Nintendo Switch

I am really excited about the new Nintendo Switch coming out, but I was also excited about the Wii U and that is being pulled from the market completely. So when in doubt about tech things I go to my friend Aeryn from Geek With Style she always has the goods! Here is her post on the subject:

Nintendo Switch may be leaving some gamers cautiously excited for a new console. Ever since the drastic departure of the mainstream gaming audience when Nintendo GameCube was released, the Nintendo franchise made a switch into family/group gaming and activities, beginning with the launch of the Wii. Is Nintendo attempting to lessen the divide of mainstream and family gaming? Or simply improving on the success of the Wii system?

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Top 10 Worst Mario Spin Offs

I think everyone loves a Mario game or two, my favourite is Dr. Mario! I still play regularly!  BUT they are some that haven't been pulled off as well as others.  Some have been a huge flop!

Here is a great video on the Top 10 Worst Mario Spin Offs:

Introducing Disney Art Academy

My 9yo fancies himself an artist.  He loves creating projects, and art of all types.  All 3 of my boys love drawing and creating pictures, and books.  They usually use paper, pencils, pencil crayons, and crayons do their art work, but we have been trying to find a app or electronic version of drawing programs.

They want to create more advanced projects, and have started using "paint" to create drawings. 

Leave it to Nintendo and Disney to pair up to create Disney Art Academy that teaches you to draw dozens of Disney and Pixar characters!

The Art academy launched on May 13 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.  You can use a wide variety of tools to learn to draw more than 80 Disney and Pixar characters in 2D.  There are multiple easy-to-follow lessons, that you can go through at your own pace.  You will than be able to watch characters like Mickey Mouse, Nemo from Disney Pixar Finding Nemo, Elsa from Disney Frozen, Buzz Lightyear from Disney Pixar Toy Story and Simba from Disney The Lion King come to life on your Nintendo 3DS screen.

In Disney Art Academy, Disney and Pixar characters can be sketched or painted in many different ways. Using nine art tools like pastels, paintbrushes or markers, you can discover your inner artist by participating in lessons inspired by Disney art and animation. These art lessons are absolutely intuitive and, most importantly, fun! Each lesson guides you through a step-by-step progression to draw a single character. What starts as a series of lines and shapes will gradually evolve into a familiar character using your new art skills! If you ever want to take a break, lessons can easily be saved to continue from the same spot at a later time.

As your art skills improve and you create more and more Disney and Pixar characters, you may very well want to share your creations with others. That can easily be accomplished directly in the game by connecting to the Internet and sharing through Miiverse or social media via Image Share.

There is also a free paint mode that you can create your own creations in!

Pokémon Rumble World

 

Pokémon Rumble World is a new game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Last year, Pokémon Rumble World launched as a digital-only game in Nintendo eShop, but is now available in a new retail version.  It contains all the same action-adventure gameplay, but is now available in stores at a suggested retail price of $39.99.

Pokémon Rumble World finds players battling and befriending more than 700 Pokémon.  My boys and I like getting physical copies of games so this is the way we like to buy games. I like that Nintendo tries to give as many shopping options as possible.

In the game, players control a Toy Pokémon and battle and befriend as many Pokémon as possible in dozens of stages in many different areas. The more Toy Pokémon players befriend, the better chance they have to defeat other Pokémon.

Using the StreetPass, SpotPass or “Call Someone Online” features, players can invite fellow players’ Mii characters into their castle town to assist them by providing helpful items. Players can even customize their Mii characters with outfits and a custom message.

This sounds like a fun game for all Pokémon fans.

NES Facts You probably didn't Know

Ok so this one has a bit of language in it, which means I wouldn't normally share it....but then they had to go and mention there was almost a Nintendo Knitting Machine with a pattern maker, and I had to share this because....I want one now!

Nintendo's Original Dynamic Duo... #FlashbackFriday

Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros, I clearly remember pulling both of these booklets out of the box when I got my first NES. Seeing them makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. So many hours spent with my kid brother killing ducks and dodging down pipes.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for the Wii U, a review from @DownshiftingPRO's son

Want an incredibly detailed review of CAPTAIN TOAD: TREASURE TRACKER for the Wii U? Check out this write up from @DownshiftingPRO's son...

Quick question: Ever heard of Wario’s Woods?

If you’re a die-hard Nintendo fan like me, you should have. Wario’s Woods is notable for many reasons, including the last Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game released under Nintendo’s official license, the last Mario game released on the NES, Wario’s only appearance in an NES title, and the only NES title given an age rating by the ESRB (The game was also released on the SNES, but it’s the NES version that it gets it’s fame, or lack thereof, from.) However, there is another reason this game is notable: It is the only Mario instalment to have a Toad be it’s one and only protagonist. That is, until the release of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (CT:TT) for the Wii U, a full twenty years later.

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