Nintendo rolled out a new 3DS system update today, adding one feature that'll be hugely appreciated by the few who need it, and one tweak that's just kind of useful for everyone. One's downloading from the eShop with your 3DS in sleep mode and the other's transferring saves from physical games to digital editions of them, but which is which!
Urban Trial Freestyle, the PlayStation 3 and Vita's answer to Trials, will be expanding to a few more platforms over the next few months. This spring, the game will release on 3DS and iOS devices, Tate Multimedia has announced.
Like many of Nintendo's 3DS ports, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is coming to fill the summer lull. The company announced today that the 3D-fied port of Retro's DKC Returns will be available on May 24.
Fire Emblem: Awakening is getting more free game content, this time using the 3DS SpotPass feature. The first one titled "A Hard Miracle" is available today, and involves Chrom as he helps a mysterious woman rescue a group of kidnapped villagers.
There are 646 Pokemon (and rising). Yet, Pikachu has managed to maintain its star status over the years, even as new pocket monsters vie for popularity.
Pikachu will be the star of an upcoming limited edition 3DS XL. The "Pikachu Edition" system will be available on March 24th, featuring a bold yellow color and the "familiar outline" of the iconic mascot. Packaged with a 4GB SD card, the system will be available for $199.99, the price of a standard 3DS XL.
The toy-game hybrid Disney Infinity has been delayed to August 18, Disney has announced. The company said the new release date puts it at a more favorable time of year than its previous June target, but even at the new date it should beat Skylanders Swap Force to market.
Nearly two years ago, Nintendo was sued by longtime Sony employee Seijiro Tomita over the use of glasses-free 3D technology in the 3DS. Today, the court ruled in favor of Tomita, awarding him $30.2 million in damages.
Nintendo is producing a set of Pikmin cartoon shorts, meant to be viewed on the 3DS. Senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto is personally overseeing the production, and suggests they'll be released some time before Pikmin 3.
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In the past two decades, the Castlevania name has gotten two separate critically-acclaimed revivals: 1997's Symphony of the Night, and 2010's Lords of Shadow. The mouthful of a game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate attempts to marry the two. It joins LoS' mythology and basic combat mechanics with SotN's exploration, not to mention an extremely popular character. But the game never truly decides what it wants to be, and that indecision ultimately leads it to meander aimlessly and fail to live up to either legacy.
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, a 3DS port of the Wii revival, is apparently not coming from original studio Retro Games. A rating for the game has revealed the game is being handled by Monster Games, Inc, the studio that brought us Pilotwings Resort.
Nintendo held another Nintendo Direct presentation in Japan early this morning. It was mostly light on new game announcements, but it did reveal that the 3DS eShop will be getting two classic Zelda games. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and its twin, Oracle of Ages, are coming to the handheld Virtual Console.
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If you were already in the market for a 3DS XL, Nintendo has pinpointed exactly when you should buy one to get the best bang for your buck. The company announced a new promotion today, netting you a free game download code if you purchase a 3DS XL and either Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity between March 21 and April 30.
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Fire Emblem: Awakening has enjoyed a long history on both consoles and portable systems, and it's taken some lessons to heart to make this the most accessible edition yet. It is, however, still a difficult, turn-based tactical RPG, which can be a bit intimidating for newcomers. In case you're hesitant to take on the task or eager to dive in but hoping for a leg up, here are a few things you might like to know.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate is coming on March 5, but you'll get a chance to try it a little earlier than that. A demo of the game is coming to the eShop on February 28.
Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally made for Wii, is getting a 3DS port. The game is appropriately called Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and is set to arrive this summer.
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