At Nintendo’s 3DS-centric press conference, the company announced it is launching the handheld in Japan on February 26, 2011. It will sell for 25,000 yen (roughly $300). A North American and European launch is scheduled for approximately one month later, but no price point has been revealed for those regions yet. READ MORE
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Yesterday we had an opportunity to participate in a conference call with Erick Boenisch, Producer, and Rob Jones, Gameplay Director, of 2K Sports on the upcoming NBA 2K11. The call covered the changes to this year’s game, what role His Airness, Michael Jordan, plays in the game, and even what current players think of their digital counterparts. READ MORE
EA announced today that they would be delaying the reboot of their NBA game franchise, NBA Elite, indefinitely. According to Peter Moore, President of EA Sports, “Feedback from consumers is a very important part of the process . NBA ELITE had the benefit of play-testing, a demo and a lot of our own research. All that feedback revealed some concerns about gameplay polish, so we’ve listened to your feedback, and made a judgment that the game would benefit from more time in development.” READ MORE
Win My Copy: Civilization V
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While not technically “my” copy this time around, we ended up with an extra Steam code for Civ V. To celebrate the game’s release (and our review), we are going to select one lucky winner to get that extra code.
To enter, simply respond to this thread telling me why you should get this code. Get a second entry by retweeting the tweet promoting this contest. The winner will be randomly chosen on Friday, October 1st.
Contest Rules
- Winner must reside in the United States or Canada
- Winner must be 18 years of age or older
According to the box art of Gamestop’s now removed FlingSmash product page, Nintendo is planning on introducing a new design for the Wiimote. Called the Wii Remote Plus, it appears to combine the Wii Remote and the Motion Plus sensors into a single Wiimote. READ MORE
