Fatal Frame 3DS Spin-Off!

Famitsu has revealed first details of a new 3DS title from the Fatal Frame team at Tecmo-Koei. Called Shinrei Shashin, meaning 'Spirit Photo' in English.

The game comes bundled with something known as the AR notebook, its not known what exactly this is but that it will be used intensively.

AR Story: Zero: Purple Diary - Working with a girl whom you brought out into the real world, you attempt to solve the mystery behind the cursed Purple Diary, represented by the AR Notebook item. ("Zero" is the Japanese name for the Fatal Frame series.)

Horror Notebook - A collection of mini games that use the AR Notebook item

 

Ghost Camera - A free photo mode where you take your "spirit picture" and pit it against other spirits (the faces of other people).

 

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Picture Lives! More Info

One of the few titles to not get much overage over E3 was a 3DS download called Picture Lives! from Nintendo. You make creatures called Kunyape that come from a small planet, you trade these via QR code of Streetpass.
Once you have your Kunyape, you play mini-games, take photos, go for walks, and also use your AR cards to make them appear in the real world! The game sees release in Japan on September 7th, and is yet to have confirmed western dates.

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Partial TGS Line-Up Revealed!

• 11 DS product
• 48 3DS product
• 17 Xbox 360 product
• 0 PlayStation 2 product
• 22 PlayStation 3 product
• 23 PlayStation Portable product
• 7 PlayStation Vita product
• 8 Wii product
• 33 iPhone product
• 33 Android product

 
Check out the 3DS support, now thats what I'm talkin' bout! For actual software listings check the link below...


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Dragon Quest Collection Trailer

Jap hardware, Week ending August 28th

• 1. 3DS: 60,781 (105,639)
• 3. PS3: 33,141 (29,666)
• 2. PSP: 31,310 (40,888)
• 4. Wii: 11,342 (18,256)
• 5. DSi LL: 3,235 (4,329)
• 6. DSi: 2,384 (3,585)
• 7. PS2: 1,580 (1,789)
• 8. X360: 1,393 (1,427)
• 9. DS Lite: 110 (117)
• 10. PSP go: 20 (13)

Jap Top 10, Week ending August 28th

• [PS3] 1. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. (Capcom, 08.25.11): 287,829 NEW!
• [PSP] 2. Black Rock Shooter The Game (Imageepoch, 08.25.11): 105,277 NEW!
• [PSP] 3. Mobile Suit Gundam New Gihren's Ambition (Namco Bandai, 08.25.11): 75,611 NEW!
• [PS3] 4. Samurai Warriors 3 Empires (Tecmo Koei, 08.25.11): 70,254 NEW!
• [PSP] 5. Dynasty Warriors 7 Special (Tecmo Koei, 08.25.11): 25,308 NEW!
• [WII] 6. Everyone's Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo, 07.21.11): 25,063 (399,552)
• [PSP] 7. Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Felyne Village G (Capcom, 08.10.11): 23,151 (162,416)
• [NDS] 8. Atsumete! Kirby (Nintendo, 08.04.11): 18,901 (181,224)
• [N3DS] 9. Super Pokemon Rumble (Pokemon, 08.11.11): 15,764 (134,201)
• [N3DS] 10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 3D (Nintendo, 06.16.11): 13,423 (348,964)

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UK Wii Top 10, Week ending August 27th

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			ZUMBA FITNESS	PIPEWORKS	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
3		2			JUST DANCE 2	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		3			LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN	TRAVELLER'S TALES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
4		4			MARIO KART WII	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		5			XENOBLADE CHRONICLES	MONOLITH SOFTWARE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5		6			CARS 2	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7		7			WII PARTY	ND CUBE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		8			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
9		9			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	RETRO STUDIOS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
11		10			UDRAW STUDIO	PIPEWORKS	THQ	THQ

