GAME's 3DS launch dwarfs HMV's

March 23rd, 2011, 23:44 Posted By: wraggster

HMV may be the official 3DS launch partner, but GAME will dwarf the rival shop-chain's efforts by opening a fleet of 482 GAME and gamestation stores tomorrow night at midnight.
HMV will open 100.
GAME will also one-up HMV by offering a free 3DS console to the first person in each of the 482 queues.
What's more, the first 100 people queueing at GAME HQ on Oxford Street, London, will be given their choice of a free 3DS game. HMV comes out stronger on this point, having pledged to give 500 queuers at its Oxford Street HQ a free 3DS game.
GAME plans to shower Oxford Street attendees with t-shirts and "midnight snacks" as the night rolls on.
In the celeb stakes, GAME has roped in funnyman Iain Lee to preside over its Oxford Street 3DS launch. HMV is holding a glitzy launch party elsewhere in London. The main acts are comedian Russell Kane and musicians Plan B, Hadouken, DJ Yoda and Parade.
GAME also counts five stores offering the first queuer a free taxi ride home. Come from afar, reader - make them work for their money.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ch-dwarfs-hmvs

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Nintendo warns 3DS hacks could 'render your system unplayable'

March 23rd, 2011, 23:32 Posted By: wraggster

3DS games will carry a box warning message stating that any "unauthorised technical modification" to the handheld may render your entire system "unplayable".

The message can be found on the back of 3DS software packaging and reads:




"This product contains technical protection measures. Any unauthorised technical modification to your Nintendo 3DS system or the use of an unauthorised device with your system may render this game and / or your system unplayable."

The 3DS warning is a step forward from that seen on original DS software, which made no mention of possible hardware harm. It said: "The use of an unlawful device with your Nintendo DS system may render this game unplayable."

The news has naturally sparked speculation that Nintendo could move to brick handhelds that are detected to have run pirated software.

The platform holder has said multiple times in the past that the 3DSfeatures greatly enhanced anti-piracy measures that should hold off hackers.

Speaking to CVG earlier this year, Nintendo UK marketing manager James Honeywell said that thanks to improved security and changes in international law, the company now sees a time when piracy isn't viable.

"There's definitely a step change coming and you see it in various countries around the world," he said. "People are aware that video games, music and movies make massive contributions to the economies of countries. They need to make sure they start protecting those things.

"I think perhaps there's been a 'heyday of piracy' and we've now seen a lot of rules come in to stop it."

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nesDS 0.45a

March 23rd, 2011, 15:23 Posted By: wraggster

News via http://gbatemp.net/t284750-nesds-0-45a

nesDS, the open source NES emulator currently being maintained by huiminghao, has been updated 0.45a. See the change log for what's new, and join the on-going discussion linked below for more information about this project.



QUOTE(Change Log 03/22/11)

• avenir write a patch to nesDS, what's new? He said... QUOTE
  Extended the reset to "If not loaded from hbmenu/xenofile, returns DSi/3DS menu on DSi/3DS". stringsort() is now a wrapper for qsort(). extlink now accepts multibyte filename thanks to Unicode support. Directory listing is shown the same way as WinNT(8.3 lower case). <- If you name a file all lower case in 8.3... /nesDS.ini is used for configuration(minIni).

• Add the shout-cuts for configuration.
• Sound fixed.. better than 0.44b. Almost no noise(not the noise channel).
• Sprite0y of 'per-scanline' fixed.
• h-blank interrupt handler added, which was removed since 0.44b.
• Some other changes.. No update for mappers.

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Sandbox Engine DS-DSi v004

March 23rd, 2011, 15:16 Posted By: wraggster

News via http://gbatemp.net/t284569-sandbox-engine-ds-dsi-v004

t377y000's Sandbox Engine is a 3D FPS engine, originally created for the DS, but later updated to run in DSi-mode. This version adds more objects to the demo environment and a few more concepts to the engine itself.



QUOTE(Change Log)

• there are 3 areas now.
• the top bar is health(not used yet tho)
• bottom bar is psy. (im thinking about turning it into something like prototype/infamous. FPS prototype?)
• more improvements to the enviorment.
• more objects added.
• the thing about the crate flying around, hint if you stand to the right of the person model you will get what direction the crates going.

