Rhythm Thief: When Professor Layton Found His Groove
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Without a doubt, Rhythm Thief will prove to be one of the oddest 3DS titles released this spring. Focusing on a young thief named Raphael’s quest to find his father, the game mixes touch-based puzzles, beat-based challenges and map-based exploration to create an experience that feels mildly disjointed, yet calls upon some of the ideas of another franchise – Level-5’s Professor Layton.
Much of your time in Rhythm Thief is spent between the game’s most entertaining and engaging...
Pokemon Episodes Coming to Nintendo Zone
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Starting February 6, Nintendo Zone will get a lot more interesting, thanks to a certain yellow, electric mouse. This Monday the service will begin offering playable demos and feature a dedicated Pokemon section with full-length episodes of the Pokemon animated television series. This section will also include information and videos about the newest Pokemon video games, the Trading Card Game and other Pokemon news.
All of this content will only be available when 3DS owners are wirelessly connected...
Final Fantasy, Ogre Battle Developers Unite on 3DS
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In addition to Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Girl’s RPG, developer Brownie Brown’s (Heroes of Mana, Mother 3) Fantasy Life, a sixth Professor Layton game and Time Travelers, famed Japanese publisher Level-5 is working on another curious 3DS project. Titled Guild 01, this game is a compilation of smaller titles from developers who have worked on Final Fantasy XII, No More Heroes, Seaman and Tactics Ogre.
Earlier today Level-5 revealed first screens of Crimson Shroud, the component...
Nintendo DS Game News: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Gets An iOS Release
Posted by G4TV on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Capcom turned out a totally sweet Nintendo DS puzzle/adventure game in last year’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (technically a 2010 release, in Japan). Those who never got around to playing it now have another opportunity thanks to today’s iOS release of the game in North America.
Ghost Trick has been in Japan’s App Store since December 2010, so it’s not exactly brand-spanking-new. That’s good though; any post-release bugs should have long since been worked...
Nintendo Voice Chat: Audrey Hosts! (Uh Oh)
Posted by IGN on Feb 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Welcome back to another electrifying edition of Nintendo Voice Chat! A lot of Wii U and 3DS news has come to light since our last podcast – and by golly, we’re going to chat about it.
And also… a certain Aminka/Audrey Drake may be hosting this one. GULP. Just remember to be nice to Audrey if it all goes to heck (spoiler: it does).
And joining me in my possibly tragic hosting experiment is the one and only Rich “Papa Koopa” George, Sam “Party Animal” Claiborn,...
The World Needs a New 2D Zelda
Posted by IGN on Feb 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Quite some time ago, what was once a niche hobby took a giant leap forward, one that would change the medium forever. As gaming hardware became more powerful, a graphical shift took place. Two-dimensional, sprite-based games were largely set aside to make way for full, three-dimensional worlds.
The downside to this otherwise fruitful endeavor was that the development of 2D games gradually diminished. Although 2D and 3D games are entirely different beasts that allow for entirely different experiences,...
Club Nintendo Adds Game Card Case, New Games
Posted by IGN on Feb 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A new month can only mean one thing. No, not rent time (boring!), but rather that new prizes have been added to the Club Nintendo reward catalog.
Let the freebies begin!As you can see from the picture above, this February brings us a new game card case – though this one is actually much spiffier than ones that came before. It holds up to 18 DS or 3DS cartridges and comes with four double-sided covers you can switch between (for those who despise math, that means there are eight Nintendo-themed...
Nintendo DS Game News: Ace Attorney Movie Release Plans Include Worldwide Release
Posted by G4TV on Feb 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I don’t know about you all, but I’ve been keeping a close eye on Takashi Miike’s film adaptation of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Miike is probably best known by gamer-folk for his work on deeply disturbing thriller/horrors like Audition and Ichi the Killer, but he’s always had a soft spot for lighter fare as well. His game adaptation, titled Ace Attorney, screened just last week at the Internation Film Festival Rotterdam and it was followed by a Q&A with the maestro...
Free 3DS Wi-Fi at over 5000 Locations Across Europe
Posted by IGN on Feb 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
You can now connect your Nintendo 3DS to the internet at over 5000 locations across Europe for free.
The locations mainly include fast food restaurants – McDonald’s, KFC, Subway, Burger King – as well as Ibis and Etap Hotels, which all use the hotspot.com Wi-Fi service.
Your console will connect automatically when in range, if you’ve previously logged onto the internet using the device.
“With such an extensive European-wide Wi-Fi access network, partnering with free-hotspot.com...
Team Ninja: Wii U Development Like PS3, Xbox 360
Posted by IGN on Jan 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Creating a new generation of gaming hardware is a complicated process, and the system inevitably goes through many phases along the way. According to Team Ninja developer Yosuke Hayashi, this is especially true of Nintendo’s new home console, Wii U. Nintendo has expressed its intention to reveal the console in its final form at this year’s E3 press conference – but the system is still in a constant state of evolution, according to Hayashi.
“They asked us what we would want...
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