So apparently pigs have wings. And I may have to eat my hat. And Nintendo has announced their intention to team up with major Japanese mobile gaming development firm DeNA to create smartphone games starring your favourite Nintendo characters. It's been a long time coming. There have been flirtations with mobile gaming in the past, but overwhelmingly Nintendo has … [Read more...] about Nintendo is (FINALLY) Creating Mobile Gaming Apps
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Amazon Fire TV Now Doubles as a Gaming Console
Technically you have been able to play games on your television by way of an Amazon Fire TV appliance since it was released, but thanks to a fresh batch of updates, there are a wider variety of tablet style games available to try (as long as you have invested in one of their official Gamepad controller accessories). Of course, when you consider that you can also mirror the … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire TV Now Doubles as a Gaming Console
Nintendo Brings Classic Secret of Mana Game to Android
Japan first enjoyed Secret of Mana back in 1993, at a time when this real-time, top-down view battle system was truly unique and innovative. Add to that the ring command menu system that the game introduced: allowing players to user items, change weapons and perform all of their requisite actions without the need to switch screens. With thanks to the developers at Square Enix, … [Read more...] about Nintendo Brings Classic Secret of Mana Game to Android
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Takes Aim at iPad
It almost seems like tablets can be lumped into two distinct categories these days: "iPads" and "other tablets"; so if you don't have one, you have the other. Those in the know will tell you this isn't true, and that there are plenty of quality contenders in the tablet game --whether you are interested in an iPad or not. To this end, Sony has released their latest contender, … [Read more...] about Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Takes Aim at iPad
Razer Teams With Google To Create A Gaming Console
It didn't take long to start hearing about the hardware options headed our way that will take advantage of Android TV --with one of the first big announcements coming from Razer (a company best known for high-end gaming PCs, laptops and tablets). Together with Google, Razer intends to introduce a micro-console later this year, running the new platform but with a core-focus on … [Read more...] about Razer Teams With Google To Create A Gaming Console