3DS VC
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Punch-Out!! (NES)
Metroid (NES)
Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters (Game Boy)
Dr Mario (Game Boy)
Dragon Crystal (Game Gear)
Shinobi (Game Gear)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (Game Gear)
Wii VC
Mega Man X (SNES)
Mega Man 5 (NES)
Super Street Fighter 2 – Wi-Fi play included (Mega Drive)
Strider (Mega Drive)
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa’s Revenge (Neo Geo)
Source: Nintendo PR
Today is the last day of February, meaning you have less than 24 hours left to purchase the current downloadable rewards over at Club Nintendo with your coins. Members can choose from Art Academy: First Semester (150 coins) and Mario Party 2 (150 coins). We’ll find out about the new downloadable rewards by this time tomorrow.
3DS demo
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – Free
3DS VC
Super Mario Bros – £4.50
Punch-Out!! – £4.50
DSiWare
Lola’s Alphabet Train – £1.80 / 200 points
Source: Nintendo PR
A new Nintendo patent, filed in the U.S. last August and published last week, details an idea the company had for an “environment sensor unit”. Numerous sensors would be included in the unit, such as an atmospheric pressure sensor, temperature sensor, and humidity sensor. The unit as a whole could impact gameplay in certain ways.
It isn’t known if this is something that Nintendo still plans on pursuing in the future. Perhaps they’re considering implementing some of this technology in the Wii U, or maybe it’s nothing more than an idea.
In any case, below is a roundup of what the patent tells us:
– Sensor data could be used to predict the weather, estimate the time of year, and detect which room in which the device is located
– Can alter in-game content
– Dedicated microcomputer and memory also included
– Microcomputer/memory allow the unit to run the sensors at periodic intervals; it remains in sleep mode otherwise to collect and transfer data
– Sensor reading history can be plotted on-screen
– Information can be shared with others
– Graphs comparing different locations can be shown
– Atmospheric pressure data can be sent to a server
– It can then be corrected for elevation based on the location of the system and can be used to make a large-scale map of atmospheric pressure (isobar chart)
– Temperature/humidity sensors can detect patterns over time; infer whether the room is occupied
– Information from this can be sent to other users to tell them if a person is present
– Information can also be used to infer the time of year over a longer period of time
– In-game environments can be changed to match the real-life season/weather
– Possible applications include sensor readings with various historical data to generate indices such as beer index, influenza epidemic index, comfort/discomfort index, laundry index
– The system can make recommendations including what clothes should be worn on a certain day
– Unit can be equipped with a radio/infrared communication system to control other devices, such as an air condition
– The Wii Sensor Bar’s infrared lights could be used for this communication
– Smell sensor, dust sensor, human sensor, camera, illuminance sensor, and an ultraviolet sensor also mentioned
– Sunlight information can be inferred
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D will be out in Japan on May 31, Square Enix has announced. It will cost 5,490 yen.
Joining the standard game is a “Special Pack” that features a special 3DS-designed system. The bundle will be priced at 24,980 yen.
Team Meat has been in talks with Nintendo about bringing Binding of Issac to the 3DS. Unfortunately, it won’t be happening. Nintendo rejected the idea because of “questionable religious content” in the game.
Team Meat’s Ed McMillen tweeted about the situation:
“Attention: After a long internal debate Nintendo has decided NOT to allow the Binding of Isaac on the 3ds. …As many assumed the reasons were due to the games ‘questionable religious content’. Thank GOD Steam exists!
Some fans are still reeling over the announcement that Pokemon Black/White 2 are in development for the DS. After all, most studios and consumers have moved on to Nintendo’s latest handheld, the 3DS.
What does Nintendo have to say about the situation?
Here’s a statement from one representative at the company:
“Remember that Nintendo 3DS can also play all Nintendo DS Pokemon games. The Nintendo DS family also has a massive installed base of more than 51 million systems in the United States alone, and we are keen on continuing to deliver new experiences to this audience.”
Source
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward scenario writer Koutaro Uchikoshi has been keeping track of fan feedback that has been posted to Twitter and various blogs. It seems that he’s been pleased with the comments, as Uchikoshi hinted on Twitter that a sequel could be on the way. According to Andriasang, he said something along the lines of “that they’re getting closer to making a sequel a reality.”
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward hit Japan two weeks ago. A localized version of the title is scheduled to hit North America later this year.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
