New Kirby's Dream Land headed to Wii

Pink puffball next platformer confirmed for this year; nintendo also working on wii Rhythm Heaven, DS Pokemon Typing with keyboard peripheral.
It took four years for amorphous Nintendo mascot Kirby to get his own original wii game with last year's Kirby's Epic Yarn. The wait for his second game on the system looks to be considerably shorter, as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata today announced a new installment in the Kirby's Dreamland side-scrolling platformer series is in development for the Wii.


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Iwata didn't give the game a name, but he did say it is in development at Hal Labs. The studio has decades of experience working on the franchise, from the original Kirby's Dream Land on the Game Boy in 1992 to more recent efforts like 2008's Kirby Super Star Ultra. The new Hal Kirby game is expected to see release later this year.

That wasn't the only new game unveiled by Iwata. The executive also confirmed that the DS Rhythm Heaven series (Rhythm Tengoku in Japan) would be getting a Wii installment, with a multiplayer mode allowing friends to call out each other's missteps. Like Kirby, the Wii version of the game is expected to debut later this year.

Iwata also announced Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS, a typing tutorial game set for Japanese release this April. Designed to appeal to adults, as well as children, Pokemon Typing will come with a wireless keyboard that will communicate with a Bluetooth receiver in the game card. While Nintendo isn't guaranteeing the keyboard will work with other devices, Iwata noted that he has personally managed to get it working with the iPhone and Android devices.

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Samsung Tabulates 2 million slates, 80 million phones sold in Q4 2010, breaks revenue records

Score one for Samsung in its eternal struggle against South Korean nemesis LG. Whereas the Life's Good crew were licking their Q4 2010 wounds yesterday, Samsung's had the pleasure of announcing that the final quarter of last year helped it bust through all its previous fiscal records: total revenue ($139b), net income ($14b), and operating profit ($15.5b) all reached all-time highs. The fourth quarter's contribution was $2.7b in operating profit, 80.7 million mobile devices sold, 12.72 million flat panel TVs shipped, and two million Galaxy Tabs distributed to Android lovers yearning for some Froyo. That last number's pretty important as it shows the Tab's sales have almost doubled over the last month of the quarter -- it reached one million sales in early December -- indicating that there is indeed a hunger for slate-based computing. Oh, and if you're wondering what Samsung's planning for the future, there's a reminder that a device with a Super AMOLED Plus screen and a dual-core processor is coming to replace the Galaxy S in the first half of 2011. Good to know.

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Japanese 3DS launch games confirmed

Eight titles to release alongside new handheld for its February 26 debut on home soil; game prices to range from 4,800 yen ($57) to 6,090 yen ($73); full Japanese 3DS schedule inside.
 
North American gamers keen on Nintendo's upcoming 3D-enabled handheld--the 3DS--probably already have January 19 marked into their diary, with the company planning an all-day event to showcase the new hardware offering. Japanese gamers have already gotten a sneak peek, however, with a three-day public preview event taking place in Tokyo this weekend. During the event's first day, nintendo took the opportunity to confirm which games will launch with the 3DS when it debuts in Japan on February 26.



While last year’s E3 featured an impressive number of upcoming games for the 3DS, only eight will be available in Japan on day one. According to gaming blog Andriasang, Nintendo says the only first party title to make launch will be Nintendogs + Cats, which will retail for 4800 yen ($57)--the same price in the territory as a standard DS game.

Other launch titles will include Winning Eleven 3DSoccer, Combat of Giant Dinosaur 3D, Super Street Fighter IV 3D, Samurai Warriors Chronicle, Puzzle Bobble 3D, Ridge Racer 3D, and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. Some third-party games will cost as much as 6,090 yen ($73).

The 3DS itself will retail for 40 percent more than the DSi in Japan, with launch pricing set at 25,000 yen ($306). While no price has been released for territories outside of Japan, the handheld is confirmed for release in North America and Europe before April 2011. For more information, check out GameSpot's latest breakdown of the 3DS.

JAPANESE 3DS RELEASE SCHEDULE

FEBRUARY 26, 2011
Combat of Giants Dinosaur 3D - Ubisoft
Nintendogs + Cats- Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask- Level 5
Ridge Racer 3D - Namco
Puzzle Bobble 3D - Square Enix
Samurai Warriors Chronicle - Koei Tecmo
Street Fighter IV 3D Edition - Capcom
Winning Eleven 3DSoccer - Konami