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The Legend of Zelda: Shadow of Night

March 23rd, 2011, 15:07 Posted By: wraggster

News via http://gbatemp.net/t284446-the-legen...hadow-of-night

The Legend of Zelda: Shadow of Night is being called the largest Zelda II hack. The hack features many new aspects including a new spell and new music. For more information and a download please check the project post link below.

• World Maps!
• Dungeons!
• GFX!
• Music!
• New Spell!
• Experience Curve!
• More areas to explore!
• More treasure!
• More Zelda!

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GBA on DSi

March 23rd, 2011, 15:05 Posted By: wraggster

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Remember all the talk that GBA files would never work on the DSi? Ichichfly has released an "emulator" that can run GBA Homebrew under 2MB on the DSi. The project is being developed for the Homebrew Bounty and a file is already available for download. While the project may stay a "proof of concept" it does indeed run GBA Homebrew (slowly) on the DSi.

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Hudson 3DS games in danger

March 23rd, 2011, 12:51 Posted By: wraggster

Japanese news site reports that three games, including Bomberman, have been scrapped

A report on leading Japanese games news source Andriasang is claiming that publisher Hudson has cancelled three proposed 3DS titles.
The games in question are Bomberman 3DS, platform title Bonk and side scrolling shooter Omega Five. Weekly Japanese trade magazine Famitsu is cited as the source.

It's believed that the decision is linked the company's recent acquisition at the hands of Konami.
Even if the news is true, however, expect Bomberman in particular to make a swift reappearance – Konami is unlikely to turn its back on Hudson's most successful foreign export.
Bigger question marks hang over games like Omega Five, however, which will be a big blow for the hardcore audience who are sure to be amongst the 3DS' early adopters.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/43613/Huds...ames-in-danger

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CorsixTH v1.0 - Theme Hospital for Wii

March 23rd, 2011, 10:53 Posted By: wraggster

Jesus christ this for me is an awesome release, thanks go to tueidj for porting this to the Wii:

Introduction

Theme Hospital was originally released by Bullfrog in 1997. CorsixTH is an open source clone of the original game with the aim of being able to run on more platforms as well as correcting some bugs and adding new enhancements/features.
Game Setup

CorsixTH requires the resource files from the original Theme Hospital game. If you don't have a copy of the original game you can get the demo version (available here) although it only has one level and is missing several features. Copy the HOSP folder from the original disc to somewhere on your SD/USB drive. When you start CorsixTH for the first time it should show a folder browser for you to locate this folder. It should then restart and go to the main menu.
Music

The original Theme Hospital used midi music, and CorsixTH can play these files. However since the wii has no midi hardware you will need timidity-compatible instrument patch files such as those found at the Freepats project. Once you have a patch set copy the .cfg file you wish to use to "/etc/timidity/timidity.cfg" on your SD/USB drive and put the patch files in "/usr/local/lib/timidity". If possible try and use a smaller patch set which uses substitute instruments, since there's not a lot of memory available (for example if using the freepats set use crude.cfg instead of the default freepats.cfg).
Bugs

The CorsixTH project is still a work a progress, and there are bugs. Most of the time you'll get an error on-screen asking if you wish to attempt to continue - it's not really a good idea since you'll end up with patients and/or staff stuck in doorways or trying to perform other actions. The best thing to do at that point is to load the autosave file and hope it doesn't happen again.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/CorsixTH

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First 3000 European 3DS registrants become walking AR Cards

March 23rd, 2011, 02:38 Posted By: wraggster

"Hey, there's something on your shirt." "Oh, let me brush it off -- did I get it?" "No, it's still there. It's, like ... a fishing game?"

The first 3,000 Europe residents to register their new 3DS systems with Club Nintendo this Friday will receive a t-shirt with a picture of the question-mark AR Card on it, allowing them to augment the realities of their own bodies with archery, fishing, and other AR Games. Yes, it sounds funny, but it also means the person wearing the shirt has to hold still and watch someone else (the person with the 3DS cameras pointed at the shirt) have an awesome time.

