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A Black And White Sequel Coming Soon?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:45:50 +0000

About seven hours ago, my iPhone started getting bombarded with emails. The email alerts were news notifications about Pokémon Grey Version. Basically, I set up a notification via Google News, to be alerted when new news about "Pokémon Grey" hits the Internet. These alerts stemmed from a recent question and answer period between GAMEFREAK's Director of Pokémon, Junichi Masuda and a crowd of Pokémon fans.

Below is a video of the entire Q & A period. Although most of us here do not know Japanese, I've managed to track down an English translation for a portion of the video. At approximately 4:30 into the video, someone in the crowd asks if there's going to be a sequel to the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. You can hear the reaction of the crowd at 5:00 as Junichi-san answers the question. His response, while loosely translated, is this:

"Well, there's no reason to expect me to know that about a third version (laughter in the crowd) but I can't answer. But...I wonder if it's alright to say this...watch Pokémon Smash...if you want to know more about details."

Although rumors and speculation about a sequel to the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version continue to keep the suspense elevated, there's still no official details. If the rumor proves to be true (and we'll find out very soon), the sequel will most likely be for the Nintendo DS system, as an enhanced version of the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games.

3DS Is Japan's Fastest Selling Hardware

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000

Due to its poor launch lineup and hefty price tag, a lot of us thought that the 3DS wouldn't sell as well. The truth is, the 3DS just became the fastest selling hardware in Japan. Fifty-two weeks after its February 26, 2011 release, the 3DS surpassed the five million mark. The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance topped out at five million units after 56 weeks and 58 weeks, respectively.

Regardless of geographic region for this sales data, the hardware sales for the 3DS has certainly surprised many of us who were skeptical about its performance. I'm sure the release of Super Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land (as well as other hot Japanese titles) had a lot to do with the year-ending sales rally, though.

Wii U Controller To Have HD Or 3D Display?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:54:38 +0000

Speculation culminates as there seems to be a gradual increase of talk regarding the new Wii U controller. Multiple microphones (front and rear) for in-game voice recognition or voice-activated control features and a front-facing camera for possible use by facial recognition software, have been topics of recent discussion. But there's something else being talked about as well. New talk among the gaming community suggests that the Wii U controller could possibly use an HD or 3D display. If the final controller product does, in fact, have an HD or 3D display, what does that mean for the consumer? I can't imagine what kind of effect that would have on the gaming market?

Ninja Gaiden 3 Grotesque Gameplay

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:59:37 +0000

Game development department Team Ninja of Tecmo Koei, have recently released five solid minutes of Ninja Gaiden 3 footage. This isn't just an ordinary new video that shows off gameplay though. This video is packed full of intense bloody battles. Watch Ryu Hyabusa slice, dice and hack his way through the bones of any who stand in his way in this new video.

Ninja Gaiden 3 has already been confirmed as a launch title for the Wii U later this year. Will you be purchasing this title?

Glitch Of The Day: Cucco Classic

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:09:13 +0000

And you thought Jesus was the only one gifted enough to walk on water, eh? Today's glitch of the day is attributed to none other than the crazy Cucco, from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the Super Nintendo. I was searching for something online when I came across this classic Cucco glitch. And, fortunately, I was able to find a video on YouTube that demonstrated how to make this clucking Cucco perform the cucaracha across the water, or anywhere else for that matter.

If you have a cool glitch that you would like us to feature, let us know!

More Prominence: Article Comments, Read More An...

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:26:42 +0000

I wanted to take the time to mention three minor cosmetic updates, as well as a new and improved site update in the Reviews department.

Firstly, I'd like to talk about the cosmetic updates that have taken place. I usually only announce style changes if they're significant enough to impact your normal browsing experience. I figured that it would be nice to throw them in though.

1) Article Comments
The "blue bubble" that encapsulated the number of comments for each article is now gone. I have replaced that with some simple CSS styling to make it look less tacky. The blue bubble was never meant to be a permanent viewpoint for housing the quantity of comments per article. It was merely a placeholder, to remind me to change or update it at some point. Now, as you can see in the image below, the number of article comments are enclosed in a little green box. For some reason, green seems to be one of the key colors for the website, so I left it as such. Plus, green seems to contrast nicely with the other darkish colors on the site.

2) Read More
Out of the three changes, this one probably bugged me the most. The previous "Read More..." link for the articles seemed to blend in with the tags, which are shown directly to the right. I used the same green styling as I did for the article comments link above. Previously, there wasn't anything that separated the Read More link from anything else so it was more difficult to tell that there might have even been such a link that took the viewer to the full article. Now, without a doubt, it sticks out and is much more noticeable.

