The Fireside

I finally got around to getting my N3DSXL. First game I got for it is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time . One of the reasons, is that I had always intended to get it pretty much straight away, but also because it seems that the game is hard to come by. I am not sure if the game is being phased out or dis-continued, or merely hard to find, due to Majora’s Mask being out, and another ‘ Zelda fever’ resulting .  I have others on my ‘list’ I plan to get. But what would I like to see arrive on it?? I already discussed how I would like to see The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess released for it. I did a post (“Improving the Twilight”), but wanted to add onto that that Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is similar, graphically, to its wii counter-part. Just saying. And, that would be the next time Nintendo remasters/re-releases/remakes an existing Zelda title. Perhaps make it an exclusive to the N3DS, as opposed to the 3DS as ‘incentive’.  Earthbo...

This may be impossibly optimistic, but I have a great idea on what Nintendo could do on the N3DS, which is coming out this Friday: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.  I know, there are few muttering, shaking their heads, etc, wondering how a wii / gamecube game could make it onto the N3DS. With Wind Waker , Nintendo remastered the game in HD for the wii u. With Ocarina of Time and Majaora's Mask Nintendo also upped the graphical ante, and of course, made the games in 3D. But for Twilight Princess , suppose the game CAN'T look any better than in its current state. So therefore, we 'remake' it, as opposed to 'remastering' it. With Ocarina and Majora , (as well as Wind Waker ) Nintendo also 'tweaked' the games here and there, fixing (or improving) anything that they thought would better the game. Since 3DS games have a certain graphical limit in order for the system to run them, as gorgeous as they are, they are not graphically amazing by today...

According to Gamnesia, and other gaming sites, there is a major error which can, effectively, 'final smash' your WII U and the Smash Bros U  game. Read about it here:  http://www.gamnesia.com/news/new-smash-bros.-for-wii-u-error-can-leave-the-game-unplayable#.VH3bHtLF98E Very scary indeed. Bugs, glitches, crashes are one thing...but something on this scale is worrisome. I own the game and have been playing it often within the past two weeks, and everything is fine on my end of things. Once I saw the severity of this bug, however, I have decided not to play until there is an update or patch from Nintendo, either for Smash Bros. U, the WII U itself, or both (I'm playing other games in the meantime). I do have some observations, though: - I'm one of those people who doesn't like to leave discs in players, drives, consoles etc. So when I finish playing, I always take the disc out and put it back in the case. Which means I don't 'turn off' the console while...

Yesterday during the Nintendo Direct, we learned 50 things about Smash Bros. U,  which will be out in just under a month. Here are some notes.  

Chipset 1.8GHz Quad Core, Intel® Atom™ Imagination PowerVR Series 6 Graphics 2D/3D Engine Memory 1GB RAM 8GB storage Ports 18W DC power HDMI out (1920×1080@60Hz) Micro-USB 2.0 Wireless 802.11ac 2×2 (MIMO) Bluetooth 4.1 Weight 235g Dimensions 120mm x 120mm x 20mm The console will sell at about $100, and the controller will go for about $40 and will be released Nov. 3rd. 

At long last, one of the most anticipated games for the wii u has a release date! Smash Bros.  for the wii u will be releasing (in North America and Canada) on Nov. 21 . I am glad that Nintendo is choosing to release it then.  Also, I am sure it is a great game, but because I do not own a 3DS (yet...) I got tired of the abundance of the 3DS news and lack of wii u news. Also, it was slightly annoying that, due to the limitations of the *3DS* some things were cut out of, or changed, for the *wii u* version...why? Aren't they separate games? Anyway...  I am sure you most likely know everything there is to know about the game at this point. You can pre-order it pretty much anywhere. Myself though, I am most likely going to go for the eshop digital version. (I have been hearing rumours that it will be about 8GB to download, but please do not quote me on that. Though if I am right....) I know it is a game that I will play very frequently and has a lot of replay...

No, not the Xbox that came out before the XBOX 360, the one that's coming out in a few days.

This post, I'm going to talk about, and recommend my newest gaming console - the wii u.

I'm going to post about one of my favorite activities that has been re-discovered in the past two years - board games!