Pokemon Black2/White2 English Promo Trailer

Just an hour ago, the English version of the very popular promo for Black 2 and White 2 hit public.

Snazzy as always!

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Animal Crossing 3DS Coming This Fall In Japan

There are a lot of Animal Crossing fans that have been wondering when they can expect to see Animal Crossing 3DS in stores. Well if you live in Japan, you can then expect to see the game this Fall; there is no information of a release date for a North America and other locations at the moment, but we can probably expect to see if here either during the Winter of this year or either next year.

For those who can't wait, here are some new screenshots to keep you going.

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Capcom Opening A Retail Store In Japan

First Capcom opened up a game based off of their video games, now they are going to open up a retail store in Japan.

Opening on April 4, the Capcom Official Shop e-Capcom Odabai Branc will feature limited edition products that range from games to t-shirts and other items; all the items available in their retail store can also be bought through their online store.



[Discuss this on the forums.]

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New Japanese Trailer For Lollipop Chainsaw

A new trailer for Lollipop Chainsaw was released today showing off the Japanese version of the game.

The trailer shows new baddies, features, weapons and characters. The trailer also shows Juliet in costumes that are unknown whether or not the American version will get them.

The trailer also shows off some gameplay mode, like Zombie Basketball and something that includes rolling over zombies with one of those farm mowers.

Lollipop Chainsaw will be hitting stores in Japan on May 19 and April 24 in North America as Europe will be getting a June 15 release date.

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Kid Icarus: Uprising Comes Bundles With A Stand In Japan

Masahiro Sakurai, director of Kid Icarus: Uprising, showed off a new peripheral device for the 3DS that comes bundles with Kid Icarus: Uprising.

When Kid Icarus: Uprising ships out in Japan, a 3DS stand will be bundles with the game in order to keep your system stable as you play the game.

Along with a stand, Kid Icarus: Uprising will be compatible with the Circle Pad Pro in order for easier use for left-handed users. Kid Icarus: Uprising will be available in Japan on March 22.

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Fire Emblem Kakuse Gets A Release Date

Today Nintendo has released footage and announced the release date for Fire Emblem: Kakuse.

The next Fire Emblem installment will be released on April 19 in Japan; there is no date for a North American and Europe release yet, that is if Nintendo wants to give us the game. Watch Satoru Iwata talk about Fire Emblem: Kakuse which I can't understand.

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Capcom Is Opening A Bar

The world is full of unsuspecting twists and turns, and today Capcom has announced one of those unsuspecting things at us. Capcom is combining alcohol and (hopefully) video games into one thing - a bar.

Next year in Shinjuku, Tokyo Capcom will be opening a bar that will serve food and drinks inspired by their own games; maybe they will have Hadouken Punch with some Roll Cake as Guile's theme plays in the background.

The bar is to open on January 25th in Shinjuku's Pasela Resort, so if any of you readers are in the vicinity, go check it out.

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New Pokemon Game

Nintendo has revealed the name of the long awaited new Pokemon game; Nobunaga Ambition X Pokemon for the Nintendo DS. The game is supposed to come out next year in Japan.Pokemon with RPG type of game play AND strategy. Nobunaga Ambition, is a series all in it's own and this entire thing is supposed to be a game cross over.You are as surprised as I am. Nobunaga Ambition and pokemon, in one game?! This would be the first time the humans in a Pokemon game, are not being drawn as tradition.

--UPDATE--
Here is the trailer:

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Happy Birthday To A Legend

WOAH! Stop right there, because today is a legends birthday. This man alone has revolutionized gaming, bringing us amazing classics, such as: Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend OF Zelda,Star Fox, F-zero, and Pikmin. He basically is Nintendo. The only thing he may be missing from his queue of games may just be Pokemon.

