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New English Kingdom Hearts 3D screens. JC points out that pre-orders include three “Dream Eater” AR cards:

“Every pre-order gets the card that unlocks the ‘R&R Seal Dream Eater’ and the card that unlocks a viewing stand for 3D Dream Eater images. A third card will unlock one of three other Dream Eaters: Ursa Circus, Sudo Neku, or Meowjesty. These characters can be recruited to join you in battle.”

Yeah, sounds great. Whatever.

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Japanese 3DS TV service already ending →

The “Itsu no Ma ni Terebi” TV service launched in Japan last June … and almost exactly one year later, it’s done. The service delivered 3D television via SpotPass – basic “3D” stuff like video of trains and sumo, a show about magic tricks, and other stuff that was probably cheap to produce. I’m guessing Nintendo Video is serving Nintendo’s video needs, and so it chose not to renew its contract with Fuji TV and NTV.

Also being discontinued in Japan: the Aqua Blue 3DS pictured above! Now there’s room for Nintendo to debut an Aqua Blue 3DS+ at E3 next month..

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tags / gaming / imports / itsu no ma ni terebi / jc / nintendo 3ds / 3ds

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Is there any doubt left that Bravely Default will be one of the best looking 3DS games when it releases? Akihiko Yoshida straight-up killed it with the character design.

These screens demonstrate the game’s job changing system, which I guess we’ll get into more if Square Enix ever announces Bravely Default for a U.S. release.

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Kirby’s Block Ball coming to eShop next week

Nintendo is starting to announce upcoming eShop releases, but in a location most of us wouldn’t think to look – the eShop. Luckily, DMGICE was paying attention, and let us know that the Game Boy Breakout-ish game Kirby’s Block Ball will be released in North America next week, along with the sequel to the DSiWare hidden object game Chronicles of Vampires.

It’s exciting that we might start getting more notice of this stuff, even if it means I have to start remembering to check the eShop.

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[Via @DMGICE, NWR]

tags / gaming / jc / kirby's block ball / nintendo 3ds / virtual console / 3ds / game boy / eshop

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Kickstarter pitch for Diamond Trust of London, the two-player, turn-based strategy game from Jason Rohrer.

We’ve followed this unique game and the troubles it’s had releasing to the market for a couple years now, but it looks like the game could finally be on the way out. But first you’ll need to help Rohrer hit his $78,715 Kickstarter goal in the next two weeks, so he can pay for a run of cartridges.

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tags / diamond trust of london / gaming / nintendo ds / ds / ec / zoo entertainment / kickstarter

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Chotto Mario 3DSes on eBay →

GameSniped has rounded up a ton of auctions featuring the special edition “Chotto” Mario, Peach, and mushroom 3DS systems that were given away in super-limited quantities as a Club Nintendo deal.

Prices range from about $1,000 to about way damn more than $1,000, with some auctions including all three variants. All of the auctions in the roundup seem to be for the Japanese versions, but I’m sure the Euro ones are on the service somewhere. The North American versions won’t be available on eBay, because they don’t exist.

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tags / nintendo 3ds / ebay / jc / gaming / chotto mario / mario

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I knew that Guild01 cover wouldn’t be the weirdest 3DS box for long. This is the packaging for Kobito Dukan, which is apparently about dwarf-ish characters in Japan.

These guys kind of look like Tingle. Or Pikmin. Or what I imagined the Little People looked like in 1Q84.

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[Via Inside Games, Kotaku]

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Nintendo gives DSi & XL a huge markdown

Starting May 20, you’ll be able to pick up a Nintendo DSi for $99, and a DSi XL for $129 — a pretty big markdown for their previous prices, $149 and $169 respectively.

I’m not sure how gamers can justify buying one of these over a 3DS, now that the new handheld is receiving a steady stream of quality titles, but this deal is for kids or parents who balk at spending $169 on the latest device.

It’s not like DSi is completely dead yet — interesting games like Amoebattle are still releasing to DSiWare, and Pokemon Conquest is releasing to stores soon.

Plus, the DSi XL massive screens are a beauty.

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“If by ‘lasting universe’ you mean to ask if there’s a sequel, the answer is no … because we pushed a lot into the game in order to let people have this short yet deep experience, but the novelty of that would likely grow thin in the next game. For now, my thought is that perhaps we’ll see someone else besides me make another Kid Icarus in another 25 years.”

Masahiro Sakurai tells IGN that there won’t be a sequel to Kid Icarus: Uprising. My first impulse in response to this news is “nooooo,” but, of course, he’s right. Uprising feels super fresh, and Uprising 2 probably wouldn’t. Besides, there’s still a lifetime of gameplay in store for [Garfield & Friends] as we try to reach the absolute pinnacle of Uprising performance. We’re good now, but we’re not “awed whisper when we arrive on the scene” good.

“No matter how much you change a game’s genre and whatnot for the times, I think it’s vital you never lose your respect for the original game,” Sakurai said about the change in style.”

“With the first Kid Icarus, it’s not a serious adventure - it has a more humorous bent to it, one you don’t see in the original Legend of Zelda and Metroid that came out that generation. To embody that in a modern style, we made efforts not to have it seem like a run-of-the-mill battle - the story flow is really daring and unfolds in crazy ways that don’t pay too much attention to the setting.”

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Mario Tennis Open commercial for North America. Man, they really did not try at all with that Bowser shirt. I also feel bad that this kid got to be on national TV, and the director had him make that grimace face the whole time.

Oh, and there are some Japanese commercials, too.

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Sonic Labyrinth coming to 3DS Virtual Console →

I don’t really know anything about Sonic Labyrinth, but I think the 3DS’s Game Gear emulator is super cool, so I’m going to be happy about the announcement of Sonic Labyrinth for the platform. It’ll be out in Japan May 16, for 300 yen.

I looked up the game on Wikipedia to try to pretend like I knew it, and found this:

The only move Sonic can use in the game is the Spin Dash, because Dr. Eggman secretly replaced his famous red shoes with another pair: the Slow-Down Boots that took away his ability to run fast or jump, and they cannot be removed at all without the use of Chaos Emerald energy.

Won’t you save Sonic’s regular shoes????

Also coming out the same day: another Kunio-kun sports game!

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99Seconds trailer. This DSiWare game by EnjoyUp, a followup to 99Bullets, is about navigating your character in auto-scrolling environments without touching anything, for 99 seconds at a time.

You have the ability to slow down or stop time, allowing you to navigate more easily … but these abilities also slow down the game clock, meaning you have to endure for longer. Kind of an interesting mechanic!

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