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Ubisoft’s E3 demonstration for Rayman Legends on Wii U, one of the few new games shown off at E3 today that pretty much everyone agreed looked great.

I almost got a Maestro vibe from the music stage — which, by the way, would be great to have on Wii U.

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E3 trailer for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, which release in a month, so get in your preorder for that free stylus.

There was very little in the way of the news about 3DS games today — what with today’s conferences being devoted to Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, and EA — and I don’t expect there will be too many tomorrow either, since Nintendo’s event will focus on Wii U. We might hear about a bigger 3DS if we’re all on our best behavior, though.

On Wednesday, however, Nintendo will host a software showcase that’s all about 3DS. Wow, the company has so much news to deliver, it needs three E3 presentations!

Preorder: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (free stylus!)
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The big Nintendo 3DS rumor

The big Nintendo 3DS gossip going around is that there’s a big Nintendo 3DS due to be announced tomorrow.

On the eve of Nintendo’s E3 press conference, Japanese newspaper Nikkei — which is usually spot-on with its rumors about Nintendo consoles — says the company will announce a 3DS system with a 4.3-inch screen tomorrow.

That’s 1.5 times bigger than the current 3DS’s screen, and also .1-inch larger than the DSi XL’s display. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo took advantage of the extra space to add an extra Circle Pad and a bigger battery, too.

Nikkei reports that the new 3DS model will release across all major territories as soon as this summer.

[Update: Nintendo released a statement denying Nikkei’s claims. The publisher has dismissed previous claims the newspaper’s made, but they usually turn out to be true.]

Buy: Nintendo 3DS (Flame Red, Pearl Pink, Black, & Blue)
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[Via Nikkei, Andriasang; Image via Luna-kitty89]

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Code of Princess, that Guardian Heroes-eque game for 3DS, is coming to the U.S. this September, thanks to Atlus.

I thought for sure that if anyone picked this up, it would be Xseed or Aksys, as Atlus’ days of publishing super-niche handheld games seemed to be behind the company. Remember when Atlus was localizing crazy, unmarketable stuff like The Dark Spire and My World, My Way?

The U.S. cover isn’t nearly as packed as the Japanese version, but you’ll still get a lot for your money if you pick this up — preorders will include the Code of Princess Sound & Visual Book, which features artwork from Kinu Nishimura and music from ACE’s soundtrack.

Buy: Nintendo 3DS (Flame Red, Pearl Pink, Black, & Blue)
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[Thanks, MaxRoivas!]

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Wii U’s Miiverse is the future of games

For many, Wii U’s Miiverse features seem like yet another annoying attempt to shove social features where they don’t belong — a distraction from what should be important and what developers should focus on, gameplay.

Why do video games need a Twitter-style feed for posting messages? Why does it need to be injected into games, letting others invade your game with their comments? Why does Wii U need to follow this trend of making everything social? Why do we need Miiverse?

Because we don’t enjoy media in a vacuum anymore, and soon, we won’t enjoy games that way either.

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This screen summarizes what Nintendo showed for Wii U and its GamePad during this afternoon’s live stream (click for a larger version). The New Super Mario Bros. tease is nice — if unsurprising — but what Wii U brings to the table is Miiverse, the social community permeating the console and its games. There’s a hint of achievements, too.

I already posted a synopsis for the Nintendo Direct presentation at Gamasutra, where you can read about Miiverse, other GamePad features, and the Wii U Pro Controller. I’m really excited about Miiverse, and will try to post more about it later if I can find time to.

Buy: Super Mario 3D Land
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[Via Neiteio, Go Nintendo]

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E3 doesn’t formally kick off until Tuesday, but Nintendo will start early with a pre-recorded video this afternoon about “how the Wii U changes how you play.” The Nintendo Direct stream will be show up here at 6PM ET.

Today’s stream won’t focus on software — expect that at Nintendo’s E3 Presentation on Tuesday at 12PM ET, and at its Software Showcase on Wednesday at 9PM ET.

With all those presentations, I’m sure there will be something to be happy about in at least one of them.

Buy: Nintendo 3DS (Flame Red, Pearl Pink, Black, & Blue)
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[Image via Quick]

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Kingdom Hearts Sora mug. I usually don’t associate Kingdom Hearts with subtlety – it’s more of an “enormous clown shoes, garish colors, and Goofy” kind of series – but this mug is nicely understated!

It’ll ship from NCSX in July, for $28.90.

Preorder: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
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Absolutely absurd artwork for Irem’s Pachipara 3D. I can’t help but laugh trying to imagine what story this pachinko game must have that would explain this art.

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Hori’s absolutely glorious Slime Keyboard. Look at the slime function keys! Look at the slime directional keys! Look at the Roman numeral keys!

Ostensibly, this is a Wii accessory designed to tie in with Dragon Quest X Online – it even comes with codes for in-game items. But there’s no reason you couldn’t use it as a USB keyboard for your computer. You know, for important business. When you read Tiny posts in late August, know that about half of them are going to be written from one of these.

Buy: DQM Joker 2, More Dragon Quest games
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[Thanks Scott and gogogoldberg!]

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Heroes of Ruin delayed, discounted $30 →

Square Enix has delayed Heroes of Ruin’s North American release by three weeks to July 17, which is bad news for people anxious to play a Diablo-style online dungeon crawler on a portable. It’s unclear what brought on the delay, seeing as it’s still releasing in the UK on June 15.

It’s not all bad news, though — the n-Space-developed game has been discounted on Amazon temporarily for $29.99, meaning that those who have already preordered it or who reserve it now can save $10 on it. Amazon did the same thing with Theatrhythm a couple days ago, but the price went back up to $39.99 before we noticed. At least the people who had preordered it previously received the discount automatically, too.

Preorder: Heroes of Ruin (July 17)
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Step your Light vs. Dark game up with some new Kid Icarus: Uprising tricks. Item Vacuum is so useful!

As many of our regular readers already know, this little blog is just something JC and I run on the side. Those of you who follow eSports know us better for leading the #1 ranked Kid Icarus: Uprising clan in the world, Garfield and Friends* (according to MLG, IGN Pro League, ESL, and other competitive game leagues).

We spend a lot of time making sure we dominate Light vs. Dark matches no matter how high we set the difficulty on the AI bots — practicing offensive and defensive plays hundreds of times until it’s all muscle memory, alternating between cardio and strength work-outs throughout the week to ensure we’re in top shape, and reviewing footage from previous matches to spot flaws in our execution.

This clip still managed to surprise use with a few new tips, though — and we’ve put hundreds of hours into the game!

*sponsored by Inokichi Cup O’ Chicken Noodles

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