April 2011
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Mother 1+2 translation patch released →
It likely won’t receive the attention that the Mother 3 fan translation enjoyed, but Tomato has put out an English patch for Mother 1+2, Nintendo’s Japan-only compilation released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.
Though Mother 1 has an English NES prototype floating around, this version, this version features a retranslated script, bug fixes, and various tweaks, as well as some...
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Lightning deal: Dragon Quest V for $20 →
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is not only back in stock at Amazon, it’s now discounted to $19.99 for a limited time! It’s a Lightning Deal, though, so it will end in four hours or whenever the online retailer runs out of copies, which should be soon.
In case you’re unfamiliar with this particular entry from the series’ Zenithia trilogy, it’s one of...
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“This is a simulation game in which players can create virtual clay pots. Players...”
– ESRB description for Let’s Create! Pottery for DSi (I’m assuming DSiWare). This is a port of a Mac OS/iOS game in which you, for real, pretend to make clay pots.
Here’s a trailer:
It actually looks… strangely soothing…
Find: DSiWare releases at DS Dates
See...
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Art, info for Atlus' new 'slow-life' DS RPG
We reported late last night that Atlus’ Shigeo Komori, director of the last two Etrian Odyssey games, is helming a mysterious new DS game called Nora and the Engraving Studio: The Witch of the Misty Forest* — we now have more info and assets to share on the title!
Other folks working on the game that JRPG enthusiasts might recognize are scenario writer Shinichi Yoshiike (Atelier...
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Nintendo Game Seminar 2010's student projects... →
We saw a trailer last week for Planetaria, and now Nintendo has opened a site for its Game Seminar 2010 offerings, revealing all four student-made projects that we’ll never get to play.
Planetaria is a game about guiding a comet to pick up stars.
The Tentai Show puts a black hole (or something) on either screen. The player guides the bottom one back and forth to destroy meteors, causing...
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Bust-a-Move Universe for $19.99 →
Bust-a-Move Universe saw a cool reception from JC and other reviewers, but I believe this is the first time Amazon has singled out a 3DS game as its Deal of the Day, so this seemed worth featuring on the flagship site (most of our sales posts are on the DS Dates blog nowadays).
If you’re looking for a cheap game to pop into your 3DS, you can snatch this for $19.99. Otherwise, Amazon is...
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New DS game from Etrian Odyssey director
Atlus and Shigeo Komori, director of the revered Etrian Odyssey first-person RPGs, is working on a new Nintendo DS title called Nora to Koku no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo (Nora and the Engraving Studio: The Witch of the Forest of Mist), according to a report from this week’s issue of Famitsu translated by Andriasang.
Other than that, we know nothing else about the title, but I’m...
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Adapter lets you copy 3DS save data →
These DS save data accessories have been available for some time now on semi-sketchy sites, but this one is notable for a recent firmware update that adds support for 3DS games. The $25 device connects a DS or 3DS cart to your computer via USB, in order to grab save data off the cart, and even replace it (sort of like a DS Dex Drive).
I believe this just backs up save data and not whole ROMs...
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Japanese eShop to give away 3D Excitebike
Speaking at an investors’ briefing yesterday, Nintendo’s CEO and president Satoru Iwata shared the company’s plans for promoting next month’s big firmware update for the 3DS, which will bring the built-in web browser, DSiWare transfers, and the eShop to the system.
When the eShop debuts — offering DSiWare games, Virtual Console releases, 3DS demos, “3D Classics”,...
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Three new Ocarina of Time 3D videos
Nintendo trotted out three new clips for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D last night: the opening video for the revamped remake, and demonstrations for 3DS-specific features with the gyroscope and touchscreen.
All three are embedded past the post break!:
If you’d like to see how this title sequence compares to the N64 original, graphics-wise, here’s a useful link that...
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Wii successor debuts at E3, ships next year
In case you didn’t see it reported on a million other sites, Nintendo revealed that its rumored Wii successor, “Project Cafe”, will appear in playable form at E3.
The new home console is expected to launch in 2012, likely some time after the end of the fiscal year (March 2012). According to speculation on gaming forums and blogs, Project Cafe will feature large touchscreens...
