Weekend NintyBeats — Left Out Mario Special!

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

Super Mario Maker is out today. It features “themes” from four Marios. These three were left out. We feel bad for them. This week, we take a look at the poor left out games, and quickly realise why they weren’t included. There’s some music here too. Listen to it. Please.

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By |2015-09-11T20:52:10+00:00September 11th, 2015|Features, Weekend NintyBeats|0 Comments

REVIEW – Super Mario Maker

2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Mario. For thirty years, the Italian plumber has been abusing turtles, eating mushrooms, and saving princesses. Most franchise anniversaries will have remasters of old greats however Nintendo are doing something different for Mario’s anniversary, they are giving fans the chance to create their dream Mario courses with Super Mario Maker for Wii U.

So, is Super Mario Maker the number one game for all Nintendo fans, or is it a game to avoid? Find out in our review, after the break!

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By |2018-08-15T22:54:19+00:00September 4th, 2015|Nintendo, Review, Super Mario Maker, Wii U|3 Comments

Weekend NintyBeats — The Overgrown Shipwreck in a Secret Corner

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

From serene underwater shipwrecks to underground jungles, this week we feature atmospheric music from three of our favourite nineties Nintendo locales.

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By |2015-09-04T19:41:32+00:00September 4th, 2015|Features, Weekend NintyBeats|0 Comments

WIN – Super Mario Maker Super Amiibo Bundle

This competition is now closed (and I’m now 20!) Will pick a winner after going through the entries making sure all are valid. If you did not record your entry on the widget (there is one exception as the member emailed me about it) then you will not involved in the giveaway.

UPDATE – It seems that some people are getting a bit confused with their entries. For your entry to be valid, you MUST make a comment on this article with your favourite Mario level AND provide a link to that comment on the widget embedded, doing just one of those things will not make your entry valid.

Bumping – Just over two weeks before this giveaway closes, get your entries in soon!

It’s been just over a month since this year’s E3 concluded, and though it was a bit hit and miss for a lot of people, there were still some amazing games on show. One game in particular that we are incredibly excited about is Super Mario Maker, especially with the announcement of that spiffing Mario 30th Anniversary Amiibo. To celebrate our excitement, as well as the 30th Anniversary of Mario, we are happy to announce that our next competition could nab a luck reader a copy of the Super Mario Maker Amiibo Bundle.

Find out more details after the break!

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By |2015-09-04T18:32:30+00:00August 30th, 2015|Nintendo, Wii U, WIN!|57 Comments

Weekend NintyBeats — The Time-Travelling Tennis Ranger

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

This week’s NintyBeats reaches out to two lesser-known spin-offs in Nintendo’s most giant franchises, and pulls them out of the shadows to throw their best music your way. Then we travel back in time to 1998 and arrive in a certain temple…

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By |2015-07-31T19:43:23+00:00July 31st, 2015|3DS, Features, N64, Nintendo, Weekend NintyBeats|0 Comments

NintyNews Weekly – 31st July ’15

It’s that time of week again! It’s time to look back over the past week to see what’s been buzzing in the Ninty world. This week has been chock full of updates, big ones too.

Find out what’s buzzing after the break!

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By |2015-07-31T17:10:31+00:00July 31st, 2015|3DS, Features, Nintendo, NintyNews Weekly, Wii U|0 Comments
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