July 2012
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Silent Hill: Timeline of Book of Memories →
I’m really, really happy with this thing that went up on Joystiq today. I worked with Konami and WayForward to present a timeline of the development of the weird Vita game Silent Hill: Book of Memories.
Both companies gave me a TON of never-before-seen early concept art and screenshots, including images of a demo Wayforward put together to pitch themselves as developer. Plus there’s...
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WatchHere’s what happens when you get 1 million coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2 — how underwhelming!
From what I can tell in this spoiler video, you just get an “Incredible!” and a new title screen. It’s still unclear if there are any changes or bonuses when you load the game, but it’s best not to be too optimistic about these things…
From what I’ve...
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Chunsoft's 'Night of the Kamaitachi' to be... →
The last thing I’d expect to hear out of the “Casual Connect” conference is news about vintage Chunsoft “sound novels,” but it happened! Agetec will localize Kamaitachi no Yoru – originally released on Super Famicom but ported to a bunch of other platforms – for release on iOS and Android.
Night of the Kamaitachi is a murder mystery that uses silhouetted...
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New Super Mario Bros. 2's infinite lives tricks
With all the coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2, picking up extra Mans should be no challenge, but what’s a Mario game without a few infinite lives tricks? It’s not much of a Mario game, to answer your question. Or my question. Or whatever, it’s a question, and it’s answered now.
I have videos of these feats. Let’s start with World 2-4:
World Mushroom-1:
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Get Gravity Rush free with PS Vita →
Since it’s pretty much required by law that you need to have Gravity Rush if you own a PS Vita, why not just get the game for free when you buy the system? Amazon is running this deal for its WiFi and WiFi/3G models, and is throwing in a bonus screen protector for good measure.
[Via @Wario64, Image via Wait8]
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WatchOut this weekend in Europe and Japan, the Silver and Black Nintendo 3DS XL is a way handsome device, at least in this slick video shot by Kitsuney.
Neither this or the alluring White 3DS XL are coming to America, but here’s a great video for the Red and Block model that is (in Greek with English subtitles).
Buy: Nintendo 3DS XL Red or Blue, Nintendo 3DS
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Nintendo makes social responsibility fun
I usually ignore Nintendo’s corporate social responsibility reports — an annual accounting of the company’s efforts to improve the lives of its employees and everyone else in the world — but this year’s report is quite charming!
The report covers a number of initiatives, like promoting environment policies, raising awareness of responsible pet care, encouraging...
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What's it like to make video games in the world's... →
Most of the games we hear about are from Asia or North America, but what about those developers in Middle East or South America? What about those studios in countries we rarely hear about unless there’s a civil war, a revolution, or some inhuman act of violence?
I recently talked with developers from Syria, Lebanon, El Salvador, and Egypt to find out what it’s like to create games...
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Steel Diver for $4.99 at Amazon →
Price matching Best Buy’s sale on the submarine game, Amazon has marked down Steel Diver to $4.99. Pretty much everyone agreed that this 3DS launch title was absolutely not worth its initial $40 asking price, but I think it’s a no-brainer at five bucks.
I thought it was a pretty fun game! And it’s a cheap way to get Club Nintendo points! And it’s probably the only new...
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Shenanigans with downloadable 3DS games
Here’s some disturbing news about New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Demon Training, the first full 3DS games that will be offered through the eShop: in Japan, some online retailers are actually charging more for the downloadable versions’ code cards than for retail copies (both versions are discounted, but the physical editions more so)!
I expected that U.S. stores would be stingy and...
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eShop delivering a month of Mario sales
Back when Nintendo introduced its Virtual Console service, when we were naive, starry-eyed fools, we had dreams of the company running all sorts of promotions for classic titles to celebrate new releases for favorite franchises. … We didn’t see much of that.
But the eShop’s transformation into a download platform to be reckoned with in recent weeks has changed that! As part of...
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Denpa Ningen RPG coming to eShop in the west →
Siliconera reports that Denpa Ningen RPG, the 3DS eShop game by Genius Sonority, will be released in English. If you don’t remember the augmented reality RPG from its Japanese release, it’s super cute:
Basically, you recruit little colorfully dressed characters from around your real environment, and then use them in turn-based battles.
I’m glad this game is coming out here,...
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NSMB2 bonuses include special edition Donkey Kong,... →
Nintendo really wants people to try downloading games from the eShop in Japan, offering three simultaneous gifts with purchase starting July 28.
First, if you buy either New Super Mario Bros. 2 or Onitore (Demon Training), you’ll get double the Club Nintendo points. Second, if you buy both, you get another 20 points, which is equivalent to another game’s worth.
Finally – and most...
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eShop has too much stuff today →
I’m growing uncomfortable with this new version of the 3DS eShop. For so long, I’ve thought of it as a venue for occasional, small updates, and for the fourth week in a row, it’s totally massive. I don’t know how to deal with this information. I want to be alone so I can process this to a point of understandingness.
So what’s out today? Kid Icarus: Of Myths and...
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Retro Game Master DVD set available for preorder →
Retro Game Master: The Game Center CX Collection, the DVD compilation of translated Game Center CX episodes, is now up on Amazon for preorder. The MSRP is $59.95, but Amazon is currently charging $41.97.
The box contains 14 episodes on 4 discs, with a new translation by Nina Matsumoto. Also, to use the dollar-voting motivation I generally don’t subscribe to, it’s a thing you can buy...
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Handheld deals for summer road trips →
I missed this deal when it went up a couple days ago because I was on a road trip of my own, but Amazon has a new “Summer Road Trip” sale for handhelds, including 3DS, DS, PS Vita, PSP, and, amazingly, GBA (mostly crap).
Actually, most of the selection is terrible, but there are maybe 2-3 deals you might be interested in, like the Bit.Trip Saga collection or the super cheap 3DS Flex...
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Get Starship Defense from Club Nintendo now →
As many suspected, Nintendo has swapped out its Club Nintendo game offer mid-month, switching Electroplankton: Rec-Rec for Starship Defense, a sort of tower defense thing by Pixeljunk developer Q-Games.
The Club Nintendo download is only available for 3DS owners, for 150 coins.
Buy: Nintendo 3DS XL Red or Blue, Nintendo 3DS
Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more
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