Nintendo Direct - October 1 2013

Happy October Everyone! You know what that means! Halloween, Fall, Pumpkins.....

AND A TON OF NINTENDO GAMES ON THE WAY!!

*Ahem* October starts the forth quarter of the years (Q4) and basically that mean's that we're quickly approaching the holiday season for electronics. And yesterday's Nintendo Direct was FULL of game announcements that will make any Nintendo Fan excited for the coming months.

Recap

Super Mario 3D World 

Gameplay footage

Multiple character powerup – duplicate cherries
- Tanooki suit
- Boomerang bro suit
- Bullet Bill Blaster Box
- Propeller box
- Goomba Hat
- Baseball Weapon
- Use Parahnahha Plant
- Fire Peach

*Mario and Luigi Wii Remote Pluses November 1st

Wii Party U mini games October 25th

DK Country Tropical Freeze Delayed to Feb 2014

Mario and Sonic Winter Olympic Games (Nov. 15th)
- Online Multiplayer
o Earn points for your country
o Play vs people around the world 

*Blue Remote Bundle version

**Sonic announced for SSB 4 

Pikmin 3 
o DLC Missions
o Updates
§ New Stage free of charge

Ehtriah Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
o Updated from DS game
o Collection editions

Just Dance 2014
o Wii and Wii U
o Online Multiplayer

*Wii Remote Bundle October 8th

Skylanders Swap Force – 3DS, Wii, Wii U (October 14th)

Lego Marvel New York (October 22)
o 3DS and Wii U
§ Off TV Play

Bat Man Arkham Origins Blackgate for 3DS (October 25th)

Sonic Lost World (October 29th)
o Available for Preorder
§ Deadly Six bonus edition with extra level

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright Dual Destinies 3DS (October 24th)
o Free Demo Available on 3DS eShop


*Nintendo 2DS (October 12th)

- Special Content coming for Kid Icarus Uprising, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 at Nintendo Zone locations.

Bravely Default for release early 2014
o Trailer

Link Between Worlds (November 22nd)
o Breaking from the norm
§ Instead of getting a new item at a new dungeon that requires using that dungeon, you can approach any dungeon in their own order. Items are all available for rental/purchase at a shop.

New Kirby Title
o 2014
o 3D side scroller

Classic Game of the Month: June 2013

It certainly has been a while since I've made one of these but it's time for another Classic Game of the Month. This time around, it's the famous NES boxing game, Punch-Out!

History

Punch-Out and Super Punch-Out were originally arcade games developed by Nintendo in the early 80's. When the NES came out, Punch-Out was brought to the console in 1987. The game took elements from both arcade games and featured the story line of boxer Little Mac as he fights opponents to become champion of the World Video Boxing Association.

Punch-Out for the NES came out in 3 versions - the later two were endorsed by real boxers who would also serve as the last opponent in the game. The most famous, of course, was Mike Tyson (Pictured above).