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Live in the UK? If so, you may want to head over to Games Britannia on July 7/8 for a demo of New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Nintendo says that this is the first time the game will be playable in the UK.

For more information, head past the break.

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The North American eShop has been receiving demos on a regular basis. Within the past month, trials for LEGO Batman 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, Order Up!! Kingdom Hearts 3D, and Rhythm Thief have arrived on the store.

Next week, the North American eShop will be getting yet another demo. n-Space has confirmed that a sampling of Heroes of Ruin will be made available on July 5. It should be included in NOA’s Nintendo Download report next week.

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Not a shabby week for Nintendo Downloads! Two great titles for the eShop, a demo, and a pretty good sale for this week’s “Game of the Weekend”.

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

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Marvel Pinball 3D – Marvel Pinball 3D is the ultimate superhero pinball experience, featuring original tables based on legendary characters from the Marvel universe, including Iron Man, Captain America and the Fantastic Four. (For Nintendo 3DS™)

Bomb Monkey™ – Blok Bombing is a fine and ancient sport invented by a small, creative troop of primates called Bomb Monkeys. The goal is simple: do not allow the bloks rising from the jungle floor to knock you from your perch. (For Nintendo 3DS)

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Nintendo previously announced that Pokemon Black/White 2 would be available in North America Europe this fall. Today, the company has shared a final release date.

Pokemon Black/White 2 launches in the US on October 7 in North America and October 12 in Europe. The eShop app Pokemon Dream Radar will be up for download on the same day.

The official North American announcement has been posted below.

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So, for all of you all mad because I didn’t really talk about ‘Bomb Monkey’ in my “review”, here’s some cool gameplay footage of it I took. I’m really bad at it and I’m sorry, but you can definitely get the gist and whether or not it’s your type of game. Also I apologize for the ads. I know they suck, but they help the site stay not-broken.

~Austin

Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, Features, Reviews | 0 comments

Game: Bomb Monkey
System: 3DS (eShop)
Developer: Renegade Kid
Release Date: June 27, 2012
Price: $5.00

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It’s games like ‘Bomb Monkey’ that make me wish there wasn’t so much pressure to add a numbered score to game reviews. Admittedly, I hold none of this pressure myself because I have nothing to lose by doing things differently, but in general you’ll see a game like this come along and it’s going to score 6s, 7s, and a few 8s. Maybe even a 9 or two if it’s lucky. You can tell this just by looking at it for three seconds, or from hearing someone describe it.

It’s destined to these scores of “decent-but-not-great” not by value of its production or design, but by virtue of the fact that it’s a casual puzzle game. Like Mario Party or Just Dance, its score doesn’t stand among others in its genre, but rather among those like Zelda or Skyrim; games so grand in scope and lengthy in execution that they deserve the highest industry praises.

‘Bomb Monkey’ neither tries nor needs to be like this. It’s a puzzle game whose objective is simple and if it were anything else would be a worse game for it. Does this mean it’s fair to bound it to scores below 8 or 9? Just because it’s a different kind of game? Should I rate it a 7.5? 7? 6.5? Some might say yes, because it’s not as good as Zelda. Some would say no, because it’s not as good nor worse than Zelda- it’s merely different.

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Nintendo has gone into detail as to what has changed between the original 3DS and the 3DS XL.

There have been some reports through initial hands-on that the 3D effect has improved. While that could be possible, it’s likely related to the larger screen size. Nintendo says that the screens are made of the same materials as the original 3DS.

Continuing on with the screen theme, IGN reports that the 3DS XL hasn’t been adjusted to accommodate the 90% display increase.

The 3DS XL’s sound speaker design has changed, but it isn’t related to improved technology. A Nintendo spokesperson said that “the speaker function of the XL is the same quality level as the 3DS’s.”

Aside from the Circle Pad, XL features input adjustments. The d-pad as well as the shoulder and face buttons are now “slightly bigger than the 3DS buttons.”

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