Date archives for July, 2010

July 14th, 2010
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Nintendo Download: 16th July 2010 (Europe)

Flying and fighting on Wii; French, Darkness, solitaire and 3D tanks on DSi

Another Virtual Console holiday, but WiiWare gets Pearl Harbored and then engages in some funky fighting. Conspicuous by its absence is Furry Legends, previously believed to be released this Friday but Gamelion has confirmed to us there will be an announcement of its new release date in the near future.

WiiWare

Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising (700pts - Legendo) – Take to the skies in this aerial dogfighting game, with real WWII aircraft engaging in some of the war's most famous battles. It's proved popular since its North American release, so have a look at our Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising review to see if this one's for you.

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Review: Toribash

Worth a bash

Already freely available for PC, Toribash has landed on WiiWare with a 1,000 point price tag and a lot to live up to.

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July 13th, 2010
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Review: New Metroid: Other M Footage Looks Intense

ONM ODs on M:OM

With a now-confirmed European release date of September 3rd to follow the North American launch on August 31st, the good ship Metroid: Other M is running at full-pelt now, with the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine running a week-long series of new footage.

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RT @NiDcom: EXCLUSIVE: YUJI NAKA TALKS TO NiGHTSintoDREAMS.COM : http://www.nightsintodreams.com/?p=1343 Great stuff, congrats guys!



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Review: 1 in 10 People Can’t See 3D Properly

Potential problem for 3DS

The upcoming launch of Nintendo's 3DS is getting people pretty excited as they imagine their first glimpse of true 3D gaming in the palm of their hand. For 12% of those giddy gamers, however, the moment could be a disappointing one.

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I am spending most of my morning playing tunes from the Let's Tap soundtrack on Music On: Retro Keyboard. Tap De Papapaya sounds ace



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Review: 3DS Form is Final Shape, says Hideki Konno

Most of the released images of the 3DS so far have come with a "not final form" caveat, but it seems you can start to ignore that now, as Nintendo hardware honcho Hideki Konno has stated you can take those images as the final shape, making the confirmation in a brief but wide-ranging interview with Wired magazine:

Wired.com: In 2004, when the first DS was first shown at E3, we saw an exterior form factor that wasn’t final. Will the look of the 3DS be changed before its release?

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Review: Gamelion Invites You to Enrol in the Tic-Tac-Toe Academy

More pen and paper games for DSiWare

Gamelion's Extreme Hangman was an extreme hit on DSiWare, quickly becoming one of the biggest-selling paid titles on the service, so it makes sense the developers want to expand on this success with more simple games. The next title lined up is Academy: Tic-Tac-Toe, and you'll never guess what it includes.

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July 12th, 2010
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Review: Nintendo Download: 12th July (North America)

Bashing and balloons for Wii; puzzles, paper and playing French for DSiWare

A pretty varied platter for North America today, with Virtual Console again absent but WiiWare gaining two games and DSiWare letting five more passengers onto the download bus.

WiiWare

Toribash (1000pts - Nabi Studios) – A turn-based fighting game that's big on physics, Toribash is one of the rare WiiWare games to feature online play. Our review is currently in the works and will be up shortly.

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Review: Live Video Chat Could Come to Pokemon Black & White

Live Caster feature for DSi and 3DS only

Pokémon Black & White is shaping up to be a big push forward for the series: as well as a revamped graphical style, three-on-three battling and more, the latest information suggests it will allow DSi and 3DS owners to use video chat in local and WiFi Connection play.

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