Psychotic Informer - 8/21/11

 

 

1. Wow, first post in a week. First up, some Sony news. Almost directly a year after the last price cut, the PS3 is being marked down by $50 again! The new price of $250 is already in stores, so if you don’t have a PS3 you should buy one. There are a few games I’ve been wanting lately that are PS3 exclusive (God of War: Origins, anyone?) so I might pick one up myself sometime. This news comes after the fact that a new model of PSP has been announced. The E-1000 as it’s called will be like the regular PSP line, except it won’t have any Wifi connection which will mean no Internet Browser or PSN. Now why would you want this? Because it’s only $99! That’s a really good deal considering DSLites run for $120 and don’t have Wifi. What do you think? Would you buy the E-1000 PSP for $99 even though it doesn’t have Wifi? (For more information, read the full article)

2. More new console announcements, but this time from Nintendo! Nintendo has announced that it will be remaking the Wii, sort of like the toploader for the NES. The new version will lay horizontal instead of vertical and will lose Gamecube compatibility. The bundle will come with Wii Party and Wii Sports, a Wiimote Plus and a nunchuk. No price was given in the announcement. What do you think? Would you buy this Wii without any Gamecube compatibility? (For more information, read the full article)

 

 

3. Xenoblade news! The game has gone on sale in Europe, and there is some good news for people who want it in America. The game is being sold out in stores all across Europe and it will be a few weeks until there is enough copies for everyone. So Nintendo has underestimated their fans again and didn’t make enough copies. Excellent. But this is good news for people like me who really want the game, because as I said last week they would sell the game in America if they sold enough copies in Europe, and it looks like that is bound to happen! But in the meantime, you can always import the European version and use custom homebrew to play it. What do you think? Will the game get released in America? (For more information, read the full article)

 

4. Just Dance 1 and 2 are very popular games. So popular, in fact, that 2 was the #1 3rd party Wii game of all time. But this game is going to be better because it is going be on PS3 for the Move and 360 for the Kinect. The game comes out fairly soon, October 11th to be precise. The tracklist for the game has now been revealed! The artists include Kiss, Katy Perry, Queen, Tommy Sparks and Nelly Furtado. For the songs they have in the game and all the other songs, read the full tracklist here.

Psychotic Informer - 8/7/11

 

 1. Some Cave Story 3D news for today (that’s right, back to the old 3DS shtick)! The developers squashed some rumors about the game today in an interview. When asked about how much the game was going to vary from the original version they said that there weren’t going to be any new stages, but the existing stages would contain more secrets (more Curly panties, anyone?) and they would be extended. In Nintendo Power it said the original game would be unlocked after you beat the 3D version, but now they say there wasn’t enough space on the cartridge so they had to remove it. I hope they really used the extra space to their advantage and made a great remake of Cave Story. What do you think? Are you excited for this game? Is it good that they’re adding more secrets and extending the stages? (For more information, read the full article)

2. Everybody loves it when Sony blows things out of proportions, right? Today in South Africa a man was arrested in the world’s first “PS3 circumvention raid.” During the raid the South African police officials went to this guy’s house and took $14,000 worth of computers, PS3s, hard drives, and jail broken systems. All because the guy wanted to jail break his PS3. That’s just crazy in my opinion. Instead of focusing on good games and services all they care about is that no one jailbreaks their console. He wasn’t, you know, hacking PSN or anything. What do you think? Is it right to barge into a person’s home and arrest him for jail breaking his console? (For more information, read the full article)

 

 

3. When I picked up a Kinect a few weeks ago, I immediately noticed one problem: there isn’t enough space in my game room for this thing! The Kinect recommends standing 6-10 feet away from the camera. Who has that kind of room? I have about 7 feet, and that’s IF I move all the furniture around, it’s crazy. But with this new product called the Nyko Zoom, it cuts out the space necessary by 40%. Now this could be a great thing, except that it is going to cost $30. Basically $30 for a camera lens that you stick to the front of your camera. I’m not sure if I want to pick one up because it is possible to play, I just gotta move all the furniture around and $30 isn’t a good alternative to laziness. The Zoom comes out Sept. 13th. What do you think? Is the Nyko Zoom a good deal? (For more information, read the full article)

