Kingdom Hearts 3D Hits TGS
Posted by IGN on Aug 09, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is easily one of the biggest third party titles coming to the Nintendo 3DS. Thus far, Square has been relatively quiet about the title, outside of a few acknowledgments that development was underway. That will change next month, when the title makes its playable debut alongside a new trailer at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show.
Kingdom Hearts 3D director Tetsuya Nomura claims his new game is as good as a full console entry in the series. According to a report on Andriasang,...
COD: MW3 Announced For DS
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance has been announced for Nintendo DS.
The game will be developed n-Space, who has worked on four previous CoD DS titles – Modern Warfare, World at War and Black Ops, and the MW2 spin-off Mobilized.
So why has the 3DS been seemingly overlooked?
Well, speaking on its official Facebook page, n-Space said, “You guys all need to understand that we make the games we are hired to make.
“It is not our call to decide which platforms to support. Obviously...
Nintendo Wants Your Zelda Flipnotes to Show Miyamoto
Posted by 1UP on Aug 08, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Besides what we already know about, Nintendo has additional plans to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, and one part involves fan participation. Nintendo today announced the launch of a new Zelda website and a contest where users can submit Zelda-inspired flipnotes to be featured on various Nintendo outlets.
The new anniversary website doesn’t have much to it, at least as of yet; there is a very brief history of the many games in the series, video of the orchestra...
Nintendo Invites Fans to Celebrate Zelda
Posted by IGN on Aug 08, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Nintendo’s not done celebrating Zelda’s anniversary. With concerts, free games and, of course, the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword still on the way, there is no shortage of the franchise for fans. But the company is planning more, asking gamers to fire up Flipnote Studio on their DSi systems to create animatics. The best submissions will be posted on Nintendo’s Zelda anniversary website.
Fan creations will be judged by a panel that includes some of Nintendo’s...
Asia Shippin’ Out August 7-13: Fruit Ninja Kinect
Posted by Game Spot on Aug 08, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Fruit slicing, kid spies, and detective work await gamers this week.
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Until the impending big releases are out eventually, players will have to make do with what’s on tap this week. First up is the Xbox Live Arcade version of one of the most popular mobile games around, Fruit Ninja. This version features Kinect controls, a few new modes not seen on the mobile version, and multiplayer options that can be played either competitively or cooperatively.
Next is Spy Kids: All...
Shippin’ Out August 7-13: Fruit Ninja Kinect
Posted by Game Spot on Aug 07, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Very light new release schedule led by Halfbrick’s downloadable Xbox 360 game on Wednesday; Spy Kids: All the Time in the World hits DS Tuesday.
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The dog days of summer are in full swing this week, as only a very small handful of games make their way to release this week.
Fruit Ninja Kinect cuts up XBLA this Wednesday.
Leading the pack is Fruit Ninja Kinect, which releases this Wednesday on Xbox Live. A motion-control-enabled version of the popular...
Used 3DS Sales Surge in Japan
Posted by IGN on Aug 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
We’re still about a week away from Nintendo’s official price cut for the 3DS, but aggressive price promotion from games stores combined with Nintendo’s own free games program is creating a surge in interest now.
In Japan, used 3DS system sales have surged according to Media Create reports translated by Andriasang. In contrast to retail sales of new systems, which dipped, pre-owned sales doubled.
The spike is being attributed to price cuts by used games retailers as well as interest...
Fixing the Nintendo 3DS
Posted by IGN on Aug 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Let’s be honest — the 3DS has seen better days. It is struggling because Nintendo made a bunch of mistakes at launch including a lack of killer games, a high price, and a weak marketing campaign.
But while the nay-sayers claim the game is already over for Nintendo’s newest handheld, we are talking about a company that’s never afraid to face its own errors — and make amends — to attempt something bold and surprising.
Here are seven ways Nintendo can man up, face...
Nintendo DS Game News: Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Files Lawsuit Against Activision
Posted by G4TV on Aug 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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Aussie emulation mash-up August 5
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The threat from outer space gets quirky this week, thanks to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.
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Winter of Arcade is in the home stretch now, with just two more games due to fall under this promotion’s banner. This week brings Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, a delightful game starring a flying saucer. What makes the game so refreshing is its simplistic art style and interesting puzzles that the game presents to players as they guide the extraterrestrial around each level....
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