Confirmed: Japan sold out, 400,000 3DS sold in a
day

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No one doubted it would happen, but we do have confirmation from Nikkei that all of Nintendo's initial shipment of 400,000 3DS game systems have sold. One day. Gone just like that.

We called this launch day the most uneventful launch day ever. It was like that because just about all of the initial shipment was spoken for in pre-orders from over a month ago. And those pre-orders were snatched up in only a day. Stores didn't even see walk-in traffic.

There were a few places you could line up to buy a system without a pre-order, but those were very rare. One of the largest was Akihabara's massive monolith of electronics, Yodobashi Camera. As seen above, in a picture by Famitsu, hundreds waited outside, with walk-in traffic waiting alongside pre-order customers. In the end, 1,000 walk-in customers went home happy. This really was an isolated case, as all of the other stores we visited were strictly pre-order only traffic.

Nintendo is still planning on shipping out more to bring Japan to a total of 1.5 million systems by the end of March. Word is that some shops have opened up pre-orders again. This is probably going to go on for some time, knowing Japan.

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3DS: My Nintendogs corgi's Kirby hat, or in Link
hair

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3DS: My Nintendogs corgi's Kirby hat, or in Link hair screenshot

The Augmented Reality functionality of the 3DS was kind of lost on me until I unlocked it in Nintendogs + Cats. Now I'm able to make my almost-real tri-colored Pembroke Welsh Corgi appear in my environment. And with the added bonus of 3D, he's almost-really real.

In the gallery below you'll see the hilarious results of combining Nintendogs + Cats and the various AR cards included with the 3DS. Most of these give your puppy a costume to wear. I posed him around my apartment. My favorite is my corgi standing proudly over my pile of dirty dishes. Although wall-climbing Pikmin Corgi is also quite wonderful.

I wonder where his ears went.

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Discover the Dangerous World of the Nintendo 3DS

post from The Escapist : Latest News on 26 February 2011 09:44:00 PM. © The Escapist : Latest News

The Nintendo 3DS could be more dangerous to humanity than we first thought.

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Bit.Trip concept artwork reveals very different
games

post from Destructoid on 26 February 2011 09:06:19 PM. © Destructoid

Bit.Trip concept artwork reveals very different games screenshot

The Bit.Trip series came to a close on Friday with the release of Bit.Trip FLUX in Europe. I'm sad to see to the series come to an end, but I'm also excited to see what Gaijin Games and their subsidiary Robotube games will come up with next.

Maybe this collection of Bit.Trip concept art will give us some clues as to what their next project could be, like the very different version of Bit.Trip FATE seen above. It looks like in the original version of the game, it's central gameplay hook, "the Fate line", is totally missing. Instead you get a 2-player co-op shmup featuring two characters named "Parasite" and "Dominator". As much as I love Bit.Trip FATE, I think I love the idea of this early version of FATE just as much. If this game every does come out, I totally have dibs on Dominator.

More concept art from the Bit.Trip series can be found at the link below. Some of them are new, some of them are old, but they're all suitable for framing.

These Target Renders Reveal Gaijin's BIT.TRIP Visions

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Activision Calls Modern Warfare 3 Countdown a
Hoax

post from The Escapist : Latest News on 26 February 2011 08:34:00 PM. © The Escapist : Latest News

Modern Warfare 3 might not be revealed soon after all.

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Former Staffers of Bizarre Creations have Lucid
Dream

post from Gamer Grenade News Blog on 26 February 2011 08:09:47 PM. © Gamer Grenade News Blog

Numerous employees of closed racing studio rejoin forces at Lucid Games.

Last month, Activision officially closed Bizarre Creations. The UK-based studio was best known for its pedigree of racing titles, including Metropolis Street Racer, the Xbox exclusive Project Gotham Racing series, which spawned the unlockable Geometry Wars arcade game into its own franchise, and Blur (360/PS3). Yesterday, [...]

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Skip the line to play Duke Nukem Forever at PAX
East

post from Destructoid on 26 February 2011 08:07:17 PM. © Destructoid

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Want to be super cool and skip the lines to play Duke Nukem Forever at PAX East? 2K Games wants to give that chance to eight Destructoid community members so if you're not busy on Saturday, March 12 from 3 to 3:30, drop a comment here telling me how bad you want to play.

You'll skip the lines, play Duke Nukem Forever and get some cool limited edition swag too. You have until this coming Monday to tell me why you want this. Go go go!

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3DS: Make your Mii walk around on your desk

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Through the magic of Augmented Reality you can make your 3DS Mii walk around your IRL environment. The pre-installed feature (I wouldn't call it a game) lets you move your Mii around, pose it and then take a 3D picture of it. This is fun for about two minutes total. Add in the Nintendo character cards, which have the same functionality, and my figures come out to about 12 total minutes of fun with the included software and cards.

Nah, I'm being too hard on it. This AR Mii stuff is pretty neat, and it's definitely good for showing off what your shiny new 3DS can do. Now let's see if I can get in on this naughty Peach positioning thing that everyone's into.

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Sackboy Does Plants vs. Zombies To a Tee

The LittleBigPlanet 2 version of Plants vs. Zombies is so similar to the actual version, it's scary.

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Roof Escape 2

Hilgreed Roof Escape 2 is another Japanese/English point and click type escape the room game from Hilgreed. In this game, you are locked in a roof and you must escape the roof by finding items and solving puzzles. Good luck and have fun!Play This Game

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