Nintendo is one for the silent protagonist. With the exception of the Star Fox games, all of Nintendo’s main characters have never spoken. That has started to change, though. In Metroid: Other M, the developers gave Samus a voice. Most fans didn’t like what she had to say, or the fact that she was speaking at all. Others – such as myself – saw it as a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, we are few and far between.

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3DS region-clock

– Unconfirmed
– Sounds like the 3DS will be region-locked
– DSi was region-locked, DS/Lite were not
– Primary reason Nintendo does region-locking is for piracy

3DS Game Coins

– Shown in screenshots/video
– Different theories about what it actually does

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The images above apparently come from yet another Taiwanese 3DS fan who somehow managed to get his hands on the system. A bunch of photos were taken, most of which provide a look at the system’s innards.

Thanks to Captain N for the tip!

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The screenshots above are from the PSP title, but you can expect the 3DS version to look very similar. BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 will be released in Japan on March 31.

Love Zombie (DS) – 9/8/8/8
Venus & Braves: Majo to Megami to Horobi no Yogen (PSP) – 8/8/8/7
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom (PS3/360) – 8/8/7/8
Kaijuu Busters Powered (DS) – 8/7/7/7
Kinect Joy Ride (360) – 7/7/7/7

– Nintendo World 2011 demo starts with an anime movie carnival scene
– Can only turn the 3D completely on or off for pre-rendered footage (applies to all games)
– After the video, Professor Layton and Luke arrive in Montedoll
– 3D character models instead of 2D drawings
– Overhead map on the touch screen
– Layton and Luke can move when you tap the map on the touch screen
– Notebook-like mouse pad on touch screen when investigating areas of interest in the backdrops on the top screen
– Slide the stylus on the touch screen to move goggles on the top screen
– Tap the spot when you see a point of interest
– First puzzle: set on a corncob, 2 beetles stuck in grooves formed by removed kernels, the two are separated by a wall of kernels, guide one beetles through grooves util it reaches the other
– Another puzzle: on an iceberg with 6 penguins, has a king penguin who wants to be moved to the center, penguins will move forward until they hit something or fall off when you touch one, position all penguins so the king can reach the center
– A lot of layering effects for 3D usage
– Characters, dialogue box, background, other elements are layered for conversation scenes

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