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E3 Nintendo Direct set for June 11th

Harrison Milfeld On May 23rd 2013 with 0 Comments

Nintendo of America has announced via their Twitter account that they will be hosting a new E3-centric Nintendo Direct on June 11th. The presentation will commence at 10 AM Eastern and will be available for streaming through Nintendo’s website. Nintendo has previously confirmed that the next iterations in the Mario Kart, Mario 3D, and Smash Bros. franchises will be present in some form during their next Nintendo Direct; however, other announced Wii U and 3DS titles are still under speculation. Will Retro Studios’ long-awaited new project be unveiled, or will a new partnership with a some other third party publisher be announced? These are all questions that will soon be answered at this next Nintendo Direct or, hopefully, at a later event during the week of E3 2013.

What do you hope to see Nintendo pull from underneath their sleeve? Discuss in the comments below.

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Animal Crossing Nintendo World Store Event

Essel Pratt On May 23rd 2013 with 0 Comments
Animal Crossing Nintendo World Store Event

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According to a tweet from the Nintendo World Store, a “Super Cool” Animal Crossing: New Leaf event will be held on June 8th from 9am – 1pm EST.  The Nintendo World Store is located in Rockefeller Center, NY.  Although details of the event have not been announced, just knowing that it will be a “Super Cool” time makes me curious.

Will you be attending the event?  If so, feel free to send us photos of the event, as well as any video you might take.  It just might make its way into a feature article.

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Also, to clarify the “fantastic” presentation of the Xbox one.  I believe that some might have interpreted the first sentence incorrectly yesterday:

“Yesterday’s Xbox one reveal was pretty fantastic, compared to the PS4?s lackluster announcement.”

As you can see, more clearly after removing the link to the Xbox One Review, my comment was based on comparing it to the PS4 announcement.  I was strongly disappointed in the PS4 announcement.  It was too ling, and showed us almost nothing but tech demos.  Sure, the Xbox One reveal did not show us a lot, but it was short and sweet, showed actual gameplay a console, and many other (unnecessary) features.  Sure, we didn’t see a lot of games, but E3 is just around the corner.  If you click on the link in the original article, you will find that I was fairly critical of the Xbox One announcement.

Did I think the actual presentation was fantastic?  No.  I did, however, think it was fantastic in comparison to the PS4 presentation.

 

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Retro-bit Offering Wireless Controllers for Retro Consoles

Michael Larson On May 22nd 2013 with 2 Comments
Retro-bit Offering Wireless Controllers for Retro Consoles

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As a palate cleanser from all of the XBox news yesterday and the seemingly endless debate over which console will win the next generation when two of them still have months left until they hit the market, comes news on the retro gaming front.  Retro-bit, a company that produces products for many retired consoles, has announced that they are releasing a new line of wireless controllers for the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and N64.  There will be a total of 3 controllers released for the Hypermode series.  The N64 and Sega Genesis will receive their own controllers, with the third controller being able to be used for both the NES and SNES.

The Hypermode controllers allow turbo functionality for all of the buttons, and they each use a 2.4GHz receiver to communicate with the console.  The N64 controller even has the Rumble Pak slot.  In addition, the Sega Genesis and NES / SNES controllers are PC and Mac compatible.

The N64 controller is scheduled to be released in the summer, with the other 2 coming this fall.  All of these controllers will each retail for $29.99, and they will be available exclusively through Innex.  Innex offers products from a variety of manufacturers, and they feature many video game related items.  Innex plans to showcase these new controllers, as well as many other products, at the upcoming E3 convention.

I am curious to test how well these controllers work, seeing as how authentic accessories grow more rare by the year.  I really want to try an SNES game, as the button configuration and ergonomics are noticeably different than the traditional SNES controller.  I’m not sure if I am thrilled to pay $30 for a controller on an old system, but it is good to have that choice to make.  Then I also have to consider that these controllers are wireless… So would you be interested in buying any of these controllers for your old consoles (if you have any), or do they simply not interest you?

And just in case you thought I was neglecting or forgetting the Sega Genesis controller, I figured I would place that picture down here (Genesis has to know their place on a Nintendo fan website)

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