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Get Up Close And Personal With A Nintendo 3DS
It’s time to snuggle up with our new Nintendo 3DS and see what it looks like up close. Like, really close. At 720p. A big thank you to Melissa Mai for the shiny new video intro you can see above! Video by Brian Ashcraft
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011 -
What Not To Do With Your Nintendo 3DS
So, you’ve just got a brand new Nintendo 3DS. You’re going to want to do all kinds of things with it! Just…don’t do these things. Nintendo advises against it. Also, a big thank you to Melissa Mai for our shiny new video intro you can see above! Video By Brian Ashcraft
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011 -
Kotaku Unboxes Its Nintendo 3DS
The 3DS is Nintendo’s successor to the DS, the most successful game portable. And this is me taking that successor out of its box and getting my fingerprints all over it. Besides the 3DS, it comes bundled with a charging stand, an AC adaptor, a touch pen, a SD memory card and six AR cards.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011 -
After Mother’s Death, Woman Finds Solace In Metroid
In 2007, Brooklyn’s Michelle Perl was struck with tragedy. Her mother, sick with cancer, passed away. But in her mourning, Perl decided to do something. She decided to change. The 25-year-old tells Nintendo Power, “I wanted to make a vow of personal improvement to my mother, so I decided to target the one problem that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011 -
Some Lucky Bastards Are Playing The 3DS Right Now
We’re still a few hours away from the official launch of the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, but as is the way of the world, the handheld has already been unofficially launched in Hong Kong. An example: CNN tech writer Ravi Hiranand picked one up yesterday in a store in Hong Kong, and has been enjoying…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011 -
Could This Be The First Nintendo 3DS Unboxing Video?
Remember when game machines used to have street dates? China doesn’t. Hong Kong-based game publication GameWave snagged a Nintendo 3DS a day before it will go on sale in Japan. No word whether the portable was given to GameWave by Nintendo or not. Reports indicate that the portable, which was apparently skimmed from shipments from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011 -
And So Nintendo 3DS Fever Begins…
Tomorrow morning Japan time, Nintendo is launching the successor to the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS. Getting a Nintendo DS on launch day back in 2004 was not a problem. The 3DS could prove more difficult. Crud. Back in 2004, Nintendo was coming off the disastrous GameCube. Rumors swirled that the company was going to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallZelda’s Redead Can Absolutely Fuck Off
The ReDead isn't a Nintendo zombie. It's so much worse.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011 -
This Powerful Pokémon Is Only Available For A Limited Time
The countdown begins when Pokémon Black and Pokémon White launch on March 6, giving trainers a little over a month to catch mythical Pokémon Victini before it disappears. Fire and psychic powers come together for the first time in Victini, the Pokémon so mythical it’s Pokédex number is 000. Players purchasing Pokémon Black and Pokémon…
By Mike Fahey Published February 24, 2011 -
Turn Your Nintendo DSi Into An Old School Computer
Back in the day, computer programmers used BASIC. Some still do! But for those who missed the BASIC years or for those who’d like to revisit them, there’s this. Petit Computer is a DSiWare title that is, ahem, basically a BASIC interpreter for the Nintendo DSi. The touch screen becomes a virtual keyboard, while the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2011 -
A Sword & Shield Fit For The Hero Of Time
Feel like celebrating Zelda’s 25th birthday with something big, bulky and heroic? It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this stuff. This Zelda sword and shield (of which there are two sets, one for Ocarina of Time and one for Twilight Princess) were made by Fiberglass Blades, a small custom accessory and weapon builder specialising in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
When Mario’s A Drug Addict, Luigi Has To Pick Up The Slack
What if the Mario Bros. weren’t out saving the Mushroom Kingdom, but were actually just down-on-their-luck plumbers from…Boston? Prostitutes, beatings, pianos and mushroom use follows. Called “The Plumber”, it’s the work of New York sketch comedy group Captain Hippo, who describe the video as “The true life story of the Mario Brothers, like you’ve never…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Great Zelda Switcheroo
If you ever need a reference point for how ferocious – and some would argue unnecessarily so – Zelda fans can be about their beloved franchise, one need only look at a public showcase Nintendo held in the year 2000. For a few years between the mid-1990s and early 2000s, Nintendo decided against revealing major…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2011 -
Japan’s Pokemon DSi Portables Coming To America
Forget for a moment that the 3DS is hitting U.S. retailers in late March. In early March, black and white Pokémon DSi units are coming to the States, each priced at US$179.99. The bundles were released in Japan last year.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
3D Wasn’t Originally Planned For The 3DS
Before the Nintendo 3DS was called the 3DS, it had a codename. It was a prototype that Nintendo was developing as the Nintendo DS’s successor. And initially, it did not have 3D. The portable’s console manager Hideki Konno tells Famitsu that the planning for the DS’s successor commenced when the original DS was finished, complete…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Your AR Cards Can Go Fishing
Fishing, Graffiti, AR Shot, Mii Pics and Star Pics are among the titles purported to be heading to the Nintendo 3DS’s AR Games, reports GameLife. While the other games are fairly self-explanatory, Star Pics is an augmented reality title that uses Nintendo characters like Mario, Link, Kirby, Metroid’s Samus and Pikmin (Mii Pics supposedly uses…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
Why Do Pokémon Games Take So Damn Long To Come Out In The West?
Pokémon games are always released in Japan months before they make their way to Western markets. It’s not conspiracy; instead, it’s because developers GameFreak like to make sure Pokémon names truly mean something, regardless of the language used.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011 -
Japan’s Most Famous Professor Shamelessly Ripped Off…Again
Professor Layton is the star of a series of puzzle-solving adventure games. Featuring beautiful animated cutscenes, they feature Layton and his young sidekick, Luke. They are hugely popular in Japan, which means one thing: other game companies are now ripping it off. Shamelessly. First there’s — no, wait. First there was Professor Layton, then, there’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011 -
And You Thought Your 3DS Launch Lineup Was Lacking
When the 3DS launches in the US, there will be sixteen games available. In Europe, there will be thirteen. In Japan, there will be eight. In Australia? Think less Only a single Nintendo title will be available when the handheld launches on March 31, and that is Nintendogs + cats. It will be joined by…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2011