3) Page Navigation
Last, but not least, is a minor change that I made to the page navigation (pagination) system. While I didn't include a before and after look for this part of the update, it's worth noting that the numbers and the buttons are significantly larger than before. Not only is the pagination visually larger, but it's way easier to navigate through the pages via a mobile device. I'm sure some of you, besides me, will be happy to hear that. Doesn't it bug you when button links on websites are too small? For me, I can't stand it because I have to zoom in on the page. Anyway, that area is visually larger now for the site and forums.

Below are the before and after shots. Click each one to view the full size of the image.

Before:

After:

If you're unable to see any of the changes that have been made, you might need to clear your Browser cache. First though, I'd try pressing Ctrl+F5 on your keyboard to hard-refresh/reload the Browser window. Quite often, I make a lot of minor changes on the fly so it might be a good idea to do this periodically so you're seeing the latest and greatest.

Finally, I'd like to close by saying that I've been hard at work designing the new "Reviews" system. I know, I know..."ANOTHER SYSTEM," right? Well, trust me on this. It's going to be a significant enhancement over what's already in place. I mean, nothing is really changing to the point where it's annoying. Basically, it's getting a nice upgrade! Wouldn't you rather have a Fire Flower over a Super Mushroom? Members (yes, YOU!) will finally be able to submit their very own review to the site. Once submitted, it just needs to be approved by one of the staff. That's it...simple! Also, games can be reviewed multiple times. For example, we used to just have one review per game. Let's say Chris submits a review for Ogre Battle 64. Now, you can submit your own Ogre Battle 64 review, along with all the other members who want to review that game...or any other game! This submission system is way better in my opinion. It will give our audience a broader and more thorough perspective on games. Multiple opinions are better than just one. I'm really excited about this. I should have the new review system wrapped up in about another week or two. I'm at the mercy of one of our coders for specific tasks and he's extremely busy. Also, I'm going to get with our Lead Reviewer, Chris, to go over/ update the review guidelines.

One last note. I've had a lot of requests for a Friend Code feature and a Mii Center. I've added those two features to my constantly-growing list of "things to do for the members."

More updates to follow soon...

Dragon Quest X Offers Screenshot Feature

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:42:25 +0000

Square Enix's upcoming MMORPG Dragon Quest X for the Wii/ Wii U is going to offer an in-game screenshot feature. Players will be able to use an item called a "photo machine" to snap all their favorite shots from the game. Even better than that, they'll be able to upload them to a unique website to share with other players around the world. This is going to be a great opportunity for players to create photogenic timelimes for their adventures or show off epic portraits of boss fights.

New Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition Commercials

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:36:58 +0000

Two new Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition commercials have been released by The Pokémon Company, via their official YouTube channel. Although the commercials are in Japanese, they still detail some gameplay aspects that have not previously been seen. Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition is scheduled to be released in Japan on March 17th. To date, no official news have been released to the public as to whether this cross-over type Pokémon strategy game will make landfall in the west.

I'm really not too sure what to think about this type of gameplay concept. For me, it doesn't seem very appealing.

Does this type of gameplay appeal to any of you?

Strider For Virtual Console Arrives

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:51:03 +0000

Before today, February 16th, 2012, it's been 175 days since the Virtual Console library has last been updated. The last title to be released was The Ignition Factor, which was released on August 25th, 2011 for the North American region. Today, after almost six months, Strider (Sega Genesis version) has been added to the Wii's Virtual Console arsenal. Strider can be downloaded immediately for 800 Wii Points.

I wonder what Nintendo have been up to for the past six months. I'm hoping that they've been upgrading and updating their Virtual Console service.

Hulu Plus Now Available

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:11:43 +0000

Stated in a recent Nintendo of America press release, Hulu Plus is now available in the United States. This free application is available via the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel. This is great for those who want a live stream for shows such as The Office, Glee, Family Guy, The New Girl, The biggest Loser, and much more. Those who do not have a Hulu Plus membership can enjoy a free two-week trial period. This incentive is only available during the first month of the Hulu Plus launch, however. After that, the monthly membership will be $7.99.

Unfortunately, for those outside the United States this application is not available. I was really looking forward to watching some Family Guy.

Don't Forget The Poké Pork!

