We no longer use this website

Hey guys! Thom here! Just wanted to say that we no longer use this website! We have now moved to: www.nintendogamingnewz.com

Thank you. :)

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance is about 60-70% complete, and will feature a Multiplayer Mode.

YES! I'm back and writing guys!
And for my first post in about 2 months, I have something about a little game I'm looking forward to...
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. The game itself is about 60-70-ish% complete. Apparently it will feature a Multiplayer Mode but there's no other details on that. The story is interesting too:
The story is focused on the 2 worlds that were put in a state of sleep after the events of the first game. It is Sora and Riku's job to return the worlds to their normal state, and become the Keyblade Masters.  Tetsuya Nomura has said that Neku - who has been separated from his partner Shiki, is in Traverse Town because they "wanted to have fresh characters in the game". That's pretty much it for the story really. But apparently there will be more details on Neku and other new characters at a later date.

/Thom Isaacs

Sorry

I have messed up... and big time... and all I can say is I'm sorry... I can't contact Ricky, and there is a big chance that Sheldon is leaving NGN. And... Okay I might as well tell the truth: I've found myself drawn to other platforms recently. And I'm regretting it! I've been an idiot and I understand that now, and though it's too late, I hope you can forgive me. NGN will be making a comeback however, and when it does; it will be much better. All I can say is I'm sorry for screwing up. And I know this is a big news day. But I can't do everything by myself. I will try to sort this out. We will need to find a new writer due to Sheldon leaving. So if you are reading this (no doubt I've lost all of the fans) - then please, do not lose faith. NGN is coming back.

/Thom Isaacs

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword UK release date confirmed!

Yes guys it's the moment we've all been waiting for! SS has a UK release date! Mark your calenders because we shall be getting a new Zelda adventure on the 18th of November!!!

As I'm sure we all know, Skyward Sword is a prequel to Ocarina of Time, and will (probably) be the first in the Timeline. Storyline wise it tells of the Master Sword's creation. I know I'm exited! Are you going to buy it?

/Thom Isaacs

Super mario sunshine 3ds

We’ve seen the legend of Zelda: ocarina of time 3D, and now fans want majora’s mask in 3D. Without a doubt, both 3d remakes will be a complete success, but what about Mario? Yes, we have super Mario 3d land coming, but what if Mario had his own 3d remake?

Yoshiaki Koizumi, director or Mario 3d land has admitted that he would like to see Mario sunshine and both Mario galaxies in this glorious 3d style, and so would I. The gamecube era seems to have been forgotten in our world, if you look back there are several greats that could be well upgraded and ported into 3d. Mario sunshine. Sonic adventure 2 battle. F zero GX. And the list goes on.

“I can say that I really would like to see a lot of those games that use 3D worlds on 2D display just so I could see what they look like in 3D and see what kind of different experiences people would have playing through them on a 3D display. So in that sense I would love to see Sunshine and both Galaxy games presented in 3D, and a lot of the Zelda games would be interesting too.”

There are many games that I’d love to see (and buy personally) in 3d along with sunshine, and knowing our kind developers at Nintendo, who knows what could come up next? Some people say to stop with the remakes on 3ds, but Mario sunshine is one last one that needs to be done. And a few others I would like too. Are there any games you would like to see ported into 3d?

Sheldon Greenaway

No nintendo 3DS lite for a while

We’ve heard before, and you also might have already guessed, but we will not be getting another type of 3DS for a very long time. So no 3DS lite or XL or any of that. Reggie Fils – Aime has explained this to us, but it really isn’t any big surprise.

“The form factor, we believe, it quite strong and quite positive. We have nothing else to add at this point in terms of other form factor changes or other color changes beyond the Flame Red that we’re announcing today.”

So the only form changes we might see for a while are other colours. I’m happy with my Cosmos black one, especially since I’ll be getting my 20 ambassador games. Plus, I’ve finished the streetpass quest.

If there were any big changes to be made to the console, I reckon that it would be changes to the system. This might come in the form of a new 3DS with a larger screen which seems to be needed for some games, but software changes would be sent out in an update so that former 3DS owners can simply hit the update button. Are there any software changes that you could dream of having for the future of the 3DS? A Youtube application? Streetpass quest enhancement? Share you thoughts.

Sheldon Greenaway

Should Nintendo Develop for smartphones???

Nintendo have always been very kosher (if you will) about publishing for consoles other than their own.... I mean you can kinda understand it, for example: before Sega killed off their console range, and moved to producing software for anything they could get. So companys would only do that unless they don't have a console or are just software producers. So now, Masamitsu Ohki (Some fund raiser for a Tokyo Based, Stats Development Co.) has said:

"Smartphones are the new battlefield for the gaming industry. Nintendo should try to either buy its way into this platform or develop something totally new."

