Nintendo's next entry in their monster monopoly of gaming handheld consoles finally has official US and Europe release dates. At a press event today, Nintendo announced that the 3DS will be for sale in the US on March 27th and a tad bit earlier in Europe on March 25th (they had previously announced that the system will launch on February 26th in Japan). Official MSRP will be $249.99 in the US and what looks to be £229.99 in Europe.
Nintendo promised 30+ games to be released during the "launch window" for US gamers. Although they were unclear what titles would be available on the actual launch date. Many games were discussed at the event, such as Resident Evil: Revelations, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, Pilotwings Resort, a new Paper Mario game, Dead or Alive Dimensions, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Rabbids 3D, and of course, a Madden game.
The first Scribblenauts game was like none other, it won many awards for it's completely innovative game play and was a blast to play. While many people enjoyed it's fun, techphules editor Rob was one of the people who never experienced its magic. When we saw the booth for Super Scribblenauts on the show floor at E3 2010 and he informed me of this I told him he had to try it out. After learning the ropes of the game he jumped in to the first puzzle demo'd at the show. His task was to get to the front of a line of people waiting to score a new video game (which of course was a giant Scribblenauts game cartridge). He tried a few things such as guns and Smoke bombs (ProTip: Smoke bombs in Super Scribblenauts oddly explode, injuring the people around it), after these didn't work he spawned a zombie to scare the bystanders...nothing...no problem, maybe size matters, next he brought in a T-Rex...still nothing. Then while trying to move the items around he accidentally dropped the zombie on the T-Rex...the result? Hilarity. Seeing the zombie ride around on the T-Rex like it was a horse made us and the game dev watching crack up laughing. In case you also have never seen a zombie ride a T-Rex, then here ya go:
Anyways, Super Scribblenauts expands on the original title by adding an adjectives system and upgraded controls to create a fresh game play experience. Players now have the ability to write any object that comes to mind and modify it in any way they desire, using adjectives to reach the goal in each level. Adjectives can change the color, size, elements, behaviors and many other aspects of the object they are describing. Multiple adjectives can be combined together to produce incredibly creative objects, such as gentlemanly, flaming, flying zombies and purple, obese, winged elephants.
New features in the game are:
Brand New Levels
120 new levels that include such tasks as finding a cure for the plague, populating and office or identifying animals with shells.
All-New Adjectives System
Create a shy, green, polar bear or an angry zombie pear. Thousands of adjectives reflect real life behaviors, personalities and characteristics when applied to objects.
Multi-Layered Hints
New hint system allows you to purchase more explicit hints using Ollar's.
Universal Feedback System
Visualize progress throughout levels. Relevant objects summoned get a thumbs up, while irrelevant objects get a thumbs down.
Updated Dictionary
Summon hundreds of all-new, customizable objects.
New Control Schemes
Control Maxwell with the D-pad or with updated and more precise Stylus controls. Weight, buoyancy and friction have all been reworked to make objects interact better to the player's input.
New Level Editor
Create both puzzle and action levels and/or build your very own custom playground.
Innovative UI
New UI gives players more control over gameplay, with more detail on how to navigate through new levels in the game.
Super Scribblenauts comes to the Nintendo DS in October 2010.
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2K and Cat Daddy Games announced at E3 last week that they're bringing a new edition of the popular "Carnival Games" to the Wii and and Nintendo DS. Some of the additions are:
Over 30 new games and attractions:
Pitch-A-Plate
Bottle Stand-Up
Fish Bowl Bounce
Tic Tac Toss
Gold Rush Alley Ball
Bumper Cars
All-new MotionPlus capabilities
Allows for increased accuracy, enhanced game play and more precision than before.
300 new prizes and wacky wearables:
Moon Rocks
Eye-bots
Decoder Rings
Walrus Mask
Dragonfly Wings
Rabbit Ears
New 4-player Multiplayer
Allows for cooperative play or head-to-head competition in every game.
New Carnival Games is set for a September 2010 release for both the Wii ($39.99) and Nintendo DS ($29.99).
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Nintendo's Wii has been available in black overseas for awhile now. Americans have had the option of importing, but that was an expensive option up till now. Nintendo has finally announced that they will be launching the black Wii on May 9th in North America for $199. This price is also reflecting a sort of price drop for both colors of Wii systems, as this price not only includes the standard Wii Sports game, but also Wii Sports Resort and a system color-matching MotionPlus adapter and nunchuck.