UK, 3DS Top 10, Week ending Aug 27th

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		2			RAYMAN 3D	UBISOFT (CASABLANCA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
3		3			RABBIDS 3D	UBISOFT (CASABLANCA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		4			NINTENDOGS + CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		5			RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES 3D	CAPCOM	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
7		6			PILOTWINGS RESORT	MONSTER GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6		7			LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN	TRAVELLER'S TALES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
9		8			SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D EDITION	DIMPS	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
10		9			ASPHALT 3D	GAMELOFT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5		10			TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: SHADOW WARS	UBISOFT (BULGARIA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

UK, DS Top 10, Week ending Aug 27th

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			CARS 2	FIREBRAND GAMES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
5		2			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		3			INAZUMA ELEVEN	LEVEL 5	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6		4			LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN	TRAVELLER'S TALES	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
3		5			POKEMON WHITE VERSION	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		6			ART ACADEMY	HEADSTRONG GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
4		7			POKEMON BLACK VERSION	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
7		8			MARIO KART DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		9			HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2	EA BRIGHT LIGHT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		10			MARIO VS DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM!	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO

Europe also gets Skyward Sword Special Edition

Nintendo of Europe today confirmed that Europe will also be recieving the special edition of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword when the game launches in November. They have stressed that there will be very few copies so only available to pre-orders.

Make sure you pre-orders yours ASAP to avoid disappointment!

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Namco Bandai x Tecmo Koei Teaser UPDATE

It looks as if the teaser site for the yet unknown collaboration between Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei is going to get daily updates until the full reveal...

Today's update include the words Dream, Bond, Battle, Endurance, Ambition and Desire. Nothing like being vague hey?

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3DS Ambassador NES titles revealed!

The full list of NES titles, half of the 20 FREE games 3DS ambassadors will begin to recieve from September 1st, have been revealed! There are some fantastic titles included....

• Super Mario Bros.
• Donkey Kong Jr.
• Balloon Fight
• Ice Climber
• The Legend of Zelda
• Wrecking Crew
• Mario Open Golf
• Yoshi's Egg
• Metroid
• Zelda: Adventures of Link

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Loads of Kirby: Return to Dreamland Details!

Nintendo Power have spilled a lot of new details on the new Kirby game heading to Wii at the end of the year....

- Game starts when an alien named Magolor crashes his ship ‘Lor Starcutter?’ on Pop Star planet
- the pieces end up getting spread throughout Dream Land
- Kirby offers to help find the pieces
- play as Kirby, Meta Knight, Waddle Dee and King Dedede

Want Dementium 3D?

Southpeak Games want to bring their Dementium series over to the 3DS, but have asked fans to show their support! Head to the link below to show your support!

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Skyward Sword Special Edition More Pics

Batman: Arkham City New Game Plus Interview

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Batman: Arkham City - PAX 2011: New Game Plus Interview, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Toshihiro Nagoshi Teases Announcement!

Yakuza and Monkey Ball creator Toshiro Nagoshi has announced that tomorrow he will be holding a press conference tomorrow in Tokyo.

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Excitebots Heads to Japan!

Nintendo has announced plans to release US-Exclusive Wii title Excitebots in Japan as a Club Nintendo Exclusive. Club Nintendo members can get the game in exchange for 1000 points.

Jealous much! I recently wanted this game, as Excite Truck was awesome!

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Pachter on Wii U Multi-Platform Titles

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Pach-Attack! - Episode 227, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Skyward Sword Special Edition Announced

Something pretty this way comes! Nintendo of America today announced that come November 20th fans will be treated to a special edition of the biggest Wii game this holiday, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. It comes complete with a golden Wii Remote Plus and a soundtrack CD featuring orchestral versions on some songs from the upcoming symphony concerts! It will set you back a reasonable $70.

No confirmation of a UK release just yet but the price should be £40 if you convert the US price!

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Runescape On Nintendo Platforms?

