Archive for the ‘3DS’ Category
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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Tags: gba, Wii
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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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Monday, June 21st, 2010
[update: The 3DS’ graphics chip was officially unveiled today and it is called the DMP PICA200. The tech demo video for this graphics chip has been added to the article]
So, this year’s E3 has come and gone and we have managed to glean quite a few details about all manner of aspects of the upcoming 3DS system from Nintendo. One of the most impressive and unfortunately obscured aspects of the 3DS are its graphical powers. Pretty much all Nintendo showed to us at home was the trailer for Kid Icarus, which while awesome did not do too much to diversify our knowledge of everything the system can do. So, I have accumulated for you all of the currently available samples of 3DS graphics available in both photo and video form so that you can perhaps be just as excited as we are at Game Usagi. All of the awesomeness after the jump starting with the videos.
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Tags: E3, PC
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Nintendo’s awesome E3 2010 showing, Sony’s almost non-existent one, a girl who still happens to be on the internet, the 3D future, and coconut cream pie.
P.S. Give us money and we’ll give you awesome. : D
Tags: E3, Usagicast
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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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Tags: E3, PSP, Wii
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
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Here’s the trailer for the new Kid Icarus game, Kid Icarus Uprising coming for 3DS. The official trailer is low-resolution, so forgive it some resolution-al difficulties.
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Please do not refresh this liveblog, it automatically updates every couple of seconds to save you time! Check after the jump for the archive of one of the best E3s Nintendo’s had in a long time, plus info on Zelda Skyward Sword, the Nintendo 3DS, and new games from many strong franchises.
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Tags: E3
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