Resident Evil. What hasn't been said about of Capcom's survival horror franchise? Much like Doom, while Resident Evil isn't the first survival horror game (that honor goes to Alone in the Dark), it was the game that made the genre popular, and since it's release on March 22nd, 1996 in Japan (March 30th in the US, and August 1st in Europe), the series has spawned numerous sequels, spinoffs, ports, remakes, comics, manga, rides, restaurants, and even some movies, both CG and live action, with the live action movies not only being their own universe separate from the games, but are actually ending this year with Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
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Christmas seems to have come early for Wii U owners. Nintendo has just announced that 2007 Wii classic Super Mario Galaxy will be coming to the US Wii U eShop.
On Saturday July 11th, 2015, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata passed away due to complications with a bile duct tumor that he was diagnosed and treated for in 2014. While this is but a sobering reminder that no one can escape the specter of death, the loss of Iwata hits close to home for many people, myself included. When I was five, my late aunt and her husband got me and my sister our first home console despite my parents objecting to it: the Super Nintendo. From that point on, I would be a Nintendo fan for life, asking specifically for Nintendo games and systems every Christmas and birthday, playing them and having a blast with them from Super Mario Bros. to The Legend of Zelda, and from beginning to end, I would have a huge grin on my face.
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Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Nintendo of America announced earlier today on their Twitter page that the Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES for short) will be getting a re-release this year, albeit a bit smaller than what many fans are used to.
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The newest game in the Skylanders series, Skylanders: SuperChargers, is getting a couple of guess characters on the Wii, 3DS and Wii U versions of the game: the Koopa King himself Bowser and the leader of the bunch (you know him well) Donkey Kong. While many fans were surprised by the announcement of having these two big Nintendo characters in a Skylanders game, what may surprise many fans was that other beloved Nintendo characters were also considered for the game, specifically Kirby and Star Fox.
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It was announced yesterday by Nintendo that two of their characters would be crossing over into Skylanders SuperChargers territory on September 20th. Thanks to their partnership with Activision, Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser, each coming equipped with their own vehicles to use in order to fight Koas and The Darkness. Bowser and Donkey Kong will work as both Skylanders and amiibo figures for Nintendo systems and will later be integrated into other titles in the future. Tons of screens were released to show off the figures, an in-game look at at what's coming, and the different kits which can be purchased for Skylanders SuperChargers.
