Monthly Archives: February 2011

Nintendo 3DS: No Nintendo 3DS Functionality For Pokémon Black & White

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Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda has revealed that the highly anticipated Pokemon Black & White for the Nintendo DS won’t include any additional functionality when the game is played on Nintendo’s forthcoming 3DS console.

“Regarding the 3DS functionality…they really want everyone to be able to play the game so they obviously designed it for the Nintendo DS system so everyone can utilize the C-gear functionality for improved communications with nearby players.”

“There’s nothing designed specifically to take advantage of the Nintendo 3DS but the cartridge will obviously work with the 3DS.”

- Junichi Masuda, Gamefreak

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Nintendo: EA Admits That It Has Milked Its Franchises Too Much

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EA’s CEO John Riccitiello has openly admitted that releasing sequel after sequel has ultimately damaged EA’s overall portfolio.

“If you go back seven years, we were the leader. And we dropped the ball. Our IP deteriorated, our costs went up, and we didn’t really have an answer for the rise of digital… Need For Speed ended up flat on its back. That annual sequel thing got to us. That was a very tough business run. We just didn’t have the portfolio.”

- John Riccitiello, EA

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Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo 3DS Developers Need To “Stop Slacking” Say Capcom

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Yoshinori Ono, the producer behind Super Street Fighter IV 3D, believes that certain developers should stop moaning about the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS and instead should start embracing the machines full potential.

“I’ve heard some pessimistic comments on 3DS capabilities before the launch from some game creators but they obviously have not seen Super Street Fighter IV 3D or Resident Evil games on the 3DS.”

“When I first had the chance to see 3DS I went over the moon three times because of the 3D vision, hardware spec and the extensive network functions.”

“With Super Street Fighter IV 3D you will see the best yet graphics on a handheld with specially tuned shaders and effects. I also think those game creators should stop slacking and just start making good games rather than whine about the tools given!”

- Yoshinori Ono, Capcom

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Nintendo 3DS: Zelda Ocarina Of Time 3D Will Remain Faithful To The Original

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Rob Saunders, Head of Communications for Nintendo UK has told online gaming publication Gamingbolt that the eagerly awaited Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will remain faithful to the Nintendo 64 original.

“I think it really depends on what that game looked like first time round.”

“Take, for example, Super Mario Bros on the NES. If you were to bring that straight out again today I think a lot of people would scratch their heads. However, with the New Super Mario Bros: You can tweak it, you can update it, you can sharpen it and you can change the character models, the environment. But the core mechanic of that 2D side-scrolling game play remains the same.”

“So with some games, like Ocarina, you’ll see a much more ‘faithful’ reproduction but I think with some other games you need to tweak them and bring them into the modern era, so to speak, so it depends on the title.”

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Nintendo 3DS: The Nintendo 3DS Launches With Mario, Zelda and Pikmin Augmented Reality Cards

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British gaming emporium Game have posted the first shots of the six Augmented Reality Cards that will come pre-bundled with the Nintendo 3DS when it launches in the United Kingdom, March 25th and the United States, March 27th.

The six Augmented Reality Cards feature Mario, Link, Pikmin, Kirby and Samus Aran and the blank yellow question mark. The cards are used by placing a them down on a table and pointing the Nintendo 3DS camera at them which in turn transforms the static card into a 3D image which can then be manipulated.

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Nintendo 3DS: EA Cancels Nintendo 3DS Launch Title My Garden

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EA have announced that they’ve decided to shelve their gardening title My Garden at a recent event in New York City.

Whilst EA haven’t specifically said why they’ve scrapped the game early previews for My Garden were extremely disappointing. A number of gaming publications previewed the title and the general consensus was that it needed a lot of work.

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Nintendo 3DS: The Nintendo 3DS Won’t Accept Nintendo Point Cards

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Nintendo of Japan have revealed that the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS won’t accept Nintendo point cards, so if you’ve got some points left over from a current card you’re unable to transfer them to your Nintendo 3DS.

“Prepaid Nintendo point cards cannot be used with the Nintendo 3DS. Prepaid point cards that can be used with the 3DS will go on sale at a later date.”

- Nintendo of Japan

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Nintendo: Mario Voted Best Video Game Character Of All Time

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Mario, the famous Italian plumber, has scooped the accolade of best videogame character of all time in the Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition.

Not only has Mario been awarded this prestigious accolade but he has also been nominated for an astounding five Bafta awards for his most recent 3D outing, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

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Nintendo Gamecube: Special Edition Zelda Twilight Princess Gamecube Controller Unearthed

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Nubytech designer Alfredo Tato has showcased a special limited edition Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Gamecube controller via his Behance portfolio.

Sadly the limited edition Gamecube controller never saw the light of day presumably because Nintendo chose to later release the title on the Nintendo Wii as well as the Gamecube.

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