Archive for December, 2009
Fan’s-Eye View: What did you play over the holidays?.
Until recently, gaming on Christmas Day has usually been a solitary affair: I receive the game or console of my choice, I disappear for a few hours to my room, join in on the Christmas dinner, then disappear again.
Fan’s Eye View: How will you see the New Year in?.
New Year’s Eve. A time to ring out the old and ring in the new. A moment to reflect on the past year and await the next. And, of course, have one hell of a party! What better way to welcome 2010 than to hold your very own gaming party!
Features: Nintendo Games Of The Decade: Part Five
0 Comments Published December 31st, 2009 in Features10-1: What is our best game of the last ten years.
This is it! We’d say that we debated our best game of the decade long and hard but, if we’re honest, there was only one winner. Every single person on the magazine and online team picked it out as their favourite game of the decade. Do you agree? Let us know by leaving your comments below and don’t forget to vote for your favourite game of the decade here.
Features: Nintendo Games Of The Decade: Part Four
0 Comments Published December 30th, 2009 in Features20-11: Nearly at the top ten.
Okay, you’re getting closer to discovering our top ten games of the decade. All our selections are great games but as we enter the teens, the big guns start coming out and Zelda, Mario and Metroid begin to dominate. So take a look and let us know if you agree or disagree by commenting below and don’t forget that you can vote for your games of the decade here.
Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World…
We continue our history of Mario series by going back nearly 20 years to the beginning of the 1990s…
On the couch with a Nintendo legend…
"You’ll have to wait a minute - he’s just drawing at the moment", a Nintendo PR lady kindly informs us as we wait anxiously to interview one of videogaming’s genuine superstars. Five minutes later, a Nintendo of Europe executive emerges with a signed sketch of a group of Pikmin, grinning broadly. Shigeru Miyamoto provokes that kind of giddy, childlike response even among seasoned professionals. It’s not often you get the opportunity to sit down and enjoy a conversation with a true games industry legend, but back in November we were lucky enough to be granted an exclusive audience with Shigeru Miyamoto himself.
30-21. The countdown continues…
You’re getting closer to finding out our game of the decade. All will be revealed on 31 December but for now the countdown continues with another ten excellent games. The list is a result of a heated discussion by our magazine and online team and you can join the debate by commenting below. Don’t forget to vote for your game of the decade here.
Counting down from 40 to 31.
We’re at part two of our top 50 games of the decade. The Official Nintendo Magazine has joined forces with the web team to present you with this special noughties feature which you can only read here! Don’t agree with our choices. Feel free to comment below and then vote for your favourite games of the decade here.
Kensuke Tanabe takes us through the development of three classics.
In 2000, the newly created Retro Studios scrapped production on their three debut titles and threw its weight behind something big, bold and controversial. Having never released a game, Nintendo had handed the fledgling company the keys to the Metroid series.
What games were under your Christmas tree?.
So, how was Christmas Day for you? Bellies full of turkey? Or maybe you plumped for a nice roast goose perhaps? Or a crumbly nut roast for the veggies? Personally, we went for a rather tasty ham this year, with some kind of sweet, crispy glaze.