Miyamoto was born in November 16, 1952 in Sonobe, Kyoto, Japan. He was like a lot of us, he didn't do so good in school, because all the time he was in class, he would draw and draw. He got many of his ideas for games such as The Legend of Zelda, by a simple visit to a cave or forest. It's amazing that two of the most iconic game titles and figures, where made all by the same man, from childish ventures. Continue to bless us with your work, you are an inspiration to many, including myself.

Happy Birthday.

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Ace Attorney Live Action Movie Hits Japan This February

For those who like Ace Attorney so much that they can't wait for a live action movie of the game, you should all rejoice and head over to Japan on February 11, 2012 for that's when the Japanese live action Ace Attorney movie will be hitting theaters.

If you have the patience or don't have the money to fly down to Japan just for that, then I'm sure there will eventually be a subtitled version of the movie, but it might not be official since Capcom has not announced a translated version or a U.S. release anytime soon.

I've never played Ace Attorney, so I don't know if this is ridiculously bad in some Duke Nukem way or actually be good. Supposedly though the director, Takashi Miike, is beloved for the films he has directed in the past, so it might be good.

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3DS Now Comes In Ice White

Move over Misty Pink, white is now the new pink this fall for 3DS owners; Japanese 3DS owners actually. Just like the Misty Pink 3DS, the new Ice White 3DS will only be available in Japan on November 3rd. There is no news whether or not this will comes out anywhere else outside of Japan.

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26 PlayStation Vita Launch Titles

The PlayStation Vita is getting all the attention at Sony's press conference at the Tokyo Game Show, it is also having a pretty good lineup for it's game launches also when it comes out in Japan. So far, there are 26 games already planned to come out when the Vita is released:

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• Army Corps of Hell
• BlazBlue Contnuum Shift Extended
• Browser Sangokushi Touch Battle
• Dark Quest
• Disgaea 3 Return
• Dream Club Zero Portable
• Dynasty Warrior Next
• F1 2011
• Fish On
• Hot Shots Gold 6
• Katamari Damacy No Vita
• Lord of Apocalypse
• Michael Jackson The Experience
• Minna to Issho
• Monster Radar
• Nico Nico
• Power Smash 4
• Project NOELS
• Ridge Racer
• Sawari Ma Kuru
• Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru
• Shinobido 2
• Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss
• Yuusha no Kiroku

There's still no news on when the Vita will come out in North America, so naturally we won't know what our launch titles will be until then. I would expect BlazBlue, Katamari, UmvC3 and Uncharted to be part of the list though. 

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PlayStation Vita Gets A Japan Release Date

The Tokyo Game Show has kicked off today already and Sony has already started going at it. Sony first started their press conference with a release date for their new upcoming handheld portable devide - The PlayStation Vita.

The impressive PS Vita will be coming out in Japan on December 17th, it's not sure when it will be released in North America and Europe though.

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Misty Pink Is An Actual Color...For The 3DS

It seems like the 3DS was a bit jealous when it came to the DSi getting pinked out, so much that Satoru Iwata decided to give the 3DS a new pink color. Nintendo will be releasing the new "Misty Pink" color on October 20th in Japan, but there's no news whether or not there will be an American release of this new Misty Pink.

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Pokémon Game Creator To Announce A Possible New Game

Serebii is claiming that Pokémon Game Creator, Junichi Masuda, will be making on announcement that might be related to a new Pokémon game.

A summary got an episode of Pokémon Smash, a T.V. show that covers Pokémon in as many ways as they can, says that Junichi Masuda will be coming on to the show on September 18th to make a special announcement.

On today's episode, there was a mention of a Mewtwo that will be given away through a special promotion which will be announced next week on September 18th. There was also a preview implying Masuda's appearance with a sign having a question mark on it and having a caption that says, "There's a revelation of the Present". No idea what that's suppose to mean, but there is a high chance that the announcement will be Pokémon related, but no word on what it is exactly though.

