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Today’s been full of earth-shattering news, not the least of which was Nintendo’s gutsy move to hack $80 off the price of the 3DS (opens in new tab)to spur sales, as well as offering a plethora of free games to appease early adopters. Tucked away within that bombshell, Nintendo announced …

At first glance, Mario Kart 3D seems like “Requisite Sequel #247,” with much of the same content we’ve seen in prior games. The usual racers are present, the items are holdovers from past titles and the music is the same indistinguishable bounciness that’s taken over the series since Double Dash!! …

From our booth at E3, I could see dozens of old tube TVs and what appeared to be aging game consoles.Upon closer inspection, said pile of ancient technology turned out to be part of theVideogame History Museum. This vast collection of trinkets both popular and obscure is a labor of …

After completing the Water Temple, look for a shrine-like tablet on the island with a tree. Obtain the Fire Arrows by firing an arrow into the rising sun as it passes through two pillars in the distance. With those in hand, head to Kakariko Village – it’s on fire! Turns …

The path to the first dungeon is entirely straightforward. Village idiot Mido will demand you equip a sword and shield before visiting the Great Deku Tree, which is easily done; The Kokiri Sword is located in a maze on top of a hill in the village (you can see it …

While it seems like some press events have too little info, Nintendo’s conferences are so tightly packed with news that some cool game announcements just aren’t big enough to get the spotlight on the big stage. That was the case with not one, but TWO new Kirby games when Nintendo …

Earlier this week we got a chance to look at the 3DS eShop for the first time before it launches on Monday June 6. So far, the service looks similar to the DSi shop, with a handful of extra features. The main sections of the eShop are the Virtual Console, …

Nintendo has not officially announced any new console, but when pressed for information by Edge, legendary producer/designer Shigeru Miyamoto half-confirmed the rumors. “Don’t ask!” said Miyamoto. “Even when the Wii launched we were developing new hardware, work on 3DS had already started. It’s a matter of when we announce it.” …

InsideTheMagic.net, a theme park fan site, has launcheda new initiative (opens in new tab)for users to create and share as many 3D pictures from Disney World – and later, other theme parks – as possible. “We’re launching Theme Parks in 3D with more than 100 3D pictures from the Magic …

Not a lot of great trailers this week, but the one’s that were awesome were REALLY AWESOME. Most notably, the Crysis 2’s launch trailer, which is where we stole the song “New York, New York” by B.o.B. Find all of the trailers showcased below in their entirety… CRYSIS 2 – …