As far as we know, Nintendo isn’t doing anything special for Metroid’s anniversary. Zelda, on the other hand, will see symphony concerts around the world, two soundtracks, a special gold Wiimote, a Flipnote Studio competition, and the release of five games – Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time 3D, Link’s Awakening DX on the eShop, Four Swords DSiWare, and the original Zelda for the NES portion of the 3DS Ambassador program.

The only acknowledgment Nintendo is giving Metroid is in the form of the tweet above. I suppose we should be happy that Nintendo of America even remembered that the series turned 25 last week! It’s sad to see Samus fly under the radar, though. Sure, Metroid isn’t as popular as Zelda, but it’s still a treasured franchise that has been around just as long.

What: Puzzler Mind Gym® 3D

Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ system

Where: Available at retailers throughout North America

When: September 13, 2011

Price: $39.99

Details: Ubisoft® is pleased to announce Puzzler Mind Gym® 3D for the Nintendo 3DS™ system. The game will be available at retail in North America on September 13, 2011 and is rated “E” for Everyone by the ESRB.

Puzzler Mind Gym 3D offers a daily program of brain exercises and puzzles in 3D, designed to help make the most of your mind. Improve your capabilities in four categories you use every day – Visual, Memorization, Word-based, and Numerical puzzles abound.

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WiiWare

The Mystery of Whiterock Castle – Grumble Grumble
Snail Mail – Grumble Grumble
Ubongo – Grumble Grumble
Mega Man 5 – Recommended

DSiWare

Beach Party Crazy – Hmmm…
Dreamwalker – Recommended
Hidden Photo – Grumble Grumble
GO Series Picdun – Hmmm…
Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent?! – Recommended
Zimo: Mahjong Fanatic – Hmmm…

3DS VC

Alleyway – Hmmm…
Super Mario Land – Recommended
Donkey Kong – Recommended
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX – Recommended
Radar Mission – Hmmm…
Tennis – Hmmm…
3D Classics: Excitebike – Hmmm…

The images above come from Hideo Kojima’s Twitter account. He’s been showing the camoflauge system in action, which uses the 3DS’ cameras. This feature was announced during E3 a few months ago.

If you bought your Nintendo 3DS system before August 12th but missed the deadline to join the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Programme, you’ll be pleased to hear you’re still eligible to register! For information on how you can still do this, visit our Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Programme page here.

For all consumers who purchased their Nintendo 3DS system and accessed Nintendo eShop or conducted the recent system update prior to the 12th of August, you will have already qualified to receive your free downloadable software. We’ll be providing an online tool soon to allow you to confirm your status. You can also find more details on this at our Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Programme page here.

I haven’t heard of Nintendo of America matching this offer as of yet. We’ll let you know if they make an announcement.

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Based on a patent filed earlier this month, the Wii U controller will contain a magnetometer, an IR port, a speaker, a microphone, and ion battery, and built-in flash memory.

Some of this we were already aware of, and some of this isn’t too surprising – such as the inclusion of flash memory. Wii owners may remember that the Wii controller also featured a bit of memory to carry data such as Mii information.

As far as the magnetometer goes, I’m not quite sure if that’s even worth making a big deal out of yet. I can’t say I know much about the technology, though it’s apparently included in other devices such as the iPhone.

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