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Japan Players Get Uncharted 3 PS3 Controller

When Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception hits store in Japan, November 2nd, gamers there will me getting a Uncharted 3 limited edition DualShock3 controllers. The controller will be two different shades of brown and will have a design that looks like a map. There's no news on whether there will be a North American release of the controller and if there is one, how to get it.

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Mario Meets Jenga

A new game has hit Japan that looks similiar to well known block game, Jenga. If you look closely though, it's not your regular Jenga game, it's actually a Mario themed copy called Super Mario Balance Block.

I like how there are Super Mashrooms in the game, but I'm not entirely sure what they do. Super Mario Balance Block comes out in Japan for 2,500 yen this November and some import sites will be happy to take your pre-orders.

• CD Japan – 2,000 yen (~$27 USD)
• AmiAmi – 2,040 yen (~$27 USD)
• Hobby Search – 2,375 yen (~$31 USD)
• Big Bad Toy Store – $42.99

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Ultimate MvC3 Release Date For Japan

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Capcom has announced Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's release date for Japan. Japan will be getting the game November 17th, but the U.S. doesn't have a for sure exact date except that it will be out sometime in November. I just want it to be out already so I can try out Nova and Rocket Racoon!

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Retailers Selling 3DS Cheaper Than Price Cut

This past few days have been a rough time for Nintendo and their 3DS. First the 3DS gets a price cut, then they lose over $300 million and now retailer in Japan are selling the 3DS for cheaper than the intended price cut.

The price drop for the 3DS doesn't take affect until August 11th, but some retailers didn't seem to get the message. The original price for a 3DS is 25,000 yen and is planned to go down to 15,000 yen, but some stores are selling them for as low as 13,800 yen.

If you have a 3DS, make sure to get your free twenty NES and Game Boy Advance games available to download on the Nintendo e-Shop before August 11th. Nintendo explains the Ambassador (that's the name Nintendo is giving people who have had their 3DS before the price cut) status:

"These free games are available to anyone who owns a Nintendo 3DS system and uses a wireless broadband Internet signal to connect to the Nintendo eShop at least once before 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 11. These users will automatically be registered in the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. The program contains two elements: 

1. Starting Sept. 1, Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors will be able to download 10 NES Virtual Console games at no charge and before they are available in the Nintendo eShop to the general public. These games, including Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber and The Legend of Zelda, are slated to become paid downloadable games, but Ambassadors get them early for free. Once the paid versions of the games are posted to the Nintendo eShop later in the year, the updated versions will be available to Ambassadors for download at no cost
2. By the end of 2011, Nintendo will provide Ambassadors with 10 Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. These include games like Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. These games will be available exclusively to Ambassadors, and Nintendo currently has no plans to make these 10 games available to the general public on the Nintendo 3DS in the future" 

Poor Nintendo, things are not going very well for them. Hopefully they'll be able to recover from this, I'm pretty sure they will.

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Iron Man and Wolverine Anime On G4 July 29

The first Marvel Anime shows that will hit American T.V.s will be Iron Man and Wolverine on July 29th; the air times for both shows will be on Fridays starting at 11 PM and end at 12 PM starting with Iron Man then followed by Wolverine. Remember, G4 will be the host of both new shows.

Plots:

Iron Man - Tony Stark is a physicist, an engineer, and the CEO of a major arms manufacturing company. On a battlefield he is injured from his own weapons and taken prisoner by terrorists. In order to keep his own heart beating, he creates the Ironman Suit and escapes. Once free, Stark decides to dedicate his life to pursuing world peace with the Ironman technology, so he moves to Japan to use the resources of "Lab 23," home of the world's first Arc Reactor. Wanting to devote himself fully to this research, Stark decides to retire as Ironman and announce the mass-production of suits to fulfill his duties. But at the announcement ceremony he is attacked by the mysterious organization known as "Zodiac," and his plans have to change.

Wolverine - Next in the four-part Marvel Anime project and broadcasts after the Iron Man anime. Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced psychical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin at a accelerated rate.

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