Sega and Marvel announce the first two Avengers to appear on the portable.

Sega announced at a press event today that two Marvel properties, Captain America and Thor, will be receiving 3DS games. Previously, Captain America: Super Soldier and Thor: God of Thunder were only know to be bound for Wii, DS, PSP, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, and it was also revealed today that the latter two versions will feature stereoscopic 3D.

Dragon Quest rises into the starry skies.

Square-Enix, the developer behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series, has announced that the ninth numbered entry in the Dragon Quest franchise has shipped 5.3 million units worldwide as of December of last year. Dragon Quest IX is now the best selling entry in the series.

The franchise itself has sold through 57 million units since its inception in 1986.

The earthquake results in another game missing its initial release date.

Due to recent events caused by the earthquake in Japan, Tecmo's Dead or Alive Dimensions for 3DS has been delayed. The title was set to launch on March 24. Tecmo, however, has expressed that this title and several others were delayed due to "various circumstances". The company has yet to announce a new date for the game.

Nintendo's latest system appears lacks a dedicated application to directly communicate with other players.

The Nintendo 3DS lacks a built in communication application, like PictoChat on the DS or the Wii Message Board. 

PictoChat, which came with the DS, allows players to connect wirelessly and chat through text and drawings. The Wii's Message Board allows users to send what were essentially emails to people on their friends list.

The new game will feature '2D artwork' but will still take 'full advantage' of the 3DS.

Marvelous is working on an original 2D 3DS game that will take advantage of the system's 3D capabilities. In an interview with Siliconera, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, credited producer on many Marveolus Entertainment published titles including Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Rune Factory, revealed that they are working on a new title. 

Square Enix has launched a new teaser website promoting the Dragon Quest spinoff's introduction to 3D gaming.

A sequel to Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (itself a sequel to a Japan only GBA title) is heading to Nintendo 3DS in Japan, according to a new teaser page at the official Dragon Quest website. 

The game, which is called Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippodan, and appears to be pirate themed (kaizoku means pirate in Japanese).

Nintendo's famed game designer explains to Iwata why he wanted to remake Ocarina of Time in 3D.

One of the main reasons Ocarina of Time was remade in 3D for the 3DS was because Shigeru Miyamoto, the title's original director and producer, wanted to experience the game in a new dimension.

In the latest installment of Iwata Asks, the Nintendo President sits down with Shigeru Miyamoto to talk about his upcoming Nintendo 3DS projects: Ocarina of Time 3D and Star Fox 64 3D. 

Nintendo's Steel Diver submerges off the radar once again. 

Numerous games that were due for imminent release in Japan were delayed over the past few days as a result of the devastating earthquake that shook the country last Friday. Today, Nintendo announced that its second first-party Nintendo 3DS title, Steel Diver, would indeed suffer the same fate.

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Inazuma Eleven's console debut has been pushed to a summer release. 

Inazuma Eleven Strikers for the Wii was originally scheduled to release in Japan late next month, but today, Level-5 announced that the game will miss its initial release date and launch sometime this summer.

While many Japanese games are being delayed due to the recent earthquake, Level-5 stated that the reason for the delay has more to do with the quality of the title. According to Andriasang, Level-5 released the following statement:

The new duo of Pokémon games have shifted over one million copies since release. 

In just 10 days since launch, Pokémon Black and Pokémon White have sold over a million copies in Europe, thereby making it the most successful launch of a Pokémon game in the region.

To date, the Pokémon series has now reached over 35 million units in Europe, a figure which is sure to rise as sales continue.

Plants fight off zombies and lights create music in this week's crop of games.

The week's update sees three games for DSiWare and one game and one demo for WiiWare. Highlighting the week's DSiWare updates is PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies. The tower defense-style title has players fighting off hordes of zombies using plants. Alongside the main game, there are four additional mini-games. Plants vs. Zombies can be downloaded for 800 DSi Points ($8).

The series' tradition of silly costumes continues with Dimensions.

Dead or Alive Dimensions will feature downloadable costumes using the 3DS's SpotPass feature.

According to a Famitsu news article, players will eventually be able to download 28 different costumes for the game's characters thanks to the 3DS's SpotPass. When players come in contact with a Wi-Fi signal, the game will automatically download new costumes.

The developer of Eternal Darkness and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is set to open another studio in Ontario.

Silicon Knights has announced that they are planning to open a new development studio in Hamilton, Ontario. The studio plans to open in about six months. Although no word was given if any Nintendo products were planned for development there, the company has long said they would be open to developing a Wii game if the right idea came along.

The line-guiding rhythm game hasn't sold well on WiiWare or iOS.

Lilt Line sales have proved disappointing, according to sales figures released by the developer of the original iOS version, Different Cloth. The game was ported to WiiWare by Gaijin Games. Since its release on WiiWare in December 2010, the game has sold just over 3,700 copies on the service. Different Cloth noted that in order for Nintendo to pay anything back to the developer of the game, sales would need to be more than twice that figure.

The Nintendo 3DS outsold all of its competitors combined last week. 

In its second week on the market, the Nintendo 3DS continued to push large numbers of hardware. The handheld, which sold 209,623 units in its first full week, outsold all other platforms combined. This number is down from its launch weekend sales of 374,764 units, but this can likely be blamed on supply issues.

Nintendo extends a helping hand to earthquake victims. 

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In the midst of disaster, Nintendo has announced that they will donate 300 million yen ($3.6M US) toward relief efforts for the massive earthquake that... Read more...

Pilotwings will fly over Australia this April.

Nintendo of Australia announced today, that Pilotwings Resort will be launching on the Nintendo 3DS April 14, in both Australia and New Zealand. 

The game will be priced at AU $69.95 and NZ $99.00 respectively.

The Nintendo 3DS Launches in Australia on March 31.

According to Japanese retailer Enterking, a system update could render your 3DS unusable if you've used a DS flash card.

A Nintendo 3DS system update could potentially brick the system if the update detects traces of flash card use, which are often used for the purposes of playing pirated software. Japanese retailer Enterking has posted a warning on their website as follows:

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Natsume's spooktacular rhythm game goes 3D.

Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove, first announced at E3 last year, has jumped into the third dimension. The game was originally planned for a DS release, but has since been rescheduled for 3DS.

Hiro Maekawa, president and CEO of Natsume, enthusiastically reports on the experience:"As soon as we saw what... Read more...

The bee-branded business is officially bought out.

Deals between Konami and Hudson have been finalized, and as of April 1, the Tokyo-based developer of Bomberman and Adventure Island will officially be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konami. Under Konami's supervision, Hudson will focus its attention towards SNS (Social Network Services). Konami became a major shareholder of Hudson in 2001 and majority stockholder in 2005, before announcing its plans in January to completely buy out the company.