Tiny Cartridge
February 2012
January 2012
SMH: This isn't the Good People Die web game I was hoping for →
zendesu.chunsoft.jp
I was excited that Chunsoft posted a web game to promote the looming Japanese release of Good People Die for 3DS and PS Vita. I remembered that Aksys made an online demo available for the game’s predecessor 999, allowing people to try out an early chapter of the adventure title, so I was hoping for more than that.
That’s not what this is at all! It’s a simple minigame that takes a few minutes to load, and has you clicking as fast as you can to open a gate, so you can rescue Clover/Yotsuba and see her in increasingly skimpy outfits. :o/
It’s not nearly as reprehensible as Hachi Koi’s Tetris clone, but I expected better from Chunsoft.
Buy: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
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See also: More Good People Die and 999 posts
Zelda Zine #1 now for sale online →
zeldazine.bigcartel.com
32 pages of fan-submitted Legend of Zelda art, design, illustration, and literature. Volume 1: Wisdom (of 3) features contributions from Maré Odomo, Ashley Davis, Zac Gorman, and a bunch of other super talented folks.
You can get an idea of Zelda Zine’s artwork by looking at these two posts. The first volume is priced at £3 ($4.70, before shipping/handling), which is a frickin’ steal.
Zelda Zine #2 and #3 will be available “very soon”.
Buy: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nov. 20)
Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more
See also: More Legend of Zelda posts
[Via Cory Schmitz]
Pink 3DS coming to U.S. for Valentines
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Nintendo will begin selling the Pearl Pink 3DS — standalone system, no bundle — in North America on February 10 (a Friday, oddly).
If you have a sweetheart that doesn’t mind receiving consumer electronics as a gift from his or her lover, than you can present this, along with upcoming releases like, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Tekken 3D Prime, or, uh, Resident Evil: Revelations.
Maybe give her a copy of Kissing Party instead?
Buy: Nintendo 3DS system
Dress your DS games in Tiny Cartridge X Mare Odomo stickers! →
fangamer.net
I’m unable to control my excitement about getting to reveal the culmination of literally years of secret work: our Tiny Cartridge X Maré Odomo “Tiny Cart Sticker Pack,” produced and sold by Fangamer.
With these, you can decorate your DS or 3DS cartridges (or, anything, really) with the face of our mascot or the cover of an imaginary game by Maré!
Each sheet includes:
- Face in a Cart - Tiny Cartridge’s iconic mascot, now available as a for-real tiny cartridge
- Letters to an Absent Father - A tender note from Maré Odomo’s wistful comic series
- (Creepy) Black - Own the haunted game, the creepiest of pastas
- Kissing Party - Give your lips practice with casual pecks or passionate make-out moments
- A special (virtual) gift!
This is basically my favorite thing we’ve ever done, and you can get your own sheet for $5. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks to Fangamer and Maré for working with us on this weird daydream of a project, and thanks to you for even briefly considering a purchase!
Capcom reveals price deflaiton for RE:R →
amazon.com
You might recall Capcom intended to sell Resident Evil: Revelations for $50, reasoning that the game required a bigger cartridge (4GB) that justified its $10 mark-up.
Everyone thought that was ridiculous, but the publisher ended up changing its mind anyway. A representative posted an announcement today: “After weeks of effort, we’ve been able to lower the price to $39.99.” Who knows what those efforts entailed, but yay.
Amazon hasn’t adjusted its price yet, but I expect it will update the game’s listing soon, so I linked it above. You will notice that I misspelled deflation in the link/headline, making fun of the game’s boxart typo. I am just too clever, aren’t I? I am the cleverest boy there ever was.
Preorder: Resident Evil: Revelations
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See also: More Resident Evil: Revelations news/media
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“When it comes to the appeal of the Nintendo 3DS, the 3D images have been focused on. I believe, however, the actual users understand that its expanded communication methods like “StreetPass” and “SpotPass” that have a lot of potential.”
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Satoru Iwata espousing the “other” features of the 3DS, in an investor briefing. It’s basically Nintendo’s own fault the 3D has taken precedence — marketing and communication with press has heavily favored “glasses-free 3D” as the marquee feature, and the damn thing is called the “3DS” — but as one of those “actual users,” I feel way more impressed by these features.
Few things about the hardware are more exciting than receiving a new inappropriate Swapnote and seeing that blue light come on, or capturing a horde of Miis.
Nintendo is (maybe?) acknowledging the importance of networking, finally, with things like demos, decent eShop games, and the upcoming Nintendo Network, and though it’s not one-for-one with other systems in that department, interesting things happen when Nintendo does care about connectivity stuff.
Buy: Nintendo 3DS console (Flame Red, Black, & Blue)
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See also: More eShop news
Downloadable retail 3Ds games, DLC plans, and more for Nintendo Network
Along with announcing a new Mario sidescroller for 3DS, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata talked about his company’s new online platform, Nintendo Network, which acts as a PSN-like service that works across 3DS and Wii U.
You’ve already seen its upgraded capabilities (over the DS’s dinky Nintendo WiFi Connection) in Mario Kart 7 with how the game handles communities, but Nintendo Network will also introduce features like “competitions and communication among users”, and paid downloadable content for both eShop/retail games.
One discussed feature that’s been a long time coming for eShop, though, is downloadable retail games, which Iwata says Nintendo is considering for the future:
New 2D Super Mario coming to 3DS
In a meeting with investors today, Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata announced that the company intends to put out a new 2D Super Mario title for 3DS some time between March 2012 - March 2013 (I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s toward the end of the period).
His exact statement:
“We are planning to release a totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS in the next fiscal year.”
He did not provide any additional details or media beyond that, so it’s up to you to speculate on what this will be. Finally a sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2 (US)? Or could it be a continuation of the New Super Mario Bros. line? Whatever it is, my body is Reggie.
Buy: Super Mario 3D Land
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See also: Super Mario 3D Land stuff
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