Nintendo Announces First Public Sampling of 3DS

Today along with announcements mostly relating to earnings from Nintendo came word of plans for a public (!) 3DS demo event in Japan. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata noted that the event will be held January 8, 9, and 10 (three days over the weekend) on the outskirts of Tokyo at the Makuhari Messe convention center. If you’ll remember correctly, Nintendo held similar events for the DS and Wii in Japan as well.

Events surrounding the Wii and DS did tours of the larger cities of Japan while this 3DS event seems to be exclusive to Tokyo. You might not have to fly all the way there to get your hands on a 3DS early though, as Satoru noted that there will be “some things” planned that will allow people to play and sample the 3DS in their part of the country (Japan, of course.) So if you live outside Japan, maybe then you aught to get a ticket. If not, take a train, you know, or just hang out and you’ll get your try one way or another. This event is the first place any of the public will be able to sample the 3DS

Via : slashgear

Nintendo Wii Remote Plus is just $39, gets included in shiny new red bundle

We've been waiting for it to get more official in more places, and Nintendo's finally spilling the beans on the American release for its Wii Remote Plus. As you'll surely know, the controller takes that unsightly MotionPlus attachment and bundles it right into an otherwise stock looking Wiimote, and will do so at a very fair price of $39.99. That new model will also be included in a new Wii bundle, in which the little console is so charmed by its new controller that it's blushed into a bright crimson (again). Or maybe it's the included copy of New Super Mario Bros. Regardless, that'll be $199, and that new, 25th Anniversary red DSi XL bundle Nintendo announced last month is official too, costing $179. All three launch in just a couple weeks, on November 7, so get ready to ditch those dongles.

Via : engadget

Nintendo Wii turns red with glee for Super Mario's 25th anniversarii

First of all, put away those credit cards, American readers, this is so far a Japan-only affair. Nintendo's celebrations of Mario's 25th birthday are extending beyond custom DSi and DSi LL consoles to a repainted Wii machine and a pretty sweet bundle to go with it.

The sporty red number above includes one of the newfangled Wii Remote Plus controllers -- which can do MotionPlus tracking without the additional appendage -- along with a similarly rouged-up nunchuck, and, perhaps best of all, a preinstalled copy of Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Edition. That's still the game you know and love, but it now comes with bricks embellished with the number 25 on the front. You'll catch a screenshot after the break, while the Japanese audience can expect the tasty bundle to drop on November 11 for ¥20,000 ($241). Hey, if you really want it that bad, you've got a whole month to figure out an import strategy.

Via : engadget, Nintendo Japan, Kotaku

Wii Party release date confirmed, includes Wii Remote

Those retailer listings we rambled on about last month turned out to be correct - Nintendo Australia has announced an October 7th release for Wii Party. That's just a few days after America, and one day before Europe!

The spiritual successor to Mario Party features 80 mini-games, 13 different modes and comes bundled with a white Wii Remote. However, you'll also be able to buy the game by itself. The standalone version is priced at $79.95, while the Wii Remote bundle is $99.95.

It'll be a multi-billion seller by the end of the year. I'll take eight.

Via : aussie-nintendo.com

Ubisoft sides with Nintendo 3DS over Move and Kinect

Neither Sony nor Microsoft have yet launched their new motion control systems – Move and Kinect respectively – but one major videogame publisher has already weighed in with which platform it thinks will win the impending battle of new gameplay technology... siding firmly with the Nintendo 3DS.

Specifically, while Ubisoft's European managing director Alain Corre believes the 3DS has an extremely bright future ahead of it, he thinks the years ahead will probably not be so bright for Move or Kinect.

“[Move and Kinect] are good extensions and will certainly ensure that some new casual buyers are secured, which is good for Microsoft and Sony since the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 do not address this target group yet,” he offered in a translated PlanetDS.de report.

However, when asked whether Nintendo's rivals have created motion-control platforms capable of extending the longevity of their respective hardware platforms, Corre answered by simply saying: “I think not.”

Ubisoft's viewpoints regarding the future of gaming follow on from similar praise legendary game developer Warren Spector (Epic Mickey, Deus Ex) lavished upon Nintendo's glasses-free stereoscopic 3D console technology during a recent Gamescom chat with Game Informer.

Via : thetechherald.com

Nintendo VS-flash card, London agrees with Nintendo

The fight against Nintendo producers of flash-cards and similar Nintendo DS continues today and has reached a new milestone.

S High Court in London has today issued the ruling that gave reason to consider unlawful Nintendo cartridges that can run pirated copies of original games, most notably the ruling convicting companies

Playables Limited and Wai Dat Chan, because they sold UK market these cartridges. As these cartridges can be seen bypassing the security system from Nintendo DS games to run on a non-lawful.

Defenders of the companies have argued that the system is legal and allows users to use external applications, and this the Court replied that the cartridges must be removed before they can work illegally, security systems inserted by Nintendo violation, then, terms of use consoles.

Via : gameparade.net