Tag: Nintendo

Hitoshi Ariga Contributes to Pokémon X and Y!

Hitoshi Ariga Contributes to Pokémon X and Y!

If you're a fan of Mega Man, then it's a good chance you're aware of the amazing Mega Man Megamix manga by Hitoshi Ariga. Likewise, if you're an aficionado of video games, odds are you're aware of the recent release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y last month. What do these two things have to do with one another? Well, it turns out that several of the new Pokémon in the games were designed by Ariga-san himself!

If you're a fan of Mega Man, then it's a good chance you're aware of the amazing Mega Man Megamix manga by Hitoshi Ariga. Likewise, if you're an aficionado of video games, odds are you're aware of the recent release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y last month. What do these two things have to do with one another? Well, it turns out that several of the new Pokémon in the games were designed by Ariga-san himself!

Mega Man is one of Nintendo’s Favorite Gaming Friends in eShop Special

Mega Man is one of Nintendo’s Favorite Gaming Friends in eShop Special

Those who follow the week-to-week happenings in the Nintendo eShop know that for one week starting today, Thursday, November 14th, a variety of The Legend of Zelda titles featured on both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS are being marked down. As it turns out, this is part of a larger ongoing deal, and a curious one at that.

Those who follow the week-to-week happenings in the Nintendo eShop know that for one week starting today, Thursday, November 14th, a variety of The Legend of Zelda titles featured on both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS are being marked down. As it turns out, this is part of a larger ongoing deal, and a curious one at that.

Sonic Joins the Battle in Super Smash Bros.!

Sonic Joins the Battle in Super Smash Bros.!

After 12 issues of fighting with and alongside each other in Archie’s
“Worlds Collide,” did you ever wonder if perhaps Mega Man and Sonic the
Hedgehog still had any unfinished business with each other?

After 12 issues of fighting with and alongside each other in Archie’s
“Worlds Collide,” did you ever wonder if perhaps Mega Man and Sonic the
Hedgehog still had any unfinished business with each other?

Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Not that we’re going to make this a regular thing every time Mega Man happens to show up on the official Super Smash Bros. website’s daily picture (though those can still wind up making their way to the TMMN Rock Tumblr), but this one was too good not to put up front and center. After […]

Not that we’re going to make this a regular thing every time Mega Man happens to show up on the official Super Smash Bros. website’s daily picture (though those can still wind up making their way to the TMMN Rock Tumblr), but this one was too good not to...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Sakurai Discusses the Reasoning Behind Mega Man’s SSB Appearance

And just for the record: By “appearance,” we don’t just mean how he looks, but the rationale behind that and how he fits into Super Smash Bros. as a whole. TMMN Staff

And just for the record: By “appearance,” we don’t just mean how he looks, but the rationale behind that and how he fits into Super Smash Bros. as a whole. In a recent edition of his column for Famitsu (as reported by Polygon), Super Smash Bros....
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Gamers React to Mega Man in Smash Bros. Live

Won’t lie. My reaction to Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. was pretty subdued. I had to watch it when I got up in the morning for work, hours after the announcement was made. In fact I chose to go to bed 20 minutes before the Nintendo Direct, because I had a lot to do […]

Won’t lie. My reaction to Mega Man in Super Smash Bros. was pretty subdued. I had to watch it when I got up in the morning for work, hours after the announcement was made. In fact I chose to go to bed 20 minutes before the Nintendo Direct, because I had a lot to...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

“Getting Mega Man into Smash Bros. was Easy” says Sakurai

Since the announcement of Mega Man’s much deserved inclusion in Super Smash Bros., some fans have been wondering just how the deal was brokered. Smash producer Masahiro Sakurai gives some insight in an interview with Polygon. TMMN Staff

Since the announcement of Mega Man’s much deserved inclusion in Super Smash Bros., some fans have been wondering just how the deal was brokered. Smash producer Masahiro Sakurai gives some insight in an interview with Polygon. Sakurai says the addition of Mega...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

So, How Does Mega Man Figure Into the Adventure Mode Story of Super Smash Bros.?

Well, to put it simply: He doesn’t. Now, before anyone goes flying of the handle about this, hear us out: In an interview with Polygon, director Masahiro Sakurai explains that the forthcoming Super Smash Bros. titles for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U won’t have the same sort of Adventure Mode experienced in Super Smash Bros. […]

Well, to put it simply: He doesn’t. Now, before anyone goes flying of the handle about this, hear us out: In an interview with Polygon, director Masahiro Sakurai explains that the forthcoming Super Smash Bros. titles for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U won’t have...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Thoughts, Musings, and Other Ponderings on Mega Man in Super Smash Bros.

As you might have noticed, I don’t tend to do many editorials on here, but after this week’s events, I’ve just been compelled to just write and express my thoughts. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge Nintendo fan– not to such a point that I’ll defend anything they do, but at least […]

As you might have noticed, I don’t tend to do many editorials on here, but after this week’s events, I’ve just been compelled to just write and express my thoughts. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge Nintendo fan– not to such a...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Fans Take to Miiverse to Celebrate Mega Man Coming to Super Smash Bros.

The last time we checked in on the Wii U’s Miiverse community, fans were celebrating the arrival of the Blue Bomber on the Wii U Virtual Console with the release of the original NES Mega Man. Now that he’s been revealed as a new addition to the roster of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. title […]

The last time we checked in on the Wii U’s Miiverse community, fans were celebrating the arrival of the Blue Bomber on the Wii U Virtual Console with the release of the original NES Mega Man. Now that he’s been revealed as a new addition to the roster of...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Some Mega Man-Based Super Smash Bros. Images to Entertain and Amuse You

By the look of things, many of you are excited to see Mega Man finally make his Super Smash Bros. debut. Gee, who would have imagined? But surely that one video, great as it may be, isn’t enough to tide you over for the rest of E3, right? Right. As such, we’ve gone through and […]

By the look of things, many of you are excited to see Mega Man finally make his Super Smash Bros. debut. Gee, who would have imagined? But surely that one video, great as it may be, isn’t enough to tide you over for the rest of E3, right? Right. As such,...
Super Smash Bros. Pic of the Day – Mega Buster, Go!

Sakurai Demonstrates Mega Man’s Moves in Super Smash Bros.

Want to see more of Mega Man in Super Smash Bros., following his debut trailer? Of course you do! In the video above, director Masahiro Sakurai takes us through the way Mega Man looks, moves, and attacks (including the previously-unseen Top Spin) in the upcoming title, as well as fellow newcomers Villager from Animal Crossing […]

Want to see more of Mega Man in Super Smash Bros., following his debut trailer? Of course you do! In the video above, director Masahiro Sakurai takes us through the way Mega Man looks, moves, and attacks (including the previously-unseen Top Spin) in the upcoming...