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Check out GameExplain‘s video about the new Dry Dry Desert course in Mario Kart 8. They show the Double Dash version and MK8 version side by side, comparing the two. Dry Dry Desert initially appeared in Mario Kart Double Dash, though this wouldn’t be the first time the course has …

Lots to talk about in this Easter Sunday edition of the Sunday Review. We’ve got show coverage with WonderCon announcements and chatter about the upcoming C2E2, as well as a few reviews you can use, and our usual assortment of news and industry tidbits.

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity and Super Mario Bros 3 arrive on the eShop along with some decent sale prices on Assassin’s Creed 4 and ZombiU.

Nintendo has a pretty full line of its newest titles on the way to the Con in California for gamers to try out.

Ubisoft is having a pretty massive sale on a good chunk of their stuff on the Uplay download service as well as some merchandise that die-hard fans might just find irresistible.

Nintendo’s Super Mario branded Wii Remote Plus line just got a little more royal.

Plenty of DVD and game reviews landed on BG this week, but the highlights of the week that was were clearly the announcement of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and updates on incoming titles like Etherium, The Crew, and Hotline Miami 2.

A pair of new trailers for what is perhaps Nintendo’s biggest title of the first half of 2014 have arrived and karting in the Mushroom Kingdom has never looked better. Or sandier.

So with Sakurai‘s Smash Direct over, we have a few new things to chew on, at least until E3 rolls around. This Nintendo Direct is much like the one you saw of The Wonderful 101, instead of Iwata we have Masahiro Sakurai taking the reigns. One of the most important …

Activision and Beenox’ video game adaptation of the upcoming Spidey film sequel will feature none other than Wilson Fisk, The Kingpin of Crime.

Some more gameplay footage of Mario Kart 8 has surfaced, and it looks as good as ever. Stages such as Moo Moo Meadows and Mario Circuit are displayed. With Mario Kart 8 on its way May 30th, it should come to no surprise that Nintendo isn’t putting on the kibosh …

Some big reviews hit BG this week including the PC edition of Titanfall and a whole mess of DVD box sets. We had plenty of news on tap as well, including more than one April Fool’s joke and a feature article that looked back on the cartoons of yesteryear and …

Nintendo has announced yet another Nintendo Direct, only this time it will be focused on Super Smash Brothers. Mum’s the word as of late, with a rather strange lack of new Super Smash Bros news. Many were figuring that we’d get something by the end of March or by April …

Nintendo is pulling the lead out as the release date of Mario Kart 8 draws ever closer. Take a look at this new gorgeous trailer that they’ve released. If there was ever any doubt that Mario Kart 8 looks beautiful, those fears can probably be put to rest by now. …

Appearing for the first time ever in hi-def, Mario and the whole Karting crew are looking as good as ever and have some new tricks up their collective sleeve in Mario Kart 8.

Satoru Iwata and Kaz Hirai seem to be having a bit of trouble as of late. The challenges they face with waning profits and sales have put them in a difficult position. In Iwata‘s case, it’s having to contend with lackluster sales of the Wii U. His approval rating has …