Splatoon – Is Locked Content Upon Release Good?

Splatoon is Nintendo’s unique take on the shooter genre (a game which we gave an 8.5 in our review). Those of you who got hold of the game from launch may remember that Splatoon was a bit lacking in content for the online multiplayer. The game launched only with one online mode and two maps. On a weekly basis, Nintendo has been unlocking new content for the game however, this ranged from new weapons to new maps, and even some new modes.

Was this idea of locking away a lot of content from launch beneficial for Splatoon though? Find out what we think after the break!

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By |2015-08-18T01:32:20+00:00August 18th, 2015|Features, Nintendo, Opinion, Splatoon, Wii U|0 Comments
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Weekend NintyBeats — The Labyrinth by the Village Castle

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

The common thread through this week’s NintyBeats is a certain enigmatic quality. Whether it be invoking a curious village, a forestial labyrinth or a castle frozen in time, there’s something mysterious about the following tunes…

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By |2015-08-14T18:22:24+00:00August 14th, 2015|Features, The Legend of Zelda, Uncategorized, Weekend NintyBeats|0 Comments
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Weekend NintyBeats — The Palace of the Dragon Family

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

The three pieces in this week’s trio of Ninty tunes are especially iconic — so much so that they have all have been revisited in more games than one (the last one is especially persistent). What could they possibly be? Read on, and you will DISCOVER…

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By |2015-08-07T23:17:22+00:00August 7th, 2015|Features, Weekend NintyBeats|1 Comment
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Weekend NintyBeats — The Time-Travelling Tennis Ranger

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

This week’s NintyBeats reaches out to two lesser-known spin-offs in Nintendo’s most giant franchises, and pulls them out of the shadows to throw their best music your way. Then we travel back in time to 1998 and arrive in a certain temple…

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By |2015-07-31T19:43:23+00:00July 31st, 2015|3DS, Features, N64, Nintendo, Weekend NintyBeats|0 Comments
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NintyNews Weekly – 31st July ’15

It’s that time of week again! It’s time to look back over the past week to see what’s been buzzing in the Ninty world. This week has been chock full of updates, big ones too.

Find out what’s buzzing after the break!

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By |2015-07-31T17:10:31+00:00July 31st, 2015|3DS, Features, Nintendo, NintyNews Weekly, Wii U|0 Comments
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Weekend NintyBeats — A Smashing Bouncy Castle Party

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.
This week’s NintyBeats features upbeat, bouncy music from 1986 all the way to 2014! Well, strictly speaking, ONLY those particular years. …And the 1986 one was only available in Japan until… 2014. Ahem. 2014 special, everyone!

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By |2015-07-24T18:30:12+00:00July 24th, 2015|3DS, Features, Weekend NintyBeats, Wii U|0 Comments
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Weekend NintyBeats – The Chilled Out Console Launch Sandwich

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday (or Sunday in this instance) we shall share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old. 

The return of NintyBeats is here, and here with style! Calm… relaxing… snoozy… style… zzz… huh? Sorry about that, I must’ve accidentally pretended to go to sleep in order to represent the tranquil tracks of the week …and what a week it is! We have a console launch special! A delicious Animal Crossing filling enclosed in Wii U and 3DS launch flavoured bread! It’s a console launch sandwich! THRILLING…

…after the break of course!

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By |2015-07-19T20:20:13+00:00July 19th, 2015|3DS, Features, Nintendo, Weekend NintyBeats, Wii U|0 Comments
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