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A short film starring Hot Pockets and a gamer who is about to reach level 420. I think we’ve all been here. A Hot Pocket helmet that just queued up snacks into a easy to reach tube was made I think we’d all be set.
If you are in the LA area on February 10, you won’t want to miss this launch party!
Rhythm Heaven Fever Launch Event!
Greetings!
We’ve teamed up with the lovely folks at Nintendo and our pals at Giant Robot to produce a shindig for the launch of Rhythm Heaven Fever, coming out for the Wii in a few weeks!
This will perhaps be the craziest party we’ve produced, as the game isn’t shy about how bizarrely addictive it is. There are more than 50 mini-games, all of which are pure awesome (like snow seals rolling to a beat) and weirdly awesome (like a monkey high-fiving fellow chimps as he rotates around a clock). The game is all about keeping the rhythm to fast-paced music, which translates most perfectly into a party scenario.
We’ll have an overload of activities, including:
- Live Art (by famed artists Yoskay Yamamoto and Mari Inukai, courtesy of Giant Robot)
- Photo Playset (complete with lots of crazy, oversized plush props)
Interactive Video Playset (in which you’ll be coaxed into dancing your favorite jig for the camera, and then upload it to Nintendo’s site)
- Swag Galore! (custom-designed t-shirts and posters)
- Raffle (win the art created by Yamamoto and Inukai)
- Food (yum!) Drinks (gulp!) DJ (oh yeah!)
- Fun (fun!)
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Launch Event
Friday, Feb. 10
6 to 10 pm
iam8bit
2147 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
iam8bit.com
And in the coming weeks, stay tuned for a bunch of radical announcements from us! We’ve been cooking up a lot of great stuff lately!
See you there!,
iam8bit
[PR Email]
In a rather odd turn of events, Nintendo has backed down in their number of games released this week. Only three titles will be added. This is increasingly odd when you stop to think of that other regions are still receiving Wii Virtual Console games, and Japan just increased their 3DS demo section by five this week. Nonetheless, it is often quality over quantity that some people tout in similar situations. It is up for you and I to decide if that is, in fact, the case.
For the 3DS eShop, we get Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword. On DSiWare, GO Series: Undead Storm is added to the growing number of GO Series games. WiiWare increases by one more Carmen Sandiego game with Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Great Gateway Grab. Do any of these get you particularly excited?
Grabbing the “featured” spot away from Carmen Sandiego, an actual game, is the artsy 3D music video, “Down in the Now,” by The Crystal Method, which will be available on February 3 via the Nintendo Video app on 3DS.
As always, check out the price list and official press release below, and be sure to let us know if you download a game/app and what you think.
3DS eShop (3DS)
DSiWare (DSi & 3DS)
WiiWare (Wii)
[PR Email from Nintendo of America]
Nintendo Zone Adds Pokémon Episodes and Game Demos
New Content Will Be Available at More Than 29,000 Locations
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo 3DS™ owners are getting access to a wealth of fun entertainment and information that they can access on the go. Starting Feb. 6, Nintendo Zone™ will offer a variety of new content, including playable demos of select Nintendo 3DS video games and a dedicated Pokémon™ section that will feature full-length episodes of the Pokémon TV series. All of this exciting new content is only available when owners are wirelessly connected to a Nintendo Zone location.
“Nintendo 3DS continues to deliver fun and engaging new experiences, especially for users who connect their systems to the Internet,” said Zach Fountain, Nintendo of America’s director of Strategic Partnerships. “Nintendo 3DS is our most connected system ever, and Nintendo Zone offers a wealth of exclusive content to users who take their systems with them when they are away from home.”
Nintendo Zone also includes trivia games featuring the latest Nintendo 3DS software, exclusive coupons available only at Best Buy for discounts on Nintendo 3DS games and a showcase of Nintendo 3DS games that includes videos, screen shots and one-click links to game websites. The Pokémon section will also include information and videos about the newest Pokémon video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon news.
