Nintendo Announce Global 3DS Price Drop, Free Games For Existing Owners

Nintendo Have Announced they are dropping the price of the Nintendo 3DS from 12th August. The USA will see a price frop from $249.99 to $169.99. The European Price Cut will be around a third, with Nintendo saying its down to retailers to determine the final price cut.

For current Nintendo 3DS Owners, and people who will get the device up until 23.59 PM (CET) 11th August, will be entitled to free games under an "Ambassador Program". This program will be in 2 stages:

Starting from 1st September, Ambassadors will be able to download 10 NES Virtual Console games for free before they are available to the general public. these games include Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber and The Legend of Zelda.

Before the End of 2011, Ambassadors will get 10 free Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. these include Yoshi’s Island, Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. These games will be exclusive to Ambassadors and Nintendo has no plans to release these games to the general public.

Nintendo has also announced that the 3DS has sold over 830,000 in the USA. they say the need to reduce the price of the 3DS is to help accelerate the adoption of the hardware, but the timing and the amount of the reduction is unprecedented in Nintendo's history.

Sources: Nintendo USA and Nintendo UK.
EU Price info From Eurogamer

Hit X Podcast: All The News From QTE Gamers From From Tuesday 26th July And Wednesday 27th July

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Nintendo Announce Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Is Coming To The UK On 7th October

Nintendo have announced Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 is set to come out on 7th October in the UK. I have included some videos for the game below.


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Source: Nintendo UK

Nintendo Announce Inazuma Eleven Is Coming To The UK On 26th August

Nintendo have announced Inazuma Eleven is getting a UK release. the game was already released in Japan in 2008, but now its set to come out in the UK on 26th August. Inazuma Eleven is a mix of football and a RPG where you have to build your perfect football team from over 1,000 in-game characters. each character has their own abiltiies and unique skills. if you connect to Nintnedo Wi-Fi Connection there are a further 50 characters to download. There are 2 types of matches to play, either 11 vs 11 or 4 vs 4.

I Have included a Japanese trailer for the game below.



Source: Nintendo UK
Image: Wikipedia
Video: TeamDSNEWS

Q-Games Have Released A Tutorial Video For PixelJunk Shooter 2's Online Battle Mode

Q-Games have released a new video for PixelJunk Shooter 2. this video is done like a documentary to show the Online Battle mode in PixelJunk Shooter 2. the video shows offers tips and strategies for both the Hunter and the Hunted.



Source: USA Playstation Blog

Zero Punctuation - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

This weeks Zero Puncuation is on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. right from the off Yahtzee drops a bomb shell by saying he's never completed the game before. will he put aside the 3D of the game and its past or is the game hindered by Its N64 roots?

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

The Re-Cap: News From QTE Gamers From Tuesday 26th July

• Japan Console Charts, 3DS 46.637, PSP 26.511, PS3 23.322, Wii 14.237, DSiLL 4.693, DSi 4.384, Xbox 360 1.734, PS2 1.405 http://ht.ly/5N8ZU
• PS3: David Jaffe reveals there won't be a public beta for Twisted Metal, there won't be a collectors edition, rated M http://ht.ly/5N925
• BioWare is asking Facebook users to choose the new default Female Commander Shepard's new looks http://ht.ly/5N9h5
• iPhone: Namco Bandai have released Tekken Bowl on the iPhone/iPad for free, reportedly looks like PS2 version http://ht.ly/5N9kU
• EEDAR's Jesse Divnich says PS3 has sold 10% worldwide in 2011 than the 360. 360 still has 5% lead over PS3 http://ht.ly/5N9xq
• M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon says Microsoft shifting focus to next Xbox could let Hardcore market move to PS3 http://ht.ly/5N9A3
• Team Bondi Boss, Brendan McNamara, says it was Rockstar's decision to cut over 100 devs from L.A.Noire's Credits http://ht.ly/5N9Br
• GoldenEye 007: Reloaded producer reveals the game has been in development since the Wii version, separate teams http://ht.ly/5N9DK
• PSV: Sony announce the Playstation Vita will be playable at Tokyo Game Show, more questions will be answered about it http://ht.ly/5N9Fy
• PSV: Yahoo Japan briefly had a listing for Disgaea 3 Return. Disgaea 3 was PS3 game, NIS say they have PSV Games coming http://ht.ly/5N9I5
• PSV: Modes detailed. Near like SpotPass, Party like Xbox Live Party Chat, LiveArea game launching, Activity has trophies http://ht.ly/5N9KU
• iPhone: iOS update 4.3.5 out now. fixes "certificate validation" issue http://ht.ly/5N9Nx
• 360: 343 Industries reportedly been working on Halo 4 for 2 years. Master Chief has new look, time gap between 3 and 4 http://ht.ly/5N9PS
• PS3: God Of War: Master Collection reportedly currently only coming out in Germany http://ht.ly/5N9Qw
• Square Enix's Julien Merceron says new consoles will bring big leap in graphics, close to CGI Movies, physics + more http://ht.ly/5N9Sf
• iPad: Amanita Design announce Machinarium is coming out on iPad this year, aiming for next month. http://ht.ly/5N9Tr
• Codemasters, their license for F1 doesn't include GP2, need bigger team + license to bring it to F1 games, 3DS+PSV games http://ht.ly/5N9V4
• PC: From Dust has been delayed until 17th August, XBLA release still on track for Wednesday release http://ht.ly/5NGqS
• 360: Zeboyd Games 2 games on Steam sold more in 1 week than 18 months on XBLIG, says Microsoft must promote it + more http://ht.ly/5NIgd
• 3DS: Eiji Aonuma says he can see how Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask would work on 3DS, wants Fans to say if they want it http://ht.ly/5NJeJ
• 3DS: Super Pokemon Rumble has been delayed in Japan just before its released. its now set to come out 11th August http://ht.ly/5NKKB
• QTE News: UK Game Charts Top 20; Zumba Fitness, Call Of Juarez: The Cartel, Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Pt2 http://ow.ly/1dYnga
• QTE News: dtp Entertainment Have Released A New Trailer For The Cursed Crusade http://ow.ly/1dYng9
• QTE News: Microsoft Announce A New Wireless Xbox 360 Headset And Media Remote Come Out In November http://ow.ly/1dYqNA
• QTE News: Nintendo Announce 3DS Firmware Update 2.1.0-4 Is Out Now http://ow.ly/1dYxDI