Registering a 3DS in Europe will also get you 750 Stars, which puts you well on the way to that New Super Mario Bros. Wii sticker set you've been eyeing.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/fi...king-ar-cards/

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Nintendo's throwing an all-day 3DS launch party in NYC

March 23rd, 2011, 02:36 Posted By: wraggster

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Nintendo: 3DS demos worth resources?

March 23rd, 2011, 00:50 Posted By: wraggster

A Nintendo 3DS can receive demos while dormant via the Wi-Fi connection as you casually stroll past a shop or a "spot" - that's what the SpotPass feature is all about.
But Nintendo isn't convinced it's demos you really want or, indeed, need.
"I question whether or not demos are effective," 3DS producer Hideki Konno told Wired.
"There are cases where people play a demo game and they're satisfied with that play experience and they don't buy the game. There are also times when they play a demo and think, 'Wow, this is great, I'm going to buy this when I have the chance.'
"Whether or not it's an effective use of resources, I'm not sure."
He added: "You could wake up in the morning and say, 'Oh look, I've got a new game demo,' or a new game."
Nevertheless, game demos are "technically feasible".
Also possible are social features like text chat, voice chat and perhaps game invites. "We are going to make updates to the system, and that's something that would be really interesting to do," mulled Konno.
The 3DS launches here on Friday, its headline feature a glasses-free 3D screen. But contrary to popular belief, it's not all about 3D; Nintendo understands some people either can't see 3D or don't want to, and promises that crowd will be catered for as well.
"We're moving away from any stance that says if you don't use the 3D functionality you can't play this game," said Konno.
Through an eShop (due late May), Nintendo will offer Virtual Console games - rehashes of Game Boy, Game Boy Colour, GameGear and TurboGrafx games - as well as 3D Classics: remastered, 3D versions of old games. Downloadable morsels won't be as cheap as on rival platform the iPhone, though.
"I'd be a little sad to see if there was a product that I worked on for a couple of years go on sale for a buck," offered Konno.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...orth-resources

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3DS project lead says no to cheap games

March 23rd, 2011, 00:48 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo's Hideki Konno, project lead on the 3DS, has said that Nintendo isn't interested in making cheap titles for the handheld to compete with App Store prices.
Echoing sentiments expressed by both Reggie Fils-Aime andSatoru Iawata earlier this year, Konno told Gamasutra that his company was too heavily invested in quality to try and match dollar price points for games.
"So now in terms of one dollar games, or free games, or whatever that is out there in the market, I mean, really, we're not going to be competing with that," said Konno.
"We're not going to try to match that; we're just going to continually strive to not just maintain, but increase, the quality of the entertainment that we're providing, and let it sort itself out. Again, we're not worried about competing at a price point level."
Part of that reasoning, Konno argues, is that releasing franchise iterations at low price points means that those games have to be limited in scope or risk devaluing full-priced titles.
"Now of course as a customer, if somebody said to me, 'Hey, we've got Call of Duty on your portable device and it's only going to cost you 100 yen,' yeah, I'd be super stoked, really excited about that."
"And I'd be really excited to see a great game at a really cheap price, but I just don't think that you could make a game that's immersive and as big as, let's say Call of Duty, or any other large title, and sell it at that price point; it's just not possible.
"The only way that you're going to get a game at that price point is if it's a limited version with limited levels or something. They're going to have to reduce it to sell at that price. So that other game - because the content is valuable - it's still going to be a viable product at a higher price point," Konno continued.
"If we went out and created one of our titles - a big title for Nintendo - and we decided to sell it at, like, say 100 yen, how many do we have to sell to get back our investment? That number's insane. It's just incredible, right?
"As a game developer I've put my heart into what I create, and I'm hoping that what I'm putting out there is something that people will be engaged by and entertained by. And as a consumer, I want the same thing. If I go and I see a game that interests me and I think I want to play it, I don't mind the fact that I have to pay a reasonable price for it.
"I'm not trying to say that I think games on cell phones are a bad thing; I'm not trying to say that they're worthless, or have no value at all. I'm just saying that they're just different."
Neither Konno or Nintendo are alone in the position that cheaper games devalue the experience and promote throwaway development - both Donald Mustard of Chair Entertainment and Keith Burgun of 100 Rogues developer Dinofarm Games have both expressed similar opinions in recentGamesIndustry.biz interviews.
The 3DS' download store, which replaces the DSiWare system, will be known as the eshop. Payments will be made in real-world currencies rather than in bespoke points. Following original concerns over a delay to the system's release, Nintendo has now confirmed that the eshop will be operational at launch, selling DSiWare and ported GameBoy titles.

