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News in Brief: Communist Day Edition

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhXYmJ0G8c&w=640&h=390] Welcome, welcome. If you’re here, you’re probably lamenting the fact that I am working on May Day. Either that or you’re probably thinking of that song by that guy. Whatever. It’s time for all the news that wasn’t

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News in Brief: Communist Day Edition

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhXYmJ0G8c&w=640&h=390] Welcome, welcome. If you’re here, you’re probably lamenting the fact that I am working on May Day. Either that or you’re probably thinking of that song by that guy. Whatever. It’s time for all the news that wasn’t

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Will the 3DS be relevant?

I wrote, quite negatively, about the Nintendo 3DS a couple months ago, when its lack of launch titles and low battery life were announced. Now that it’s out, we’re hearing that demand isn’t quite as strong as Nintendo would hope.

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Will the 3DS be relevant?

I wrote, quite negatively, about the Nintendo 3DS a couple months ago, when its lack of launch titles and low battery life were announced. Now that it’s out, we’re hearing that demand isn’t quite as strong as Nintendo would hope.

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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The Great Sucking Sound

That noise you hear? That is the wind being violently ripped from the 3DS’ sails. It sounds a lot like three to five hour battery life, which, supposedly, is only when the backlight is turned down. We in the trade

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3DS's Tag Mode Details, Is Confirmed For 3 Titles

What’s Tag Mode, you say? Why, we’re here to tell you just that! Wired has the scoop on various 3DS capabilities, which you can read in full here. As always, we bring it to you! Tag mode is a feature

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3DS's Tag Mode Details, Is Confirmed For 3 Titles

What’s Tag Mode, you say? Why, we’re here to tell you just that! Wired has the scoop on various 3DS capabilities, which you can read in full here. As always, we bring it to you! Tag mode is a feature

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3DS, Seriously

The Wii? Nintendo is okay with you not taking it seriously. I mean, your grandma might be playing that thing. Her idea of a crazy day is getting a 300 in Wii bowling. And the DS? Your little sister probably

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3DS, Seriously

The Wii? Nintendo is okay with you not taking it seriously. I mean, your grandma might be playing that thing. Her idea of a crazy day is getting a 300 in Wii bowling. And the DS? Your little sister probably

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3DS At A Glance, Commentary

That, right there, is the fabled 3DS, folks. Looks like a glorified DS, doesn’t it? Well, it’s design isn’t final–hopefully they can do more to set itself apart from the DS. Otherwise, a common consumer might look at this and

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3DS At A Glance, Commentary

That, right there, is the fabled 3DS, folks. Looks like a glorified DS, doesn’t it? Well, it’s design isn’t final–hopefully they can do more to set itself apart from the DS. Otherwise, a common consumer might look at this and

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A Sign of Things To Come

“What people want are simpler, more accessible games that are easier to play and solve”–Iwata, 2003 You probably had no idea of what Iwata meant at the time. None of us could. Who could predict the DS, the Wii–who could

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A Sign of Things To Come

“What people want are simpler, more accessible games that are easier to play and solve”–Iwata, 2003 You probably had no idea of what Iwata meant at the time. None of us could. Who could predict the DS, the Wii–who could

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It's Official: 3D Is Here to Stay

Nintendo just unveiled their successor to the DS, the 3DS. That alone is just a testament to the 3D craze that is currently taking the gaming industry by storm. After all, we know that the PS3 will adopt the medium

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It's Official: 3D Is Here to Stay

Nintendo just unveiled their successor to the DS, the 3DS. That alone is just a testament to the 3D craze that is currently taking the gaming industry by storm. After all, we know that the PS3 will adopt the medium

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Brief Thoughts on Hardware Design

I travel around a lot. And by ‘a lot’ I mean a few times a year, it just that I happen to hate air travel. I probably make everything worse on myself by refusing to put any of my electronics

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Brief Thoughts on Hardware Design

I travel around a lot. And by ‘a lot’ I mean a few times a year, it just that I happen to hate air travel. I probably make everything worse on myself by refusing to put any of my electronics

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3DS: As Powerful as the 360, PS3?

IGN has an article about Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS, and there’s something of a bombshell in it. We knew that it was likely for the 3DS to surpass the visuals of the DS–there’s no reason not to, with the IPad’s superior

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3DS: As Powerful as the 360, PS3?

IGN has an article about Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS, and there’s something of a bombshell in it. We knew that it was likely for the 3DS to surpass the visuals of the DS–there’s no reason not to, with the IPad’s superior

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