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Various Japanese People Posing With The Nintendo 3DS
These are paid models. They’re not real people. Well, they’re real, but they’re just not real. Anyway! Enjoy some Nintendo 3DS lifestyle shots and try to image yourself with the 3DS and not these paid professionals. Nintendo Conference 2010 [Nintendo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Have You Read Any Nintendo Posts Recently?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Lies, Damn Lies and… Minecraft? I haven’t. What you missed last night: Is The Nintendo 3DS Too Expensive? See The Nintendo 3DS’s New Functions In Action Watch Almost Every 3DS Game In Action Mega Man Legends Headed To Nintendo 3DS The Nintendo 3DS Has A Release Date Wii Remote Plus…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
First Look At New Fatal Frame
A new entry in the survival horror Fatal Frame series is in the cards for the Nintendo Wii. Details on the game are scant, but the new entry is expected to be out next year. With Mio and Mayu Amakura from Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly in these screens, it looks like this could be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Rhythm Heaven Is Bound For the Wii
Next year, Nintendo’s rhythm game series, Rhythm Heaven, is heading to the Nintendo Wii. The title first appeared on the Game Boy Advance in 2006 and was later ported to arcades. A Nintendo DS version titled Rhythm Heaven (or “Rhythm Tengoku Gold”) was released in Japan in 2008 and abroad the following year.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
There Is A Pokemon Typing Game
Next year, get ready to clack on a keyboard! Pokemon is ready to have players battle it out with their typing skills. Dubbed “Battle & Get: Pokemon Typing DS”, the game is a typing-based battle game. This makes sense as many children in Japan learn to read with Pokemon. Why not learn to type? The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
The Last Story Out The First Month Of Next Year
Next January, upcoming role-playing game The Last Story will be released on the Nintendo Wii. But what day? I’ll tell you! The game will be released on January 27, 2011 in Japan. It was originally set for release this year in Japan. No word on the game’s Western release. The Last Story is set on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Is The Nintendo 3DS Too Expensive?
Nintendo has priced the Nintendo 3DS, its glasses-free 3D portable, at ¥25,000. That is the equivalent of US$298. Forget the crummy exchange rate for a moment, because the pricing could be different for the West. The real question is how the Nintendo 3DS stands up to the pricing of other Nintendo handhelds. The Nintendo DS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Love Simulator Coming To Nintendo 3DS
Love Plus, the love sim that has launched cake lines and vacation tours, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS. That’s right, a Love Plus is going 3D. In late 2009, a man even “married” his Love Plus squeeze. Love Plus on the Nintendo 3DS could end badly — or at least with heavy screen licking.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
See The Nintendo 3DS’s New Functions In Action
Nintendo has a new promotional video that shows off the Nintendo 3DS’s various functions like Tag Mode, Mii Studio and the portable’s augmented reality capability. Since it’s hard to show 3D on a 2D screen, Nintendo has packed this promotion video with all the extras that its new portable is able to do. Tag Mode…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Here Are The Final Nintendo 3DS Details
On February 26 of next year, the Nintendo 3DS is launching in Japan. The following month, the portable will go on sale in the West. Let’s have a look at what’s included and at the portable’s official and final specs: The Nintendo 3DS comes bundled with a charger stand (above), an AC adapter, a 10cm…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
A Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Trailer With Gameplay
Not only does this trailer feature gameplay of Super Street Fighter IV for the Nintendo 3DS, it also details how Tag Mode for the game will work. When players pass other Nintendo 3DS owners that have Street Fighter IV, they will automatically enter into short “figure-based” bouts, which are detailed in the video. Another feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
Mega Man Legends Headed To Nintendo 3DS
Osaka-based studio Capcom is already working on Super Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil for the Nintendo 3DS. That’s not all. The company has revealed that the Mega Man Legends 3 Project is in development for the Nintendo 3DS. “We have wanted to create a new installment in this series for a number of years,”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
The Nintendo Conference 2010
At the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, Nintendo is expected to reveal details about its upcoming portable, the Nintendo 3DS. Kotaku will be culling all the highlights and bringing them to you in real time. We’re one-stop shopping! And the press conference has begun. Satoru Iwata has taken the stage — he’s decked out in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
This Is A List Of Nintendo 3DS Games (Some New, Most Old)
The Nintendo 3DS isn’t out yet, but it looks like it will get a bunch of games. A list of undated titles has popped up online. Those games include: *Deep breath* Samurai Warriors Chronicle, Resident Evil Revelations, Super Street Fighter IV, Dynasty Warriors Musou, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Chocobo Racing 3D,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2010 -
I Think The Child Has Become Attached
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Funny Story Tomorrow, Mrs. Bashcraft is going to have lunch with her mother. I am going to watch Micro-Bash. Recently, the moment he becomes separated from her, the kid, who is one, kinda freaks out! He starts saying “No Mommy, no Mommy” and then begins crying. This is, like I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2010 -
At Least One Japanese Game Developer Is Doing Great
Level-5, the Fukuoka-based developer behind Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles, is loving the Japanese game industry. Why? Because it has made the company lots of money and funded some swanky corporate digs. The studio has posted pictures that mostly depict the company’s Fukuoka headquarters. There are lots of meeting rooms, a rec room, libraries…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2010 -
Europe Getting Gran Turismo 5 Bundle [Update]
In Europe, racing simulator Gran Turismo 5 is getting a 320GB PlayStation 3. Amazon UK is pricing it at £284.99 (US$452). There seems to be a difference between it and the Japanese bundle. The major difference is that the bundle does not appear to contain the special titanium blue PS3 that Japan is getting in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2010 -
Some Lady In A Bikini Playing Dead Rising 2
As part of a promotion for Dead Rising 2, Capcom had pin-up model Izumi Hinata play through the game in a bikini. She sits on a blue inflatable ball. She bounces on it. Up and down, up and down. The clip is on Capcom’s official YouTube channel — complete with zooms and uncomfortable close-ups. It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2010 -
What Do A Tokyo Cop And A Lawyer Think Of Yakuza 3?
Real honest-to-goodness yakuza have already made their thoughts known on Sega’s crime opus Yakuza 3. Now a Tokyo police officer and a yakuza lawyer weigh in on the game and suss out what’s realistic and what’s not. Jake Adelstein, author of the non-fiction Tokyo Vice, interviewed a handful of Japanese gangster about Yakuza 3 and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2010
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