Okay I must say I would prefer to see a NINTENDO smartphone rather than seeing Nintendo developing FOR a smartphone. I mean really! You don't see Sony developing games for Xbox do you? (And yes I was going to say you don't see Microsoft developing for Sony, but then I remembered that they are also a huge computer company, so y'know...)

Iwata has stated in the past that Nintendo have no intention to produce for smartphones. Personally I think that they shouldn't produce for smartphones, but make a gaming smartphone! Why not? Because lets face it, the iPhone/iTouch market is a huge, cheap, and overall a very interesting market for gaming companys. However I am not in Nintendo, I merely write for a fansite. But we can only wait and see what will happen in the future!

/Thom Isaacs

We are extremely sorry for the severe lack of activity on our end

Well... the name of this post says it all really... Problem is I'm camping and can't always be on. And for some reason Ricky and Sheldon don't seem to want to write in anticipation for the new website... So I'll have a talk with them and tell them that they need to continue posting, so as not to kill the site. Oh and yes, We ARE moving to a new site! So once I figure out what's going on and why I can't upload it to the server, we shall be moving to there! =D

/Thom Isaacs

Zelda Symphony Concert coming to London!

It has been confirmed that the Zelda Symphony Concert will be playing in London, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. It is in fact the ONLY concert there will be in Europe at this present time.

As ticket prices go, it will start from £33.75 plus booking fees. And they will be on sale from the 8th of August! So will you be buying your ticket? Or maybe you're wanting to go, but can't make it.. Either way, it's going to be an amazing show!

~Ricky Taylor

Resident Evil: Revelations official website launched.

Capcom have now released the official website for their new addition to their survival horror series which is due out next year. Resident Evil: Revelations has already been interesting fans around the world. And every fan that bought Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D was even treated to a demo that would last up to 5 minutes.

But now, you are able to get to know the game and it's many new features a lot more via the official website, such as; characters, gameplay elements, storyline and much more.

Interested in looking into the official website? No need to search for it, because the link is right here (click.. obviously!). Has this made you look forward to the game even more? I know it has for me!

~Ricky Taylor

ATTENTION ALL ZELDA FANS WHO LIVE IN THE L.A AREA!

The Zelda Symphony Concerts are coming to L.A THIS OCTOBER! The official website has been launched! So if you live in the L.A area, I strongly suggest you go to these amazing concerts! Click here for the website, here for the facebook and here for the twitter!

Nintendo 3DS to get paid DLC.

President of Nintendo Japan, Mr Satoru Iwata has confirmed paid downloadable content will be available for the Nintendo 3DS by the end of the year.

He said Nintendo are “interested in the possibility of extending the life of games through added stages and other features that players want.” But they’re not interested in “pursuing certain types of low quality paid download content opportunities.”


So in a nut-shell, we'll be getting great DLC! No cheap stuff, which is great news for the future!


~Ricky Taylor

Amazon Lower Price of 3DS Before Price Drop

If you want to get your hands on the 20 free games on 3DS, then you can buy it cheaper from Amazon! They have lowered the price of the 3DS for:

America:

-Click HERE to buy the 3DS (Cosmos Black) for $216.55
-Click HERE to buy the 3DS (Aqua Blue) for $223.00

And UK:

-Click HERE to buy the 3DS (Cosmos Black) for £189.99
-Click HERE to buy the 3DS (Aqua Blue) for £189.99 also

At these prices I'd suggest buying one just for the free games! 

/Thom Isaacs

Capcom ''Considering'' two new fighters for the 3DS.

Just as we thought that the Nintendo 3DS couldn't possibly get any more fighters (minus BlazBlue: Cotinuum Shift 2 which is due out in September), an interview with Yoshinori Ono of Capcom could have proved us wrong! He was asked if we'd ever see Street Fighter X Tekken on the 3DS, and this was his response: 


''It’s possible. For the 3DS, I wanted to do an [Super Street Fighter IV:] Arcade Edition version, but I haven’t had a chance to do that because of all the other things I’m up to. At the company, we’re debating should we go for an AE port on 3DS? Should we skip that and go straight to Street Fighter x Tekken? There are a lot of things up in the air, so I can’t say for sure what our next 3DS project will be.''


That's right, he's considering Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade edition and Street Fighter X Tekken. Nothing is set in stone yet obviously, but it'd be interesting to see what happens!


