Date archives for June, 2010

June 23rd, 2010
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Sonic Turns 19 Today but Brings No Presents for Nintendo Fans

08:10 at nintendolife.com

Virtual Console the only format not to receive price drops today

Yes fans of blue spiky things, it was 19 years ago today that the original Sonic the Hedgehog did its first loop-de-loop in our hearts. In honour of this world-changing event, Sega is cutting prices of many of the hedgehog's downloadable outings on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and the App Store, but there is no price drop on the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel.

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08:00 at twitter.com

Today is Sonic the Hedgehog's 19th birthday. Think I might celebrate by setting up my Mega CD and playing some Sonic CD :)


June 22nd, 2010
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E3 2010: Your Chance to Salute the Best of E3

20:50 at nintendolife.com

So E3 is over for another year, now a distant memory as we look to the future to anticipate when we might all be able to join Corbie in appreciating the 3DS for ourselves. It's not time to forget just yet; in fact, quite the opposite: it's time to celebrate the best of E3 in our imaginatively titled Nintendo Life Best of E3 Awards!

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20:40 at twitter.com

I got a £50 bonus at work today just for being good at my job. All days should offer such financial bonuses.


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3DS Online Content to Push, Not Pull

19:55 at nintendolife.com

In new Nintendo console, the games come to you

There are still no hard-and-fast facts about how the 3DS's shop will function, but several recent interviews with Satoru Iwata have revealed a potential sea change in thinking at Nintendo's highest level: as well as Mr Iwata's post-E3 comments that the console could support video chat, a discussion with the company's investors has revealed a little about the thinking behind the machine's digital distribution strategy.

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3D Video Chat Possible says Iwata

19:35 at nintendolife.com

We know the 3DS will have improved online capabilities, and we know it's capable of taking 3D photographs, but an interview between Forbes and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has hinted at a combination of the two: online three-dimensional video chat.

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Don’t Expect Lefty Link in Zelda: Skyward Sword

19:20 at nintendolife.com

Southpaw control method "not currently planned"

When Zelda: Twilight Princess made the jump from GameCube to Wii, some fans of the green-clad hero were unhappy that the game was completely flipped from left to right to accommodate many players being right-handed. With the unveiling of Zelda: Skyward Sword only one week old – doesn't time fly? – those old wounds may be reopened as a recent report suggests Link will be staying right-handed only in his next adventure.

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06:16 at twitter.com

It's far too early to be up and on Twitter. This is why I shouldn't have bought a netbook!


June 21st, 2010
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Music On: Retro Keyboard Takes You Back in Musical Time

11:10 at nintendolife.com

Get tuned into retro gaming sounds

European DSi owners have already had the chance to tinker with the first entry in Abylight's 'Music On' series, the straightforwardly-named Music On: Electronic Keyboard, but the Spanish developer-publisher is ready to unleash a second bout of musical noodling with the imminent arrival of Music On: Retro Keyboard.

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10:38 at twitter.com

RT @nintendolife: News: Iwata's 3D GameBoy Advance is in a Drawer Somewhere http://bit.ly/bvUWlj Contains my new favourite caption


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