Nintendo Power Issue 275 (January-February 2012)

System’s Covered

• Nintendo Wii
• Nintendo DS
• Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo GameBoy
• Nintendo WiiWare
• Nintendo Virtual Console
• Nintendo DSiWare
• Nintendo Wii U

Pulse

• A Hint of Hyrule
• Advanced Info
• Spoiler Alert?
• Planet of the Apes
• For the Birds
• Any Excuse for a Party
• The Write Stuff
• A Date With Sonic
• Cue the Music!
• What’s Your Most Surprising Video Game Victory?

Power Up

• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro
• Funky Barn 3D
• PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond
• Rayman Orgins

Collectors Corner

• Super Mario Galaxy 2: 9 inch figures
• Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary 5 inch Figures
• Mario Kart Wii Keychains

Star Power

• M. Bison

Download

• Freakyforms: Your Creations Alive!
• 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
• 3D Classics: TwinBee
• Donkey Kong (GB)
• Gargoyle’s Quest (GB)
• Kirby’s Dream Land (GB)
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (GBC)
• Mario’s Picross (GB)
• Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge (GB)
• Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)
• Super Mario Land (GB)
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB)
• AlphaBounce (DSiware)
• Antipole (DSiware)
• Art Style: precipice (DSiware)
• Aura-Aura Climber
• Cabe Story
• Chronos Twins
• Cut the Rope
• Dark Void Zero
• Divergent Shift
• Dragon Quest Wars
• Dreamwalker
• Ivy the Kiwi? Mini
• A Kappa’s Trail
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
• Mighty Flip Champs
• Might Milky Way
• Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop
• Photo Dojo
• Plants vs. Zombies
• Puzzle League Express
• Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
• Rayman
• Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
• Snapdots
• Soul of Darkness
• Tetris Party Live
• Trajectile

Evaluation Station

WiiWare

• Big Bass Arcade – Hmmm…
• Gnomz – Grumble Grumble
• Pinocchio’s Puzzle – Grumble Grumble

DSiWare

• 1950’s Lawn Mower Kids – Hmmm…
• Bloons TD – Recommended
• Castle Conqueror – Heroes – Hmmm…
• Come On! Heroes – Grumble Grumble
• Double Bloob – Grumble Grumble
• Escape Trick: Convenience Store – Hmmm…

3DS Download

• VVVVVV – Recommended
• 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure – Recommended
• Freakyforms: Your Creations Alive! – Recommended
• Mutant Mudds – Recommended
• Pushmo – Recommended

3DS Virtual Console

• Balloon Kid – Recommended
• Metroid II: Return of Samus – Recommended
• Adventure Island – Hmmm…

Previews

• Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Rhythm Heaven Fever
• Planet Crashers
• Luigi’s Mansion 2
• Mario Tennis
• Shifting World
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
• Tekken 3D Prime Edition
• Animal Crossing
• Fractured Soul: Deep Void
• Mario Party 9
• Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure
• Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
• Paper Mario
• Rayman Orgins
• Heroes of Ruin

What We Hope To See in 2012

• Fire Emblem
• Beyond the Labyrinth
• Theatrhytm Final Fantasy
• Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
• Monster Hunter 3G
• Time Travelers
• Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney
• Good People Die
• Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
• Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3

Nintendo’s Next Generation

• Batman: Arkham City
• Ninja Giden 3: Razor’s Edge
• Aliens: Colonial Marines
• Darksiders II
• Dirt 3
• Metro: Last Light
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online
• Tekken
• Killer Freaks From Outer Space

Power Profiles

• Toshiaki “Shinkiro” Mori

Playback

• Revenge of the ‘Gator (GB)

Reviews

• Resident Evil: Revelations (9.0)
• Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games (7.0)
• Order Up!! (6.5)
• The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (5.5)
• Crush 3D (7.0)
• Tales of the Abyss (7.0)

Community

• Linoleum Link
• Furry or Ferocious
• Beady Link
• Luigi Paint(ing)

Next Month

• Xenoblade Chronicles