Nintendo announces the 3DS, portable gaming in 3D

post from Destructoid on 22 March 2010 11:00:00 PM. © Destructoid

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Nintendo of Japan has just announced their next handheld unit, tentatively named the "Nintendo 3DS." The portable platform will offer 3D gaming without the need for 3D glasses, and will be backwards compatible with DS and DSi games. The "Nintendo 3DS" is the successor to the Nintendo DS series and will be on display at this year's E3. We can expect the "Nintendo 3DS" to launch in Japan by the end of the fiscal year, which means that we'll see it somewhere between E3 2010 (in June) and March 2011.

3D is the next major step in gaming, but the only thing that's really holding it back is the need for 3D glasses. Nintendo seems to have gotten around that peripheral limitation with their new portable and it will be interesting to see just how Nintendo pulls this off at E3.

Nintendo 3DS Info in English [John Ricciardi's Twitter -- Image]

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Speed Escape 2

post from Escape Games 24 on 22 March 2010 10:07:00 PM. © Escape Games 24

Speed Escape 2 is the second episode Speed Escape1 another point and click type adventure game by Selfdefiant - Melting Mindz for Flonga. In this game, you try to escape 3 rooms each in minutes by finding items and solving puzzles. Good luck and have fun!Play This Game

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Taking Pokewalker cheating to the next level with
K'Nex

post from Destructoid on 22 March 2010 10:00:00 PM. © Destructoid

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This isn't the first time someone's resorted to harvesting watts for their Pokéwalker without going outside for a quick stroll down the block -- as evidenced by this hilarious scheme -- but it is by far the most ridiculous one I've seen yet.

The video above displays how the nefarious contraption works. Essentially, the device violently shakes an unsuspecting Pokéwalker by tapping into the raw power of K'Nex. That's it. Simple, yet brilliant. Don't you go getting any funny ideas on me here -- you'll have to earn those watts the old fashioned way.

This .gif sums it all up rather nicely.

K’Nex helps Pokewalker gamers avoid walking in public [The Tanooki]

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EA Considering Charging For Very Long Demos

post from GamerCenterOnline on 22 March 2010 09:42:27 PM. © GamerCenterOnline

Electronic Arts has proven themselves as serious investors in digital distribution. In continuation of this business approach, Michael Pachter, Wedbush industry analyst, revealed, at an investor event, Electronic Arts’ plans for a “premium downloadable content” — other-wise known as a paid downloadable content (PDLC) — approach.According to Pachter, the PDLC “would be sold for $10 [...]

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Video Game Sales Drop 13% In January 2010-02-22
18:26:00 | TWICE

post from VirtualTourney.com Blog on 22 March 2010 09:19:56 PM. © VirtualTourney.com Blog

Video Game Sales Drop 13% In January – 2010-02-22 18:26:00 | TWICE.Whoa, whoa, whoa!The Wii was the most popular hardware unit for the period, followed by the Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and the Play- Station Portable.PS3 doesn’t even get a mention. Wow…

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Mass Effect 2s upcoming content gets you another
baddie companion

post from Gaming Nexus on 22 March 2010 09:15:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Tina Amini
NEWS - BioWare promised some downloadable content on Mass Effect 2, and they are sure to not disappoint.

Coming to us in April is a PDLC entitled Kasumi – Stolen Memory. In it, you will continue in the content of the storyline by acquiring expert thief Kasumi into your crew and embarking on a journey with her to gain her loyalty to your cause and command.

Her request for a favor from you will entail crashing the party hosted by the criminal known as Donovan Hock who is sure to have invited the most hardcore of his criminal buddies. Kasumi seeks data from him, and in return you’ll have her tactics at your disposal through your missions.

Read on for the details, and check the screenshots below.

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Eye of the Tiger Roseville High School Students
compete in video game tournament

post from VirtualTourney.com Blog on 22 March 2010 09:14:18 PM. © VirtualTourney.com Blog

Eye of the Tiger – Roseville High School – Students compete in video game tournament.Pretty sweet if you ask me. How come my high school wasn’t like this. We could have had Donkey Kong tourneys all day long!

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Interesting remote now available for PS3 from
Hyperkin

by: Chad Smith
NEWS - Since I just picked up my PS3 this past weekend, I'm only scratching the surface of how versatile the machine is. Hyperkin has developed a device that appeals to me on a variety of levels. It's called the PS3 Text Link Remote. It has a sliding QWERTY keyboard, the keys of a game controller, and the functionality of a remote control. It has a USB charging cable and comes in at the price of $39.99.

A picture is worth a thousand words so check it out. If you are interested, find out more on Hyperkin's web site. I'm interested and will probably put this on my wish list so I don't forget about it.

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Nintendo downloads lacks the Virtual Console but
makes it up with 80s series

by: Tina Amini
NEWS - This week’s Nintendo downloads is another one with a disappointing lack of a Virtual Console download. Nevertheless, there is still some classic gaming to be had with Nintendo in this week’s lineup.

Available on the Wii is Cave Story (1,200 points), which sets you on the task of helping the Mimiga race avoid the mad scientist. 2004 is considered old school now, right?

On to the games more classic in nature are the Game & Watch series that are being made available for the DSi. Each of the three in the series is at 200 points. In addition to those three titles are Drift Street International (800 points) and Libera Wing (800 points) for your racing and action-strategy pleasure, respectively.

Read on for the details on each game of this week’s list of new Nintendo downloads.

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Witcher website teases Witcher 2

by: Charles Husemann
NEWS - We've known for a while that the Witcher 2 was in development but it looks like the folks at CD Projekt are getting closer to officially announcing the game as the Witcher website now features a glowing number 2. Nothing official in terms of a date but I'm starting to think we might get an official announcement later this week at PAX East. Otherwise it seems a bit odd to announce the game so far in advance of E3. We'll let you know when we know more.

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