Nintendo Zone content can be accessed at more than 29,000 locations at restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, airports and malls in the United States and Canada. Nintendo 3DS owners can find a Nintendo Zone location by visiting http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/nintendozone.
Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
[PR Email]
Minneapolis, MN- February 2, 2012 – GameMill Entertainment, an independent publisher of entertaining mass-market video games, today announced plans to bring the popular Gogo’s Crazy Bones toy characters and games to digital life with Gogo’s Crazy Bones game for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems. Gogo’s Crazy Bones the game will make its debut in retail stores this March.
Gogo’s Crazy Bones are small, colorful, figurines with endless gaming, collecting and learning possibilities. Players will find Gogo’s Crazy Bones the game jam-packed with more than 70 puzzles and 30 favorite Gogo’s to collect, each one with a unique name, design, personality and special ability. Unlock five Gogo’s in every level as you take on popular Gogo’s games like Knock Out, Battle and Basket Attacks. Earn stars and unlock rewards as you explore interactive environments from the bus stop to the playground. Gogo’s Crazy Bones the game provides hours of fun and entertainment as you collect, trade and play with friends!
When Pokemon Platinum released, the Pokemon Giratina was on the cover… but in a brand new Forme not found in Diamond/Pearl versions. There has been much speculation that if there is indeed a third version of Pokemon Black/White (Pokemon Grey perhaps?), then Kyurem was the most likely one for the spot. Most Pokemon fans are predicting that Kyurem will get a new Forme… but much of that has been speculation and just going by what makes sense. Now, we have actual proof.
The site PokeBeach has done some research into the code for the Pokemon Black/White games. In that code, they found a list of all the Pokemon who have alternate formes. That list includes Unown, Deoxys, Rotom, Shaymin, Deerling, and many others… including Kyurem. The sprite associated with it is the Pokemon Meloetta’s sprite, but that’s just a placeholder. The same thing happened with Diamond/Pearl, which had placeholders for new formes for Shaymin and Giratina, which appeared in Platinum.
So basically it is now confirmed that Kyurem will have an alternate form. And since this form doesn’t exist in Black/White, then we can put two and two together and get confirmation that there will be a third game for the 5th generation of Pokemon. What that game is called, what Kyurem’s new forme looks like, when we’ll find out about it officially… these are questions we don’t have answers to yet, but hopefully we soon will. Kyurem is appearing in the next Pokemon movie in Japan, so it’s highly likely we’ll get more info in the next few months. Personally I’m more interested in what system this inevitable third version will be on… DS or 3DS?
[via PokeBeach]
Barcelona, February 1st 2012. We’re pleased to announce that iSpot Japan will be released on February 16th, 2012 via Nintendo’s DSiWare™ service for 200 DSi Points™ and the Nintendo eShop for $1.99 USD.
Game Description
i·Spot Japan takes you on a journey across the land of the rising sun, explaining facts and curiosities about Japanese culture, while you play the classic “Spot the Difference” game in the country’s most beautiful locations.
Find 3, 4 or 5 differences in each picture, depending on the selected difficulty level, and unlock them in the gallery to learn about local cuisine, historical characters or important monuments, together with their location in the map.
Ranging from southern Kyushu to northern Hokkaido, you’ll get to know all of Japan through exclusive beautiful pictures carefully tricked to create visually challenging differences.
Complete Features
• Exclusive beautiful pictures of Japan
• Detailed explanation and map location of every picture.
• Wireless VS multiplayer and gallery mode.
• 3 difficulty levels with 3, 4 or 5 differences per location.
• A total of 150 pictures illustrating the 4 main islands of Japan.
February is here, which means new game rewards available for Club Nintendo members. This month, you can get either Mario Party 2 (Wii) or Art Academy: First Semester (3DS) for 150 coins each. Head over to http://club.nintendo.com. Hurry, though, because these offers will end at the end of the month.
People often assume “gamers” are younger, but this 100 year-old lady proves them wrong. She says she keeps her brain active by playing on her Nintendo. She plays all day, trying several games. Her current “brain age” is 64 on word searching. It really is helping, and she suggest children to use them at school.