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Back in January, Nintendo began selling the Classic Controller Pro in Japan. At that time they assured us all that the controller would hit America in April, and sure enough, that's just what they've done. The Dual-Shock / Classic Controller love child is now shipping from Amazon in both black and white varieties for $19.99 a piece.
Nintendo announced the upcoming DSi XL/LL the other day, but it was kind of hard to get a good grasp on the size of it. Thankfully TV Osaka broadcasted a clip on the new device. It helps to give you an idea of the size, and lets you see it briefly in action.
If there's one thing that Nintendo really loves to do, that's refresh their portable system hardware. Whether it's just a simple new color offering, or an actual hardware upgrade, they've been doing it ever since the original GameBoy days, and it should be considered pretty standard practice by now. Well today Nintendo officially announced the already rumored DSi LL. It's pretty standard DSi guts inside, but with a very noticeable difference, dual 4" screens (compared to the 3.25" screens on the standard DSi).
Nintendo says their new hardware refresh is geared towards an older audience. So they've made everything bigger to accommodate these old gamers. It not only comes with bigger screens, but it's also got a full pen-sized stylus. The DSi LL will be launching in Japan on November 21st, for approximately $221. And will be hitting North America & Europe in Q1 of 2010 under the moniker DSi XL.
Some new gameplay footage was released today of the upcoming Super Mario Brothers game for the Wii. Looks to be a throwback to the old NES/SNES mario gameplay, with a few twists and updates. For any of you out there that were obsessed with attaining near-infinite lives with feats of jumping skills - Do not be afraid, the video shows plenty of opportunities for 1up's.
Now we're talkin! Here we have a 1:1 full scale Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine gun for the Wii. This is no cheap "shell" for you to just put your Wiimote in either, this actually has the Wiimote, nunchuck and MotionPlus functionality built right in. Complete with USB-rechargeable battery pack, built in speaker and rumble. This was shown by a Chinese company at an unnamed trade show in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, no price was given or even whether it will hit retail shelves in North America.
Star Wars, you've had a death grip on the wallet of nerds world-wide for the past 30+ years. Next up for the die-hards to purchase is the Darth Vader Nintendo Wii Sensor Bar Holder. The website claims it's "sculpture-quality", and at $50 it better be, because that price doesn't even include a Wii Sensor Bar, you have to supply your own. But haven't you always wanted a 'waist-up' Darth Vader that you can set on top of your TV? Now you can, and it even will serve a purpose other than scaring off members of the opposite sex that the force is not with.
It's a pre-order item, you'll have to wait until November to get your Vader on.
Feeling left out with all the other consoles dropping prices Nintendo has finally dropped the price of their little money printing machine. Starting September 27th, the console will retail for a smooth $199. But don't worry, Nintendo will still gladly continue to rake in your dough when you buy the necessary extra controller(s), nunchuk(s) and MotionPlus(es).
Back in March, the Lakeland, Florida police force busted a known drug dealer in the area and raided his house. After finding drugs, weapons and stolen property, they apparently decided to see if there was any drugs in the residents Wii. We all know that you have to load up Wii Bowling to make double sure that there isn't any illegal substances hidden in there somewhere. Well, 9 hours later they concluded their search of the console. Unfortunately all of this was caught on a security camera that they missed when searching, now they're in a smidge of trouble. One question I have is, how does anybody play a 9 hour Wii marathon without the batteries dying multiple times? Maybe in their searching they found the home owners 'stash' of AA's.
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You can finally stop sending all those wishful emails to Interplay begging them to bring back Clayfighter...both of you. Interplay has announced that they're bringing back the Clayfighter series to WiiWare and DSiWare in summer 2010. Some of the original team is even working on it to bring "improved graphics and revamped gameplay".
Don't get me wrong, Clayfighter has a soft spot in my heart, as I played quite a bit of it with my friends back in the day. But in case you haven't played it since "the day", you may want to keep those memories in tact, it hasn't aged incredibly gracefully. Here's hoping that the new improvements are worthwhile improvements. Bad Mr. Frosty, Ickybod Clay and the rest of the gang deserve it.
Nintendo has finally officially announced the US release date and price of it's DS 'upgrade', the DSi. April 5th will be the happy day for retailers to deal with the lines that will undoubtedly form outside of their establishments before opening.
Official launch price will be $169.99 with two color options, blue and black.
Source Many people have scoffed at Nintendo's new revision to the crazy popular DS. Claiming that it's upgrades aren't worth the price increase over the DS, or not worth the bajillion DS owners' money to upgrade.
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