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News: Donkey Kong Jr. and Sonic Blast Head to Japan 3DS VC

Donkey Kong Jr. and Sonic Blast Head to Japan 3DS VC

G, Sonic

Two more for the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan: NES title Donkey Kong Jr. and Sonic Blast (aka G Sonic) for Game Gear. Neither title is the most fondly remembered in its respective canon, though Sonic Blast has the dubious distinction of being the last game commercially released for the Game Gear in Japan. Knuckles is playable too, which is...

Nintendo Download: 5th April 2012 (North America)

5th April 2012 (North America)

TNT, Colors and more

A long-awaited 3DS art package, a DSiWare puzzler and a WiiWare racer make up this week's digital downloads in North America. Here's the Nintendo Download: 5th April 2012 for Europe. 3DS Download Software: Colors! 3D (Collecting Smiles, $6.99, 226 blocks) — A much-anticipated release for 3DS, this 3D art software was supposed...

Review: SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle (3DS eShop)

SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle (3DS eShop)

Spinning out of control

Back in 2010, Nintendo published an amusing little WiiWare title called ThruSpace, a game which at its very core simply involved flipping, turning and moving a block around in order to fit through gaps in walls. KeysFactory, the developer responsible for that title, has now created SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle — known as...

News: Tetris Party Live Disappears from eShop

Tetris Party Live Disappears from eShop

Publisher explains why

Check the 3DS eShop or DSi Shop and you'll notice that Tetris Party Live is no longer available to buy, either in North America or European regions. We reached out to the publisher, Tetris Online Inc., for an explanation. Casey Pelkey, vice president of marketing, had this to say: I can confirm that Tetris Party Live is no...

News: Shining Force and Defenders of Oasis Rated for 3DS VC

Shining Force and Defenders of Oasis Rated for 3DS VC

Prayers answered

The Australian Classification Board is a treasure trove of hints at which games are waiting in the Virtual Console wings, and it's come up trumps again today with two more Game Gear games rated for 3DS. Shining Force: Sword of Hajya and Defenders of Oasis are both approved for sale on 3DS, and should hopefully hit the service later...

News: Get a Free Farming Simulator 3DS Demo, Europe

Get a Free Farming Simulator 3DS Demo, Europe

Our excitement is too much

On the fence about picking up Farming Simulator 2012 for 3DS? Would a free demo win you over? European 3DS owners, you can play a free sample of the must-have farming title this week when the eShop updates with a downloadable demo. The official description is almost too exciting to publish: Put on your boots, grab your...

Review: Arc Style: Soccer!! 3D (3DS eShop)

Arc Style: Soccer!! 3D (3DS eShop)

Like real soccer, it's better with friends

Hoping against hope to sweep the award for most cumbersomely titled game in the eShop, Arc Style: Soccer!! 3D is here, and it's brought with it a slew of impressive options for customisation. Unfortunately, the gameplay seems to have been sacrificed on their behalf. As with just about any sports game, Arc...

News: XSEED Reveals Unchained Blades for 3DS eShop

XSEED Reveals Unchained Blades for 3DS eShop

A link for the future

XSEED Games is known for bringing top drawer RPGs to North America — it's publishing The Last Story after all — and it's just revealed another role player for Nintendo fans to get their hands on: Unchained Blades. The Japanese dungeon-crawler — known as Unchained Blades Rexx in the Land of the Rising Sun — will get a...

News: Mutant Mudds Demo Coming This Week

Mutant Mudds Demo Coming This Week

Try before you buy

While Mutant Mudds has been a solid hit on Nintendo's eShop, there are likely still some who are holding out for a demo. Well, your prayers have been answered as Renegade Kid has just announced that a demo version of the game is set to hit the North American 3DS eShop this Thursday. You can check out the official press release...

News: GameStop to Sell 3D Classics: Kid Icarus Too

GameStop to Sell 3D Classics: Kid Icarus Too

For $5.99

Didn't pre-order Kid Icarus: Uprising to get your free code for 3D Classics: Kid Icarus, and worried you've missed out on the downloadable game for good? Not to worry, as GameStop will sell redeem codes for the game online. Last week we reported GameStop is selling eShop games for download, and that range of two games will expand soon with...

Review: Zombie Slayer Diox (3DS eShop)

Zombie Slayer Diox (3DS eShop)

Dead to us

It's too late. The zombie apocalypse has not only begun, it's already over. The zombies have won, and there are few — if any — survivors other than Diox, who continues to roam the streets, slashing away at the undead with his guitar. Diox is on a mission: if he can find the magical amp, he just might be able to destroy all the...

News: pitchWinPLAY Competition Announced

pitchWinPLAY Competition Announced

Have your game idea made into an eShop release

Do you have an idea for a video game that you've always wanted to see become a reality? If so, GAMEscribe has just the competition for you. GAMEscribe and Renegade Kid have teamed up to give everyone the chance to pitch their game idea and have the opportunity to have that idea chosen and made into an...

Nintendo Download: 22nd March 2012 (North America)

22nd March 2012 (North America)

Poker, Math and zombies

Just when you thought it was safe to hang up your mathematical hat, along comes Carmen Sandiego to dash it all. Elsewhere we've got some card games on DSiWare — it's been a while — and zombies. 3DS Download Software: Zombie Slayer Diox (UFO Interactive, $5.99) — The latest 3D game from Samurai Sword Destiny publisher...

Review: Dragon Crystal (3DS eShop / Game Gear)

Dragon Crystal (3DS eShop / Game Gear)

Manageable masochism

For a system known for its incredible appetite for AA batteries, the Game Gear makes quite a strange home for the hardcore, permadeath-filled roguelike Dragon Crystal. With absolutely no save option or password system, the game must have caused some incredible bouts of rage when those last spurts of juice ran out. Dragon Crystal...

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (3DS eShop / Game Gear)

Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (3DS eShop / Game Gear)

Need for speed

While SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog series pulled in monstrous sales on the Mega Drive/Genesis, many gamers aren't aware that Sonic also enjoyed a number of releases on the Master System and Game Gear. Sonic Triple Trouble is the follow-up to Sonic Chaos and while the game still suffered from the hardware limitations of the Game Gear's...