Category: Nintendo

Broken Fuse Podcast Episode 17 & 18

Its been a while since our podcast has been updated so here are our 2 most recent podcasts available for your enjoyment!

Episode 17 [audio:http://www.brokenfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/episode-17.mp3]
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Episode 18 [audio:http://www.brokenfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/episode-18.mp3]
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3DS sells out in Japan

Japan has fully sold out their 400,000 units of 3DS within a short period of time on launch day. Nintendo has planned to ship 4 million units worldwide by the end of the fiscal year on March 31. Out of the 4 million, 1.5 million are slated for Japan. With what is happening in Japan, long lineup in North America and Europe on launch day are expected.

(via IGN)

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3DS Launch Titles

Nintendo has finally released the names of the 18 games that will be available at launch. Continue reading

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Youtube Tuesday: Console Wars

This brings the phrase “I’ll see you in the parking lot” to a whole new level!

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The Legend of Zelda Celebrates 25 Years

The Legend of Zelda is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Lets look forward to another 25 years of great Zelda Games!

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The Last Story Localisation Killed by Sales?

As many fans of the RPG genre know, The Last Story is a Nintendo x Mistwalker production and many people had hoped for a localisation of this game for Europe and North America.

Sales for the first week were great for the game, and The Last Story was at #1 on the Japanese charts. But since then, they have dropped to 99,000 sold, down from the 118,953 that was sold during the first week. I’m hoping that the sales will pick up or at least stabilize at around this mark.

If you would like to see this game get localised, please sign the petition here!

(via Infendo)

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Gaming One Hour Everyday = Success in Life

Jane McGonigal over at the Huffington Post wrote an interesting article on how gaming can help improve quality of life. In her article, she explains that around 97% of boys and 94% of girls under the age of 18 are regular gamers showing how important gaming is to our lives these days. She goes one step further and makes an attempt to argue that gaming is a way to lead a successful life. While I would tend to agree with her views that gaming is “good for you” in that it is a great form of recreation and a fairly decent social activity, I wouldn’t necessarily believe that it makes people more successful. Regardless, this article is an interesting read and a fresh take on the traditional “OMG gaming kills children” views published in mainstream media.

Check it out here.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/15/gaming-everyday-success-in-life/

Cave Story 3D heading to the 3DS

Cave Story is heading to the 3DS with 3D upgrades making this a slightly different experience to a neat little game that originally started as a freeware game on the PC. I’m hoping that even with the 3D enhancements, Cave Story 3D will be able to keep its retro 2D charm and still be an awesome game. It will be available for the 3DS in the Summer of 2011

(via VG Tribune)

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RIP Guitar Hero

Activision has cancelled the popular Guitar Hero franchise and has dissolved its dev team. This is due to the declining sales in the music game genre. I think it is a sad day for anyone that enjoys Guitar Hero or Rock Band since it leaves Rock Band as the sole game that has the whole band experience. I’m hoping that they will revive this franchise in a few years and not churn out a new game every year due to market saturation.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/10/rip-guitar-hero/

Youtube Tuesday: Hi, I’m A Wii

Another fun spoof on Apple’s ads against Microsoft. Nothing like a parody done right

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/08/youtube-tuesday-im-a-wii/