Category: Misc

Introducing the GameFans website!

Our GameFans Android app is now available in the Google Play Store and we’re launching a companion site to go with it!

New Mario & Sonic at the Rio Olympics trailer [VIDEO]

Nintendo showcased a new trailer for Mario & Sonic at Rio 2016 during today’s Nintendo Direct.

Analyst: Super Mario Maker cannot save the Wii U

Super Mario Maker won’t save the Wii U, analyst believes.

Nintendo releases transcript of Genyo Takeda’s memorial address for Iwata

Nintendo has released the full transcript of Genyo Takeda’s memorial address at Iwata’s funeral.

Target allocation for amiibo wave 4 shows more low-stock figures

A redditor has broken down anonymous allocation information from Target to determine how many of each figure individual Target stores will receive upon Wave 4 release.

New information about Splatoon’s Battle Dojo and shopkeepers

New information about Splatoon has surfaced, including more information about Battle Dojo 1v1 battles and how the shopkeeper works.

You can pre-order the Inkling amiibo from Walmart

Heads up amiibo collectors! Walmart is now accepting pre-orders for the Inkling amiibo, including the three pack that includes the squid-form amiibo.

New Splatoon trailer shows off Ranked Battle and Amiibo features

New trailer gives us more info on Splatoon’s game modes and Amiibo features.

For $10, you can get this cool Amiibo display case

You’ll soon be able to get a proper display case for your Amiibo figures.

Another Fatal Frame Japanese stream coming soon

Nintendo of Japan will be hosting another Fatal Frame livestream for Japan this week.

Best Buy has a good deal on a Wii U bundle right now

New bundle with New Super Mario U and New Super Luigi U drops to just $260.

Here’s our first look at Nintendo Amiibo packaging, pricing info and some new character figurines

What more do we know about Nintendo’s Amiibo characters three days later? For starters, we’ve gotten our first look at retail packaging for the little guys, as well as initial pricing info.

Nintendo will make an appearance at Gamescom this year

Once again Nintendo will be attending Gamescom, the largest video game trade show in Europe.

Awesome video features Zelda, Pokemon, Mario and 6 other classic gaming songs played on beer bottles

Watch this awesome video where 5 guys use only bottles and their breath to recreate a musical mashup featuring 9 classic gaming songs.

Google Play Music selling some amazing albums for just $0.99!

Looking for some new additions to your music library? Google is holding an awesome promotion! Google Play Music is selling some of the best albums of history for just $0.99!

2D platformer ReVen launches Kickstarter campaign with Wii U support [VIDEO]

Varia Games has a Kickstarter up for ReVen and one of the stretch goals includes Wii U support.

F1 Race Stars Powered Up Edition launches on the Wii U eShop today

F1 Race Stars released on the Wii U eShop today.

Chromebooks have access to Chrome Canary, but it’s a mess

When we hear of Chrome OS versions, we usually stick to the Stable, Beta and Dev versions. I had never heard of the existence of Chrome OS Canary, but it seems it exists!

Wii U GamePad high-capacity battery now available in the US

New battery retails for $32 and boosts GamePad play time to 8 hours.

Check out how much faster Chrome 32 for Android is!

Chrome 32 is getting rid of the double-tap-to-zoom function, but making touch response 300 ms faster! Click through to see a comparison!

Nintendo Network maintenance has been extended for September 30th

Maintenance for September 30th will last nine hours instead of the standard four.

Amazon Chromecast orders delayed, backordered 2-3 months

It looks like Amazon is experiencing a serious supply issue with the Google Chromecast. The online retailer has started notifying customers that their shipments will be delayed. This wouldn’t normally concern us, but get this — Amazon is saying they won’t be able to ship the Chromecast until late October at the earliest.