Tag Archives: Nintendo

Style Savvy’s Fashion Limitations

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Alex

I’ve borrowed a 3DS and have been playing Style Savvy: Trendsetters, the sequel to the 2009 DS game Style Savvy. They are both fashion games that are part business sim: players take on the role of a manager of a … Continue reading →

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Today in Bad Advertising: Nintendo 3DS “Not a Gamer” campaign

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

If you’ve watched TV recently you might have seen this set of commercials promoting the Nintendo 3DS as a device that’s not just for gamers.  The commercials show one popular female star (such as Sarah Hyland from Modern Family) playing … Continue reading →

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Characters in Mario Kart 7

Posted on December 30, 2011 by rho

I’ve been playing a lot of Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS recently, and while I think it’s a great game, the character choice is extremely frustrating. Back in 1992, the original Super Mario Kart on the SNES featured eight … Continue reading →

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Style Savvy’s Most Glaring Issue

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Alex

I played and finished Style Savvy earlier this year, and I kind of loved it. If you’re unfamiliar, it is Nintendo’s aggressively-marketed fashion game for the DS where you play as a stylist and boutique manager. You buy clothes to … Continue reading →

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Samus Aran will not be playable in DOA

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Denis Farr

Quite recently Team Ninja revealed that its next Dead or Alive title, subtitled Dimensions and for the upcoming 3DS, will feature a stage from the same developer’s recent Metroid title. This stage would feature a hazard in Ridley, long-time Samus … Continue reading →

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3DS: The Border House guide to Nintendo’s new handheld

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Tami Baribeau

Nintendo held a press release today, finally releasing lots of juicy tidbits about their new portable.  The 3DS is the next installment in the DS line of handhelds, and looks to be an expensive way to get your gaming in … Continue reading →

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Metroid: Othering Samus

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Denis Farr

This post has spoilers for the the Metroid series in general and Metroid: Other M in particular. On the surface, there seemed a lot of promise for Metroid: Other M (and yes, I’ve already given my hand), particularly in the … Continue reading →

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E3 2010: Keynote Highlights and Strict Gamer Binaries

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Alex

After day one of E3 2010 there had already been lots of interesting announcements. The major keynotes and press conferences are now over, and it’s been interesting, but also often frustrating, to see directly from the publishers and developers what … Continue reading →

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Family Friendly + Sexy = Sensationalism

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Denis Farr

It seems to have started off with the Daily Star (a site whose writing is one that should be taken with a grain of salt) reporting that Wii Fit had turned a woman ‘from Nintendo to nympho.’ What has resulted … Continue reading →

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Console Gaming: In-Game Text Size

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Gunthera1

In a previous post I discussed the issue of text size in console interfaces. But gaming accessibility does not end at the interface screen. In-game text size can be a large barrier for visually impaired gamers.  AbleGamers recently named Dragon … Continue reading →

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