Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
Many a Zelda theorist and fan will simply look at the title of this post and run and hide in fear. However justified or not that is, if you weren't aware, Dan Owsen is back with Nintendo as a translator, and was present at America's recent Ocarina of Time ...
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
In the wake of the Sony PlayStation Network debacle and the earlier Sony vs. GeoHot saga, you would think that Nintendo would have learned something from its competitor's mistakes. Instead, the Nintendo 3DS is now facing a major campaign against its absurdly restrictive DRM. The Free Software Foundation ...
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Hard on the heels of the Free Software Foundation's Day Against DRM earlier this month, the advocacy organization last week launched a new campaign targeting the Nintendo 3DS . "The Nintendo 3DS comes with Terms of Service (TOS) that should not be accepted," wrote the group's campaign manager, Joshua Gay, ...
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
Luke Plunkett - According to an "insider", a report on Develop is claiming that Nintendo's next home console will ship with a controller that features a front-facing camera. Just like the DSi and 3DS.This camera would "be used for in-game images"; presumably, that means anything you take a snap ...
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
The Free Software Foundation has launched an anti-3DS campaign on the grounds that Nintendo's terms of service are in violation of users' rights. "The Nintendo 3DS comes with Terms of Service (TOS) that should not be accepted," blogged the group's campaign manager, Joshua Gay. "In fact, the TOS are so ...
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
If you start to examine the numbers that are coming out of Nintendo, it should be a surprise to no one that they're planning to unveil a next-gen console at E3 this year.Interest in the Wii is waning, and in Japan only 6,336 units were sold last week , ...
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Hard on the heels of the Free Software Foundation's Day Against DRM earlier this month, the advocacy organisation last week launched a new campaign targeting the Nintendo 3DS."The Nintendo 3DS comes with Terms of Service (TOS) that should not be accepted," wrote the group's campaign manager , Joshua Gay. "In ...
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Nintendo and Best Buy are teaming up to try to improve the 3DS experience.Starting in June, Best Buy will offer 3DS owners free wireless access inside 1,000 stores. When folks connect to the Best Buy network via the portable's SpotPass feature, they will find movie trailers, "gaming extras," and "exclusive ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
When the 3DS first released on March 27, there was something of a revolution here at IGN. Every day, before and after work, those of us who had gotten our systems at launch would congregate for "Street Pass walk around."Basically, we'd all get together and walk around the office, ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Gamers have a heap of new options this week on Nintendo's virtual marketplace, ranging from a 1995 classic SNES game on the Virtual Console to an arcade fishing game for WiiWare.Leading the pack this week is Chrono Trigger (800 Wii points, or $8) on the Virtual Console. The game ...
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