Monday, March 28, 2011

Nintendo Have Released Photo's From The Best Buy New York Nintendo 3DS Launch Event

Nintendo have released photographs from the New York Best Buy Nintendo 3DS launch event. each of the photo's have a caption, provided by Nintendo, that can be turned on by hitting the speech bubble.

Photographs


This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo have revealed the games coming out today on the USA WiiWare and DSiWare Stores. Its a quiet week as there are no WiiWare games but there are 2 demos and 2 DSiWare Games.

WiiWare Demo

Dart Rage


Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2


DSiWare

Simply Solitaire
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. as well as the Solitaire game, there is also 50 puzzles included.


Faceez: Monsters!
This is a 1 player only game that costs 200 DSi Points. This is the second Faceez game and it features all sorts of monsters to turn your friends into.


Press Release

This week, players of any age are invited to check out new demo versions of games for the WiiWare™ service – one offering competitive darts challenges, the other giving preschoolers a fun way to learn by interacting with baby animals. For the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, there's a new version of a classic card game, plus a wild new photo-manipulation game that can turn an ordinary face into something eerie and outrageous. The wide selection of downloadable games for Nintendo systems truly has something for everyone.

WiiWare

Dart Rage (demo version)
Publisher: JV Games Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference
Price: 0 Wii Points™; full version available for 600 Wii Points
Description: Grab your Wii Remote™ controller and prepare for the ultimate game of darts on your Wii™ console. With no buttons to push, you'll be completely immersed in the game's realism. Dart Rage puts you in the spotlight as you compete against friends, the computer or both. With four great games to choose from – including 301-901, Cricket, Poker and American (Baseball) darts – Dart Rage has plenty of options to keep the game fresh. There is also a VS mode in which you can compete at the same time in a race to the finish. Rock out to the sizzling soundtrack with a commentator announcing your every shot or miss.

Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 (demo version)
Publisher: Lexis Numerique
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: EC (Early Childhood)
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 500 Wii Points
Description: Welcome to the first fun, poetic brain-trainer for children aged 3 to 6. With the PooYoos, a merry band of adorable baby animals, children will have fun while learning the basics for development, including numbers, letters, lateralization, shapes and colors. Children get to dance with their new friends and earn lovely interactive rewards. With two levels of interactivity, children of any age or level can play the activities based on plants and music. This game has been designed for use by children who have not yet grasped reading. The instructions are spoken in French, English or Spanish, depending on the language setting of your Wii console.

Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.

Nintendo DSiWare

Simply Solitaire
Publisher: Engine Software
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Simply Solitaire gives you exactly what you want: pure Solitaire on your Nintendo DSi™ system. Solitaire (also called Patience) is a single-player card game involving a layout of cards with a goal of sorting them. Solitaire games involve dealing cards from a shuffled deck into a prescribed arrangement on a tabletop. The player attempts to reorder the deck by suit and rank through a series of moves, transferring cards from one place to another. The simple game design and easy, intuitive controls make it a game that the whole family can enjoy. The game has 50 puzzles in each level to guarantee hours of fun game play.

Faceez: Monsters!
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Blood, Comic Mischief, Alcohol Reference
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Faceez is back, and this time it will scare your friends. Faceez: Monsters! features frightening new disguises and accessories, including the living dead, werewolves, vampires and zombies. Take pictures of your friends' faces, turn them into abominable monsters and place them in your own settings. Expect lots of laugher and fun as you share your monstrous creations.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com or http://www.nintendodsi.com.

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 26th And Sunday 27th March

This is all the news From The Weekend Of Saturday 26th And Sunday 27th March.

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The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From The Weekend Of Saturday 26th And Sunday 27th March

  • QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Friday 25th March http://ht.ly/1bW8IZ
  • The Weinstein Company forms Beefy Media, a games label to create games from The Weinstein Company and its Divisions http://ht.ly/4mU5r
  • RT @beefymedia: @QTE FYI - We are not owned or created by TWC, only affiliated with them through a strategic consultancy http://ht.ly/4mXQH
  • QTE Blog: Square Enix Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer For Deus Ex: Human Revolution http://ht.ly/1bWaX8
  • DS: Its reported Pokemon Black and White have sold a combined 2 Million units in the USA in 2 weeks http://ht.ly/4mUzJ
  • Slight Mad Studios, devs behind Shift 2 Unleashed, reveal they have no game coming up after a publisher pulled out http://ht.ly/4mUB6
  • QTE Blog: Sony Have Released New Screenshots For Playstation Move Heroes http://ht.ly/1bWccD
  • 360: Microsoft say Dungeon Fighter Online won't be free to play, may not even be a MMO on the 360 http://ht.ly/4mWCJ
  • PC: AMD Say comments about Direct X And Microsoft have been exaggerated, says Direct X is stable, coalesced the industry http://ht.ly/4mWFG
  • QTE Blog: EA Have Released A Launch Trailer For Shift 2 Unleashed http://ht.ly/1bWenM
  • QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ht.ly/1bWIxY
  • QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ht.ly/1bWLvN

