Posts Tagged ‘3DS’
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Mario's Tail In Action
This week we find ourselves in the midst of a gamer’s Holiday, a multi-day event akin to Hanukkah…well, almost. Anyhow, we’re all paying attention to the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC), right? Your confirmation aside, we are! Amongst all of the other teasers (Shenmue 3, new Skyward Sword gameplay), Nintendo’s president, Saruto Iwata, gave us (or me, at the very least) a pretty provocative visual hint: he exited GDC’s center stage in front of an immense Super Mario sign. Yes, yes, I’m sure you’re all thrilled at my excellence of wording here. However, it’s not just in the name- it’s in the context. Iwata had previously capped off Nintendo 3DS discussion and was hinting at the new stereoscopic games to grace us with their presence. Among these was a new Super Mario 3DS game. This news is, to most, perhaps as stale as the Hoosier Food Court I currently find myself in, but the Super Mario logo itself yielded the best news of all in the ‘o’ of ‘Mario.’ The ‘o’ was accented with a tail-a tail! Can you say Tanooki suit, anyone (!)?
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Tags: 3DS, Jack Pochop, Mario 3, Tanooki Suit, THE TAIL
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Sunday, February 27th, 2011
At a time when a new wave of handhelds is about to breach the market, I feel it necessary to assess the situation. Within the last year, we’ve been informed that Sony’s releasing the new Next Generation Portable (NGP, “PSP2â€) and, of course, Nintendo is slated to release the 3DS this March-this is all just too fast for us, right? Right?! Like I said, we need to assess the situation. Which one is the Average Joe (That’s right, we’re a proper noun population) going to get the most bang for their buck for? Which handheld’s going to offer us the best experience? Well, it may not be much, but here’s a few areas where I believe a deciding factor may be found:
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Tags: 3DS, Jack Pochop, Next Generation Portable, nintendo, PS3, Sony
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011
With the NA release of Black & White just around the corner, I thought I’d take a look at what future Pokémon games should have, throw away, or try to improve.
Section A: Multi-Regional Travel
Arguably, the biggest complaint amongst fans is the utter lack of regions to travel to, especially for post-game purposes. Gold & Silver almost had this down, but the lack of anything to really do there–such as a lack of the Safari Zone or Cerulean Cave–made it a simple nostalgic trip. HeartGold & SoulSilver, thankfully, gave us access to both areas, but we were still wanting more. However, you can only fit so much data on one DS cartridge, which can prove cumbersome to developers. With the 3DS also coming soon (and hopefully larger file sizes), perhaps we’ll see some more filled-out games with an extra region or two to travel to.
Section B: Updated Cries
Another gripe I’ve heard about in the Poké-community is this: why haven’t the older cries been updated? The 8-bit cries of a Pikachu are much different sounding than, say, Kecleon. At the very least, GameFreak should try to update the sounds so that they aren’t so scratchy, but still sound like their previous incarnations. (more…)
Tags: 3DS, DS, pokemon, Pokemon Black and White, Tyler Thomas
Posted in Editorial, Tyler Thomas, Video Games, Writers | 2 Comments »
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Pokemon Black and White has been playable in Japan for several months now, and to help curb my righteous fury and prevent myself from going ape shit on those smug bastards out I thought that it would be a much more sane idea to simply take these next few months and look back fondly on the older generations of Pokemon. So today I begin by looking back on the most important decision a trainer can make in any given game: their starter Pokémon. To do this I’ve split the Pokémon into categories based on their main type and ranked them (by my opinion here people) from worst to best.
For now I’ve decided against ranking the fifth generation starters due to my lack of hands on time with them. While I could rank them according to their looks and stats (for all the shallow people) as found on Bulbapedia, I’ve decided against that due to my desire to avoid spoilers.
Also, Pikachu isn’t on here because Yellow Version doesn’t count
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Tags: 3DS, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Chikorita, Chimchar, Cyndaquil, DS, DSi, Gameboy, Mudkip, nintendo, Nintendo DS, Piplup, pokemon, Pokemon Black, Pokemon White, Squirtle, starter, starter pokemon, Torchic, Totodile, Treeko, Turtwig
Posted in Editorial, Quinn Anderson, Video Games | 20 Comments »
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Nintendo has announced that the 3DS will be available in the United States March 27th, 2011. It will be available for $249.99. With a five hour battery life and a three hour recharge time, will launch titles like The Sims 3 and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked be enough to keep major interest? I know I’m certainly not dropping $250 on a handheld that will basically require me to have it plugged in at all times. Did Nintendo get too ambitious with the 3DS? Maybe not. According to Geek.com’s article, the 3DS comes with more than just a charger and stylus. It also comes with:
•AC adapter for Nintendo 3DS
•SD Memory Card (2 GB)
•AR cards (6), reflecting the play outside the camera using the compatible software
It looks like it just might be worth its high price tag, but how many of you are going to wait until the alleged Ocarina and Star Fox remakes hit the shelves before picking up the 3DS?
-Jes Richards
Tags: 3DS, nintendo, Ocarina, release date, Shin Megami Tensei, Star Fox
Posted in Editorial, Jes Richards, News, Video Games, Writers | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Podcast – 4Skin: Gamers Uncut – Episode 28 (10/05/2010)
Peter (Robot), Dhruv(The Other Guy) , Annie (Anniezard), and myself (Metal) come together for another great podcast! Discussion of nicknames and pokemon precedes our scheduled subjects. Subjects that include Nintendo’s 3DS price and release dates, Red Dead DLC, Left Behind Games make “Rise of the Antichrist”, and so much more!!!
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~ Metal
Tags: 3DS, 4Skin, DLC, Left Behind Games, nintendo, podcast, Red Dead Redemption, Rise of the Antichrist
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010
E3 expo
After reading through Dave’s and Cody’s blogs about their favorite things about E3, I thought I should make my own best of E3 post, here is what I think was the best.(I apologize for my terrible grammar and spelling)
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Tags: 3DS, bulletstorm, Dead space 2, Gears of War 3, Zelda
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Since E3 is over I was left wondering what the best things I saw on the floor were. Everyone had impressive showings and I enjoyed them immensely, but some stood out way more than others. Here are my top 5 picks for the best of E3.
5.Child of Eden
This was a game that was both trippy and amazingly fun to watch. Manipulating shapes, sounds, and colors with merely a flick of the wrist was one of the most appealing things about the game. This game showed what could happen when a rail shooter comes in contact with the Kinect technology. It was a thrill ride for the senses that was engaging from start to finish. What else would you expect from the people that brought us Rez?
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Tags: 2010, 3DS, Castlevania, Child of Eden, E3, Gears of War, Limbo, Lords of Shadow, microsoft, PS3, Rayman, Sonic, Sonic 4, Sony, Ubisoft, Wii, xbox
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Podcast – 4Skin: Gamers Uncut – Episode 15 (03/24/10)
Alex Chod joins us as we discuss Nintendo on the rise with Cave Story, Red Steel 2, and the 3DS. We also talk about Heavy Rain DLC and a new XBox Live… dating service?
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- Dave
Tags: 3DS, Cave Story, Dating, DLC, Heavy Rain, nintendo, Red Steel 2, Xbox Live
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