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3DS 'more than doubled' Wii pre-orders in UK

March 23rd, 2011, 00:38 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo has said today that the 3DS has "more than doubled" the number of pre-orders that the Wii achieved in 2006 in UK - and there's still three days left.

"The reaction to Nintendo 3DS has exceeded our wildest expectations," said Nintendo UK general manager, David Yarnton. "It's almost certain that the number of Nintendo 3DS consoles sold on Friday will exceed the number of 3D televisions sold in the whole of 2010," he goes on to speculate. Kinda funny, that.




"Until now 3D has been too expensive, too clumsy and too restricted," added Yarnton. "With Nintendo 3DS it's mobile. It's affordable. It's glasses-free. And it's here, now."

3DS launched in Japan on February 26, where it sold 400,000 units in just two days. Amazon UK announced last week that the handheld has become the most pre-ordered games console in Amazon.co.uk's history, saying pre-order numbers were 56 percent greater than they were for Wii.

It has been speculated that Nintendo will deliver 185,000 3DS units to UKfor the big launch this Friday. That should be enough for our little island, don't you think?
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Could 3DS sell 150k on day one?

March 23rd, 2011, 00:36 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo says new portable has double the number of pre-orders than those placed for Wii in 2006

With its UK launch nearly upon us, Nintendo has said that pre-orders for the 3DS are running at double the rate experienced with Wii back in 2006.
A retail source has revealed to MCV that the pioneering motion-sensing home console received in the region of 65,000 pre-orders prior to its arrival in the UK.

This means that the 3DS has effectively already sold 120,000 units in the country. This offers up the tantalising prospect of a possible 150k – or perhaps even higher – day one sales blitz.
“The reaction to Nintendo 3DS has exceeded our wildest expectations,” Nintendo's UK general manager David Yarnton stated. “Glasses-free 3D entertainment has truly arrived.
"It’s almost certain that the number of Nintendo 3DS consoles sold on Friday will exceed the number of 3D televisions sold in the whole of 2010. Until now 3D has been too expensive, too clumsy and too restricted. With Nintendo 3DS it’s mobile. It’s affordable. It’s glasses-free. And it’s here, now.”
Amazon revealed last week that the 3DS is already its most pre-ordered console ever.
Around 1,200 stores will be opening their doors in the UK at midnight on Thursday night. A number of retailers have been offering some seemingly crazy trade-in deals on the machine to try and win key market share.
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Kinect keeps surgeons on task, Nintendo 3DS might assist optometrists with diagnoses

March 21st, 2011, 23:16 Posted By: wraggster

The latest generation of gaming gadgets do some nifty tricks, and one of the niftiest they might perform is assisting the realm of medicine. Microsoft's Kinect sounded like a candidate for surgery, and this month real-life surgeons have actually put it to use -- Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada rigged the Xbox 360 depth camera to its medical imaging computer. Now, doctors don't have to scrub out to manipulate an MRI scan, or even appoint a peon to the task -- rather, they simply raise their bloodied glove, and dive into the digital imagery with a wave of a dextrous hand.

