French health agency says children shouldn't view 3D games or video

November 28th, 2014, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) has issued a worrying warning for parents concerning the use of 3D screens.
A report advises that children under the age of six should never view 3D films or play 3D games, while those under the age of 13 are advised to consume such content only in moderation.
The problem, it says, is the increase fatigue caused by "vergence-accommodation conflict" – that relates to the discrepancy between how the eyes naturally behave when viewing distant objects and how they are forced to behave when viewing a distant object on a 3D screen that is actually close to them.
This can result in a range of symptoms including dry eyes, double vision, reduced sensitivity to spatial contrasts and reduced visual acuity as well as dizziness, headaches, neck or back pain and reduced concentration and mental performance.
This is a particular worry for young children whose visual systems are still developing.
ANSES stressed that there is particular concern when a user is situated close to the screen – as is of course the case with Nintendo’s 3DS and virtual reality headsets.
The agency also stresses that further research on the subject is needed.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/frenc...-video/0142060

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US Nintendo eShop update: Persona Q Shadow of the Labyrinth, Thomas Was Alone

November 27th, 2014, 23:51 Posted By: wraggster

Thomas Was Alone and Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth are among the new releases featured in this week's US eShop update.
The latter is the first Persona game to be released on a Nintendo console.
[h=3]eShop on Wii U[/h]

• Thomas Was Alone
• Mario Pinball Land

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Hdmi out with a brick game boy

November 27th, 2014, 23:46 Posted By: wraggster

A few years ago, some vastly clever people figured out how to listen in on the LCD display on the classic brick Game Boy from 1989. There have been marked improvements over the years, including a few people developing VGA out for the classic Game Boy. Now, the bar has been raised with an HDMI adapter for the Game Boy, designed in such a way that turns everyone’s favorite battery hog into a portable console.
Your classic beige or cleverly named Color Game Boy is composed of two halves. The rear half contains all the important circuitry – the CPU, cartridge connector, and the rest of the smarts that make the Game Boy game. The front half is fairly simple in comparison, just an LCD and a few buttons. By designing an adapter that goes between these two halves, [Zane] and [Joshua] were able to stuff enough circuitry inside the Game Boy to convert the signals going to the LCD to HDMI. Plug that into your TV, and you have a huge modern version of the Super Game Boy, no SNES required.
The HDMIBoy also breaks out the buttons to the classic NES controller connector. With HDMI out and a controller input, the old-school Game Boy become a portable if somehow even more brick-like console.

http://hackaday.com/2014/11/27/hdmi-...rick-game-boy/

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GameStop hikes price of 3DS hack title Cubic Ninja in US

November 26th, 2014, 23:50 Posted By: wraggster

US retailer has responded to the increased demand for 3DS title Cubic Ninja by ramping up the game’s price.
The 2011 Ubisoft platformer has enjoyed a surge in popularity after a hacker detailed an exploit that gets homebrew software running on Nintendo’s 3DS – for which a copy of the game is needed.
Prices had already rocketed on Ebay and Amazon but nowPolygon reports that High Street retailer GameStop has also cottoned on.
The chain is currently asking $39.99 for pre-owned copies of the game, although this is discounted to $35.99 for PowerUp Pro Rewards members. Apparently copies were going for as little as $5 just last week.
"As always, our pricing for these games is competitive and is based on current market value driven by supply and demand," a GameStop statement confirmed.
The chain has previously proven responsive to shifting market demand, having sold Wii RPGXenoblade Chronicles for $90, describing it as ‘vintage’.
Nintendo recently pulled Cubic Ninja from its eShop in Japan. It has never been available digitally in the West.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/games...-in-us/0141977

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Super Smash Bros. becomes fastest-selling Wii U game in US

