
The augmented reality features of the 3DS are as usual being put to unexpectedly good use – in this case in order to give Chihaya the frontage she has always sought.
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The augmented reality possibilities of the 3DS seem to be gaining a following for reasons Nintendo perhaps did not foresee.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Mar 3, 2011 01:56 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Disgaea, DS, IdolM@ster, Marketing, Namco Bandai, Otaku, PS3, Statistics

Japanese gamers have been presented with yet another perverse week of game sales – this time with IdolMaster 2 bombing with a pathetic 36,000 sales, but still better than the pathetic reception top PS3 blockbuster Killzone 3 received, with only 26,000.
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Japanese sales of Nintendo’s newly released 3DS in the two days since its release came to 371,326, underwhelming many who for some reason had much higher expectations of the console.
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Nintendo’s newly launched 3DS has reportedly already been cracked to run pirated software, amidst sales said to have reached 400,000.
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Nintendo’s much anticipated 3DS has been launched, but the reception is proving mixed – a great many users are reporting using the 3D mode for any length of time hurts their eyes, whilst Nintendo has issued an unprecedented advisory to “take a 15 minute break every 30 minutes of 3D play.”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 13, 2011 14:12 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Censorship, DS, Internet, Marketing, Medical, Nintendo, Otaku, Technology

Nintendo fans have forced an ophthalmologist to remove material explaining the possible dangers the 3DS poses to small children through a campaign of harassment.
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Nintendo is claiming people who exchange save data are infringing its copyright.
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A Japanese ophthalmologist warns of the possibility of severe damage to the eyes of young children should they use the 3DS.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 1, 2011 04:03 JST
- Tags: Comparison, DS, Gravure, Idol, Nintendo, Oppai, Oshiri, PSP, Sony, Technology

The NGP and 3DS are pitted against each other in this unusually sexy hardware comparison image.
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The supposed “PS3 level” power of Sony’s newly announced NGP is being called into question, with technical analysis of its capabilities suggesting it is not nearly as impressive as it is hyped to be, and that it is already in imminent danger of being eclipsed by smartphones and tablets using the very same chipset it employs.
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Sony’s NGP is touting its 3G mobile connectivity features, but Sony has unsurprisingly confirmed this will not be free, and consumers and even Nintendo’s CEO all appear extremely hostile to the idea.
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