Posts Tagged ‘Wii’


Nintendo 3DS Full Details [update]

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

[Update: Added more 3DS info and screens of the 3DS Menu, the 3DS Mii Auto-Creator, Nintendogs + Cats, Paper Mario 3DS, and Professor Layton and the Miraculous Mask.]

In addition to the short fact list we provided last night on the 3DS, a few more interesting details have come to light.  You can see the full fact list below with recent additions in italics.  Check after the jump for 3 new direct-feed 3DS videos and a pile of screenshots for the games coming out as soon as March next year.

  • Launches in Japan on Feb. 26th, 2011
  • Launches in March in North America/Europe
  • Launch colours: Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black
  • Launch price (in Japan) = ¥25,000 (~$300 US) (original DS launch price: ¥15,000)
  • Comes with a 2GB SD Card
  • Also comes with a charging stand/dock and 6 cards that activate Augmented Reality (AR) games
  • Home button can be used to access the Home Menu and Internet Browser without quitting the active game
  • The 3DS will auto-connect to WiFi when in Sleep Mode to get updates, DLC, and info from friends
  • StreetPass is the official name of this tag mode
  • Games do not have to physically be in the system to send/receive data with StreetPass. Data is stored on the system until the next time the game is played.
  • Supports Wireless-N WiFi
  • Will be able to redownload DSiware purchases on 3DS
  • Virtual Console on the 3DS will include GB, GBC, and GBA games
  • 3DS will come with games pre-installed, including AR games
  • Light on upper-right of system used like Wii glowing slot drive indicating online messages/data
  • Miis will be in full force on the 3DS
  • 3DS Mii channel will feature Mii auto-creation using the 3DS’ cameras
  • Miis for the Mii Parade are also exchanged using StreetPass
  • 3DS has an Activity Log channel that not only tracks how long and what games you play, but also how many steps you took while it was in StreetPass mode
  • Control Nub has been made slightly smaller in circumference, but thicker and always gray regardless of system colour.
  • Stylus is telescopic and has a metallic body

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3DS Conference News Incoming

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Nintendo has completed their 3DS conference and the news and media is just pouring in.  We’ll have a nice Reader’s Digest version for you tomorrow morning.  In the mean time, if you haven’t seen or heard elsewhere, here’s a couple quick points about the 3DS:

  • Launches in Japan on Feb. 26th, 2011
  • Launches in March in North America/Europe
  • Launch colours: Aqua Blue and Cosmos Black
  • Launch price (in Japan) = 25,000 Yen (~$300 US)
  • Comes with a 2GB SD Card
  • Will be able to redownload DSiware purchases on 3DS
  • Virtual Console on the 3DS will include GB, GBC, and GBA games
  • 3DS will come with games pre-installed, including Augmented Reality games
  • Light on upper-right of system used like Wii glowing slot drive indicating online messages/data
  • Miis will be in full force on the 3DS
  • Control Nub has been made slightly smaller in circumference, but thicker and always gray regardless of system colour.
  • Stylus is telescopic and has a metallic body

Media and more updates to follow tomorrow.

Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) HD Media

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Straight from Nintendo you can find a streaming HD trailer for the upcoming Wii Zelda game as well as many super-high-resolution images.

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Nintendo 3DS Revealed! [update]

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

[update: added more pics]

Well, the 3DS has been revealed.  The FCC leaked board turned out to be real, as the top screen is wider than the bottom and the system does have a control nub like the PSPs.  One trailer of actual gameplay was shown for a new Kid Icarus game called Kid Icarus Uprising.  The graphics are essentially GCN/Wii graphics, looking very complex and well-shaded.  Here are are couple early product shots and a fact sheet, I’ll try to get a hold of Kid Icarus footage for you too:

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PS3 Slim Ultimate Size Comparison

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

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Well, we have our new PS3 already, and we thought that we’d give you as thorough a guide as we could to the size and general hardware features of the new PS3 Slim.   So, we’ll start off with some size comparisons to the Big Daddy version of the PS3 and then carry on to compare the size of the PS3 to most other home console systems.  Hopefully you will own at least one of them and be able to gauge the size of the PS3 Slim for yourself before you decide whether or not to take the plunge and purchase the system.  At the end of the article we have a couple of bonus pics highlighting a nuance of the new hardware.

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Nintendo E3 2009 Liveblog

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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Please do not refresh this liveblog, it automatically updates every couple of seconds to save you time!  See the full liveblog after the jump.  Nintendo had a couple surprises from core IPs this year, but nothing mind-blowing:

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Microsoft E3 2009 Liveblog

Monday, June 1st, 2009

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Please do not refresh this liveblog, it automatically updates every couple of seconds to save you time!  See the full liveblog after the jump!  Lots of exciting and perhaps mind-blowing things happened at this year’s Microsoft Conference:

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