January, 2011 | The Collected Writings of James Newton - Part 10

Date archives for January, 2011

January 21^st, 2011

First Impressions: Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D

07:30 at nintendolife.com

The beautiful game goes 3D

The revelation that Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D would find a home in Europe during the 3DS's launch period was no surprise to some, but the major part it played in Nintendo's conference showed the two companies obviously have big plans for the game's role in the 3DS launch. Our hands-on time with the world's first 3D football game left us with mixed feelings, however.

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January 20^th, 2011

Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 Takes Kinect to Court in 2011

21:45 at kinectaku.com

We've already seen tennis come to Kinect in the underwhelming Deca Sports Freedom, but Sega is hopefully set to show how it's done by bringing its flagship sporting series over with Virtua Tennis 4 later this year.

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First Impressions: Dead or Alive: Dimensions

21:30 at nintendolife.com

A contender?

Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition may have been many attendee's standout game of the show, but Tecmo Koei's first portable Dead or Alive title had its fair share of admirers throughout the Discover 3DS event. We put the fighter through its paces and attended Team Ninja's developer roundtable to bring you all the information you need to know.

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First Impressions: Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition

18:00 at nintendolife.com

Indestructible

You have to go back a long time to find the last time a Street Fighter title appeared on a Nintendo console – Street Fighter Alpha 3 on the GameBoy Advance in 2002, in fact. Now Capcom is once again giving Nintendo fans a portable port of its famous fighter with Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. We went toe-to-toe with the title and producer Yoshinori Ono at Nintendo's Discover 3DS event to bring you more details.

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