Tag Archives: 3DS

Don’t Forget The Kid Icarus Uprising Anime Clips Are Available To Download Now

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Nintendo UK has issued a press release to remind everyone that ahead of the launch of Kid Icarus: Uprising on Friday 23rd March, Nintendo 3DS owners now have exclusive access to the first part in a series of Kid Icarus Anime clips, entitled ‘Thanatos Rising’. It is available now via Nintendo Video and features the angel Pit and his battle against one of Medusa’s minions – all in glorious 3D.

The game will launch with 6 Kid Icarus AR Cards included, but there are more to collect to boost your collection.  Each card represents a character, an enemy, a weapon or a location of the game. When the player puts a card in front of the outer cameras of Nintendo 3DS, the 3D model representing that card will pop out of the card and on the screen. When two cards are facing against each other, the player can make the 3D models fight.  The exclusive Kid Icarus AR Cards will also be available through Club Nintendo. Watch out for extremely rare cards hidden in certain packs. And to get the freshest news, make sure you follow the official Kid Icarus Twitter feed @KidIcarusUK

Retro Studios Working On A Hand-Painted Style Game?

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Retro Studios the development studio behind the Metroid Prime series and Donkey Kong Country Returns is apparently recruiting new staff members to help with a game that reportedly features hand-painted visuals. While there’s no hint regarding what the team are currently working on, legendary games designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said previously that he would like Retro Studios to try their hand at a new Zelda game.

Nintendo 3DS: Miyamoto Isn’t A Big Fan Of Mario Kart 7′s Customisation Options

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Legendary games developer Shigeru Miyamoto has told 1up that despite Mario Kart 7‘s vehicle customisation making it into the final game he wasn’t entirely happy with the new feature, as he believed the ability to tinker with your kart deviated from the “core fun” of the franchise. Miyamoto only allowed the customisation feature to feature in the final build on the condition that the rest of the game had to be phenomenal.

“I was actually pretty well against some of the customisation features of the game,” he explained.

“It can be fun to win money for racing and use it to buy parts and such, but I didn’t think that had much to do with the core fun of the series.”

“The idea for that [feature] came from the studio staff, though, and my final response was ‘If you can build this customisation on top of a solid control and gameplay foundation, then go ahead.’”

Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo Confirms Limited Edition Zelda 3DS Release Date

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Nintendo UK has confirmed via a press release that The Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary Nintendo 3DS console will be arriving in Europe on the 25th of November – just in time for Christmas. Nintendo of America has yet to reveal whether they’re selling the gorgeous bundle, hopefully they will announce something soon.

Nintendo Wii: The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword Is Easier Than The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time

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The Official Nintendo Magazine has revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is easier to play through than the highly regarded Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Whilst you may think the combat would be tougher due to the precise nature of Wii Motion Plus, Steve Hogarty from the publication says that you’ll soon learn exactly how to find enemies weak spots and destroy them in no time.

Nintendo 3DS: Edge Magazine Awards Super Mario 3D Land For Nintendo 3DS 8/10

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This months Edge review scores are in and what an issue it is, with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword scoring a whopping 10/10 and Super Mario 3D Land scoring 8/10. Edge are renowned for their harsh but fair review scores, so an 8 for Super Mario 3D Land isn’t too bad. I was personally hoping for at least a 9 though.

Nintendo Wii: Pachter Says Xbox 360 Sales Nearly Doubled Wii Sales In September

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Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has revealed that Nintendo only managed to shift 190,000 Wii units in September, whilst Microsoft managed to sell nearly double that with 360,000 Xbox 360 units sold. Sony managed to come in second with 260,000 units sold. Nintendo also shifted 225,000 3DS units and 185,000 DS units in September.

Nintendo: Yuji Naka’s Promising Rodea The Sky Soldier For Wii And 3DS Is Complete, Waiting On Publisher

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Yuji Naka, the creator behind Sonic and Nights, has told Siliconera that the extremely promising Rodea The Sky Soldier for Wii and Nintendo 3DS is 100% complete but he’s waiting on Kadokawa Games to announce when it’s going to be released.

“Rodea the Sky Soldier has been finished for awhile now. My part at Prope has been done. Now it’s up to Kadokawa Games to decide on the release strategy whether it will be come out for North America, Europe, and Japan.”

“It’s finished as Wii title and as of now we have no plans to bring it to Wii U,” Naka answered. “Rodea was made specifically for the Wii so players could enjoy it by flicking the remote. If we tried to incorporate those controls into the large Wii U controller it wouldn’t be the same. I would really like for people to play and enjoy it on the Wii as I had originally intended.”