The augmented reality games bundled with the 3DS are all well and good, but many of you want more. Nintendo's applied for a patent on a new colour-based AR concept that would make a very welcome addition to the system's AR suite.
Category: News
May 17th, 2012
Colour-Based AR Patent is Hot Stuff
15:30 at nintendolife.com
Nintendo Download: 17th May 2012 (North America)
13:00 at nintendolife.com
VC and vampires
After a pretty long nap 3DS Virtual Console wakes up today, and DSiWare swells with a hidden object adventure too. This is much more like it.3DS Virtual Console
Kirby's Block Ball (Game Boy, Nintendo, $2.99, 40 blocks) — At long last, 3DS gets another Virtual Console game in the rotund form of Kirby. Check out our Kirby's Block Ball review to help you along with your purchasing decision.3DS Demo
Rayman Origins (Ubisoft) — North Americans get to try out Rayman's 3D-2D adventure as well with a free slice of his upcoming game.DSiWare
Chronicles of Vampires: Awakening (Teyon, 500pts, 96 blocks) — More hidden objects in the world of nocturnal neck-biters. Prequel Chronicles of Vampires: Origins wasn't great, but we'll see how this new title stacks up in our upcoming review.Nintendo Video
Men in Black 3 in 3D (available May 18 at 6 a.m. PT) — Watch Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin in 3D, for free. That's better than a kick in the teeth.Nintendo Patent Reveals Wii U and Remote Interactivity
11:30 at nintendolife.com
Drag and drop
So far a lot of the Wii U video and technology has focused on how one player will use the Wii U controller and others will use Wii Remotes, but a new patent shows the potential for a single player using both controllers together.
May 16th, 2012
Kingdom Hearts 3D Gets Mark of Mastery Special Edition
14:30 at nintendolife.com
Coming to (North) America
Consider quantifying your excitement for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance into financial form. What number would it be? Square Enix hopes some of you will have come up with the number $54.99, as that's what it's asking for the game's special edition.Organise a Big Kid Icarus Event, Win Prizes
14:00 at nintendolife.com
Nintendo lays down shiny gauntlets
Every time Nintendo announces an event somewhere in the world, the response is always the same: "why couldn't it be where I live?" That won't be a problem on 19th May, as Nintendo is encouraging fans all over the world to hold their own events for Kid Icarus: Uprising.Store Update: 16th May 2012 (Europe)
13:30 at movemodo.com
Sonic, Deus Ex and Velocity
A strong week for Europe, with good content for PS3 owners across all PlayStation generations. Let's get stuck in, shall we?PlayStation Network New Content
PS3 Games
PixelJunk 4am (Trial available)Become a headline act in a global musical phenomenon with PlayStation®Move.
Mix your own tracks in front of a live audience and listen to musicians perform around the world.
A PlayStationMove motion controller and a PlayStationEye camera are required to play this game.
Price: £6.49,€7.99,AU$12.95, PEGI: 3, Availability: All, File Size: 279MB
If Only This F-Zero 3DS Advert Was Real
10:15 at nintendolife.com
All a dream
Eyeball-melting speed and glasses-free 3D would be such a happy combination. While Nintendo stays silent on the future of F-Zero, fan Jan Neves has taken the initiative and created a trailer for the smartly named F-Zero 3DX.Ubisoft Readying Seven Wii U Games
10:00 at nintendolife.com
Ubisoft's throwing its considerable weight behind Wii U with no fewer than seven games in development, CEO Yves Guillemot has revealed.
Store Update: 15th May 2012 (North America)
10:00 at movemodo.com
Sonic, PixelJunk and massive Ubi sale
A couple of long-awaited PSN titles come to PS3 today and Ubisoft drops prices across two dozen downloads. Read on and make an informed buying choice.PlayStation Plus
Rock of Ages — 100% discountBen 10 and Friends Join Wii U Line-Up
08:45 at nintendolife.com
Omniverse us
The Wii U announcements are coming thick and fast these days. Last week it was Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth and Cloudberry Kingdom; this week it's Ben 10: Omniverse.