~Ricky Taylor

Satoru Iwata to take a 50% pay cut.

The Nintendo 3DS hasn't sold as well as they would have liked it to, which in turn, has caused Nintendo to not do so well financially. But with Nintendo, they always have a plan B with them. And now that plan has been shared by President of Nintendo Japan, Satoru Iwata.


Mr Iwata said: ''For cuts in fixed salaries, I’m taking a fifty percent cut, other representative directors are taking a 30 percent cut, and other execs are taking a 20 percent cut.''


This is a very kind decision from the higher people at Nintendo, so let's just hope the recent price drop of their 3DS serves them and the fans well!


~Ricky Taylor

Former Nintendo President "loses" $300,000,000 daily.

Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president of Nintendo and the great grand-son of the founder, is said to have lost over $300,000,000 in one single day due to a large decline in Nintendo's share price.


Mostly, he has lost the value of the shares that he holds which is around 10% of Nintendo, rather than random cash that may be lying around. Many people couldn't understand what it's like to lose such a big amount in just one day. But in the end, he is a billionaire, so he should be able to hold up just fine. 


~Ricky Taylor

Some new details regarding Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

I am personally a fan of Kingdom Hearts... And I dare say the trailer of DDD makes it look quite attractive! As I said I'm a fan of the series but the whole Disney thing annoys me!
Anyways a writer from Famitsu Magazine (a Japanese Gaming Magazine), has spent some time with the demo of Dream Drop Distance. He said a few very interesting things and I'm curious to see how it works in-game... We learn that the main character (either Riku or Sora), is fighting along with 2 new allies, meaning there are some "side-kicks", if you will, other than Donald and Goofy (thank god)! So if you are like me and hate the duck and dog-thing, then you've got your wish!
Also, Square Enix are introducing new enemies, ones that are neither Heartless nor Nobodies. The last thing they had to say was that the combat was more impressive than any other KH game, with impressive lighting effects and stylish movements.

/Thom Isaacs

The Sun (once again) attack the 3DS

The Sun have been hated by gamers for months now. After stating that the 3DS causes dizzyness and eye damage. Well now... THEY'RE BACK! RAWR! Honestly The Sun is like the godzilla of the gaming world, out to kill anything! Here is my analysis:

The Headline is:

Blurredy hell!

NINTENDO is slashing the price of its 3D console by a third - after claims it makes gamers feel dizzy and sick.

And where did these claims come from exactly? You do realise that Nintendo are making this move to improve fiscal results right? Lets read on...

"The Sun revealed a number of gamers quickly complained the 3D screen left them with headaches. Telly and radio presenter Jonathan Ross - a Nintendo champion - admitted that he got headaches after playing the console for a long time."

Well yes... as would happen with any console! What you don't seem to understand is that it's the same thing as sitting in the Cinema watching a film, the same would happen!

"But others said the cutting-edge screen had IMPROVED their vision. Industry execs last night said the biggest problem was the games launched for the console simply weren't good enough."

I personally agree with what the "others" say here, I feel that since I've gotten the 3DS my vision has changed... in a good way. I feel more aware of my depth perception and I can notice it better now in real life! Granted, the launch for 3DS wasn't the best, but it kept us going until the great titles came out, and there are more to come of those! Believe you me!

"Rival Japanese giants SONY and PANASONIC both stuck to profit forecasts yesterday. But Sony slashed sales targets for LCD TVs by five million to 22 million."

Yeah, the only point you've made here is that you're a bunch of Sony and Panasonic fans (they exist) who sit in shock when Nintendo do something unexpected.

So what have we learned today NGNers? Don't buy the Sun, even if you do enjoy boobs!


P.S: you can read the whole thing here, if you so wish...

/Thom Isaacs

Nintendo selling the 3DS at a loss.

Not long after Nintendo announced the price drop for their 3DS console, new information has been shared that indicates Nintendo will be selling their 3DS at a loss. Mr Satoru Iwata of Nintendo has said this is a necessary decision in order to improve fiscal performance next year and for the future of the 3DS. 


This type of decision is not something you'd expect to hear from Nintendo, considering their popularity worldwide. But many believe it's to raise the consoles popularity worldwide. And many, including myself have faith in Nintendo.


~Ricky Taylor

New North American 3DS price confirmed and ready for pre-order

It has now been confirmed that the Nintendo 3DS will be available at $169.99 in North America, as of August 12th. What's cool is that Amazon is allowing you to pre-order for this date! So if you're one of NGN's American readers, and you want to get a cut-price 3DS, you can click here to pre-order!

/Thom Isaacs