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Jan. 19th 3DS Conference Details [update]

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

[update: added links to videos from the conferences and Europe details]

Well, Nintendo had their launch conferences in the US and Europe today and here is the new info that we received from them:

  • Launch Colours: Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black
  • Sticking with name “Analog Circle Pad” for the control nub
  • Home button allows internet surfing and other 3DS usage even while playing a game (see feature walk-through video here)
  • Notification light:
    Green – Street Pass
    Orange – Friends Online
    Red – Power low
    Blue – Spot Pass
  • Mii Plaza tells you what country Miis are from and the last StreetPass game played by that person
  • Friend codes are back, one per system (no individual game codes), and are auto-registered when you play with someone via local wireless
  • Madden Football 3D, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Driver Renegade and Sonic 3DS announced (short video clip of some new and old games can be seen here and a trailer for the new Madden can be seen here)
  • Super Street Fighter IV 3D will have regular online matchmaking without need for friend codes from strangers
  • 30 3DS games will be out in North America before E3 this year
  • Pedometer app on 3DS counts steps and awards Play Coins to spend on bonus game content of some kind
  • Better-than-DSi web browser
  • 3D Video player app
  • Sound player from DSi will return on the 3DS
  • Spot Pass (auto-connection to WiFi hotspots as you go through them) can be turned off.  When it’s on, you can get content from all games ever played on the system without them having to be currently inserted or active.
  • Better online store (“Nintendo eShop”) with full-screen screenshots and easier browsing
  • $249.99 launch price in North America – launches on March 27th.
  • No set price in Europe – launches on March 25th
  • No launch games or game prices noted for North America.  :/

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MediaPad Pro (iPad)

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Developer: MEDL Mobile, Inc. with Craig Orsini
App Type: Digital Photography Portfolio Maker/Presenter
Price: $14.99
Version: 1.2
Time Used: 2 months

With 58000 apps available on the iPad app store alone, there is a lot of chaff to wade through to get to the wheaty goodness of really good apps.  If an app doesn’t become one of the top few for total number of downloads, it can often fade into obscurity regardless of its quality or utility.  We recently got our hands on a copy of the digital photography portfolio suite MediaPad Pro for the iPad.  Does MediaPad Pro rise above the usual app fodder into the realm of actual utility?  Read more to find out.

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Black Ops Achievement

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

By accident I discovered that I had achieved something quite special in Call of Duty Black Ops.  It’s not the usual kind of achievement that gives you GamerScore points or Trophies, but a wholly more awesome one.  As you can see above, in my Combat Record on Black Ops, I have made 1337 kills with my favourite weapon, the very cheap AK74u.  Now I have the dilemma of deciding whether I should keep using the gun and ruin my record or try to use other weapons.  ^_^  See after the jump for a detail of the awesometude.

-Miyamoto

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Second Opinion: Halo Reach (Xbox 360)

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Developer: Bungie Software
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Players: 1-4 (2-16 online)
Console: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Hours Played: 20 (around 8-9 in single-player)
Progress: Completed the campaign on Heroic in Co-op, Reached Warrant Officer in Multiplayer

Read our original Halo Reach review here

nwitbraad recently posted a glowing review for Halo Reach.  I had a fairly different experience with the new Halo game and would like to share it with you.  To give context, I am a proponent of Halo in general.  I bought the Legendary editions of both Halo 3 and Halo Reach as well as the controller bundle of Halo 3: ODST.  I have played through all of the Halo games (with the exception of Halo Wars) and enjoyed them all to varying degrees.  I played 199 Halo 3 online matches since the game came out and am therefore well acquainted with the series.  How much less do I think the latest Halo game deserves than the 9.4 it was awarded recently?  Read more to find out…

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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.

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Roller Town Cast <3 Game Usagi

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

You may not have heard of Picnicface, but you’ve definitely heard FROM them.  Various members of Picnicface with various levels of cooperation are the masterful smiths who have brought us some of the finest examples of both Canadian and internet humour including Powerthirst 1-3, Super Bingo, Julie Bender, Mall Employee,  and The Boardroom (and funny sketches too numerous to link to).

Anyways, they’re “selling themselves” for “money” to make a “full length movie” of “awesomeness”.  It’s like internet humour in movie-based coolness form.  Check out the trailer for their movie entitled Roller Town and see what magical things you can get by donating to them here.

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