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Owners of both Wii and DS will no longer be able to play their titles online from today. That’s because, as warned back in February, today’s the day when the off switch will be flicked on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, bringing an end to a host of features once …
Read More »Smash Bros director praises PS4
Masahiro Sakurai has outlined has admiration for Sony’s PS4. I don’t care for faction wars like Nintendo versus Sony,” the Smash Bros director told Famitsu, as translated by Gematsu. PlayStation 4 is good-looking, the DualShock 4 is light and using it feels good, Remote Play can reliably handle even action …
Read More »NINTENDO: Super Smash Bros lands on Wii U and 3DS next year
Fans have been given their first look at the next Smash Bros for both Wii U and 3DS. Simply titled Super Smash Bros, the game will be released in 2014 at retail and in the Nintendo eShop. As usual, Smash Bros pits Nintendo characters such as Mario, Link, Samus and …
Read More »Platinum Games designer tells Smash Bros fans to "f**k off"
Ultimate Nintendo fanboy pleaser Smash Bros isn’t to everyone’s tastes. It takes a special type of enthusiast to pour hours into pummeling Pikachu repeatedly in his far too chirpy face, and an even more avid fan to spend your days speculating which forgotten character will be added to an already …
Read More »Wii U/3DS compatibility on creator’s wishlist for next Smash Bros.
Smash Bros creator and Nintendo icon Masahiro Sakurai has revealed his intentions to bring Wii U and 3DS dual support for the hit franchise’s next title. "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game," Sakurai told IGN. "I intend to …
Read More »NINTENDO: Smash Bros for 3DS and Wii U
Nintendo is working on not one, but two new versions of its popular fighting game, Super Smash Bros. During the firm’s E3 press conference, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata announced that new instalments in the series are being developed for both 3DS and the newly-announced Wii U console. The games will be …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Second week at the top for Smash Bros.
It’s ‘as you were’ for the top three in this week’s All Format charts from ESLPA/ChartTrack. Nintendo’s Wii-exclusive Super Smash Bros Brawl claims its second week as the top selling games in the UK, while EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company and LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones are placed in second and thord …
Read More »JAPAN: Smash Bros. smacksdown chart rivals
MCV media partner Famistu has revealed the Japanese sales charts for February in a month when Nintendo titles Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Wii Fit claimed the top two spots, selling 1.3m and 309,000 units respectively. This brings Wii Fit’s lifetime sales to 1.5m since its release on December 1st. …
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