Ever since the launch of the Nintendo 3DS™ system, users around the U.S. increasingly have been seeking each other out to plan in-person meetups and exchange fun content via the system’s built-in StreetPass™ feature. To make it even easier for fans to connect and come together, Nintendo of America has created a Meetup Everywhere community that people can use to organize their own local StreetPass-themed meetups and social gatherings*. To mark the launch of this community, Nintendo 3DS users everywhere are encouraged to hold StreetPass meetups on Saturday, June 25, which has been designated Nintendo 3DS StreetPass Day.
Meetup Everywhere is a simple-to-use online platform that enables an organization’s fans or followers to coordinate local, real-life meetups based on shared interests. Nintendo 3DS users who are interested in sharing content with others via StreetPass are invited to visit http://www.meetup.com/nintendo3ds to find events in their area or to plan their own StreetPass meetups. Users are also encouraged to use the “#streetpass” hashtag within social media to promote Nintendo 3DS StreetPass events throughout the year and attract even more participants.
During Satoru Iwata’s GDC speech back in March, Nintendo’s president teased news regarding Zelda’s 25th anniversary. Unfortunately, Iwata only said that Shigeru Miyamoto has been working on a plan to allow all lovers of the franchise to celebrate together.
That was quite a mysterious statement, and fans have been left wondering what it could mean. Thankfully they won’t have to wait much longer to find out what Nintendo has up their sleeves.
Famitsu held a live-stream of a Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D preview with Eiji Aonuma earlier today. Although most of the time was spent previewing the upcoming 3DS title, Aonuma apparently said that anniversary plans for Zelda will be shared at E3. I missed most of the event and I don’t speak Japanese, so I can’t confirm the rumor. But it would most definitely make sense to feature the news at E3, especially if it’s a new game.
Anyone want to take a guess as to what they’re working on?
1. [3DS] One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP
2. [PS3] Troy Warriors
3. [Wii] Pandora’s Tower
4. [PS3] Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou
5. [PSP] Akiba’s Trip
6. [DS] Treasure Report
7. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional
8. [PSP] Patapon 3
9. [PSP] Iza, Shutsujin! Koisen
10. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011
Hideo Kojima sent out this sneak peak of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D on his Twitter account earlier today:
As we’ve been expecting, Kojima confirmed that the title will be playable at E3 next week. It’s also likely that Konami will feature the title at their pre-E3 conference tomorrow.
In addition to posting the image above, Kojima shared a few gameplay tidbits. It looks like the title will support gyro functionality. You may also notice that the photo has a look at the touch screen in action. According to a separate Twitter post, you can swap weapons by interacting with the screen. Simply press the desired weapon and you’ll be good to go. Oh, and you can duck and walk at the same time.
Where is all of this 3DS eShop news coming from? Your guess if as good as mine, since I have no idea! Another report has surfaced about the upcoming service. Specifically, it looks like Excitebike will also be a free download the the eShop launches next week. More details can be seen below.
– Limited time offer
– Enhanced NES port
– Two racing modes
– You can race alone for the best time or play against rivals
– Can save up to 32 tracks in the track editor
– Possible to adjust the 3D effect in-game or with the slider
Since Rayman Origins is practically confirmed for Wii, I think it would be appropriate to post these screenshots. It looks quite nice, don’t you think?
Nintendo’s first, original eShop release seems to be a new title called “Pokedex 3D.” I’m not quite sure where this information originated from since Nintendo has yet to make an official announcement. Having said that, this does appear to be the real deal. We’ve posted the first screenshots and details for you below.
– Contains all new Pokemon from Black/White
– Look up information about the Pokemon including their moves all for free
– Over 150 Pokemon
– SpotPass support
– Uses Augmented Reality
– Begin with 16 Pokemon
– Unlock more by scanning QR Codes, SpotPass, or by trading data with friends (most likely through StreetPass)
– SpotPass limit is three random Pokemon per day
– View the Pokemon in 3D
– Rotate them in full 360 degrees
– Pokedex has filters and bookmarking functionality
– Augmented Reality: Display Pokemon in pictures taken through the 3DS camera
Nintendo has released yet another trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. It contains over four minutes of glorious sword-swinging and adventuring action that fans will remember from the N64 title. Fortunately, only three weeks remain before this first must-have 3DS titles arrives on store shelves.
The two images above have been going around today as screenshots of a Metroid Project Cafe title, but, no, they aren’t real. Actually, they were actually taken from a Mass Effect 2/Unreal Tournament III mod. Still, it’s a bit fun to take a look at the many, many fake images created right before E3. And something tells me these aren’t the last fan-made screenshots we’ll see before the show…