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:45:41 +0000

There's still a little time left to befriend special event Pokémon Mamoswine and add him to your arsenal. This event only applies to those who own a copy of the Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version. This Mamoswine is level 34 and comes with the Hidden Ability Thick Fat, an exclusive trait found only with Mamoswine in the Pokémon Dream World. Thick Fat provides added protection against Fire-type and Ice-type attacks, making this already difficult-to-defeat Pokémon even tougher.

Befriending Mamoswine is easy. Just log in to your Pokémon Global Link account and click on "Promotions" toward the bottom-right hand side of the page. You'll see an event called "Befriend Mamoswine Now!" Click on the event and enter the following password.

The password is: POKEMONDOTCOM

Once befriended, use Game Sync to add the cool Pokémon to your copy of Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version. You will now be able to go to the Entree Forest and meet Mamoswine! This event ends on February 16th.

Monster Hunter Tri G Westward Bound?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:56:11 +0000

In a recent Monster Hunter Tri G review from newly-launched website Nintendo-Gamer, there are large hints that this title will make its way westward. Currently, Monster Hunter Tri G is only available in Japan but an excerpt from the review has fans optimistic about its westward release. I mean, these are rather large tips.

"The potential hours in Tri G are huge. But for that very reason it’s the kind of game to wait for – playing this outside Japan means there are no fellow hunters, and so arguably no way to see the best of what it offers. Tri G is a great reworking of what was already a wonderful game, and probably has more content than any other 3DS title available – so it’s just a pity we won’t get to play it until later this year. What is this, the ’90s?"

To sum it all up at the end, with the reviewer verdict, this is stated:

"Tri G has everything that makes Monster Hunter great, but in the absence of online it’s probably better to wait until a bit later in the year for the European release."

Based on all the hype and demand for this game, I'm pretty sure the European and North American regions will eventually see this game.

Official Kid Icarus: Uprising Website Takes Flight

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

Today, Nintendo have launched the official Kid Icarus: Uprising website. With over a full month left before the game launches, you'll be able to gain some informative insight. Read the in-depth storyline, learn about air battles, land battles, and even Idols; 3D figures of characters, enemies and items that you can collect in the game. I recommend at least checking the site out whenever you get a chance. The official release date for Kid Icarus: Uprising is March 23rd, 2012 for the North American and European regions and March 22nd, 2012 for Japan.

Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D eShop Demo

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:37:06 +0000

Snake Eater slithers to an eShop near you this week! For all the eager Metal Gear fans out there, you're chance to taste the 3DS demo is nearing. Konami and Nintendo have just announced that the Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D demo will be available for download this Thursday. Admit it, this is the news you've been waiting for. It kind of lunges out at you like a big set of fangs, doesn't it? I hope you've got an antidote ready.

60 Minutes Of Rhythm Heaven Fever

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:07:09 +0000

I never paid any attention to this game before, but my attention has been caught. Below, is a video that was provided by YouTube user NiNTENDOMiNATi0N and I must say that this looks like a pretty fun game to play. The video is just over one hour long and shows off gameplay for Rhythm Heaven Fever starting from the beginning. I only watched the first 10 or so minutes of the game. In fact, it was enough time for me to almost want to get this game. It's a great change of pace if you know what I mean.

What do you guys think of this?

BurgerTime World Tour

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:33 +0000

After 25 years, Chef Peter Pepper is back. This time, he's preparing the best burgers in the world with his newest title "BurgerTime World Tour," which is available on WiiWare. Has a quarter-century been enough time for the Chef to formulate a special recipe to defend against the vengeful veggies?

New features:

3D Rotating Cylindrical Environment
4 Culinary Capitals of Cuisine Worlds
Platforming and Elevated Retro Gameplay
Over 20 Fun-Filled Burgerlicious Levels!

Xenoblade Chronicles Reversible Box Art

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:30:06 +0000

Nintendo of America is asking its fans, via their Facebook page, to vote for their favorite Xenoblade Chronicles box art. There are four beautifully designed images to choose from. The image with the most number of votes (likes) could end up becoming printed as the reverse side of the game’s North American cover. Fan or not, they're all awesome.

Which one do you like the most?

A New Foundation Comes A New Future

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:21:11 +0000

For the past four months, I've had one main focus. That focus has led us to a very important milestone; one that won't be forgotten in the history of the Nintendo Nerds community. With the help, patience, and a common desire amongst our members, I can finally stand before you and say "Thanks to everyone here, we've accomplished something of historic magnificence!"

