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Why Nintendo Made The 3DS So Powerful
The Nintendo 3DS has more graphical umpf than the company’s previous portables. It’s a high-spec machine. Well, a higher spec one. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the reason why the company went with a more powerful machine is that Nintendo did not want developers to shy away from developing for it under the pretext…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2010 -
Nintendo Loses A Bunch Of Business Cards
Nintendo invited members of the Japanese press, Japanese game industry and Japanese financial industry to its Nintendo Conference. Approximately 1,200 business cards were collected. They have gone missing. Nintendo has confirmed that the business cards have gone AWOL and says the company is investigating the matter. Nintendo is hoping that by making this known publicly,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2010 -
Nintendo Explains The Nintendo 3DS’s Price Point
In Japan, the Nintendo 3DS will cost ¥25,000. That might be high considering how Nintendo has priced its portables in the past. The company explains why. When asked why the portable was going to cost ¥25,000, Satoru Iwata explained the decision was based off things like the response when the actual portable got when it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2010 -
Using Magic, The 3DS Can Make A Mii Using A Photo
One of the more useful ways the Nintendo 3DS will be able to interact with Miis is its ability to take a person’s picture then automatically generate an avatar based on the results. Here’s that feature in action. As you can see, all you need to do is take a photo of your (or someone…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2010 -
Skilled Photographers Struggling To Snap Good Photos Of Nintendo 3DS
The 3DS may be one of the most impressive pieces of gaming hardware ever promised, but it also may be the least photogenic. The glasses-free 3D graphics just don’t show well unless you see them in person. Normal cameras, even the ones wielded by professional photographers at this week’s big Nintendo conference in Japan, reduce…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2010 -
The 3DS Was Supposed To Be Out This Year
The one big surprise from yesterday’s 3DS reveals from Nintendo was the fact that, even in Japan, the handheld would be missing the 2010 holiday season. Turns out it wasn’t supposed to be that way. During a briefing session for industry analysts, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told those in attendance that his company had originally…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2010 -
What Would Happen If Nintendo’s President And Mario’s Creator Had A Kid?
The Nintendo 3DS has a cute little party trick, where it can take pictures of two people’s faces and combine them into a single image. A hybrid. Which would be cute were the first example not two Nintendo big-wigs. President Satoru Iwata and Mario designer Shigeru Miyamoto are the proud parents in this case, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2010 -
The Nintendo 3DS Web Browser & Activity Log Sound Great
Last night, Nintendo of Japan assaulted us with details on the Nintendo 3DS, which we won’t get our hands on until early next year. Amidst the new games and new features were buried some lower-key but still impressive details. Sure, Tag Mode, automatic Mii creation and Augmented Reality features get all the glory, but the…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2010 -
Of Course There’s Going To Be A 3DS Super Monkey Ball
Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator and developer of the Super Monkey Ball franchise, started envisioning how his game would work on the Nintendo 3DS from the moment he saw the handheld’s features. Super Monkey Ball was there for the launch of the Wii. There was a version for the Wii balance board. It was there when the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
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 -
Panic!
Wow, today has been a crazy day for gamers. It kicked off in the whee hours of the morning with an absurd amount of 3DS news coming out of Japan from Nintendo. Then we had confirmation of zombies, yes zombies, in Black Ops. And finally we had an embargo lift on the Xbox 360’s new…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
A Volley Of Mario Sports Mix Screens
It might not be Xtreme, but Mario Sports Mix’s beach volleyball has basketball, ice hockey, field hockey, and dodge ball backing it up. Here are some colorful, candy-coated screens. More sports need to integrate banana peels and shells. We got a chance to play Mario Sports Mix at E3 earlier this year, but we never…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2010 -
3DS Gets Price, Date, Streaming TV, Games, Details
Last night Nintendo dropped the bomb, the 3DS bomb. We heard about prices, release dates, streaming TV, virtual Game Boy, a new stylus and features and plenty of games…. all in 3D. Here’s a run down of the single day event packed with Nintendo news. And it wasn’t just about the 3DS, we also heard…
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
The 3DS’ Dead or Alive Dimensions in Action
Street Fighter isn’t the only fighting game making its way to Nintendo’s 3D gaming handheld. Tecmo Koei Games will also be bringing Dead or Alive Dimensions to the 3DS. Here’s our first look at the game in action. Pretty impressive.
By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2010 -
Unlike the DSi XL, the 3DS will Let You Import Your Digital Game Library
Remember how Nintendo screwed everyone with a DSi over who either bought a new DSi or moved over to the DSi XL? No. Let me refresh your memory. Turns out that all of those digital games you purchased were tied not to your bank account, or the hard earned money you spent to get the…
By Brian Crecente 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 -
Four New Screens From Ocarina Of Time 3DS
To go with that gameplay footage we saw earlier, here are four new screens of the 3DS port of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. The first one is probably the most important, as it shows off the game’s dual-screen controls, with the new touch-screen inventory system on display. The rest? They show that…
By Luke Plunkett 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