November 26th, 2014, 00:23 Posted By: wraggster

Super Smash Bros. Wii U has become the console's fastest selling title in the US, shifting a combined 490,000 units across digital and physical combined in just three days.
The numbers mean it takes over from Mario Kart 8 as the Wii U's quickest seller in the territory, capitalising on excellent reviews and consumer feedback to land in nearly half a million US homes from November 21 to 23.
"The Nintendo holiday is off to a great start, but there's a lot of work left to do and a few more surprises in store for our fans," said NoA's Scott Moffitt. "With great deals coming on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and great content like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launching next week, Nintendo will offer shoppers the best combination of fun and value this holiday season."
Worldwide figures for the game have not yet been released.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...i-u-game-in-us

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Nintendo 2DS with Mario Kart 7: $99.99 (Save $30)

November 24th, 2014, 22:37 Posted By: wraggster



Grab the Nintendo 2DS with Mario Kart 7 for $99.99 (Save $30) at BestBuy.com!

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3DS hacker insists he wants no part in piracy as Cubic Ninja prices rocket

November 24th, 2014, 22:16 Posted By: wraggster

The man at the centre of a new 3DS exploit has said that he doesn’t want the method to open the door to new piracy on the machine.
Illegal flashcards that allow for the playing of pirated games are already available online for 3DS, but homebrew software has until now not been possible on the handheld. However, a new hack created by 22 year-old Frenchman Jordan Rabet facilitates just that.
As well as the handheld itself users will also require either a physical or digital copy of little-known Ubisoft’s 2011 platformer Cubic Ninja, leading to a surge in prices for the game.
One solitary used copy is currently available on Amazon for £59.95 while Ebay auctions have been ending for anything between £5 and £65, with prices climbing sharply this last week.
"I don't care if people pirate in their private lives, but I don't want to be a part of it," Rabet toldEurogamer. "I don't want to release something others can use to steal someone else's intellectual property. That's not what I want. I wouldn't release something that could be used for piracy... it's just not something I want to do.
"It's very dangerous. If you release an exploit that's too powerful you might let people do whatever they want with their console – which can be great – but you also have the possibility of piracy... which isn't so great.
"Right now I'm hoping the loader attracts more developers and people start building more homebrew games. I'm working on the 3DS version of Minecraft and a bunch of people are working on emulators. I'd really like to see how far we can push the 3DS."

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/3ds-h...rocket/0141750

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Nintendo exhibiting 'must-have' Wii U, 3DS games at select US malls

November 24th, 2014, 22:14 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo is readying playable displays of several popular Wii U and 3DS games at multiple US malls this holiday season.
The visits will begin tomorrow and run all the way up to the Sunday before Christmas. A total of 16 malls around the country will play host to Mario, Luigi, Pikachu and other mascots – as well as Wii U and 3DS demo kiosks.
Nintendo's lineup of “must-have” Wii U and 3DS games to be shown off include Super Smash Bros., Hyrule Warriors, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Mario Kart 8 and more.
Amiibos will be on display as well, and demos for certain third-party published titles – such as Skylanders: Trap Team and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal – will also be available to sample.
The following malls will offer the displays between November 24^th and December 21^st:

• Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kansas
• Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale, Arizona
• Queens Center in Elmhurst, New York
• Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Virginia
• Washington Square in Portland, Oregon
• Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota
• Memorial City Mall in Houston, Texas
• The Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida
• Grapevine Mills in Grapevine, Texas
• King of Prussia in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
• South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Massachusetts
• Woodfield Mall in Schaumberg, Illinois
• Westfield North County in Escondido, California
• Westfield Southcenter in Seattle, Washington
• Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, California
• Westfield Culver City in Culver City, California

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Warehouse fire hits Nintendo's UK customer repair company