"I think they [Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo] will open up their platforms a bit more, liberate them a bit more. It's just a matter of time. But we're well placed to be on all devices soon so we can have a global community." Mark Gerhard, CEO of Jagex

Sounds like theres a chance Runescape, the free-to-play MMORPG may head to consoles in the future!

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Professor Layton 4 US Release Announced

Nintendo of America has announced that Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call will be released for the DS on October 17th and will come packaged with the Brownie Brown developed "Professor Layton's London Life" which is an RPG weighing in around the 100 hour mark! Not too shabby for a freebie!

“As a North American exclusive to the overall Professor Layton and the Last Specter package, a bonus role-playing game called Professor Layton’s London Life™ containing more than 100 hours of additional content will be available to players from the start of the game.”

Technically the game is also available in the Japanese version of Spectre's Call. I can't see why Europe wouldn't get this, the series sells far better in this neck of the woods, and a 100 hour RPG is hardly the way to boost sales in America. 

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Monster Hunter 3DS announcement?

Mizuho Securities an analyst in Japan believes Capcom will make two significant announcements at TGS... The first, that they will reveal an SNS based game featuring Snoopy! Secondly, an announcement on this small franchise you may of heard of, called Monster Hunter...



Could the 3DS Monster Hunter rumour come true? 


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Namco Bandai x Tecmo Koei Teaser!

Hmm, whats this? Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei appear to be teasing a new collaboration...

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Roller Coaster Tycoon Heads to 3DS!

A Scan from Nintendo Power

N-Space's third 3DS game has been revealed in the latest issue of Nintendo Power! Atari will undertake publishing duties and be released March 2012!

01.net has more from their Nintendo source....

On Iwata...

If we are to believe our source, the chairman of the board, Satoru Iwata, is now in very delicate position, if not on an ejection seat. Iwata is generally appreciated by the staff of the company, many employees worried about his fate. Also according to our source, the fact that he publicly assumed responsibility for a difficult start to the 3DS and voluntarily cut his salary in half may not be enough to save his place in the medium term.

Monolift Soft revealing new title?

Rumours are suggesting that Monolift Soft will be revealing a new title in the next issue of Nintendo Dream. There are only two details so far, that the game with be the third in a series and on the 3DS. Could this be the possible "extremely big" title we heard Nintendo will be announcing on September 13th at their 3DS event?

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Silent Hill on 3DS/Wii U?

"3DS, I love. I’m actually really happy with the console. We could do something cool there. Downpour is in 3D, it has that option. Hopefully, if people like that we can explore it more on 3DS. Wii U, I haven’t had a chance to check out yet. I was driving to LA during the press conference and I couldn’t see it at Nintendo’s booth. I heard some things about it. I was in charge of Shattered Memories which was designed for the Wii. I thought we did really cool stuff with motion control, so I’m sure there are some cool things we can do a touch screen in front of you and you can take it with you. Hopefully, in the future I will get a chance to see it and we can come up with some cool stuff for Silent Hill." Tom Hulett, Silent Hill Producer

Ooh! Silent Hill: shattered memories was one of the greatest games on the Wii in my opinion. I wish it had a lot more attention, it definately deserved it!

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Starfox 64 3D Multiplayer Trailer

This looks so incredibly awesome1 I can not wait for this game to release, for the multiplayer on one card! I got two friends staying with me on a weekend in September and we'll have a blast with this!

Epic Mickey 2 On Way?

Looks like Epic Mikey 2 may be in the works in the not too distant future! At the moment its just Disney's website gaging interest, but I'd be more than happy for another adventure with Mickey!

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Tekken 3D Screens!

Square-Enix's Luminous Engine Wii U/3DS Compatible!

Square-Enix has been building their next-gen engine, called Luminous, for quite a while now. The aim with the engine is high-end gaming setups, consoles and portables. Square-Enix has been asked about support for Wii and 3DS. Square Enix CTO Yoshihisa Hashimoto said that the company is investigating that support right now, but nothing was confirmed. The Luminous Engine won't be ready until 2013. While Wii may miss out, the 3DS and Wii U seem like they may benefit more!

