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Mole Kart, that shameless Chinese Mario Kart clone for iOS that rips off mechanics, power-ups, and even track designs is now available on the App Store.
If only there was a review process in place for iPhone games that could identify blatant clones for one of the most successful video games ever (same goes for indie knock-offs, which have become a problem on iOS).
Not that the eShop is innocent in that regard…
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tags / mole kart / mario kart / ios / iphone / gaming / taomeeA completely original racing game for iPhone created by Chinese developer Taomee.
I can’t imagine this having any sort of decent controls — I’ve played a few iOS racing titles recently (e.g. Forever Drive, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing), and their controls are garbage. I would rather play Magnetic Shaving Derby on my face for reals than spend more time with these.
On a similar topic, Joystiq has a shrewd editorial today on how virtual controls are still total ass for some iPhone games (Not all! I’ve enjoyed a few that were tolerable.). I thought we’re supposed to be well past the point where “pretty much everyone’s figured [out iOS controls] by now”, but some game types really are best suited for physical buttons — there’s still life for handhelds yet!
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tags / mario kart 7 / mario kart / taomee / gaming / iphone / ios / ecThe Gun Stylus Assault Rifle Edition, demonstrated with Operation Neptune Spear on iPad. Though Plow Games developed this for use with iOS devices, it’s quite possible this would work with any touchscreen device, including the 3DS, DS, Vita, etc.
This is the absolute most realistic touchscreen gun controller you can find. It perfectly accurately reproduces the action of poking something with a tiny firearm.
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Bumpy Road wigglepic posted by Simogo’s Simon Flesser — load this in your 3DS browser for the 3D effect.
If you’re unfamiliar with Bumpy Road, it was my iOS game of the year, and I made sure to include it in the honorable mentions of Gamasutra’s “Top 10 Games of 2011” list.
I would love to see Simogo bring it to eShop with some extras, but unfortunately this image is just something Flesser mocked up for fun, not a tease for a port currently in the works. He notes, “3DS is my No 1 platform I want to work on, but we have nothing planned.”
Interestingly, Simogo meant to port Bumpy Road to PSN, but that didn’t happen either: “We actually had a contract and everything for a PS move version with a publisher, but sony us don’t want iPhone ports on PSN.” :o/
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tags / simogo / bumpy road / wigglepics / gaming / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / ios / iphone / ec
… and I’m unsure how I feel about it.
On the one hand, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is a brilliant game, one of the best on 3DS, and it’s great to hear that more people will have a chance to play it. Julian Gollop (creator of X-Com) and his team at Ubisoft Sofia deserve to get more recognition for this excellent turn-based strategy title.
Also, touch-based controls for directing your units around the battlefield should work great on the iPhone and iPad, just as good if not maybe better than the D-pad.
But on the other hand, I’m worried that the group that could’ve spent these last several months on a Shadow Wars sequel labored over this project instead. Though it’s possible Ubisoft gave the port to another small studio or to a few members of the Sofia team.
My other concern is that the presentation on the iPad version kinda looks like butt so far. I get that the game has a lot of unit/terrain data to communicate, but it’s odd to see the dual-screen setup on a single screen. And what will this look like on the iPhone’s small screen?
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[Image via Santtu Hauskala; I know this image doesn’t actually look much like her, but it’s Ghost Recon’s god-tier assassin Banshee! I’ve never seen Banshee fanart!]
tags / ghost recon / shadow wars / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / gaming / ios / iphone / ubisoft / ubisoft sofia / ec
Maybe you already knew this, but I didn’t, so here it is! Two of the cases from Jake Hunter Detective Chronicles: Memories of the Past can be acquired on iPhone for 3 bucks each. “Seaside City Conspiracy” and “Crash and Burn” are actually vintage cases that were remade for the DS game, and it looks like the same graphics from that DS version are in use here. The presentation is far from ideal, with the game screen in a tiny window, but that’s not really a problem for these games.
These have actually been on the App Store since 2008, it would seem, but maybe you’re just now getting curious about the Jake Hunter/Saburo Jinguuji games, or maybe you’ve just pre-ordered your first iPhone and are looking for some new games. Either way, this is a low-risk entry into the series. Play it on your smoke breaks at work!
There are actually other Jake Hunter games on the App Store, as well as other Workjam games like Theresia, but they’re all in Japanese…
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tags / jake hunter / jc / gaming / iphoneReal talk on whether iPhone 5 will “officially kill off” the Nintendo 3DS, brought to you by Damo Suzuki — the Tiny Cartridge commenter, not the singer of the same name.
In case you missed it Saturday, this is a response to this troll-bait article by SlashGear’s Don Reisinger, whose previous doomsaying articles include the following:
- Is Nintendo the Next SEGA?
- Does Anyone Else Think Nintendo Is In Deep Trouble?
- I’ll Be First In Line for the Sony NGP, Not the 3DS
- I’m Bored With Nintendo’s First-Party Games
You don’t have to click any of those links or anything. You could spend your morning listening to this instead.
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tags / 3ds / don reisinger / ec / gaming / iphone / nintendo 3ds / slashgear / real talkSlashGear’s Don Reisinger in an opinion piece magnificently trolling Nintendo/portable gaming fans.
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tags / filed for future claim chowder derp / slashgear / iphone / apple / nintendo 3ds / 3ds / gaming / ecNintendo has more console exclusives than any other device manufacturer, and they’re going to keep it that way for as long as they can, investors (hopefully) be damned.”
TechCrunch’s John Biggs drops some real talk on the investors and analysts pressuring Nintendo to bring its major franchises to smartphones (beyond The Pokemon Company’s iOS/Android app recently released in Japan).
Maybe it’s because I follow news on the company so closely, but analysts, investors, and even gamers who make these sort of droll demands seem so out of touch with Nintendo’s strengths and identity.
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tags / john biggs / mobile / iphone / gaming / nintendo / investors / ec“Cockroach Maiden” and “Hallo Friends” iPhone 4 cases, and Frog Minutes t-shirt by Grasshopper Manufacture. The two iPhone cases are discounted from ¥2,940 to ¥2,100 ($25) to celebrate the release of the charity iPhone game Frog Minutes.
The t-shirt is also, obviously, made in honor of the release of Frog Minutes. It’s also sold out…
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tags / iphone / frog minutes / grasshopper manufacture / jc / gamingNintendo on the 3DS’s day-one unit sales outperforming the Game Boy, GBC, GBA, DS, DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL.
I thought everyone was supposed to be abandoning dedicated handheld gaming devices, and doing all their gaming on the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad now?
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[Mii QR code via GoNintendo]
tags / 3ds / apple / ec / gaming / iphone / nintendo 3ds / sales / u madFamicom-style iPhone 4 cases designed by Meteor and produced by CoverMe. These cases are pretty simple and subtle — as far as Nintendo-fan iPhone cases go — designed to look like the back of a Famicom or NES cartridge.
Unfortunately, like pretty much all the accessories I find, these are hella expensive, at ¥4,800 ($59) each. You can get some older iPhones for less than that! And most Famicom games!
Oh well, I say “thing you can’t buy outside of Japan is expensive” often enough. Let’s just enjoy the pictures, or something.
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