November 24th, 2014, 22:11 Posted By: wraggster

A fire at the warehouse used by Nintendo UK’s customer repair partner has affected a number of gamers.
The Coventry Telegraph reports that Repair Tech’s offices were hit by a serious fire last week that required the night-long attentions of a number of fire engines to tackle.
“We can confirm that on Tuesday 18th November, a fire broke out in the warehouse owned by RepairTech, the company that Nintendo UK uses to fulfil its customer repairs,” a Nintendo UK spokesperson told MCV.
“Nintendo UK only used the warehouse for UK based product repairs and storing of associated repairs equipment, it did not contain stock that would at any point be sent to a retailer for sale to the public. We are pleased to confirm that no one was hurt.”
Customers whose hardware or software was in for repair have been contacted to be told that free replacements are to be issued, alongside some complementary free eShop credit.
At one stage firefighters had to withdraw from the scene owing to the density of smoke bellowing from the burning plastics. There was also concern regarding the danger of a nearby oil storage tank.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/wareh...ompany/0141821

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EU Nintendo eShop update: Smash Bros Wii U, Pokemon AS & OR

November 24th, 2014, 22:07 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has detailed the latest European eShop update, revealing the newest digital titles available for Wii U and 3DS from this Thursday.
It's a big week for Nintendo, with Wii U and 3DS each receiving their major Christmas title.
Wii U owners will be able to buy Super Smash Bros. for Wii U from Friday, while 3DS owners will be able to pick up Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Other weekly highlights include the Wii U launch of indie platformer Thomas Was Alone, and Virtual Console releases for GBC puzzler Pokemon Puzzle Challenge and Capcom's SNES RPG Breath of Fire.

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Nintendo delists homebrew-enabling 3DS game in Japan

November 24th, 2014, 22:00 Posted By: wraggster

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Mario Kart 8 wins British Academy Children's Award

November 24th, 2014, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster

The British Academy Children's Awards took place last night and Mario Kart 8 was chosen by the jury to receive this year's award.
It faced competition from Tearaway, Rayman Legends and Pokémon X & Y.
Minecraft won the Kid's Vote award, beating Disney Infinity, FIFA 14 and Skylanders SWAP Force among others. The Kid's Vote categories were judged by seven - 14 year-olds with over 200,000 votes cast.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...hildrens-award

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US Nintendo eShop update: Smash Bros, Pokémon, Watch Dogs

November 21st, 2014, 00:43 Posted By: wraggster

Smash Bros for Wii U and Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire for 3DS are the headline releases in this week's US eShop update.
Watch Dogs also makes its delayed Wii U debut, featuring console exclusive features like an interactive map on the GamePad as well as off-TV play on the tablet controller.

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A raspberry pi in a game boy advance sp

November 21st, 2014, 00:42 Posted By: wraggster

It’s not the biggest use of a Raspberry Pi, but running emulators for old game systems is by far the most visible use of the Pi. In fact, putting Pis inside old game systems has led to a resurgence of case modding not seen since the heyday of the Mini-ITX craze of the early ‘aughts.
You’d think every possible Pi casemod had been done by now, but [frostedfires] is still raising the bar with a Pi casemod that stuffs a clone of everyone’s favorite credit card sized computer into a Game Boy Advance SP.
[frostedfires] isn’t using a real … Read more

http://hackaday.com/2014/11/19/a-ras...oy-advance-sp/

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A Developer Made A Chat App For Nintendo 3DS And It’s Coming This Week

November 19th, 2014, 22:44 Posted By: wraggster

Japanese companies WaiS Co.LTD and The Location Inc. released a chat app for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, titled Minna no Oshaberi Chatto. This app is being released in North America and Europe by Teyon as Chat-A-Lot.Chat-A-Lot functions the way you would expect. It’s a voice and text chat application, and allows you to communicate with other 3DS Friends List. Text-based group chats are possible with up to 10 people, while group voice chats can include up to four people.While chatting, you can also draw and exchange pictures. There’s also a password protection feature for concerned parents that want to control the way their kids can use the application.Chat-A-Lot will be available on November 20th in the American eShop for $7.99. Europe will get the game “soon”.
Read more at http://www.siliconera.com/2014/11/19...suvhPsFfJxq.99