SPRING 2011
2011 Baseball Famista - Namco
3D Cube Syanhai - Sunsoft
Animarurizoto (tentative) - Marvelous Entertainment
Asphalt 3D: Nitro Racing - Konami
Blazblue Continuum Shift II - Arc
Cubic Ninja (tentative) - AQ Interactive
Dead or Alive Dimensions - Koei Tecmo
Deca Sports 3D Sports - Hudson
EST (tentative) - Publisher Disuri
Fish On (tentative)- ASCII Media Works
Fishing (tentative) - Publisher Disuri
GUNDAM THE 3D BATTLE - Namco
Han Hao mature Bikkuriman - Nippon Ichi Software
NARUTO-Naruto Shippuuden - Ninja Emaki solid! Strongest Shinobi Battle! - Tomy
Oblivion Knights and Dokutarotorekku - Konami
One Piece Unlimited SP - Namco
Pilotwings Resort - Nintendou
Professional Baseball Spirits 2011 - Konami
Rannabauto for nintendo 3ds (tentative) - Rocket Company
Resident Evil 3D The Mercenaries - Capcom
Space Force Training (tentative) - Aiiinsutiteyuto
Steel Diver - Nintendo
Sudoku puzzles and three of Pazurubaraeti Nicoli - Hudson
Super Black Fisshingusoru - Starfish Esudi
Super Monkey Ball 3D- Sega
Tales of the Abyss - Namco
Tank Beat 3 (tentative) - Milestone
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - Nintendo
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Shadow Wars - Ubisoft
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D - Ubisoft
Unou train speed-reading the first three (tentative) - Milestone

SUMMER 2011
Crow 3D (tentative) - Milestone
Earthpedia (tentative) - Ken Satoru Educational Publishers
Grand strategy for Nintendo 3DS (tentative) - Alpha system software
Pichiremonaidorudebyu (tentative) - Culture Brain
Surprise! Tobidasu! Magic Pen (tentative) - GAE
XIS Tetris (tentative) - Hudson

FALL 2011
ZAOO
Death Demon

WINTER 2011
Take the A Train 3D (tentative) - Atodinku

TBA 2011
3D Cute Puppy (Tentative) - Tea Oh Em
Bomberman (Tentative) - Hudson
Bonk (Tentative) - Hudson
Devil Overclocking - Atlas
Fantasy Life - Level Five
Hakuouki 3D (Tentative) - IDEA
Kororinpashirizu (Tentative) - Hudson
Love Plus For Nintendo 3DS Project (Tentative) - Konami
Make Gardens Of Ponta 3D - Electronic Arts
Medabots For Nintendo 3DS (Tentative) -Rocket Company
METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER - Konami
Myth Parutena Mirror Shin Akira - Nintendo
OMEGA FIVE [Omega Five (Tentative) - Hudson
Pi'll Hostess For Nintendo 3DS - Level 5
STARFOX 64 3D - Nintendo
The Sims 3 - Electronic Arts
Touch! Daburupensupotsu - Namco
XX Uirusushuta- Dras
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Square Enix trademarks Final Fantasy Type 0

Square Enix still has Versus and Agito coming up for the Final Fantasy franchise, but it appears they're now working another one. As spotted by Siliconera on the European trademark database, the publisher has filed for a

Samsung will offer access to TV, VOD from Time Warner & Comcast on its Galaxy Tab, TVs

Samsung is following Sony's lead by enabling owners of its tablets and TVs to control their cable boxes and access content directly via IP from Comcast and Time Warner Cable. For Comcast users, a new Xfinity TV app on the Smart TVs brings an all new "web-like GUI" (that looks a lot like the new set-top box interface it's currently testing) for accessing live TV, DVR recordings and VOD.Plans for the Galaxy Tab sounds just like the Xfinity Remote for iPad, with control and access to streaming TV and movies, with plans to add the ability to pause and resume across different devices in the future. Time Warner Cable followed up its partnership with Sony by announcing it's streaming live TV over IP directly to Samsung TVs and tablets, as well streaming from a DVR to TV or tablet in another room. Both services are expect "later this year," check the press releases after the break or our live blog from the event for more details.Continue reading Samsung will offer access to TV, VOD from Time Warner & Comcast on its Galaxy Tab, TVsSamsung will offer access to TV, VOD from Time Warner & Comcast on its Galaxy Tab, TVs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  TWCableUntangled, Comcast Voices  | Email this | Comments

PRESS RELEASE: Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Launching in North America on March 6 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>

Upcoming Nintendo DS games introduce more than 150 never-before-seen Pokémon and a new region to explore.
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo of America today announced that the PokémonTM Black Version and Pokémon White Version video games will launch in North America on March 6, 2011. The games, playable exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ family of systems, are a completely new adventure that Pokémon fans old and new can embark on. Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version introduce more than 150 new Pokémon and a new region to explore.Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version feature new Pokémon that players can catch, train and battle as they progress through the game, and some Pokémon can only be caught in one version of the game. For example, the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram™ can only be caught in Pokémon Black Version, while the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom™ can only be caught in Pokémon White Version. Additionally, the two games feature different areas for the first time in the series, with the game world of Pokémon Black Version featuring a unique metropolitan area called Black City, and a lush, green area named White Forest only found in Pokémon White Version. Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version also mark the first time in a Pokémon video game that the seasons will change in the game world. Certain Pokémon appear more frequently during different seasons, and players can only access some areas during a specific season.
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