Month: June 2010
Top 3 Nintendo libraries that need a 3DS overhaul
Of all of the amazing 3DS demos Nintendo showed at E3, one of the most overlooked was a 3D port of the classic arcade shooter Xevious. It featured no new graphics or gameplay elements, levels, or power-ups ”“ it was a direct simple port of a definitively 2D game, slightly tweaked for depth perception. The result? The game looked a little more fresh ”“ the ground far below the aircraft”¦ actually...
Resident Evil Revelations 3DS Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuYHYneqXUI[/youtube] Real time, or not real time? That is the question. As the 3DS trailers start hitting the net… there is one thing you have to ask yourself… “Are the graphics really this great!?
Etrian Odyssey III for the Nintendo DS
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFHOAabOXH8[/youtube] Character classes, Map making, hidden treasures, and unique stories. Etrian Odyssey III features everything that made the first two games great but adds even more content and unique encounters. I’ve always found Etrian Odyssey to always be one of the more challenging titles Atlus releases, has anyone managed to play through the fi...
Puzzle Quest 2 + airplane = perfect trip?
Right before a trip to visit family, my pre-ordered copy of Puzzle Quest 2 for DS showed up in the mail. Could there be a more perfect game suited for travel? If so, tell us what it is!
Nintendo: 3DS in “all of major markets by March 31”
Whatever the 3DS ends up costing, Nintendo has at least guaranteed a time frame of when the new portable will be available in stores. “One thing, for sure, is that we will launch in all of our major markets by March 31, 2011,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Industry Gamers yesterday. When asked about the absence of specific pricing and availability, Fils-Aime added...
YouTube Tuesday: How the rich play Super Mario Bros 3
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sd99VT9C4M[/youtube] I totally would play the game this way. How about you guys? More videos can be found here via Technabob.
Ghost Trick Developer Interview by Nobuooo
Ghost Trick is a game about a man named Sissel. He has the unique power of rewinding time 4 minutes before someone dies. However, he himself ended up dead, and his power doesn’t work on himself. Ghost Trick is a very stylized puzzle game that takes a simple element of interacting with inanimate objects and adds a very interesting spin of using them to interact with others. Of course, since y...
Sin and Punishment 2 hits June 27th
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ2u8vVPbOw[/youtube] Sin and Punishment 2 Star Successor hits June 27th and brings that ‘bullet hell’ game play to the Wii. While the characters Isa or Kachi are the successors to Saki and his gang of characters, you will notice a lot of similarities between the original game and the sequel. Such as the player traverses through on-rail levels, m...
Nintendo 3DS won’t be sold at a loss, says CEO Iwata; Price speculation ensues
In a recent interview with GamesBeat, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata mentioned that while he couldn’t divulge pricing at this time, the Nintendo 3DS would not be sold at a loss to Nintendo. From the interview: SI: I have to refrain from talking specifically about the price point. What I can confirm is that, in terms of the production costs, it will cost more than the costs for the Nintendo DS tod...
Kid Icarus 3DS Trailer leaves a lot to be seen
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zvPaBjOEo[/youtube] When the Kid Icarus trailer aired live at the Nintendo Press Conference at E3 I was literally in shock. The fact that the 3DS’s output is almost if not better than the Wii’s own graphical power is nothing short of amazing. However, the fact that the hand held system does 3D as well what makes it even more amazing. While watc...
And You thought Playing the Wii made you look silly…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFTo6AMGS3o[/youtube] This is how you look playing the Kinect. Video credit @Rocco Botte
Yuji Naka interview, Ivy the Kiwi uniquely fun
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T60Z8jfoE0[/youtube] On Day 3 of E3, Roger of (VGtribune) and myself had the opportunity to interview one of the fathers of gaming, Yuji Naka. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Yuji Naka he is the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, and has worked on many flagship Sega titles such as Nights into Dreams, Burning Rangers, and Phantasy Star Online. Du...