3DS Region Lock Confirmed

If part of your excitement in owning a 3DS is seeing a sequel of one of your favorite DS imports being released on the new system or a completely new title that you know will never see the light of the english language then I'm sorry to say butthis video shows that the 3DS is in fact REGION LOCKED.

In the video, a North American copy of Super Monkey Ball 3D is popped in a Japanese 3DS but unit does not even detect it. It just shows an empty slot. Replacing it with a Japanese version of Nintendogs & Cats and poof, like nothing happened (which is in fact the case).

For some, it'll sound like the worst new ever. For most, we'll probably just get a "meh" out of them. I for one am saddenned by this news. Ossu Tatakae Ouendan 1 and 2 are 2 of my favorite DS titles (no, I do not like Elite Beat Agents and their popping balloon sound effects) and I was expecting that the 3rd game would be released on the 3DS since it was hinted at the end of the 2nd game. I was also looking forward to some Japan exclusives since a lot of good DS titles never get the greenlight for translation.

Owners of imported DS games, do not fret because they will still work fine on any 3DS.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSONr0_zzII&w=640&h=390]

Nidhogg

Chances are you haven't heard of this game but in a nutshell it is basically a 2 player 2D Prince of Persia wherein you fight over the priority of the screen and try to get to the opposite end. If I try to explain it now, this post might be as long as a review so instead I'll just show you videos of its gameplay.

From what I've heard, this can be played on a single keyboard so have fun yelling at your friends when you steal victory from their sweaty palms.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sZ4pV5vkY&w=480&h=390]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxPvFFagQD0&w=480&h=390]

So Duke Nukem Forever got delayed... lol

Hilarious news, it has been announced that Duke Nukem Forever will not make its intended release date of May 3. De ja vu anyone? But don't fear, Gearbox is still saying that this is a real game and not some kind of decade long troll. The date has been moved to June 14 in North Amerca and June 10 for the rest of the world.

To make up for it, Gearbox President Randy Pitchford has given us this hilarious video.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VFFR-5a-Ko&w=640&h=390]

Mortal Kombat kratos gameplay trailer

NetherRealms released a new gameplay trailer of Kratos in action doing what he does best. He looks right at home with blood on his face and the moves that will satisfy any Mortal Kombat fan.

The video shows ton of special moves, Kratos' X-Ray move and  God of War's famous quick-time events which is a good touch.

Kratos will be playable exclusively for the Playstation 3 version of Mortal Kombat when it comes out on April 19, 2011.

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Resident Evil Revival Selection

Capcom has announced that a new PS3 and Xbox 360 title called Resident Evil Revival Selection for Japan. It is a compilation disc containing HD remasters of both Resident Evil 4 which will also include Ada Wong's "Another Order" mode and Resident Evil: Code Verinoca (Director's Cut). As of right now there is no news of a US release and the release date for Japan has yet to be announced. I think Capcom is aware of Resident Evil's success in North America and I'm sure they will release the Revival Selection disc soon. But wait, isn't Resident Evil called "Biohazard" in Japan? Hmmmmm...

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