Nintendo eShop

The eShop will be the 3DS's form of Nintendo Wiishop and Nintendo claims that it will be easier to navigate and shop over the headache inducing Wiishop channel. Sporting a smoother interface, the eShop will feature digital game downloads, game demos, and game videos.

At launch, 3DS owners will be able to choose between Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and 3DSWare games. In addition to games, Nintendo will include eShop Video. The user can select the desired topic or genre and be directed to a video. Players will be able to watch game videos in-store.

Nintendo eShop purchases use a "cash-based" system, similar to Sony's PlayStation Store, apparently doing away with the current Wii/DSi points-based system. You can purchase content with a credit card or by inputting a code from a retail-purchased card.

Source: [Nintendoworldreport - 3DS to Implement 'Nintendo eShop']

PokéWalker more accurate than other pedometers

Evaluated against two other dedicated pedometers, the Pokéwalker - an add-on device for the HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon titles - is the most accurate device for counting steps, according to researchers at Iowa State University.

The results were presented recently at an experimental biology conference by Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, an Iowa State professor who has been studying the Pokéwalker's usefulness since its release. This study, which found the Pokéwalker most accurate counting steps taken on a treadmill at four different speeds, is a first step in ongoing research on the device, and how it encourages physical activity among kids.

"Pokémon is a big toy for kids," Lanningham-Foster said. "And that's why I was so interested in it is the idea that we have yet another active gaming format for kids."

If you're thinking this research is being funded by Nintendo, nope; it's funded by Iowa State's Nutrition and Wellness Research Center.

Source: PokemonPodcast

"Nice"

Weekend, what are you all playing?

The weekend graces us once more. Time for excessive and uninterrupted grinding, multiplayer fun (online and local), training mode for all you fighters out there. Tell us, what are you playing?

Migoy: Been kind of a slow week for me when it comes to video games but I have indulged myself into some more Dissidia 012 Duodecime: Final Fantasy. Beat  the stories of Tidus and Zidane. Grinded a bit doing some party battles and started Bartz's story. Though the game is for the most part very similar to the first Dissidia, if you've played the first game as much as I have, the differences and tweaks in the new game are enough for you to notice them and change the way you play. It's a great game and encourage you all to try it, especially if you are a Final Fantasy fan. Cross-over stories are mostly bollocks but c'mon, who doesn't want to see Cloud face off against Squall?

Quash:

Finally reached level 30 in DC Universe Online. now the grinding begins getting the best gear possible to be able to join raids and certain alerts. This is where i find out if DC Universe Online is worth the buy. Leveling was actually a blast since mostly everything is voiced and you get to fight alongside your favorite Heroes/Villains. But the real test for any MMO is if the end-game is worth the $15 dollar monthly subscription. So far i did a few duos( an instance that requires only two players) so i can't say for sure yet if end-game content is good. I still have a few weeks left in my free month so we'll see.

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Trailer

Sound familiar? Look familiar? I swear if I see a puzzle in this game that requires you to figure out how many moves it takes to stack a sandwich in 5 different ways then I'm screaming RIP OFF!

Now I'm being overly harsh since there is no actual gameplay footage shown in this trailer but the coincidences are just too.. obvious for them to not be noticed. If you don't know what game I am comparing this to then where have you been? I'm comparing this to the Professor Layton series. From the title, the setting, even the art style, Doctor Lautrec SCREAMS Professor Layton.

Looks like Konami is trying to nab the market that Level-5 has hooked. Then again, if the game is good, I might even like it. We'll just have to see.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0NZAgfKMQ&w=480&h=390]

Mega Man Legends 3 back in development

Oh thank God! Mega Man Legends 3 was my solid reason for even thinking of getting a3DS (c'mon, you know Nintendo is gonna release a better version).

Sure Ocarina of Time 3D looks sexy as hell and Super Street Fighter IV is one hot game in such a small portable package but so far no other 3DS game announcement has gotten me so hyped for the system until Keijin Inafune announced the Legends 3 will be on it.

From Destructoid;

In the wake of the earthquakes which have plagued Japan, many games were delayed or even outright canceled. Mega Man Legends 3, its development status already in question, is one of the games for which development was brought to a screeching halt following the disaster on March 11. Now, Capcom producer Tatsuya Kitabayashi has confirmed in a blog post on the Rockman DASH3 website that progress is once again being made on the project.

That's great news. I still have my doubts as to whether or not this game will see the light of day but I take comfort wherever I can.

Greetings Resume [Rockman DASH3 Project blog via andriasang - Thanks, Zetta!]