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Mario Maker: played at E3 2014

By Steve Watts, Jun 12, 2014 8:00am PDT

Mario Maker is an interesting concept and the tools work intuitively, but a lot of its success will rely on sharing features that haven't been detailed yet.

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"10 years? Romhackers were making levels back before 2000. This needs to be way better. Was not ..."

- kenclopz see all 8 comments

Shack Reels at E3 2014: Fans react to Super Smash Bros.

By Ozzie Mejia, Jun 11, 2014 4:00pm PDT

This year's E3 marked one of the first opportunities for fans to go hands-on with Super Smash Bros. on both Wii U and 3DS. Has the wait been worth it so far? Shacknews' own Sam Leichtmer heads to the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center to get reaction from players...

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"I'm not sure being like CNN is a thing which companies should aspire to."

- Gwyndion see all 13 comments

Breaking down the Super Smash Bros. E3 2014 developer roundtable

By Ozzie Mejia, Jun 11, 2014 7:00am PDT

Masahiro Sakurai headed up a developer roundtable for Super Smash Bros. late Tuesday night. After breaking down a 2+ hour discussion, I came out with these five main takeaways from the informative session.

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"Canceling was never intended. And old consoles games, especially Nintendo don't get patched. ..."

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Smash Bros adds Pac-Man to roster [Update: Trailer added]

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 7:24pm PDT

The perpetually hungry Pac-Man has a new hunger: your tears. Nintendo announced at a special Smash Bros event tonight that Pac-Man will be part of the roster in the upcoming Smash Bros for 3DS and Wii U.

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"oh yeah for sure. however i'd bet most people prefer his more abstract incarnations."

- DeBurgo see all 31 comments

Mario vs Donkey Kong for Wii U announced

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 7:19pm PDT

Mario vs Donkey Kong was announced for Wii U today, through a trailer released alongside Nintendo's digital showcase.

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Star Fox in development for Wii U

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 10:07am PDT

At the end of its Nintendo digital event, creative head Shigeru Miyamoto appeared to tease a Star Fox project currently in development for the Wii U.

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"im not a huge starfox fan but im a huge fox fan so i will buy a wii u again and this "

- bead!! see all 22 comments

Smash Bros gets Kid Icarus' Palutena character

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 9:47am PDT

Today's Nintendo digital event at E3 closed with a teaser for at least one more character in Smash Bros. Kid Icarus' goddess Palutena has joined the fray, and the trailer ended with another teaser implying that Dark Pit might be playable as well.

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Hyrule Warriors releasing September 26th

By Robert Workman, Jun 10, 2014 9:38am PDT

Link will be battling hundreds this September.

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Mario Maker announced for Wii U

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 9:35am PDT

Nintendo announced Mario Maker at its E3 2014 digital event, and showed a trailer in which a player edited stages at will.

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"I was wishing they would also have Super Mario World style levels and graphics that you could ..."

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Bayonetta 2 to come with first game

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 9:31am PDT

Bayonetta 2 on Wii U will include the first Bayonetta game as well.

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"Yes, same with Itagaki's The Devil's Third. That one would've also just died out after the THQ ..."

- Kolzig73 see all 26 comments

Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker announced

By Steve Watts, Jun 10, 2014 9:22am PDT

The Captain Toad mini-game from Super Mario 3D World is getting a standalone release. Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker is set to release this holiday for Wii U.

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"BATTLETOADS noob jk i think warios woods was a puzzle game with toad as the main character. ..."

- Chandler55 see all 6 comments

Super Smash Bros. uses Mii fighters, figurines

By Robert Workman, Jun 10, 2014 9:12am PDT

Super Smash Bros. will come with NFC support and the ability to create your own fighters.

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New releases for June 9-15

By Ozzie Mejia, Jun 08, 2014 8:00am PDT

Hey, did you know E3 is this week?

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Rumor: Nintendo set to reveal 'Mario Maker' at E3

By Robert Workman, Jun 06, 2014 8:45am PDT

One of Nintendo's big E3 surprises may have just been revealed.

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Shovel Knight digs a path to June release

By Steve Watts, Jun 06, 2014 7:15am PDT

After a longer-than-expected delay, Shovel Knight has finally set a new date: June 26.

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"GAAAH. I'm so excited for this. It's like Mega Man 2 and Duck Tales on NES had a babby."

- David Craddock see all 2 comments