Nikkei claims the system will feature the ability.
The latest edition of the Nikkei newspaper claims that the 3DS will feature an ability that has not yet been revealed by Nintendo; the ability to install software.
More talk from the crew based on what they saw on the show floor, particularly the Move, Kinect, and 3DS.
The full PixlBit E3 crew talk for a little under an hour about everything they played at the show with an emphasis on new hardware.
StarFox 64 is back! In 3DS port form.
There's not all that much to say about StarFox 64 3DS. Believe it or not, in this case, it's exactly what one would expect it to be.
Mortal Kombat is done messing around with its return to 2d gameplay.
After sitting in a line without moving for nearly an hour, I was about rip out some spines after getting inside the Mortal Kombat demo. Luckily, the game did all of that for me. The developer demoing the game showed us the brutal return to the franchise's roots, and its never looked better. The moves now feature a see through effect for when characters hit their opponents particularity hard. Showing bones breaking and muscles tearing through the skin, it really makes for some awesome presentation.
Nick finally gets to try Kinect, click through to see his thoughts.
Though Microsoft is touting Kinect hard this E3, seemingly it is quite challenging to actually get some play time with the peripheral. Thankfully, we had a booth tour scheduled for Ubisoft which gave me an all-access pass to check out Motion Sports, one of the Kinect games being developed by Ubisoft.
3D picture taking? Mind = blown.
With my last Hands On article for the 3DS, I only had the opportunity to see a few dioramas on the system and play around with the buttons. This time I had the opportunity to take a few pictures.
Augmented reality was already pretty cool in its own right. Add in 3D, and now you have double cool.
Surprisingly, the best 3DS demo on the floor wasn't a real game in its own right. Rather, a tech demo designed to show off three pieces of technology featured in the 3DS: The Camera, Motion Sensors, and of course, the 3D effect.
Dead Space 2 is looking great with plenty of familiar and new faces--most of which have been dismembered.
Behind closed doors, Dead Space 2 was demoed in a room modeled after a church. Moody candles (OK, they were electric, but faint enough to be atmospheric) and other lights dimly illuminated the room. Pews lined the viewing area with a big screen ready to show the game in action. Shortly after settling into my seat, the demonstration began.
PilotWings is back!
I've been a massive fan of the PilotWings series since its inception on the SNES. As you'd expect, I've been pining for a new entry in the series for quite a while now. Well, Nintendo has delivered in spades by bringing it back on the 3DS.
de Blob is back for more paintin' and liberatin'.
A couple years ago, an innovative and intriguing Wii game hit the market from THQ. de Blob was its name, and it brought some amazing music and fantastic platforming gameplay to the Wii. While the game was very good, it did suffer from some small issues, particularly with the jumping which was executed via waggling. Additionally, there was some tedium in terms of gameplay. de Blob: The Underground is a follow-up to that game, which seeks to improve the issues that were a detriment to the original.
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