Welcome to the Weekly Nintendo Corner! Every week, Smashboards will be covering a title from the Nintendo pantheon. Most of the time these will cover new releases or games that are coming soon, but do expect surprises – every once in a while, there may be a blast from the past involved as well!
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D is a 3DS remaster to the popular fan-loved The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64. This remaster makes use of stereoscopic 3D graphics, touchscreen controls, and the gyroscope features. The game remains mostly unchanged from the original. The list of changes can be found here.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3DS released on February 13th in all regions.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (also known in Japan as Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow and in Europe as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush) is a follow-up to the DS title Kirby: Canvas Curse. The main game features twenty-eight levels and it includes a challenge mode with over forty levels. Additionally, a four player mode is included.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse released on January 22nd in Japan, February 20th in North America, and May 8th in Europe.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. (Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Lincoln vs Aliens in Japan) is a 2015 turn-based strategy game controlled as a Third-Person shooter, similar to Valkyria Chronicles and XCOM. Attacks and movement both require the use of a resource called “Steam”. Before each battle, the player picks between four characters. Multiplayer is included.
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. released on March 13th in North America, May 14th in Japan, and May 15th in Europe
Mario Party 10
Mario Party 10 is the 10th main installment in the Mario Party series, and the fourteenth installment in the franchise as a whole. Since it’s the first game for the series on the Wii U, it does indeed support Amiibo figures. Along with the standard Mario Party mode from Mario Party 9, Mario Party 10 includes two new modes called Bowser Party and Amiibo Party. Bowser Party lets a fifth player control Bowser with the Wii U gamepad, while the four main players are tasked with reaching the end of the board without losing all of their hearts. Amiibo Party involves up to four Amiibo characters playing on boards designed for those characters – The gameplay is similar to the original Mario Party games.
Mario Party 10 released on March 12th in Japan and March 20th in all other regions.
Splatoon
Splatoon is a third-person shooter on the Wii U. Players control Inklings, who have the ability to change between humanoid and squid forms. In humanoid form, Inklinkgs can shoot ink in their team’s color, which can be used to cover the environment or “splat” opposing players or enemies. Unlike most popular FPS games, both of Splatoon's multiplayer game modes focus more on covering the arena in your team's ink color than maintaining a high kill to death ratio.
Splatoon released on May 29th in all regions. Be sure to check out our sister site Squidboards!
Thethirdkoopa is a Game Producer, Collector, Musician, and Smash Fanatic at heart. He’s changing his work schedule to cope with life better to get more content in both in and out of SmashBoards. Follow him to talk with him on Twitter at @Thirdkoopa!
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D is a 3DS remaster to the popular fan-loved The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64. This remaster makes use of stereoscopic 3D graphics, touchscreen controls, and the gyroscope features. The game remains mostly unchanged from the original. The list of changes can be found here.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3DS released on February 13th in all regions.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (also known in Japan as Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow and in Europe as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush) is a follow-up to the DS title Kirby: Canvas Curse. The main game features twenty-eight levels and it includes a challenge mode with over forty levels. Additionally, a four player mode is included.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse released on January 22nd in Japan, February 20th in North America, and May 8th in Europe.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. (Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Lincoln vs Aliens in Japan) is a 2015 turn-based strategy game controlled as a Third-Person shooter, similar to Valkyria Chronicles and XCOM. Attacks and movement both require the use of a resource called “Steam”. Before each battle, the player picks between four characters. Multiplayer is included.
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. released on March 13th in North America, May 14th in Japan, and May 15th in Europe
Mario Party 10
Mario Party 10 is the 10th main installment in the Mario Party series, and the fourteenth installment in the franchise as a whole. Since it’s the first game for the series on the Wii U, it does indeed support Amiibo figures. Along with the standard Mario Party mode from Mario Party 9, Mario Party 10 includes two new modes called Bowser Party and Amiibo Party. Bowser Party lets a fifth player control Bowser with the Wii U gamepad, while the four main players are tasked with reaching the end of the board without losing all of their hearts. Amiibo Party involves up to four Amiibo characters playing on boards designed for those characters – The gameplay is similar to the original Mario Party games.
Mario Party 10 released on March 12th in Japan and March 20th in all other regions.
Splatoon
Splatoon is a third-person shooter on the Wii U. Players control Inklings, who have the ability to change between humanoid and squid forms. In humanoid form, Inklinkgs can shoot ink in their team’s color, which can be used to cover the environment or “splat” opposing players or enemies. Unlike most popular FPS games, both of Splatoon's multiplayer game modes focus more on covering the arena in your team's ink color than maintaining a high kill to death ratio.
Splatoon released on May 29th in all regions. Be sure to check out our sister site Squidboards!
Thethirdkoopa is a Game Producer, Collector, Musician, and Smash Fanatic at heart. He’s changing his work schedule to cope with life better to get more content in both in and out of SmashBoards. Follow him to talk with him on Twitter at @Thirdkoopa!