A cramped rear end, an aching back, and a few extra pounds are entirely worth the near 700 (currently 673 records) records that are housed in our new "Games" database. During the design process, I went through many different variations and revisions. Finally, a standard design was solidified; one that will continue to be flexible for a very long time. In the Games database, you'll find that the game records are displayed in a standard, yet fashionable table format. Each record, as it's listed, includes several pieces of information; game title, publisher, year released, genre, number of players, and system. What's even better is that filters can be applied to the database if you choose to extract specific information. This information is also included when viewing individual game records.

As far as individual game records are concerned, each game has its own page. Those pages include all the information I noted above, and then some. At the top of every page, there is a nice big, vivid banner. The purpose of the banner is to simply give a visual of the game. Underneath each banner, you'll find the game's overview, as well as a gameplay video or trailer for the game. You can also see that there are ten games listed on the right-side of the page, with their corresponding thumbnail. These ten games are filtered (by genre) according to what game page you're viewing. For example, if you're viewing the "Xenoblade Chronicles" (a RPG) game record, you'll see ten role-playing games. The ability to comment on each game record page is possible, but I have that disabled for the time being. In the future, I might enable it; not too sure about that yet though.

Other than that, feel free to share our game records with anyone via the social media share links at the bottom.

Lastly, I'd like to make it known that this wasn't a single man effort. None of this would be possible if it weren't for the handy coding knowledge of Robert. Man, that guy has done some truly amazing things with this product. The things that I wanted were sometimes nearly impossible to achieve, but he made sure I was happy. For that, I appreciate his hard work and dedicated work ethic.

Another huge factor, that greatly contributed to the expeditious unveiling, was Classicgamer's (CG) effort. CG spent a ton of time creating roughly 90% of the game banners for the NES game records. Without that help, I'd still be cropping out images for at least another month or two...or three. This helped tremendously, as it allowed me to focus on other aspects, pushing the Games database further toward completion.

I also created a few topics in the forums about different things that related to the Games database. I appreciate everyone's help with that stuff. It really did help me sort out a few things for the layout of the database.

As for the actual visual appeal and design, I coded the layouts and looks for everything. In the general scheme of all things, all of the visual appeal in the world wouldn't matter without all the other help that was provided.

Now what?

Well, now that the foundation has been poured for the Games database, I plan on adding more games throughout the year. My goal, for this year, is to have around 1,000 total game records for the Games database.

For the next part of this project I'll be finalizing the incorporation of reviews into the game record pages. You guys are really going to like that. I promise.

Another thing is game play videos/ trailers for each game page. It's already there, and fully functional. There are games that have videos already but additional video content is still in the process of getting added. CG has been doing a great job with getting those submitted.

Lastly, I'm going to be concurrently working on designing a Pokédex and a 3DS Friend Codes database. The Pokédex will be a gigantic database of all the Pokémon, along with all of their information. That's going to be a huge project. I can assure you though, that it's going to be bigger and better than anything you've ever seen anywhere else. The 3DS Friend Codes database, on the other hand, is a much smaller project and will allow members to add their own record to the database.

Thanks again, everyone! I look forward to continuing to grow with everyone here and complete more milestones!

If anyone has any suggestions or feedback, I would love to hear from you.

To access our Games database, go to:
http://www.nintendonerds.com/games

Additionally, you can click on the "Games" link at the top (or bottom) of the page.

Two Game Gear Games Headed To 3DS

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:05:06 +0000

Nintendo has already confirmed that Game Gear and Turbografx-16 games will be released for the 3DS eShop. Now, it looks like the Game Gear games will finally be trickling in. The Game Gear titles Shinobi and Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble have been rated by the ESRB and included in its 3DS list. No timetable for release has been given, but I suspect it will be very soon, possibly within the month.

Thanks to:
http://www.computera...CVG-General-RSS

New Club Nintendo (NA) Item - 3DS Game Card Case

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:35:26 +0000

Today, Nintendo of America introduced new items in the Club Nintendo catalog, including this item: a 3DS Game Card Case.

Click HERE to go to the Rewards page and check it out. Get it while you can, because, I am sure of two things: (1) this will sell out fast; and (2) they will surely raise the coins on this one later.

Here's a description of the item as well:
Carry your Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo 3DS™ games in style with this sleek card case, shaped like a game box. Four double-sided covers are included, showing off eight Nintendo scenes featuring the likes of Mario™, Link™, and more. Up to 18 Game Cards can be stored inside.

The other items: two notebooks and two downloads for February (Art Academy for the 3DS and Mario Party 2 for the Wii).

Why are you still here? Go spend your coins!