BeefJack: "This week, I have mainly been shooting my housemate in the face. I figure she can take it, since she seems to be wearing a huge helmet and endlessly respawns every time I shoot her down. Also, she’s left a whole bunch of washing up in the kitchen, and it’s more satisfying to repeatedly destroy her than it is to nag at her to get on with it."
Fancy getting more mileage out of your 3DS and its games? Tired of the summer games drought? The 3DS Tribe have cooked up several fun challenges for 3DS owners to try in pursuit of fame...
Wired: Nintendo 3DS arrives in the United States this Sunday bearing gifts. While the new glasses-free 3-D gaming platform doesn't include a packed-in game, the handheld does come with a variety of apps baked into its memory.
"We spent a lot of time and energy on the pre-installed applications," Nintendo 3DS producer Hideki Konno told Wired.com earlier this month. Konno says the applications were designed to get other people watching and interacting with the 3DS, which is why many of them feature augmented reality, motion control and photography.
We've already reviewed the 3DS hardware elsewhere on Wired.com, but the volume of features, games and applications that come with the $250 gaming gadget is so great that we're taking a deeper dive into its capabilities.
Shadowlocked - With its glasses-free 3D - and the obvious bevy of Nintendo goodness and Japanese ingenuity - the Ninetendo 3DS is certainly an attractive prospect. However, is this enough to warrant a buy?...
