe? I might but not today though sadly.

The Legend of Zelda Animated Series: Excuse Me Princess

Well excuse me if you don't like this post:



The really funny thing is that the Zelda TV series only lasted 13 episodes!

Nintendo Holiday Season of 1990

As this news segment reports:

Video Game Music of the Week: The Legend of Zelda: Spirt Tracks

This music comes from the DS Zelda game Spirit Tracks:

Mario's Picross Review

Mario's picross is the first in the series of fun puzzles on Nintendo's handheld systems. Picross is played by having numbers lined up on the x and y axis. Using the numbers you mark and remove squares from the grid using the information given to you by comparing numbers and using logic. It is a lot more fun then it sounds! While it is called Mario's picross Mario is mostly just in the top left corner of the screen reacting to mistakes you make. Also there are some different Mario themed puzzles like a  Goomba made out of the squares.The game is excellent packing a good amount of content with challenging puzzles. You can download it on the Nintendo eShop for only $3.99.

My Rating: 8/10

Nintendo Cereal System

This was a cereal Nintendo used to make:

15 Years of Nintendo 64: Kirby Then and Now

It may be Zelda's 25th but this year has been good for Kirby. With two games what Kirby fan would be upset about that. This years marks 15 years of the Nintendo 64 so I thought I would take another look at how the games were advertised after my Super Mario 64 post. First of N64:



Now Wii:



Though the N64 one was made for TV I can't help but feel they could show more gameplay. Though it is nice to see that 15 years later Kirby is still being used.

Kirby's Dreamland Review

Kirby's Dreamland on the Game Boy marks the first appearance of the lovable pink guy back in 1992. Except back then he was a white ghost looking creature due to the Game Boy's monochromatic screen. The game is short but it features a more difficult mode after your first play through. It is a sidescrolling platformer and features fun gameplay and great Kirby animations. This was the only Kirby game without Kirby's ability to copy enemies powers,which did not come until Kirby's Adventure which you can read about here. The game is availbe for only $3.99 on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. I recommend you suck this one up and spit it back out(if you are not fimilar with Kirby that is one of the ways he attacks enemies) today!

My Rating: 7/10

15 Years of Nintendo 64: Star Fox 64 Nintendo Power VHS

To celebrate 15 years of Nintendo 64 let us take a look at how Star Fox 64 was promoted. Nintendo Power used to promote games by sending a VHS like this:



Too bad they rarely send anything with Nintendo Power, though it would be pretty funny if they sent out a VHS instead of a DVD with an upcoming magazine.

Video Game Music of the Week: Pilotwings Resort

Here is some great music from Pilotwings Resort, a launch game for the 3DS:

15 Years of Nintendo 64: Super Mario 64 Commerical Comparison

Since this year is the 15th anniversary of the Nintendo 64 I thought I would look at the differences in the commercials for Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS You can read it after the break.

Winnie the Pooh Mii

From miicharaters.com here is a mii of the lovable Disney bear Winnie the Pooh. You can go on the website to get directions for the Wii or scan the qr code with a 3DS.

Wii Redesign Coming to North America

As reported on nintendolife which you can read here, the new design of the Wii is coming to North America for $149.99 and comes in black with a Wii Remote Plus controller, Nunchuck controller, Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack, and New Super Mario Bro. Wii. It can not play GameCube games and will be released on October 23rd. If you have not bought a Wii yet, I highly recommend you do even with the Wii U coming out. It sounds like a good value to me.

3DS Slider Pad Add-On Box Art

So from Nintendo Everything is box art for the slider pad add on in Japan.  You can see more picture of the attachment on my previous post about it here.

Kirby Mass Attack Review

Kirby Mass Attack is a fun game that delivers on all levels. Essentially the plot is that Kirby has been split into 10 Kirbys and he goes on a quest to defeat the villain who did it and restore his body. The game is all controlled by the touch screen. Usually I am not excited by that but it works really well with this game. Occasionally it can be a problem when controlling 10 at once though. The game looks great. It is a 2D side scroller that has great backgrounds and character animations. It can be funny seeing all the Kirbys  toppling over each other or pummeling an enemy. The music is fantastic. You can read about that in a previous post here. The game offers a good challenge and the medals will keep you coming back for more. With the aforementioned medals you can unlock mini-games like a Kirby pinball game and a Kirby space shooter. Altogether Kirby Mass Attack is a great game and I recommend all DS and 3DS owners pick it up. The 3DS can play DS games so it really is just another great game to play on the system. So go buy it!

My Rating: 8.5/10

Spider-Man: Edge of Time Review

Spider-Man: Edge of the Time on the 3DS is a great game that showcases how far narrative experiences have come in games, and how the 3DS can have an awesome multi-platform game and not a watered-down experience. You can read my review after the break.

Video Game Music of the Week: Steel Diver

Here is some music I love from a 3DS launch title:

Disney Has A Newly Registered Video Game Trademark

Disney recently trademarked Castle of Illusion. This was originally a game on the Sega Genesis. Could this be a new game? Or a virtual console release? Or involving Epic Mickey 2? Or is it just another trademark being made which  is done often by big companies? I guess we will just have to wait and see. If it is a new game, I doubt they will advertise it like this:

Spider-Man: Edge of Time

I am super excited for this game and already pre-ordered it. It comes out tomorrow. Here is the trailer: