It was a short work week in the US, thanks to the Martin Luther King holiday. However, that didn't stop the remaining days from being jam-packed with major gaming news, including dual Nintendo events in New York and Amsterdam. Those produced a bevy of previews of 3DS games, as well the handheld's price ($250) and launch date (March 27). In New York, GameSpot Live was also on hand to capture many of the games on video along with Nintendo's presentation itself. Several games were also reviewed this week, including the PlayStation 3 version of Mass Effect.
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FEATURES
With all of the news surrounding Nintendo's new handheld platform, we've got a few 3DS-related features to check out. First, our Historical Pricing feature will show you how prices for handhelds have changed (or not) over the years and what some of the classic systems would cost in today's dollars. Secondly, we updated our What We Know So Far feature for the 3DS, in which you can learn more about various features the system has.
The Nintendo 3DS and Historical Handheld Pricing
Nintendo 3DS: What We Know So Far
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NEWS
The biggest news of the week was the pricing and dating of Nintendo's 3DS handheld. However, in close second was a headline many people thought they'd never see--Duke Nukem Forever got a hard release date, and it will be out May 3. Japanese role-playing game fans were thrilled to hear that the rumors about Final Fantasy XIII-2 were true, and Red Dead Redemption got more accolades courtesy of the Interactive Achievement Award nominees. Less welcome news came with the closure of Tron: Evolution developer Propaganda and the looming shuttering of Blur studio Bizarre Creations. Last but not least, the legal battle between Activision and former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella grew more complicated when a court added Electronic Arts as codefendant in the case.
$250 3DS launching March 27
EA added to Activision's Zampella/West suit
Duke Nukem Forever launches May 3
Mortal Kombat hits stores April 19
Final Fantasy XIII-2 arriving 2011 in Japan
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3DS could sell out in Japan
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PREVIEWS
It was a huge week for previews, highlighted by a duo of Nintendo 3DS events in both Amsterdam and New York. Nintendo more or less blew the lid off its upcoming slate of 3DS "launch window" games, resulting in well over a dozen previews from the team posted within a couple hours of the event. Among the highlights were The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition. In addition to all the 3DS coverage, GameSpot continued to roll out stories from a recent THQ event, including hands-on impressions of Red Faction: Armageddon and Homefront.
Nintendo 3DS Launch Center - Previews and Videos
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Hands-On
Kid Icarus: Uprising Hands-On
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition Hands-On
Red Faction: Armageddon Updated Hands-On
Homefront Updated Multiplayer Hands-On
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REVIEWS
This has been one of those strangely quiet weeks that, at least where the reviews team is concerned, is sandwiched between two very busy ones. Last week the team posted reviews of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, LittleBigPlanet 2, and Lost in Shadow, to name but a few. Reviews to look forward to next week, on the other hand, include Breach, DC Universe Online, Dead Space 2, Mindjack, Two Worlds II, and Venetica. Not many updates this week, but hey, if you're playing any of last week's best releases, you're probably not shopping around for more new games just yet anyway. Right?
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VIDEO
The big news this week came by way of a press conference from Nintendo for its upcoming 3DS portable gaming system. We brought you a live Today on the Spot from the event to let viewers watch all of the action. You can check out all of the event coverage with hands-on video demos at the GameSpot Nintendo 3DS Launch Center. We were also on the scene for the THQ Gamers Week in New York to bring you previews of Homefront, WWE All-Stars, and Red Faction: Armageddon.
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Kid Icarus: Uprising Demo
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D Demo
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Demo
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