QTE Tweets Of The Week

This is the top 9 most clicked news stories from the QTE Gamers Twitter Stream. Its a wird mix of news in this weeks Top 9. there's some usual regulars, like the UK game Charts and news regarding the 3DS. The number 1 story this week was the biggest surprise, beating the rumoured news of a new Xbox to 2nd.

9 An Advert created by 2K Sports for Top Spin 4 has become public even though it was never to be used. 2K not impressed http://ht.ly/4jGqw

8 QTE Blog: The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Monday 21st March http://ht.ly/1bSARt

7 Sony announce they're transferring 'online services operations, including your wallet and the funds in it' to SNEA + more http://ht.ly/4lQrc

6 3DS: Even with high Preorders across the UK, Nintendo doesn't expect there'll be any stock shortages over next few weeks http://ht.ly/4lQBD

5 The Logo for Dead Island had to be changed after the ESRB said it wasn't compliant. the hanging man replaced with zombie http://ht.ly/4kLHr

4 3DS: Nintendo Greece website reveals 3DSWare. no games currently listed. http://ht.ly/4lzdc

3 UK Game Charts top 6, Homefront, Dragon Age II, Pokemon White, Shogun 2: Total War, Pokemon Black, Fight Night Champion http://ht.ly/4iJio

2 Xbox2: Ben Peterson reveals he's an design student, his online portfolio has nothing to do with next Xbox, its all fake http://ht.ly/4iSzE

1 3DS: The USA boxart for Dead Or Alive Dimensions had to be slightly changed from the Japan version due to inner thigh http://ht.ly/4kLDq


Sunday, March 27, 2011

What Have You Played This Week?

I'll admit I have A Nintendo 3DS. Its a bit early to say some deep thoughts on it, but I will say that so far the 3D does work but the viewing angle is small. I'm moving from a DS to a 3DS so for me its great to get the thing online and I like the new home screen, which is customisable! I hope to write up some more in-depth impressions during the week. Hopefully there'll be someone around for SpotPass to work!

Football Manager 2010 – PC – Well I've now got Havant & Waterlooville to League 1. stadium is still tiny and its hampering the amount of money I bring in. this means i'm regularly having to get players in on free and sell them to help balance the books.

Pokèmon White – DS – I'm now over 31 hours in and i've beaten the Electric Gym. My Pokèdex says i've seen/caught 88 Pokèmon. Not much more to say this week. Its still fun, still engaging, and all the new Pokèmon make it interesting trying to balance a squad and to remember their names.

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – PS3 – I've reached and completed Championship I stage. Its a good game to pick up and play for a little bit at a time.

Blur – PS3 – I Dived in and put a few hours in. i've had issues connecting to the online servers, but once i'm connected finding an online race has been fine. There are still competitive people playing the game. The single player career difficulty is just right and i'm enjoying progressing in that. I am having some issue trying to complete the vs challenges though.

Ridge Racer 3D – 3DS – Yep that is a 3DS game which means I do have one myself. This is actually a good game. The trailers and screenshots i've seen do not give this game justice, it looks a lot better. The 3D effect is good and is used in several different ways. The controls are solid. The only issue is the amount of menus you have to get through to get into a race and the loading times. Some of the menus could be made clearer too as its not that clear what's being used for Street Pass. But as a launch game, there is plenty to do here and for me personally it is the best launch game for the system.

Split Second – PS3 – I played through the first season in the game. So far the racing has been fun and frantic, if a little easy. It'll be interesting to see how the difficulty increases and I hope to get some multiplayer races in next week.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma – PS3 – This was this weeks rented game. Unfortunately after just a few hours I took it out of the system and put it back in its envelope. I just found it too hard. It was taking a long time to get through each section and ultimately I just wasn't having fun. For me there was little to no reward for pushing through the game. It just wasn't for me. It looks great but it's controls felt a little laggy and the camera can be a pain. It requires more skill than God Of War and Darkstalkers, but it still felt like a solid game, I just didn't have fun.


Saturday, March 26, 2011

EA Have Released A Launch Trailer For Shift 2 Unleashed

EA have released a launch trailer for Shift 2 Unleashed. this trailer shows the game many features from the night racing, the cockpit view, and the variety of tracks and cars in the game. Shift 2 Unleashed comes out on 1st April.


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