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Dragon Quest IX for $6.99 →
If you still haven’t played Dragon Quest IX, our favorite DS release in 2010, you can pick up the masterpiece online for just $6.99 today. $6.99! That’s some crazy value even if you only intend to play through the main campaign, and not spend hundreds of hours exploring treasure maps and collecting alchemy ingredients.
There are plenty of other sales going on that I’ll post...
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WatchHomebrew Robot Unicorn Attack DS. Insanepotato, the same fellow behind the Nyan Cat app we featured (one of two homebrew Nyan Cat releases!) last week, put out this unauthorized DS port of Scott Stoddard’s popular Flash/iOS game Robot Unicorn Attack.
While it looks more like a very early Alpha build of port, and it lacks the smooth animation of the original, it does capture the spirit of...
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Item Getter sold just 970 copies →
The Japanese game company 5pb just merged into its parent company and restructured into a company called “Mages.” On the occasion of this restructure, (potential) sales numbers for all the company’s games (probably) leaked out onto Hachimaki, revealing that the 2009 DS adventure/RPG Item Getter: The Relationship Between Our Science and Magic was a total bomb.
According to...
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Report: Nintendo discontinuing DS Lite
Nintendo is discontinuing its production and shipments of DS Lite systems, according to an internal GameStop memo. It makes sense, considering it’s a five-year old model and has been succeeded by three other upgrades currently on shelves: the DSi, DSi XL, and 3DS.
Still, for most of you, it was your main portable hardware since it was launched in 2006, introducing you to Dragon Quest IX,...
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Mega Man Legends 3 Japanese site open →
Following yesterday’s reveal of the Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version, Capcom has opened the Japanese site for the 3DS title. It features info about the game and the downloadable (paid) demo, along with a 3D model viewer for new characters Barrett and Aero. You can inspect Barrett in close detail and from multiple angles to confirm for yourself that the Prototype Version protagonist is,...
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2204355 on your DS: There's homebrew, then there's... →
Here’s another meme that I’d never heard of until today, ported to the DS courtesy of Foxi4. Between this, the two Nyan_Cat programs, RickRollDS, and CaramellDansen, there is an abundance of homebrew meme apps.
DS-Scene explains this application/meme:
“Some time ago, if you googled 2204355 and clicked ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’, you would have been taken to a fullscreen...
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Mario 3DS combines N64, Galaxy games
Speaking with Edge today, game design legend Shigeru Miyamoto gave fans a hint of what to expect from the Super Mario game coming to Nintendo 3DS:
“It’s a combination of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario on N64. It won’t convey the message if I talk to you today, but if you play it at E3 that will give you more understanding of what I’m talking about.”
Despite its influences, Miyamoto said...
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Lux-Pain developer Killaware bankrupt →
Killaware has declared bankruptcy, according to a report from Inside-Games. The company, founded by two ex-Atlus employees (as this excellent Gamasutra interview mentions) is known for its DS adventure game Lux-Pain, as well as Another Time Another Leaf. The developer’s website is no longer active.
Lux-Pain was released in North America in 2009 by Ignition, who marked the occasion by...
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Your Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 2 ideas? →
A fellow going by the name of Julian_Gollop has posted a curious message on the GameFAQs board for Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (which doesn’t have the amount of activity a game of this caliber deserves):
“I am interested to hear your opinions on what you would like to see improved or added for a sequel to GRSW — if we ever get the chance to make it. Try to prioritize your...
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Two select 3DS games for $50 at Amazon →
Here’s something that we discovered right after posting our daily deals update at DS Dates. Amazon is offering a two-for-$50 deal on a selection of 3DS games.
Before you get too excited, it’s not the greatest selection, lacking any first-party games or Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. But if you’ve been reading a certain website’s ongoing, effusive coverage of Ghost...
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Ocarina of Time 3D adds Boss Challenge, Super...
Along with its touched up graphics, first-person perspective gyroscope controls, and Master Quest content, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D includes two new additions: a Boss Challenge feature and a Super Guide-esque hint system.
After unlocking the Boss Challenge feature at a certain point in the game, players will be able to “face any of the previous Bosses they have defeated...
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