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Rubbish Old 3DS Game Suddenly Worth £££ as the Key to Homebrew

November 19th, 2014, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster

Jordan Rabet, know as smealum, describes himself as a "youngish game developer turned hacker" and has been showing off an upcoming WIP exploit that will enable users to run homebrew games on 3DS. The project has been in progress since August but it's only now he's revealed how it works, and that it all hinges on an old Ubi game called Cubic Ninja. Rabet announced this on Twitter:

Predictably, Nintendo has pulled the game from the eShop, while eBay prices have shot through the roof, topping out at nearly £80.
Rabet has been testing development with a version of Minecraft he's created called '3dscraft'. Someone who's played it says "the homebrew is in 3D. And it's actually pretty solid".

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2014/11/19/r...s-key-homebrew

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TronDS v1.0.0.3

November 18th, 2014, 00:20 Posted By: wraggster

jocopoco offers the 1.0.0.3 version of " TronDS "first emulator nintendo 3DS compiled and functional windows. TronDS is capable of performing some homebrew but still very buggy...

TronDS 1.0.0.3
Added Support for 3d rendering.
Added Support fo FS service.
Added Support for GPU service.
Added Support for syncro kernel objects like mutexes, semaphores and etc.
Fixed a bug in linear memory allocation.
Fixed a bug in rescheduling threads. and small --other changed and fixed. TronDS 1.0.0.2 New Version of TronDS a Nintendo 3DS Emulator 1.0.0.2, more exchanges, like 3DS files Added Support for Added Support for VFPU Added Support for Breakpoints Some Fixed bug in ARMv6 opcodes TronDS 1.0. 0.1 First Version of TronDS a Nintendo 3DS Emulator, It's very simple and is only able of running homebrew. Currently it supports: ARM9 / ARM11 interpreter for the 3DS appcore - the core processor dedicated to running user applications to OS HLE supporting userland interaction with the various OS services 3DS Framebuffer rendering with ARM11 Debugger disassembler, register view (written in C #)

http://www.nintendomax.com/viewtopic...cc2eccb2273965

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3DS CFW for 4.5 released

November 18th, 2014, 00:13 Posted By: wraggster

GovanifY has released a custom firmware for 3DS handhelds on firmware v4.5 which was developed by yellows8.

http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=3353

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BREAKING News - SSSPwn 3DS Exploit - First Tastes of 3DS Homebrew!

November 18th, 2014, 00:08 Posted By: wraggster

via http://gbatemp.net/threads/breaking-...mebrew.374233/

Well, it's time to blast this discussion wide open. GBAtemp's resident 3DS developer, smealum, has been quite busy the past couple of months developing his 3DS exploit called SSSPwn. We've seen the hundreds of discussion threads that have come up in the past, and we've seen where they all have ended up. It's time to put an end to all of this, and it's time to give you guys a taste of 3DS homebrew and what to expect out of it, straight from GBAtemp.net itself. No more speculation, no more dancing around. There is a lot more information to follow, so hit the "Continue reading" button for the rest of it!


Now, I must apologize in advance. I have not been entirely honest with you guys, and I should mention that I have been working alongside smealum with this exploit since August, gaining more information as to what this exploit is all about. I am mentioning this topic because the release date of SSSpwn is truly at hand, and it's awesome to think of the potential that this exploit will bring.

Background

This exploit is actually very simple to launch. This exploit is similar to the exploit that made Wii hacking popular - the modified boot.elf file that is placed on the root of an SD card, and launched by opening the Wii mail/message center. For those of you that don't remember, the screen glitches out, and the exploit will launch, asking to install the homebrew channel. The concept here is very similar and launched in a similar manner - why break what currently works? There's no reason to.

