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    The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld features stereoscopic 3D technology that doesn't require glasses. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2011 and in North America on March 27, 2011.

    Nintendo Streaming 3DS Event Over Ye Olde Internet on Friday

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    Edited By patrickklepek
    Mario Kart 7 (still a weird name) and Super Mario 3D Land are the big releases for 2011.
    Mario Kart 7 (still a weird name) and Super Mario 3D Land are the big releases for 2011.

    It’s hard not to straight up like Nintendo president Satoru Iwata; like designer Shigeru Miyamoto, he seems so nice. Which is why I’ll be watching him on early Friday morning, as Nintendo will be streaming a 3DS presentation talking about what’s in store for 3DS the rest of the year.

    The event streams on Ustream and Nico Nico on Friday at 8:00 p.m. in Japan, which is 4:00 a.m. PST, 6:00 a.m. CST and 7:00 a.m. EST.

    ...maybe I’ll end up watching it after I bike into work.

    Iwata will apparently be covering Mario Kart 7, and the upcoming 3DS firmware upgrade that will bring 3D video recording. Expect him to sneak in a reference or two to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which is coming out in just a few weeks. Kind of a big deal.

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    #1  Edited By patrickklepek
    Mario Kart 7 (still a weird name) and Super Mario 3D Land are the big releases for 2011.
    Mario Kart 7 (still a weird name) and Super Mario 3D Land are the big releases for 2011.

    It’s hard not to straight up like Nintendo president Satoru Iwata; like designer Shigeru Miyamoto, he seems so nice. Which is why I’ll be watching him on early Friday morning, as Nintendo will be streaming a 3DS presentation talking about what’s in store for 3DS the rest of the year.

    The event streams on Ustream and Nico Nico on Friday at 8:00 p.m. in Japan, which is 4:00 a.m. PST, 6:00 a.m. CST and 7:00 a.m. EST.

    ...maybe I’ll end up watching it after I bike into work.

    Iwata will apparently be covering Mario Kart 7, and the upcoming 3DS firmware upgrade that will bring 3D video recording. Expect him to sneak in a reference or two to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which is coming out in just a few weeks. Kind of a big deal.

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    #2  Edited By ShockD

    Nice. Guess I won't be watching this one.

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    #3  Edited By OllyOxenFree

    Fuck. Skyward Sword is coming out in a few weeks!

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    #4  Edited By Winternet

    For a second there I though 3DS' upcoming firmware was called Mario Kart 7.

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    #5  Edited By leejunfan83

    a lotta too late

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    #6  Edited By ThePilgrums

    Good, get the 3DS coverage out of your system, Nintendo, so you can concentrate on Wii U coverage next year. We don't know nearly enough about that thing.

    And Patrick, "he seem so nice"? Proofread, dawg.

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    #7  Edited By RE_Player1

    One thing I have to tip my hat to Nintendo for is having the balls to call the game Mario Kart 7.

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    #8  Edited By DeF

    Just in time for lunch over here!
     
    It would be nice if they would announce something COOL that people actually WANT for a change :/ (Like 3D video recording. Oh wait.)

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    #9  Edited By hagridore

    @Winternet: If every 3DS got updated with that...

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    #10  Edited By Poppa_Large

    Are they still selling the 3DS? I thought it was already dead and buried!

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    #11  Edited By shaunk

    All for Mario Kart

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    #12  Edited By firecreed17

    I would forgive everything Nintendo did wrong with the 3DS, if they came out with Darkwing Duck for Virtual Console.

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    #13  Edited By Bollard

    @ThePilgrums said:

    Good, get the 3DS coverage out of your system, Nintendo, so you can concentrate on Wii U coverage next year. We don't know nearly enough about that thing.

    And Patrick, "he seem so nice"? Proofread, dawg.

    No offence to Klepek, but for someone who writes news for a living he sure does publish a lot of typos.

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    #14  Edited By Mexican_Brownie

    Aww Yeah!! It's 2005 all over again. Makes sense to update the eShop by coming back to the game that introduced online play to the DS, Mario Kart.

    Mario Kart DS is, in my opinion, the best Mario Kart game ever and if Mario Kart 7 is the best parts of MKDS and MKWii WITH better online play then I'm there day one.

    My body is ready Iwata, drop that motherfucking bomb.

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    #15  Edited By DeF
    @Firecreed17 said:

    I would forgive everything Nintendo did wrong with the 3DS, if they came out with Darkwing Duck for Virtual Console.

    but Nintendo would have had nothing to do with that? Didn't Capcom make all those Disney-platformers?
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    #16  Edited By Eribuster

    I think Mario Kart 7 is a cool name. Shame that Nintendo is disavowing Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

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    #17  Edited By firecreed17

    @DeF: True but it did come out for the Nintendo System.

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    #18  Edited By Vexxan

    Man we've had more 3DS presentations than interesting games for it currently on the market. 

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    #19  Edited By Hailinel

    @Eribuster said:

    I think Mario Kart 7 is a cool name. Shame that Nintendo is disavowing Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

    They're not really disavowing those titles. It's just that the Arcade GP titles don't fit neatly into the rest of the series since they're arcade specific and never received any form of home port.

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    #20  Edited By FreakAche

    As much as I want to believe that the state of the 3DS will get better, the only games coming out before the year's end that I'm actually interested in buying, are Super Mario 3D Land, and Cave Story 3D.

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    #21  Edited By liako21

    @Chavtheworld said:

    @ThePilgrums said:

    Good, get the 3DS coverage out of your system, Nintendo, so you can concentrate on Wii U coverage next year. We don't know nearly enough about that thing.

    And Patrick, "he seem so nice"? Proofread, dawg.

