GayGamer writes: "In Nintendo's press conference, they mentioned a few games coming to the DSi that would allow you to create your own levels (Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again) and mini-games (Wario Ware DIY), but it was Flipnote Studio that intrigued me the most. So when I saw that it was playable in the Nintendo booth, I had to take a few minutes to try it out. It's an animation tool that allows you draw on the touch screen frame by frame, mostly in black-and-white, but with some limited color options. I found it quite intuitive, and easily drew a quick sequence of frames that animated reasonably well (for the brief time I spent on it)."
Using the Playdate’s developer studio, James Daniel recreated the DSi’s Flipnote studio on the new handheld. Using that magical crank, you can scrub through each frame at a speed set by your cranking hand!
Martin Watts for Bits 'n' Bytes Gaming writes:
In addition to finally allowing Zelda-hungry fans to order tickets to the much anticipated Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert, Nintendo is also upping the celebrations with a brand new contest. The aptly-named “Make Your Own Zelda Flipnote” competition goes live today in search of some of the best, original Zelda-inspired Flipnote animations from across the globe.
Chris Buffa (Modojo): Nintendo recently announced a June 6 launch date for the long awaited 3DS eShop, the virtual store that'll let users download a variety of games from multiple platforms.
