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3DS Price Drop, Halo Fest, A Gears of War Music Video and More

    For some of you this may be a shock, but for those of us who have followed the 3DS since launch knew this day would come.  Nintendo of America announced last Thursday July, 28, 2011 that they would be dropping the price of the 3DS effective August 12, 2011.  The price will officially drop from a steep 249.99 to a reasonable 169.99.  This will give hesitant consumers the opportunity to purchase the system and hopefully increase the portable gaming devices sales this holiday season.  Despite the innovative approach of 3D, Nintendo has had a hard time pushing the system as many of us suspected they would.  3D is still a fairly new piece of technology and many parents, kids, and hardcore gamers alike are having a hard time buying into the hype.  Despite this fact, Nintendo is still certain that the 3DS will have a successful shelf life stating: “For anyone who was on the fence about buying a Nintendo 3DS, this is a huge motivation to buy now,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “We are giving shoppers every incentive to pick up a Nintendo 3DS, from an amazing new price to a rapid-fire succession of great games.” The promised lineup which includes Star Fox 64™ 3D on September 9, followed by Super Mario™ 3D in November, Mario Kart™ 7 in December, and Kid Icarus™: Uprising out sometime this holiday season, will hopefully give the 3DS the extra oomph it needs moving forward.  But for those loyal Nintendo fans, who purchased their 3DS at launch, don’t…

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Game Releases, E3 Madness, Dead Island, and More

Hey community it’s been another fabulous week in gaming.  Everyone is steadily preparing for E3 next week so the internet has been bombarded with game trailers, speculation, and predictions for the big Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo press conferences.  Of course it’s my job to stay on top of it all.  So check out this week’s E3 explosion.       PSVita?     What is this you ask?  Well its the leaked name for the soon to be revealed NGP, Sony’s Next Generation Portable gaming device.  I don’t know if this is truly the final name or not, but supposedly the name was leaked from a marketing brochure.  Could  Sony be following in Nintendo’s footsteps with crazy names?  Who knows, let’s just hope the NGP is all it’s hyped up to be.

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