Meanwhile, the American Optometric Association has expanded upon its initial praise of Nintendo's 3DS, saying the autostereoscopic 3D handheld "could be a godsend for identifying kids under 6 who need vision therapy." Though Nintendo's warning labels had originally incited a bit of fear among parents, the organization says that kids who can't experience the 3DS to its full potential may have amblyopia (or other vision disorders) that can be more easily treated the earlier it's caught, though one doctor interviewed bythe Associated Press contends that kids with amblyopia may not know what they're missing to begin with -- so don't necessarily expect a panacea, folks.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/k...ssist-optomet/

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Nintendo Virtual Boy review

March 21st, 2011, 23:12 Posted By: wraggster

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Nintendo admits Wii Shop failings

March 21st, 2011, 23:04 Posted By: wraggster

The 3DS's digital download store won't be available when the new handheld launches on Friday as Nintendo wants to make sure it doesn't make the same mistakes it did with both the Wii and DSi's online shopfronts, according to the system's creator.
"The iterations that we've had before - for Wii and DS - to be honest, we just haven't been as satisfied as we would like," Hideki Konno admitted to Gamasutra.
"It's browser-based, and to be honest, the ease of use wasn't what we wanted, and I don't think that anyone has been pleased with the user response. And I don't think that people have been using it as often as we want. And being able to, again, easily go into it, look around and purchase things. Again, it just didn't work out quite as we were hoping.
He went on to confess that fewer users than originally hoped had been checking out the Wii's Nintendo Channel, which hosted trailers, game news and DS demos. Treating it as a separate entity to the Wii Shop, he argued, was an error.
"For Nintendo 3DS, we really want to cover that all in one spot and cover it from all sides. And so we're really taking the right amount of time to make sure that it's right.
"And because we're also taking the promotional aspect that we would once separate out and putting that together with the actual shopping aspect to give you the eShop, it's not going to be browser-based; it's a native application. So again, the preparation needed for that is quite extensive.
"We're taking more time because we want to be able to create a system where a consumer sees a promotion and says, 'Wow, that looks great!' Sees a game demo, game trailer, whatever it is, and says, 'I want that!' And the ability to then say 'Now I can purchase it right here without having to back out and go somewhere else' - we want to provide that experience," he continued.
"So that's one other reason why we're not bringing it out with the system itself."
Last month Nintendo confirmed that the eShop will arrive in May via a system update. As well as DSiWare games, you'll also be able to purchase vintage Game Boy, Game Boy Color, TurboGrafx-16 and Game Gear titles, as well as classic titles optimised for 3D. Trailers for forthcoming games and 3D movies are also promised.
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US Nintendo downloads

March 21st, 2011, 23:01 Posted By: wraggster

It's quiet out here - almost like Nintendo is got its attention on the launch of a new console in a matter of days.

Admittedly, though, so should you. 3DS lands this Friday in UK and Sunday in US. You cash should be tied up in dreamy thoughts of portable stereoscopic shenanigans this weekend.

Anyhow, if you're a big fan of random Japanese wrestling, shooting tanks or physics-based puzzle games, take a look at the full update list of US Nintendo downloads below.

Virtual Console

Natsume Championship Wrestling
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Step into the ring. Choose from 12 outrageous wrestlers and bring the pain. Wield the massive power of Asteroid, the lightning-fast strikes of Viper, the underhanded attacks of Phantom and many more madmen of the ring. With its robust grappling system and more than 50 moves to master, Natsume Championship Wrestling delivers the deepest and most realistic wrestling action of the 16-bit era. Test your might against the crafty AI, or up to four players can compete in exhibition, tag team and round-robin matches. (Additional accessories are required for multiplayer mode and are sold separately.)

WiiWare

Arcade Essentials
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Arcade Essentials is a collection of five classic arcade games. All are presented in a modern reincarnation with enhanced game play, stylish graphics and sound effects. Jump right in, enjoy the nonstop game play and immerse yourself in these popular games as you did many years ago. Discover lots of levels to unlock, plus high score tables and other cool stuff to keep you entertained.

Dive: The Medes Islands Secret (demo version)
Publisher: Cosmonaut Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Over the past five centuries, hundreds of ships flying every ensign have succumbed to the power of the ocean. Merchant boats, pirate ships, navy vessels - all of them have ended up covered in coral at the bottom of the ocean. They all guarded secrets that remained hidden over the years, secrets that have always been a mystery...until now. In Dive: The Medes Islands Secret, you are John Sanders, a treasure hunter and experienced diver who spends months planning and documenting a major expedition to locate and recover several ships of different ensigns around the world.

Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.

Nintendo DSiWare

G.G Series D-TANK
Publisher: Genterprise Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: You control a tank that can respawn any number of times. The focus of this shooting game is to put your life on the line to successfully carry out a variety of defensive and offensive missions. In defensive missions, you must take out the enemy tanks targeting your base before it is destroyed. In offensive missions, you must capture the enemy's stronghold within the time limit. The key to success in these missions is the strategic use of items such as bombs and special ammo.

Shapo
Publisher: Tik Games, LLC.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Shapo is a challenge that will keep you on the edge. Balance the scales as you place shapes made of different materials. Play more than 150 levels in Classic or Puzzle mode to unlock the greatest wonders of the world. Stunning art brings 15 wonders of the world to life. Enjoy exciting power-ups such as the material bomb and line bomb. Each ball and shape has a different weight, so be careful when placing your pieces. In Classic mode, create lines to remove balls. Match sequential lines and watch the combo multiplier grow. In Puzzle mode, complete increasingly complicated levels by filling the grid with the given balls.

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Nintendo refuses to compete with $1 titles

March 21st, 2011, 20:47 Posted By: wraggster

Nintendo is not concerned by competition from cheap $1 smartphone games and has no plans to lower its software prices accordingly, so says the creator of the 3DS.
Hideki Konno explained to Gamasutra that rather than lower standards to allow it to sell games for less, Nintendo planned to pour more resources into making sure its titles competed at a quality level, rather than on price.
"We're not going to try to match that," he insisted, addressing the issue of rock-bottom priced smartphone titles.
"We're just going to continually strive to not just maintain, but increase, the quality of the entertainment that we're providing, and let it sort itself out. Again, we're not worried about competing at a price point level.
Konno then speculated that Microsoft and Sony held exactly the same opinion on the issue, adding that it wasn't possible to make an immersive, content-rich title for such a low price.
"Now of course as a customer, if somebody said to me, 'Hey, we've got Call of Duty on your portable device and it's only going to cost you 100 yen,' yeah, I'd be super stoked, really excited about that," he said.
"And I'd be really excited to see a great game at a really cheap price, but I just don't think that you could make a game that's immersive and as big as, let's say Call of Duty, or any other large title, and sell it at that price point; it's just not possible.
"The only way that you're going to get a game at that price point is if it's a limited version with limited levels or something. They're going to have to reduce it to sell at that price. So that other game - because the content is valuable - it's still going to be a viable product at a higher price point.
"If we went out and created one of our titles - a big title for Nintendo - and we decided to sell it at, like, say 100 yen," he continued, "how many do we have to sell to get back our investment? That number's insane. It's just incredible, right?
What's more, Konno argued, gamers don't mind paying extra if they know they're getting a quality product.
"As a game developer I've put my heart into what I create, and I'm hoping that what I'm putting out there is something that people will be engaged by and entertained by. And as a consumer, I want the same thing. If I go and I see a game that interests me and I think I want to play it, I don't mind the fact that I have to pay a reasonable price for it.
"I'm not trying to say that I think games on cell phones are a bad thing; I'm not trying to say that they're worthless, or have no value at all. I'm just saying that they're just different."
The 3DS launches this Friday, with full retail games currently priced at around £30. The eShop, which will offer cheaper downloadable titles, will be added in via a system update later this year.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ith-USD1-games

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Nintendo 3DS Battery Is Quick To Die and Slow To Charge

March 21st, 2011, 20:40 Posted By: wraggster

The battery in the Nintendo 3DS is as bad as we had feared, and it's a major impediment to enjoying the system. ... With the screen at a reasonable brightness, 3D and wireless turned off when the game allowed it, and no sound, we were about to get to a little over 4.5 hours of playtime. If you like a brighter screen, keep 3D turned on, or if you have that speaker going, that time is only going to go down. ... Using the cradle whenever the system isn't being played is a habit you're going to want to pick up, especially with a charging time of around three and a half hours.http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/0...Slow-To-Charge

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