Art Direction ought not be something defined by whose £400 console is better than their neighbour's £400 console at producing pixels. Readers with eyes will notice the heavily stylised nature of the nominees; it is harder to become more excited by the...

Puzzle games come in many different forms but what they share in common is an ability to captivate gamers by challenging their brains. In 2014 the best puzzle games had us step out of Mario’s shadow to play as Captain Toad, experience an unlikely mash-up...

Nintendo is considering extending Amiibo support to third party developers. Nintendo licensing manager Damon Baker said the following to IGN during a press event: "We’re excited to see how that pans out but there’s a ton of interest from our third-party...

Nintendo have confirmed that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is indeed launching in North America this holiday. The news comes following a recent rumor that the game may be delayed in the region after a GameFly listing of the game was shown as March of...

Nintendo's Wii U has finally started to gain some traction in the last two months, mostly thanks to the release of Mario Kart 8. Despite there being a notable drought in games from June through August, the Wii U system has been selling at roughly double...

Today Nintendo announced that each Amiibo figure will cost $13, and that the first wave of Amiibos will release in 2014. This first wave includes: Mario, Donkey Kong, Villager, Peach, Yoshi, Link, Samus, Pikachu, Fox, Kirby, Wii Fit Trainer and Marth. The...

Who saw this one coming? I would dare say few ever expected to see a full-length game based off of the Super Mario 3D World mini-game featuring Captain Toad. But that is exactly what we saw at E3 in the form of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. In Super...

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a quirky spin-off from Super Mario 3D World, has just been announced by Nintendo during their digital event. Like the mini-game in Mario 3D World, Toad is the main protagonist of the game. Toad will have a variety of...