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16th June 2015

Nintendo Transforms Iconic Franchises To Give Players Unique Gaming Experiences

Nintendo CanadaThis year Mario reaches an impressive milestone in video gaming: 30 years as a leading man in Nintendo’s timeless dedicated website series. At E3, Nintendo celebrates Mario’s longevity with a new installment in the franchise called Super Mario Maker, one of many games at the show that transforms familiar characters and their games with unique new looks, styles and game-play features. Players will see new installments of beloved franchises like Star Fox, Yoshi, Animal Crossing, Mario & Luigi, Xenoblade and Metroid, and enjoy the reimagining of Bowser and Donkey Kong as Skylanders figures that also have amiibo functionality with compatible Nintendo games. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd June 2015

Nintendo Announces New Games In A Nintendo Direct Micro Video Presentation

Nintendo CanadaNintendo’s Digital Event video presentation for E3 2015 might be only a couple weeks away, but Nintendo is jumping at the chance to get started early on some of its new announcements. A special Nintendo Direct Micro video is now live, and is not short on new reveals and further details about previously announced Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games. If you don’t want to spoil any of the fun surprises for yourself, stop reading now and watch the full 17-minute video presentation in its entirety. Read the rest of this entry »

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27th May 2015

Nintendo Of Canada Celebrates Summer With Splatoon, Yogurty’s And Yogen Früz

Nintendo CanadaNintendo of Canada is celebrating the launch of its newest title for Wii U, Splatoon, with the help of Yogurty’s® and Yogen Früz®. Taking inspiration from Splatoon’s ink-spraying, turf claiming action where players cover territory in bright, colourful ink, Yogurty’s® and Yogen Früz® stores will offer special Splatoon flavours and toppings, contests and prizes, and the opportunity to play Splatoon at select stores! Read the rest of this entry »

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30th April 2015

Satisfy Your Late Night Snack Attack With Mega Munchies

Inkpad StudiosVancouver’s Inkpad Studios would like to invite you to match n’ munch your way through a delicious game of Mega Munchies, currently available for Canada and New Zealand. This tangy match-3+ puzzle game will be sure to leave you drooling for more. Swap out flavourful food items one at a time to link three or more scrumptious munchies and clear the board. Trigger a cascade of sizzling reactions, collect tasty bonus points, and devour your way to the top of the leaderboard. Read the rest of this entry »

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30th April 2015

Ludia And Universal Partnerships Hatch A New Breed Of Build-And-Battle Fun With Jurassic World The Game

LudiaLudia Inc., in partnership with Universal Partnerships & Licensing and Amblin Entertainment, have announced the launch of Jurassic World™: The Game. The official mobile game is based on Universal Pictures’ and Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World, the long-awaited installment in the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, in theaters June 12, 2015. The game is available exclusively on the App Store. Read the rest of this entry »

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9th April 2015

YO-KAI WATCH Sensation Coming To North American Shores On Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo CanadaAfter selling millions and being a cultural phenomenon in Japan, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems role-playing game YO-KAI WATCH is coming to North America. Published by Nintendo, YO-KAI WATCH centres on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-kai* and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai. Players can overcome challenges and help various characters solve everyday problems with the help of Yo-kai friends. These eccentric Yo-kai resemble anything from inanimate objects to mythical creatures. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd April 2015

Red Meat Games Releases Egg Zag On iTunes And Google Play

red meat gamesRed Meat Games is ‘egg-cited’ (yes we went there) to announce the release of the studio’s mobile game Egg Zag, available as a free download on both iTunes and Google Play. An addictive game about a rogue egg that is racing uncontrollably down a grassy pathway, Egg Zag will test your mettle and nerves as you try to prove that you have what it takes to keep an out of control egg on the path to egg-cellence! Get a high score, and with the touch of a finger, brag about it to all your Facebook friends. Challenge them to see who is good enough to beat your high score. How could you go wrong?! Plus, they have naked chicks … Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd April 2015

Nintendo Details Upcoming Wii U And Nintendo 3DS Games

Nintendo CanadaWith so much information, it would be easy to dismiss the latest Nintendo Direct presentation as an elaborate April Fool’s Day prank. But the latest Nintendo Direct is definitely no joke. The next evolution of amiibo? It’s happening! Lucas from Mother 3 in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS? He’s joining the battle! The debut of a 200cc speed class in Mario Kart 8? Yup! A new line of Yoshi amiibo figures made of actual yarn? Oh yeah. A home-designing Animal Crossing game? Launching this year! Splatoon launching on May 29 and more details about Mario Maker, Yoshi’s Woolly World and the new game in the Fire Emblem series? It’s all accurate! Read the rest of this entry »

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19th March 2015

Crash The Biggest Party With Bad Guy Bowser In Mario Party 10 For Wii U

Nintendo CanadaOn March 20, you are invited to the biggest and baddest bash of the year: Mario Party 10 for Wii U! In addition to a power-packed lineup of new features, new boards and new mini-games, new revelers join the Mario Party fun in the game’s ground-breaking Bowser Party and amiibo Party modes. When bad guy Bowser crashes the party to playfully torment up to four additional players on Team Mario, the franchise’s social experience takes an unprecedented and deviously good turn. In amiibo Party mode, which requires at least one compatible amiibo figure to access, you and up to three other players can tap amiibo to the Wii U GamePad controller to play with and customize your amiibo, and change a portion of the board to match your character. Read the rest of this entry »

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6th March 2015

Join The Cold Water Cowboys In A New Interactive Strategy Game

PapernyNew from Vancouver studio Switch United is an interactive companion feature for Paperny Entertainment‘s Cold Water Cowboys, returning to Discovery for Season 2 on March 10th. Atlantic Empire is an immersive multiplayer HTML5 gaming experience that captures the essence of a high-stakes Newfoundland fishing adventure with a combination of both strategy and skill-based gameplay, including in-depth information about show characters and locations. Using map-based gameplay, players customize their harbours and their fishing operations, reaping as much crab, herring and mackerel as they can in order to build their fishing dynasty. Read the rest of this entry »

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