Wii Wiikly: Reveals

On day one, new Nintendo 3DS owners will have plenty of video games to keep them busy. Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners have made sure that people who buy a system on March 27 will be able to choose from a variety of experiences that leverage the system's new features. A steady and diverse stream of games of all kinds will keep the fun going, with more than 30 Nintendo 3DS games total launching before the E3 Expo in early June.

"Seeing 3D visuals without the need for special glasses is just one aspect of Nintendo 3DS," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "The real test of any system is whether the games and applications draw you in and keep you engaged. Through the launch window and beyond, Nintendo 3DS delivers."

On March 27, new Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to choose from the following Nintendo-published games, each available at a suggested retail price of $39.99:

Pilotwings Resort, an aerial adventure featuring airplanes, hang gliders and rocket belts. Players soar above tropical Wuhu Island in 3D as they complete missions or snap pictures.

Steel Diver, a submarine game that involves strategy and combat. The 3D visuals give players the sensation that they are looking into a miniature aquarium as they control the sub's speed, depth and pitch, and fire torpedoes.

nintendogs+ cats, a game that lets players interact with realistic puppies – and kittens – in a variety of fun ways. There are three versions of the software, each with different starting breeds: French bulldog, toy poodle and golden retriever. But in each version players can unlock and enjoy more than 20 different breeds.

Other Nintendo 3DS games in the works for 2011 from Nintendo include The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D, Star Fox 64™ 3D, Kid Icarus™: Uprising and new installments in the Mario Kart™ series.

Third-party publishers also have a strong slate of games ready to go on March 27. These include:

Super Street Fighter® IV 3D Edition from CAPCOM

The Sims™ 3 from EA

Madden NFL Football from EA SPORTS

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

LEGO® Star Wars® III: The Clone Wars™ from LucasArts™

RIDGE RACER® 3D from NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.

Super Monkey Ball™ 3D from SEGA

BUST-A-MOVE UNIVERSE™ from Square-Enix, Inc.

SAMURAI WARRIORS®: Chronicles from TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corp.

Asphalt™ 3D from UBISOFT

Combat of Giants™: Dinosaurs 3D from UBISOFT

Rayman® 3D from UBISOFT

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Shadow Wars from UBISOFT

Nintendo 3DS also comes pre-loaded with a variety of fun games, applications and features, such as the Nintendo 3DS camera, which can be used to take photos in 2D and 3D as well as be used in other games and applications. For instance, the built-in Face Raiders™ game asks users to shoot at funny depictions of their own photographed faces, while the Mii Maker™ application lets gamers use the camera to take a picture of a person and have an automatic Mii™ character created. The system also comes with six AR Cards, which, when viewed through the outer cameras, bring to life fun and interesting animations and images. For example, when used with nintendogs + cats, users might see their puppies or kittens sitting on their coffee tables or in the palms of their hands. With Nintendo 3DS Sound, users can enjoy sound-manipulation tools or rock out with their Nintendo 3DS system while listening to their MP3 or AAC music files.

Nintendo 3DS is also able to play nearly every game in the massive Nintendo DS library, except those that require use of a secondary Game Boy™ Advance slot.

For more information about Nintendo 3DS, visit http://www.nintendo3ds.com.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata will be presenting the keynote speech at the 2011 Game Developers Conference. His speech can be seen via LIVE webcast at 9:00am PST (12:00pm EST) on March 2nd. Be sure to check back tomorrow and tune in right here.

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2010-12-03

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 1, 2010 – If you've ever wished for a little more creative spark in your life, you're not alone. A new survey conducted by Wakefield Research for Nintendo indicates that 81 percent of adults wish they were more creative. While making time for creative pursuits can be difficult for working adults and students alike, Nintendo has offered a unique solution with the recent launch of the Art Academy™ software for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems. This new portable software offers a convenient way for people from all walks of life to satisfy their creative appetites, featuring fun and interactive drawing and painting lessons that can be applied to real-world art materials and a Free Paint mode that lets you create art whenever inspiration strikes.

It's no secret that creativity enhances the human experience. The findings of the Wakefield study point not only to the strength of people's creative impulses but also to the value they place on creativity in the world at large. Nearly 80 percent of respondents believe that creativity is one of the rarest skills in the workplace, while more than two-thirds of surveyed parents said they would rather have their children be creative than athletic.

"People clearly share a desire for more creative inspiration," said Marc Franklin, Nintendo of America's director of Public Relations. "We were surprised to learn that nearly one in four people feel bored or frustrated because they don't have a creative outlet. Art Academy includes lessons and a Free Paint mode that can help fill that void by providing a daily creative outlet for people, whether they use the software at home or on the go."

In addition to a strong craving for creative activity, participants in the Wakefield survey expressed concerns about arts education. Sixty percent of parents agreed that there is not enough focus on art activities in their children's schools. The portable art lessons in Art Academy are one option parents can consider for giving their kids a regular creative outlet outside the classroom. Whether they're learning to draw a pear or paint the ocean, users can follow basic tutorials on topics such as color, shading and composition. They can also explore the possibilities of Free Paint mode, which lets them draw whatever comes to mind.

The launch of Art Academy is the latest effort in Nintendo's ongoing commitment to provide unique experiences. In 2008, the release of the game Wii Music™ for the Wii™ console gave consumers of all ages and backgrounds an extraordinary, interactive way to share and expand their love of music. Other Nintendo game titles, including WarioWare™: D.I.Y. and the new Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Mini-Land Mayhem! for Nintendo DS systems, invite players to flex their creativity by designing their own in-game levels and sharing them wirelessly with friends.

For more information about Art Academy, visit http://artacademy.nintendo.com. Also check out this video filmed at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York: http://www.stylewiz.com/ZetaScreener/Nintendos_Art_Academy.html.

These results were drawn from data that was collected by Wakefield Research via e-mail and an online survey. Two population samples were used for the study, one consisting of 1,000 American adults ages 18 and older and another consisting of 400 mothers. Polling was conducted Oct. 22-29, 2010.

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