Category: News

October 20th, 2010
kinectaku.com/news

Six-Year Olds Cope with Kinect Just Fine, says Rare

Interface so intuitive a kid could use it

Game controllers: covered in buttons, aren't they? Although many gamers appreciate the range of possible inputs that control pads bring, youngsters are often confused by the complexity of controllers. Kinect, with its famed "no buttons" design, should be much easier for kids to get to grips with. That's certainly true, according to UK developer Rare.

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nintendolife.com/news

Super Mario Bros. Nearly Had a Shoot ’em Up Stage

Before fireballs came bullets

You might know enough about Super Mario Bros. to win our 25th anniversary competition, but did you know a shooting stage was planned for the game?

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New Sonic Free Riders Trailer Rides the Kinect Wave

Emerald coasting in

Sonic Free Riders may not have been top of our list of Sega games to launch with Kinect, but if there's one thing we've learnt from following the Japanese giant it's to put up with what we're given.

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nintendolife.com/news

If You Cross Mario with Twitter, You Get Super Twario

Cutesy client makes Twitter a game

We can all agree that Super Mario Bros. has made a big influence on gaming, but social networking? Not so much. Until today that is, with a new Mario-inspired Twitter application now on the iPhone.

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movemodo.com/news

TV Superstars Hogs the Limelight in Europe’s PSN Update

New avatars and themes up now

Yesterday's US PlayStation Store update brought with it Heavy Rain videos and a playable demo of The Shoot, but the European update isn't quite so interesting, unless you're crazy about TV Superstars that is.

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nintendolife.com/news

Mario Anniversary Screensaver and Pins Arrive at Club Nintendo

Get ready to cash in your coins

If you've been hoarding away your Club Nintendo coins in the hope that something awesome would come to Club Nintendo in celebration of Super Mario Bros.' 25th anniversary, take a look at these new updates and see what your coins will net you.

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nintendolife.com/news

Nintendo Download: 22nd October 2010 (Europe)

Nice and early this week

Europe comes through with a bumper crop of downloadable delights for release this Friday. Shall we see what they are?

WiiWare

My Starry Skies (Hudson, 500pts) – Known as My Planetarium in North America, this is essentially My Aquarium for stargazers, with around 20,000 stars, planets, asteroids and more for your observation, education and maybe even a little entertainment.

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nintendolife.com/news

Drool at this Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright Trailer

Such lovely animation

You know when Level 5 is involved you're going to get some high quality animation, but this animated trailer for the upcoming Professor Layton & Phoenix Wright crossover for 3DS is possibly the studio's best work yet. Why? Because it features more top hats, finger-pointing and Objection!-shouting than anything we've ever seen.

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Australia, Count Your Blessings – You Get Wii Remote Plus Soon

And an appropriate game, you lucky so-and-sos

Hey Australians – fed up of getting the short end of the stick when it comes to prices, availability, release dates? We know. Now you can rejoice as Down Under is set to receive Wii Remote Plus before Japan and Europe, with no North American release currently confirmed.

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movemodo.com/news

The Shoot Demo and Move Videos Hit the US PlayStation Store

Heavy Rain, NBA 2K11 and Kevin Butler all inbound

If your Move has gone disappointingly underused in the field of on-rails shooting games set in television studios, it's about to get a free taster of the high life in the form of a demo for The Shoot, available now on the US PlayStation Store.

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