Original 3D animations, sport, and short-form 3D satellite video content depending on country partners.

Nintendo of Europe announced partnerships with media organisations to deliver 3D video content to the Nintendo 3DS at their press conference earlier today.

Eurosport, Europe's leading sports entertainment group, will bring 3D sports video to the console. Aardman Animations, known for Wallace and Gromit, are bringing a series of original 3D video shorts starring Shaun the Sheep. 

The handheld Sims 3 will feature facial recognition.

The Sims 3 has already had multiple releases across different platforms, and is now slated to release on the Nintendo 3DS during the system's launch window.

The Sims 3 for 3DS aims to take advantage of the 3DS's unique features, including motion control, the camera, and StreetPass. Players can... Read more...

Pricing varies by country and retailer; updated listings inside.

At Nintendo-Europe's 3DS event in Amsterdam, the company declined to advertise a retail launch price for the system, instead deferring to individual retailers. The major chains have now begun to reveal their plans for the launch price:

GameStop: 249.99 € (Germany, Spain), approx. $317 USDPlay:... Read more...

Every move you make counts for coins to be used in games. 

Nintendo 3DS owners will be treated to the system's pre-installed Activity Log feature. This software functions as a pedometer, and will allow players to earn digital play coins as a reward for their real life walking. These coins can be spent within different games to unlock bonus content.

European pricing is left up to retailers; no specific price info has been announced.

Nintendo of Europe's President, Shibata-san, announced during the Amsterdam live press conference that the system will launch across Europe on March 25th, two full days earlier than in North America. Price information was left up in the air, as Shibata noted that the system price will be left up to retailers (and presumably may vary by country).

Nintendo has revamped their online store front.

Shopping for downloadable games has never been a smooth experience on Nintendo platforms. The new eShop appears to rectify many of our download woes. Sporting a smoother interface, the eShop will feature digital game downloads, game demos, and game videos.

At launch, 3DS owners will be able to... Read more...

The system will retail for $249.99 and launches March 27.

At the Nintendo 3DS Preview Event in New York, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced the launch date and price of the Nintendo 3DS. The handheld will debut with a MSRP of $249.99 on March 27. This date comes near the end of the previously promised launch timeframe, which ends with the company's fiscal year on March 31.

Also, the system is aware of which friends are online and what they're playing.

At the Nintendo Europe 3DS event in Amsterdam, details of the system's online connectivity were finally revealed. Based on a brief comment on stage at the event, we now know that there will be a single, unified Friend Code per 3DS system. Once players trade their codes, they will be able to connect in all online-enabled games -- there are no game-specific codes as on Wii and DS. 

Does StreetPass have a limit to the number of titles it can support?

Japanese website Inside Games recently posted details regarding the StreetPass functionality of the Nintendo 3DS, more specifically the number of titles it supports.

StreetPass can apparently save connection data for up to 12 different titles at a time, allowing a game to "sense" when other 3DSes... Read more...

The creator of Sonic gives us a new multiplatform title.

Prope, the studio headed by former Sega developer Yuji Naka, has long been known to be working on a new title with Kadokawa Games. In this week's Famitsu that title has been revealed to be Tenkuu no Kishi Rodea ("Rodea, Machinist of the Skies"), an action game coming to Wii and 3DS.

A collaboration... Read more...

A Renegade Kid-developed kart racer and a zombie torture simulator (snicker) are heading to 3DS.

Majesco Entertainment announced today that they will be releasing both Pet Zombies in 3D and Face Kart: Photo Finish exclusively for the 3DS. In Pet Zombies in 3D, players will have the choice of caring for - or deviously tormenting - human zombies. Face Kart: Photo Finish will feature arcade-style racing and multiple uses for the 3DS camera.

Speakers will discuss a range of Nintendo-related topics including 3DS, Nintendogs, DKCR, and WiiWare titles. 

Game Developers Conference 2011 is set to feature a diverse set of Nintendo-related speakers and lectures. Newly announced speakers include Super Mario Kart director Hideki Konno, producer Kensuke Tanabe, and members of Retro Studios.

Hideki Konno will lead a lecture titled, "Development Process of Nintendo 3DS." He is expected to discuss the challenges faced in creating the 3DS as well as his work as the producer of Nintendogs + Cats.

To help you with the month delay, there's a new trailer.

Conduit 2, previously scheduled for February 15, 2011, is now slated to debut on March 22, 2011, according to publisher Sega. The game, a sequel to 2009's The Conduit, was originally scheduled for fall 2010, but it slipped from that release window into 2011. Check out a new weapons trailer below:

The newest Kingdom Hearts will feature lots of flying and falling in 3D.

Kingdom Hearts 3D's official Japanese name is now Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, according to Andriasang.Revealed at Square Enix's 1st Production Department event in Japan, there was not much more new information released about the game. A teaser site was opened, and a few screenshots were released.

The latest statement suggests that some software will not work due to particular features and restrictions.

A recent statement from Nintendo suggests that some Nintendo 3DS software titles may not work on consoles from another region due to languages, age rating, parental control functionality, local laws in each area, and network services. Nintendo has said that to provide the best gaming experience, the possibility exists for some software not functioning properly when used on hardware from another region.

The game from Hamster will be available in Japan from March.

Adding to the line-up of Nintendo 3DS games scheduled to release in March is Hamster’s Nikoli’s Sudoku 3D, which will arrive in Japan on March 31 for ¥3,990.

Hamster has promised that their first 3DS effort will be use the 3D effect of the system to make the numbers that players have added... Read more...

The new handheld will support the DSi charger.

Nintendo has updated their Japanese Nintendo 3DS hardware page with more new details regarding their upcoming handheld. Andriasang.com has posted a translation of those details. Among them are the following:

The Nintendo 3DS will be compatible with the DSi and DSi LL charger. The DSi used a different charger than the DS Lite, which used a different charger from the original Nintendo DS.

The 3DS remake of the Wii's Unlimited Cruise titles feature more than just 3D graphics.

The first new details about Namco Bandai's Nintendo 3DS compilation/remake of Wii's One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 1 and 2 have been revealed, in latest issue of Weekly Shounen Jump. Announced in December, Unlimited Cruise SP will contain two new characters: Boa Hancock and Emporio Ivankov.

The article... Read more...

Like their Wii counterparts, mature-rated 3DS games in Japan will have black packaging.

Last year, Japanese gamers might have been surprised to see Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles packaged in a sexy black box, but there is a reason for it: all Wii games rated CERO C (basically Teen) and higher had to have black packaging to make them stand out.

As it turns out, Nintendo is... Read more...

WiiWare has a new Bit.Trip demo and time-traveling sandwiches, while DSiWare has animal boxing, a match-three puzzle game, and a tower defense game.

This week's Nintendo downloads features two WiiWare games, a WiiWare demo, and four DSiWare games. The titles have no discernable theme, but they include time travel, wars, aliens, boxing animals, and tractors.  

Up first for WiiWare is Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, which came... Read more...