November 2011
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October 2011
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Meat Bun shirts 31% off today →
It’s too late to get a new Meat Bun shirt for Halloween, but you can order one now for a day in which you aren’t in a costume. For today only, all of the site’s shirts are 31% off (GET IT)!
If you’re feeling seasonal, you can pick up the Samba de los Muertos shirt above for $16.56. I’m pretty fond of the new, black/gray variant of the “4th Gen” shirt,...
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Buy 2, get 1 free sale for 800+ games →
Amazon is holding another “Buy Two, Get One Free” sale, this time for over 800 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS, and DS games. The handheld selection includes several recent first-party releases like Tetris: Axis, Pokemon Rumble Blast, and StarFox 64 3D.
As far as third-party games go, there’s Solatorobo, 999, Bit.Trip Saga, Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove, and many...
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Capcom 'in talks' for Resident Evil: Revelations... →
With the additional demo infrastructure coming to the 3DS eShop, companies may, possibly, hopefully start actually putting some damn game demos on there. Capcom is already expressing interest.
“We’re in talks with Nintendo about that and I agree, I think that would help sales a lot,” said Capcom’s Christian Svensson, regarding a demo for Resident Evil: Revelations. “For that...
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Nintendo bringing the eShop into the modern age...
Nintendo is “aiming to accelerate [its] digital business”, and will introduce several new much-requested features to the 3DS’s online eShop platform when the system’s new firmware update releases late next month.
At an investors meeting today, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said the new firmware will allow publishers to provide demos for their games via the eShop. Those...
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“Egg Corridor Escape is an additional annex to the original Egg Corridor 2. This...”
– One of the extras added to Cave Story 3D. The others named in an email from NIS America include more life capsules — bringing the total from 55 to 100 — and a Prinny Cap that can be found in “a secret stage.” It can be worn by both the 3D and “classic” 2D versions...
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Super Mario 3D Land demo! ... At Best Buy
Want to try out Super Mario 3D Land a few weeks before it ships? You can right now at your local Best Buy, which should have playable demos for Super Mario 3D Land and several already released 3DS games.
Apparently, these are only available at Best Buy’s 3DS public stations, and not as downloads through the retailer’s useless Nintendo Zone service. Will that WiFi 3DS app ever be...
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Pix'n Love translating Gunpei Yokoi book →
Hurrah! French outfit Pix’n Love Publishing is translating its book on Gunpei Yokoi, creator of the Game Boy, the directional pad, the Game & Watch, and many other Nintendo innovations. It’s titled Gunpei Yokoi: Life And Philosophy Of Nintendo’s ‘God Of Toys’.
I believe this is the same book as the inventor’s Yokoi Gunpei Game House autobiography...
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White and Pink 3DS bundles for Europe, Rose and...
The Ice White and Misty Pink 3DS models announced for Japan are headed to the West soon, too — but as far as we know, they’re coming to Europe, not North America.
They will release as bundles for Super Mario 3D Land (Ice White; wouldn’t Flame Red be more appropriate?) and Nintendogs + Cats (Coral Pink) on November 18. Nintendo will sell them as standalone systems in December,...
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“For better or for worse, Vita will be pitted against the Nintendo 3DS. But the...”
– IGN’s PlayStation editor Colin Moriarty arguing PS Vita is “destined” to sell better than Nintendo 3DS.
I believe the handheld that will see the most success is the one that has the lowest barriers to entry, both for gamers and developers (other factors come into play, obviously,...
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The Vita accessory rush begins with Cyber Gadget →
Cyber Gadget has posted its first PS Vita offerings, including a “semi-hard case” in multiple colors, and eight different varieties of screen cover (in different finishes and textures), including some that cover the whole front of the unit.
Other protection options include a transparent plastic “front cover,” and a silicone jacket. Perhaps most interesting is the case...
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Diamond Trust's mechanics explained →
Despite Diamond Trust of London’s publisher woes, board game-simple graphics, and multiplayer focus but no online support (as far as I know?), I’m still really interested in this turn-based strategy game about Angola’s blood diamond trade in the early 2000s.
IGN has a preview explaining how you’ll maneuver your virtual agents against another player/the AI:
“There...
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Aliens: Infestation for $22, Ghost Trick for $14... →
Amazon’s got a super, super spooky Halloween sale going on through October 29, featuring deals that will make you poop yourself in terror, or something.
A quick peek around the corner revealed the new Aliens: Infestation (which was totally great) for $22.49, and the criminally overlooked (and also ghost-themed) Ghost Trick for $14.49. Another deal that made me kind of cower or...
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Blip Tokyo livestream →
I’m not in Tokyo for Blip Festival Tokyo this year — and you’re probably not either :( But! If you’re around the computer this weekend, you can totally listen to a livestream of the performances.
There are both high-quality audio streams (in dedicated regional links) and a video stream (above! or here). You can find a schedule here.
Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates,...
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Tiny Direct: All the 3DS news from this morning's...
Nintendo streamed a pre-recorded, 40-minute presentation early this morning from Japan, and we’ve collected all the announcements the company made about the November 3DS firmware update, Mario Kart 7’s online features, eShop titles, and new games.
We’ve also sprinkled in news that has trickled in from the U.S. and Europe — like a 3DS and Wii app for video streaming...
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Now you get to pay for Nintendo Videos
I know I’m in the minority for actually liking Nintendo Video, the app that downloads 3D clips every week for you to watch on your 3DS. I know the content isn’t the best — not everyone likes the Blue Man Group, and the College Humor bits were hit or miss — but it’s a quirky service, and I alway appreciate when Nintendo tries weird things, however ill-executed they...
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New 3DS firmware coming Nov. 4 [update]
[Update: We’re now told that there was some “internal confusion” within Nintendo regarding this update, and that the firmware will likely not appear on this date. An announcement on the release schedule should come up around then, though. Nintendo of Australia says it expects its 3DS firmware update to hit on November 22.]
Nintendo of Europe announced today that it’s...