Psychotic Informer - 7/28/11

1. There is a lot of breaking Nintendo news today, so stay tuned! First up, we have something pretty big. The 3DS is being marked down by 32%, specifically $80 from its original price of $250, now $170. Nintendo released no information as to why the price drop occurred, but we can assume that it was because 3DS sales were so slow. The new pricing will be in stores on August 12th. But don’t feel bad, people who already bought the 3DS for $250 (including me)! For being awesome and buying it for full price, you’re going to get 20 3DS eShop games! The games will include 10 NES titles such as The Legend of Zelda, Bubble Bobble and Super Mario Bros, and 10 Game Boy Advance titles such as Metroid Fusion, Mario Advance 3, and WarioWare! I really hope Pokémon Emerald or any GBA Pokémon game will be included in the package.

 

In the long run Nintendo is probably overcompensating, because each game would probably be worth at least $4 a piece, probably more! I’ve also heard complaints about this deal, though. For example, some people don’t want the 20 free games and they just want a check for $80. I think this was a very smart move on Nintendo’s part, because the Playstation Vita is priced for $250, and with the 3DS significantly less than the Vita I think it will sell much better than it. What do you think? Is 20 games a good deal for compensation? Do you think it was a good move for Nintendo to drop their price? (For more information, read the full article)

2. More Nintendo news coming your way today! Two highly anticipated games have finally been given official titles! Super Mario 3DS and Mario Kart 3DS have been given (slightly lackluster) titles! Super Mario 3DS will simply be called Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 3D will simply be called Mario Kart 7. I think these titles are pretty dumb, in my opinion. Nintendo has been coming up with pretty lame titles lately. Kirby Returns to Dreamland, and now these. Mario Kart 7? Really? I could think of a better name anytime! What about something less lame like maybe ‘Mario Kart 3D’ or something. It at least has some class to it...Super Mario 3D Land is an alright title, but it makes it sound like it’s a sequel to Super Mario Land for the Game Boy. What do you think? Are these titles lame, amazing or somewhere in between? (For more information, read the full article)

Psychotic Informer - 7/19/11

 

 

1. Do you remember the 2009 WiiWare title ‘Pokemon Rumble’? Well, it’s getting a sequel called ‘Pokemon Rumble Blast’! To be released on October 24th of this year on the 3DS, the game will include toy versions of over 600 of your favorite Pokemon. The game will also use Streetpass to engage in automatic Pokemon battles, and you can play the story mode in multiplayer with local wireless connection. Are you excited for another Pokemon Rumble game? Post your opinion in the comments! (For more information, read the full article)

 

2. Ever since the Virtual Boy failed, game companies had given up on virtual reality. However, that time is over! According to an interview, Sony has been recently working on several virtual reality games using the goggles in the image above. Personally, I think that this has a lot of potential. It’s been many years since the Virtual Boy came out and now it’s time for more! What Sony games would you like to see in Virtual Reality? I think I would really like to see Infamous in VR. What do you think? Post your opinions in the comments! (For more information, read the full article)

3. Goldeneye 007 is getting yet ANOTHER remake. Though it was just remade for the Wii last year, Activision is making a new version for the 360 and PS3 called Goldeneye: Reloaded. I think this sounds pretty cool, but I think it should be released on PC, also. It has amazing multiplayer so I bet a lot of people would buy a PC version of this game. What do you think about ANOTHER Remake of Goldeneye? Post your opinions in the comments! For more information, read the full article)

4. Sad news today for Mega Man fans. The highly anticipated game ‘Mega Man Legends 3’ has been cancelled. According to Capcom, “It had not met the required criteria.” That’s two Mega Man games that have been cancelled this year, the other being the XBLA title Mega Man Universe which I was very much looking forward too. What do you think about this? Is the Mega Man series coming to an end? Post your opinion in the comments! (For more information, read the full article)