Giant Europeans are being reminded by Nintendo that their large DSi XL is out this week. Of course you don’t have to be a giant to have one, you might just prefer playing games on big-ish screens but having big pockets will be a bonus!
Head inside for NOE’s press release.
Developer Virtual Toys have announced that their upcoming DSiWare tennis game “VT Tennis” is out on Monday in the US (also coming to iPhone and PSP Mini’s).
Head inside for video footage and press release. The game will set you back a puny 500 Nintendo Points.
Capcom have blown the lid off ‘Monster Hunter 3‘ announcing about the game - “Free Online Play, Release Date, Wii-Speak Support, Playable Demo, and Exclusive Pre-order Incentives”.
The highly acclaimed title will be shipping April 20th 2010 in the US. The Classic Controller Pro bundle will set you back $59.99 while the standalone game will be $49.99.
Head inside for the full press release and more screens.
At Nintendo’s media summit today in San Francisco, Cammie Dunaway confirmed a specific release date for ‘Super Mario Galaxy 2‘ in the US. The game hits shelves May 23rd on the continent and release dates for other regions will likely be revealed at tomorrows press event in Europe.
We also learned today that ‘Metroid: Other M‘ will also be releasing around the same time of year, which is great news as that leaves Xmas 2010 for Zelda Wii!
Keep it tuned as hopefully we will have some new footage of these games later today.
UPDATE - New details after the break.
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Nintendo have announced today that the latest model in the DS range - the DSi XL - is to be released stateside next month on March 28th for $189.99.
Nintendo of America’s Cammie Dunaway also mentioned that “100 Classic Books” will ship June 15th for the console priced at $19.99.
Capcom’s “Dark Void Zero” has been dated for Europe and will hit that region March 5th according to Capcom’s official Twitter page. Great news.
This is a scaled-down version of the PS3 and Xbox 360 game, except it’s re-created epecially for DSiWare. Critics have widely agreed that this the better version of the two!
This is great news for those that have not yet played “Flight Control” on the iPhone, but not so good for me as I have already wasted hundreds of hours playing Firemint’s addict-a-thon, the game is due out on DSiWare this coming Monday in the US and is only setting downloaders 500 Nintendo Points.
It’s a great game and it’s good to see this on the DS, now come on Firemint, where is the port of “Real Racing” too?
Head inside for a not too exciting press release.
Capcom have announced that their top selling franchise in Japan has a release date in Europe - April. That’s as specific as it gets but at least you guys now know roughly when you can get your grubby hands on it. Also confirmed is the inclusion of support for Wii Speak and the game will be coming in various bundles. Of course the game sold game-only but in addition there will be two special bundles. The first one “containing a black Classic Controller Pro and one which contains Wii Speak accessory and a black Classic Controller Pro”.
This news comes after Capcom announced similar bundles for North America, so it won’t be long before we’re all be hunting together!
Head inside for Capcoms press release.
Just a gentle reminder to get your ass down to your local games shop to pick up ‘Tatsunoko vs Capcom‘ and/or ‘No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle‘ (launch trailer above), both of which are out today in N.A.
Both games have received good feedback from the gaming press so far, now let’s hope they sell like they deserve to and don’t become the next Madworld, otherwise the Wii will lose even more third party support!
Press releases for both games after the break.
You may remember the Japanese ‘Monster Hunter 3′ Wii bundle that was released in Japan last year for the game that scored a maximum 40/40 from Famitsu? That pack included a black Wii console, black nunchuck and Wiimote, black Classic Controller Pro and a copy of the game. Well North American gamers are not getting that whole bundle but they will be getting a black Classic Controller Pro pack which the game was designed around.
This will be available in North America in April and set you back about $59.99.
Head inside for full press release.
Mario Kart’s main challenger to its kart-racing crown ‘Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing’ now has a street date of February 26th in Europe and February 23rd in N.A for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3.
The game features loads of famous Sega characters from games past and also allows you to race as your Mii. Check the video above if you’ve not already seen it.
Capcom have announced the ‘Mega Man Zero Collection’ for Nintendo DS with a Japanese release date of April 22nd 2010. This compilation will feature all four Gameboy Advance Mega Man Zero games on one cart.
So far there is no news of a western release date though we hold out hope this will change soon. You can check out the official website here.
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