3DS
Is Hideo Kojima hinting at a new Zone of the Enders for 3DS?
Kojima Productions is not a development house that Nintendo fans are used to hearing about; after all most of the titles to come out of the studio belong to the Metal Gear series, a franchise that only has one title (Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes) on a Nintendo platform in the post-NES era. In the beginning of the PS2 era the studio created a new franchise built around giant mech combat in Zon...
Super Mario 3D Land gets new logo, going ‘back to the basics’
Nintendo of America has revealed the final logo for Super Mario 3D Land, and boy is it colorful. Yoshiaki Koizumi, game director behind Super Mario 3D Land has gone on record in saying that with the new title his team is focusing on going back to the basics. As for my thoughts on design that has changed because of the hardware update – I would say that Mario at its core has a very simple, v...
Nintentunes handheld edition: all the great tunes now available in your pocket!
Gameboy – X [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTzPj_RcIy4[/youtube] One of the great things about Nintendo handhelds circa 2008 was their ability to play games from other regions without having to worry about the game being region locked. Although X was never released outside of Japan, this early attempt at three-dimensional gameplay for the original gameboy spiked many gamers interest...
A 3DS catch-up guide for newcomers
3DS is well into its first official weekend at the new $169.99 price point! To all new purchasers: Welcome to the amazing and controversial world of Nintendo’s latest handheld! For your convenience’and for early adopters who may have forgotten some hidden wonders’here’s a quick list of things you should immediately do once your 3DS is charged up and ready to go: Part One: First things ...
First Heroes of Ruin gameplay trailer emerges
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmf7SW52S-0[/youtube] Ever since getting my grubby hands on Heroes of Ruin at the Nintendo booth at E3, I knew that the Diablo-style gameplay was exactly what the doctor ordered. Today in preparation for the Gamescom 2011 video game show in Cologne, Square-Enix  has released the first gameplay trailer for the title. In comparison to what was on display in J...
A pause for appreciation: 3D video on 3DS looks fantastic
Sure, there’s a lot to criticize about the way Nintendo’s managed 3DS’s initial months, but’darned if this little baby can’t do amazing things with the proper software. This week’s free Nintendo Video update, featuring a College Humor piece called “Next Level Hugs,” drives a point home like no other film I’ve seen on the handheld: With properly-filmed material,...
Public Service Announcement – 3DS Ambassador program
Don’t forget! Today’s your last chance to buy a 3DS at full price, register for the Ambassador program on the eShop before 11:59pm Eastern time tonight, and then take your receipt to the store for a price adjustment tomorrow!
If this doesn’t excite 3DS buyers, I don’t know what will
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TVsuIJ95jI[/youtube] Seriously, this thing feels like an infomercial. Got games?
Would cheaper 3DS games make you jump?
System price cuts are nice and all, but you gotta lower game prices too if you want to be popular, says one market researcher. “Lower 3DS hardware prices only address part of the problem,” says Billy Pidgeon to Industry Gamers. “I would like to see Nintendo cut the retail price of packaged software to a range of $20 to $25 for the 3DS,” he added. Currently 3DS games are p...
Nintendo and Disney: Two giants fixing massive belly flops
I’m a patient Nintendo fan. I forgive their occasional blunders, confident amazing things will eventually materialize. Much of that patience comes from also being a lifelong Disney fan, watching the Mouse veer from greatness (Space Mountain, Beauty and the Beast) to failure (Black Hole, Mars Needs Moms) over and over again. Nintendo and Disney share rare qualities. Using top talent to mix te...