Activation of the Exploit

Activating the exploit is very easy. It requires a Nintendo 3DS. It could be a regular 3DS, or it could be the New Nintendo 3DS. It's very versatile. Activating the exploit begins by going to a particular link. I will not be distributing that link, but it will be available soon - I promise. Going to that link, you will be asked to input the firmware version of your Nintendo 3DS. Following that, you're going to be getting a set of directions that will instruct you on how to proceed with installing the exploit. Doing so, however, requires a Nintendo 3DS title, and due to the nature of the exploit, I will not be providing that information to the public at this time. No exceptions to this rule will be made. If you try and message me about it, do not expect a reply. Once the exploit is installed, you will have the Homebrew Channel, not so unlike that of the Nintendo Wii, on your system. From here, you can power down the system, or remove the SD card while in the Homebrew Channel to install homebrew, which takes the form of .3DSX files. These homebrew are placed in a created directory on the 3DS SD card's root, and placed in a folder with that homebrew's name. The file is renamed boot.3dsx, and once you reinsert the SD card, the Homebrew Channel will acknowledge the presence of the application and you will be able to run homebrew!


Homebrew Test


Yep, you got that right, I got the opportunity to test some 3DS homebrew. First of all, I will note that the homebrew is in 3D. And it's actually pretty solid, so I'll have to hand it to smealum for that. Please note, though, that homebrew in its current stage is in a "work in progress" phase, so there's still things that need to be worked on.

The title I spent time working with is 3DSCraft. Yep, it's Minecraft, on the Nintendo 3DS, on the go. And dear God my camera is horrible - Minecraft 3DS looked a lot better than that mess. With a Nintendo 3DS, the operations are limited, to be developed for future, but it does its purpose - it shows people that homebrew runs. And what better way to prove this than with a picture? (Minor side note - the New Nintendo 3DS has more operations available due to the extra buttons the console has).


According to smealum, a lot of the homebrew being worked on still has stuff to fix, but the potential is out there - there's so much that could be had in terms of 3DS homebrew with this out in the wild.


So Now What? Why Should I Care?

There's still things to perfect with this exploit. It's not flawless by any means, but it's a huge first step to recognize the homebrew that is capable of running on the Nintendo 3DS. It's a very versatile exploit that can be installed on virtually any Nintendo 3DS console out there, regardless of firmware. For those that follow the homebrew scene, this is a great opportunity, once released, to start doing things with it. Think emulators. Custom games. Applications. And that is what myself and smealum hope to see as a result of this - a developing homebrew scene that helps the 3DS soar like back in the days of the Nintendo DS. Please note, however, that 3DS backups are not possible to execute on this exploit.


So When Can We Expect This to Come Out?

A lot of this community has waited anxiously for more information as to the release of this exploit. Well, I can give you a date as to when to expect it - and it's soon. The date that the 3DS exploit will become publicly available is November 22nd, so mark those calendars. All information will be made public at that date, which includes the game needed to execute the exploit. There will more than likely be a follow up post to this that contains that information, but in the meantime, stay hopeful and get excited, because things are going to get good from here on out. In the meantime, though, I would like to ask that, if you want to discuss the exploit, to do so here, instead of writing hundreds of threads within the Nintendo 3DS Hacking and Homebrew forum.

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Miyamoto: Non-Nintendo games are boring

November 17th, 2014, 22:19 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo’s famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto has lashed out at the company’s rivals for what he sees as a slew of me-too products.
“What the other companies are doing makes business sense but it’s boring,” the developer told The Telegraph. “The same games appear on every system. At Nintendo we want an environment where game creators can collaborate and think of ideas for games that could have never happened before.”
Miyamoto also refused to be drawn on any potential involvement in the blossoming virtual reality sector, stating that: “I have nothing to tell you about Nintendo’s involvement in virtual reality. We have nothing to announce yet.”
What he would say of VR, however, was to comment on how he never liked the way players of Nintendo’s famously ill-fated Virtual Boy had to sit hunched over while playing.
Said Miyamoto: “It didn’t look beautiful to me which was something of a concern.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/miyam...boring/0141467

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