    No offence to Klepek, but for someone who writes news for a living he sure does publish a lot of typos.

    the typos can be corrected after the fact. i think the important thing is the content.

    cmon 3ds please make me regret less that i bought u LOL!!!!

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    Just release the redesign already

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    #23  Edited By Video_Game_King

    Patrick bikes to work? I know that I'll get a lot of crap for this, but he really is 15 years old.

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    #24  Edited By Bollard

    @liako21 said:

    @Chavtheworld said:

    @ThePilgrums said:

    Good, get the 3DS coverage out of your system, Nintendo, so you can concentrate on Wii U coverage next year. We don't know nearly enough about that thing.

    And Patrick, "he seem so nice"? Proofread, dawg.

    No offence to Klepek, but for someone who writes news for a living he sure does publish a lot of typos.

    the typos can be corrected after the fact. i think the important thing is the content.

    cmon 3ds please make me regret less that i bought u LOL!!!!

    That'd be fair enough if this hadn't been posted in the forums 6 hours ago.

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    #25  Edited By Rudyftw

    This is BULLSHIT!

    I want more games for my Gamecube!

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    #26  Edited By jellotek

    Hardware revision, please. I'd consider getting one.

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    #27  Edited By awadnin

    I think Pokémon Grey will be there.

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    #28  Edited By AntiMidas

    Are they going to hold an event for every single update from now on?

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    #29  Edited By Tan

    @awadnin said:

    I think Pokémon Grey will be there.

    And in 10 years, the remake--Pokemon Dull Gray!

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    #30  Edited By ptys

    Man I really wanted a 3DS but the hardware design is just too cumbersome. Now the iPhone 4s is getting stuff like Layton with a more powerful GPU!.. Nintendo better do something fast to keep my interest as a potential customer.

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    #31  Edited By RaidenMitsuru

    Can't wait.

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    #32  Edited By wolf_blitzer85

    Watch my boner grow in 3D.
     
     
    Will this be the thing that finally gets Vinny to buy one?
     
    Other than that they'll probably show some more Mario stuff and in typical Nintendo fashion, overall the event will be underwhelming. 
     
    Maybe E-Shop demos? That sure would be crazy huh?

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    So, we get a press conference about a firmware update and mario kart 7? Well, expect the 50 out of 60 minutes to be based on monster hunter. Just because, they know everybody loves monster hunter >>>>>(

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    #34  Edited By jacksukeru

    @awadnin said:

    I think Pokémon Gray will be there.

    That would be good, I've been saving myself for that one.

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    #35  Edited By JCGamer

    I hope the event will be more interesting to watch than that last 3DS event--was kind of boring. But then, not really a monster hunter fan.

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    #36  Edited By Jensonb

    3D Video Recording update is coming soon? Sweet, that'll be a lot of fun :D

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    If the words "Etrian Odyssey 3D" passes Iwata's lips at any point, I will be furiously humping my monitor.

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    #38  Edited By WinterSnowblind

    @awadnin said:

    I think Pokémon Grey will be there.

    A lot of sites have mentioned that Nintendo registered the domain.. ignoring the fact that they did that months ago, and they've registered hundreds of colours.

    It would be unusual for them to announce Pokemon at an event like this, and making it a 3DS exclusive would be odd, since the previous versions weren't.. on the other hand, it would be a huge boost in sales for the 3DS, so it's very possible. Just as long as we don't see Ruby/Sapphire remakes that everyone keeps hoping for. That'll be when the series is dead for me.

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    #39  Edited By Joey Blanton

    @WinterSnowblind said:

    @awadnin said:

    I think Pokémon Grey will be there.

    A lot of sites have mentioned that Nintendo registered the domain.. ignoring the fact that they did that months ago, and they've registered hundreds of colours.

    It would be unusual for them to announce Pokemon at an event like this, and making it a 3DS exclusive would be odd, since the previous versions weren't.. on the other hand, it would be a huge boost in sales for the 3DS, so it's very possible. Just as long as we don't see Ruby/Sapphire remakes that everyone keeps hoping for. That'll be when the series is dead for me.

    Eh, Pokemon Crystal was a Gameboy Color exclusive, while Silver and Gold could be played on a standard Gameboy. It wouldn't surprise me much if Gray came out and it was a 3DS title... If it actually exists, I mean. I'm not really buying any of the rumors that have been going around.

    ...

    Really, I just want to know when I'm going to be able to download Yoshi's Island and Metroid Fusion. C'monnnnnn Iwata.

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    #40  Edited By Contro

    @Jensonb said:

    3D Video Recording update is coming soon? Sweet, that'll be a lot of fun :D

    With editing and publishing tools.

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    #41  Edited By dael

    Hopefully they say something that will make me wanna buy this, but I'm pretty sure I wait for the redesign.

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    #42  Edited By MeatSim

    Yea I agree Mario Kart 7 is still a weird name.

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    #43  Edited By Contro

    @Meatsim said:

    Yea I agree Mario Kart 7 is still a weird name.

    Nintendo opted out of putting "3D" in the title in order to put more emphasis on the other more important features the game has. The number 7 is also seen as a very lucky number in Japan, mainly because of Shichi-fuku-jin

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    #44  Edited By Hailinel

    So what did they actually announce?

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    #45  Edited By Afroman269

    @Hailinel: I'm not seeing any solid info anywhere. Here's the press event thing though if you want to guess at wtf they are saying.

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    #46  Edited By RobertOrri

    Andriasang liveblogged the event. Highlights of the new firmware:

    • 10 minutes of recording time for 3D videos, along with specific settings such as frame intervals
    • New Mii Plaza crap nobody cares about, like a world map
    • You can now transfer 3DS games between systems, and the e-Shop interface has been improved somehow

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