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Who Plays Mario Kart?

MCV has conducted a survey to find out exactly plays Mario Kart. The results show 56% of players are male and 44% female and then men play it for longer periods.

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Skylanders: Characters Trailer

Europe: Inazuma Eleven Out Now!

Get ready to lead a team of unlikely football heroes to victory in Inazuma Eleven, the unique new football adventure game for Nintendo DS! Find out all the details on this exciting new title by heading to the official Inazuma Eleven website here.

Hitting shops today, August 26th, Inazuma Eleven puts you in the football boots of Mark Evans, a diehard football fan and the goalkeeper for the Raimon Jr High squad. The Football Frontier football tournament is underway and Mark is desperate to get his name engraved on the cup at the end of the competition. The only problem is that the rest of his teammates are suffering from motivation issues, not to mention the fact he doesn’t even have a full squad! Can you help Raimon lift the trophy?

Inazuma Eleven is a thrilling new adventure game from Nintendo and LEVEL-5 that blends the best of exciting football gameplay with RPG-style adventure to ensure a brand new experience for fans of both genres. Build the ultimate football team, by finding, scouting, and recruiting from over 1,000 different players and then teach them the secrets of mind-blowing moves like Whirlwind Twister and Clone Faker. To get the full lowdown, why not pay a visit to the Inazuma Eleven website? From story to gameplay details and characters to controls, there’s all the information you need to get revved up for kick-off!

Inazuma Eleven is available from shops now, only for NLinkintendo DS.

Aonuma has ideas for Wii U Zelda!

“I really think [having two screens is] one of the most exciting features of the system. Unlike the Nintendo DS, there’s distance between the television and you and your other screen. That really allows for some different interactions, some of which you saw [at E3]. For example, imagine having the contents of Link’s satchel available to you on the screen of your controller, and using elements of the pouch to interact with gameplay on the television."

“With The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, we had the Nunchuck and Wii Remote sort of stand in for the sword and shield that Link carries. But in a game for the Wii U, I can definitely see something like the controller itself becoming the different items that Link is using, allowing you to interact with the game world and with the game items in a very different way.” Eiji Aonuma, Zelda Producer

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Aliens: Colonial Marines Interview

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Aliens: Colonial Marines - GC 11: Acidic Blood Overview, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Zelda: Chalk Art

WOW. That is amazing! I wonder if he is going to enter the Flipnote Zelda competiton?!

EA, "Vita has better chance than 3DS"

“I think that part of the videogame business is tough right now because they have had some significant competition come in that was totally disruptive, and that was the smartphone. I think [Sony has] got a shot because they have some really unique innovation in the control scheme, the technology and the screen. It’s got a lot of social features now so that you can actually communicate with your friends and be social. You can’t ring them up by putting the device up to your ear but in general I think they’ve got most of the capabilities that you’d find in a smart phone, with some unique capabilities that make them stand out. I don’t think they’re quite in the same boat as the 3DS… the 3DS was a really interesting piece of technology but I think there was some confusion over it and the title slate was a little different. I think Vita has a better chance because it has a stronger title slate at launch. PSP’s had a great run in Europe as a device, it seems to have reached a much larger audience here than it did in North America.” EA Labels President Frank Gibeau

Theres no denying the 3DS had a rocky start, but that was purely opinion. The 3DS has outsold the original DS in the same amount of time without having a Christmas period. I think the Vita will do well, but it won't do any better than the current PSP family have done. I'm with the analysts and think portable gamings in a downward spiral.

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Nintendo's Gamefest Lineup

Nintendo today announced the lineup for Gamefest in Birmingham in September...

Mario Kart 7
Super Mario 3D Land
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

I'm attending the Eurogamer Expo in London the week after so am glad to see that there are no titles available at Gamefest that I won't get my hands on a week later!