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Nintendo

Submission + - Nintendo WiiU Price and Release Date Announced

YokimaSun writes: Nintendo have revealed the release date of the WiiU, in Japan it will launch on the 8th December. The console will ship in 2 versions a Basic version with 8GB of internal memory and a Premium version that has 32GB of internal memory and comes with a stand and docks. Both versions have 1GB of Main and the same for Game Memory. Nintendo claim the console is 20 times more powerful than the Wii and supports 1080p visuals out the box and comes with an hdmi cable. All existing Wii accessories will work with the WiiU but the new Tablet Gamepad will set you back around £100/$173 when you convert yen over. The price of the Premium SKU converts to £250/ $405 but expect that to change when each region announces their release date and price.
NES (Games)

Submission + - The Rarest Nes Game Final Fantasy 2 On Sale for 50K

Croakyvoice writes: In what seems to be the in thing at the moment comes another auction to add to last months Zelda Nes auction and that crazy Million Dollar Collection. This time for RPG fans this could be classed as the Holy Grail of Nes games. The game in question is Final Fantasy 2 which was never released outside of Japan but luckily for the person who at this time is selling this on Ebay for 50K, there was one made for the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by SquareSoft, sadly the USA version never had a release because they decided to work on the SuperNes instead.
Nintendo

Submission + - Nintendo Release 3DS XL and New Mario 2 in the USA Today

Croakyvoice writes: Nintendo has today released the 3DS XL in the U.S.A. The console comes with features such as screens which are 90% bigger in size than the original 3DS, a much needed improvement in battery life and also the 3D effect on the console has noticeably improved. The 3DS XL is Nintendo's attempt at even moreso dominating the handheld console market over the PSVita but also bringing back the gamers lost to the likes of Android and iOS Devices. The other major 3DS news of the day is the release of New Super Mario Bros 2 a continuation of the DS game released in 2006. In Japan the game has sold over 800,000 copies since game launch and Nintendo will be hopeful to replicate that success in the U.S.A.
NES (Games)

Submission + - Legend of Zelda NES Nintendo Prototype On Sale For 150K (ebay.co.uk) 1

YokimaSun writes: Following on from Last months Mega auction of rare games that went for a staggering 1.2 Million dollars, comes another auction. This time its of the only Legend of Zelda Nes Prototype cartridge in the world, bundled with it is a sealed copy of the retail version of the game, those of you excited by this news will have to dig deep because the price is set at a mouthwatering US $150,000.00.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Have Nintendo & Microsoft Finally Killed Homebrew on their Con 1

Croakyvoice writes: A few years ago the Homebrew community went from one console to another releasing some excellent software, from the Days of the Dreamcast the first breakthrough homebrew console, to the PSP which gave us the first handheld Nintendo 64, GBA and PSX emulators on an handheld. The last few years we have seen Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and Apple all bring out means to thwart homebrew develepment. The app store on both Android and IOS has took many homebrew devs over to them to try and break the market. With the major consoles they have so many firmware updates these days that the days of Homebrew seem to be numbered, is there a way back for the Homebrew Community?
Linux

Submission + - ScummVM 1.5.0 "Picnic Basket" Released (scummvm.org)

YokimaSun writes: "Fans of classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, will be happy to learn that a new version of ScummVM has been released with support for new games such as Once Upon A Time: Little Red Riding Hood, Backyard Baseball 2003, Blue Force, Darby the Dragon, Dreamweb, Geisha, Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon, Magic Tales: Liam Finds a Story and more. ScummVM not only supports Windows, Linux and new platforms such as iPhone and Android but also consoles such as Dreamcast, Gamecube and Nintendo 64 and rarer handhelds such as Openpandora and Dingoo."
Handhelds

Submission + - 3DS XL is Out Now (dcemu.co.uk) 1

Busshy writes: "A few months after the rather subdued release of the PSVita comes the release of the Larger screened 3DS XL, improvements are the obvious larger screens and much improved battery life, CVG report that the 3D effect has noticeably improved. As you'd expect with a larger display, the sweet spot in which you have to angle the device to consume your trio of dimensions is far easier to find on the XL. The console is shipping in 3 variations with sites such as Amazon offering different deals depending on where you live in europe. Those wanting the Transparent version of the 3DS XL are out of luck at this time. Slashdotters in the USA will have to wait till Mid August for the new console."
Handhelds

Submission + - Pandora Console Ready for Preorders 3

Croakyvoice writes: Finally months after the official announcement 3000 lucky people can now preorder Pandora, the Worlds fastest handheld console that boasts a processor capable of up to 900MHZ, PowerVR 3D Graphics, a large 800x480 LCD Touchscreen, Wifi, Bluetooth, USB, Dual SD Card Slots, TV Out, Dual analogue and digital controls, a clamshell DS Lite style shape and a 43 button mini keyboard.The Console already boasts an amazing amount of ready to be released software such as Ubuntu and many full speed emulators for systems such as Snes, Amiga, Megadrive and many more that are not publically announced yet. The Console is as powerful as original Xbox and on a par with the Nintedo Wii, Those Interested should visit OpenPandora.Org the home of the Pandora Console. For the full history of news about the Pandora from start until now check out the Pandora Homebrew Site
Games

Submission + - ScummVM 0.12.0 " " Released

Croakyvoice writes: "The ScummVM Team have released a new version of their program that allows owners of many systems to play the old point and click adventure games of yesteryear. This release sees support for 5 new games The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate, The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge, Lost in Time, The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble and Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back. This release supports officially for the first time the Gamecube and Wii with the ability to use the wiimote as a controller."
Handhelds

Submission + - The Wiz Officially Announced (dcemu.co.uk)

Croakyvoice writes: Gamepark Holdings the makers of the GP2X Console have today announced the successor which is called the WIZ, the new GBA Micro sized console features a touchscreen, Linux OS, an Arm9 533MHZ 3D processor with 64MB of ram and will have commercial games on sale at launch in October. Best of all for fans of homebrew and emulation on the GP2X all that needs to be done is recompiling of sourcecode.
Handhelds

Submission + - Touchscreen Project for PSP 1

Croakyvoice writes: Jube an Electronics Engineer has today posted 2 videos of his Touchscreen Project for the PSP, Basically he has replaced the LCD Screen in the PSP with a Touchscreen of the same size, the videos show the touchscreen in action, the projects aims are also to increase battery life and feature a re-designed control pad. The Homebrew Community again lead the way on Sonys Handheld for innovation.
Wii

Submission + - Worlds First Custom Firmware For Wii Released (dcemu.co.uk)

Croakyvoice writes: "Waninkoko has released the Worlds first Custom Firmware for the Nintendo Wii which is installed using the twilight hack, among its features is the ability to allow Writeable DVDs to be read in emulators.From the readme: "The Custom Firmware installs as IOS249 and it does not modify any other IOS so it is secure to install and has been made to be used ONLY with homebrew software. This is a Custom IOS, an IOS modified to add some new features not available in the official IOS.""

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