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Happy 30th Anniversary... Sonic... congrats on beating... Bill Gates?!




2021 has been a big year for gaming anniversaries  Sonic the Hedgehog turned 30, Donkey Kong turned 40 and The Legend of Zelda turned 35, making our favorite video game characters top of mind for many Americans. 

To see which characters have made the biggest impression on Gen Z, We surveyed 1,800 Americans ages 16-24 and found that while 83% of Gen Z can identify Sonic the Hedgehog, only 67% recognize Bill Gates. 



   


Interesting Findings

  • 85% of Gen Z can identify Pikachu, making him the most recognizable video game character.
  • Gen Z correctly identified video game characters at an average rate of 80%, but only identified public figures with 56% accuracy.
  • Lara Croft trailed the whole group of most recognizable video game characters at 66%—perhaps because the player point of view shows the back of her head.
  • Just 40% of Gen Z recognize Zoe Saldana, despite her Marvel Universe credits and status as one of the top-grossing actors of all time. - Hilary J.



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Drama'N'Drablands | 01.29.2016 + From the Source: Nintendo eShop Action!

It's Friday already? Oh... snap, we've been too busy to notice the days flying by. So many games to play, including Just Cause 3 and the PC release of Rise of the Tomb Raider... etc. So if you'd excuse me, it's game time!



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Jan. 28, 2016 14:00 UTC

Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
In FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS, master more than 20 jobs, each offering unique ways to defeat or even re ...
In FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS, master more than 20 jobs, each offering unique ways to defeat or even recruit the realm's mightiest monsters. (Photo: Business Wire)
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS – Master more than 20 jobs, each offering unique ways to defeat or even recruit the realm’s mightiest monsters. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into legendary characters from the FINAL FANTASY series via the Trance ability.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers – The best-selling LEGO Marvel video game franchise returns with a new action-packed superhero adventure on the Wii Uand Nintendo 3DS systems. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers features characters and storylines from the critically acclaimed Marvel films, additional classic Avengers characters featured in Marvel Comics, open-world game play and the introduction of dynamic new Team-Up Moves.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Shadow Puppeteer – Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful, world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning local co-op adventure. Work together as a boy and his shadow, manipulating light to solve puzzles that bring you closer to finding the evil shadow puppeteer.
  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • FINAL FANTASY Tactics Advance – When Marche and his friends open an ancient magical tome, their small town is transformed into a fantasy-filled kingdom known as Ivalice. In this Game Boy Advance RPG classic, guide Marche and his clan against countless foes, and discover the wonders of Ivalice. Build up your party, master abilities and summons, and learn tactical combat to win in battle.
Nintendo eShop sales:
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • It’s the last week of the Winter Warm-up Sale! Check out this week’s deals and save up to 30 percent off select games. The sale ends Feb. 4 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
    • 99MovesDarts Up 3D and more games from Enjoy Up are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • Art of Balance TOUCH! is 25 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $5.20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 18.
    • Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
    • The Magic Hammer is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
Also new this week:
  • Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
  • RV-7 My Drone (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
  • The Magic Hammer – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
  • Joe’s Diner (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Level 22 (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • MINI-GAMES MADNESS VOLUME: #1 – HELLO WORLD! (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Crazy Train (DSiWare on Nintendo DSi)

Drama'N'Drablands | 01.15.2016 + From the Source: Nintendo - eShop action!


It's Friday already... and Blu's Birthday was on the 12th, but since it was the middle of the week, its safe to say that we are going to party this weekend. The way we do best.


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Jan. 14, 2016 14:00 UTC

Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
In Metroid: Zero Mission, space bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent on a lone mission to infiltrate the ...
In Metroid: Zero Mission, space bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent on a lone mission to infiltrate the fortified planet of Zebes. (Photo: Business Wire)
  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • Metroid: Zero Mission – Space bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent on a lone mission to infiltrate the fortified planet of Zebes. In this Game Boy Advance classic, traverse through the mazelike base of operations for the Space Pirates, gaining access to powerful upgrades and items for your weapons and suit. Locate Mother Brain, and put a stop to the replication of Metroids!
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails – Create your own world and drive your custom-built train right through it in theLionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails game, released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS system. The game’s innovative design includes a creative virtual sandbox, strategic missions and city simulation, all of which are perfect for train lovers and gamers alike with a dose of Lionel fun that is guaranteed to be off the tracks. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
Nintendo eShop sales:
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Winter Warm-Up Sale! – Warm up your new year with three weeks of savings in the Nintendo eShop! You’ll get up to 30 percent off select games in a new genre each week, including action, platforming and adventure. Don’t miss out – check back each week to see what’s on sale. This week’s deals start Jan. 14 at 9 a.m. and end Jan. 21 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
    • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 25.
    • Kung Fu Rabbit (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Puddle and more games from Neko Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT onJan. 28.
    • Spot the Differences: Party! (Wii U), Talking Phrasebook – 7 Languages (Nintendo 3DS) and more from Sanuk Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • Family Tennis SP is 25 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $3.74) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
    • Cubemen 2 is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
    • Knytt Underground is 30 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $9.09) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
    • Kung Fu FIGHT! is 25 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 18.
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • Toys vs MonstersFantasy Pirates and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
    • Code of Princess and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT onJan. 25.
Activities:
  • You have a new client waiting! Louie is looking for a home designer to help decorate his place. In the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, you can fulfill Louie’s request and receive new and unique items for your catalog. This gorilla, who is a fan of the Mushroom Kingdom, is available for a limited time via the SpotPass feature, so check the in-game Nintendo 3DS system on the second floor of Nook’s Homes to meet him and take him on as a client.
Also new this week:
  • Near Earth Objects (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Space Hulk (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • The Perplexing Orb (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+ (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Slice It! (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
  • The Keep – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Drama'N'Drablands | 01.08.2016 + From the Source: Nintendo- Store Massive Makeover & Atlus action!



The writing below may sound like it came from RkRk... but its not! :p


ACE Team and ATLUS are Putting the "B" in  B Movie* with a ~33% Launch Discount! 

*B in this case meaning Budget

Stop the presses! The Deadly Tower of Monsters director Dan Smith is at it again. He wants to make his sci-fi spectacular accessible to as many people as possible, so he's demanding that the studio cut prices to his film*! Is this truly the work of a passionate visionary director or just another diabolical marketing scheme by those despicable fat cat movie executives?

I don't know one way or the other, but the fact is that The Deadly Tower of Monsters will get a special 2-week price discount when it launches! When the game launches in the Americas and Europe on Jan. 19, it will be discounted ~33% until Feb. 2 for PS Plus subscribers and Steam users. Plus, the Steam version of the game will also include a bonus "Scarlet Nova" digital calendar! While the price will revert back to normal after the promotional period, the calendar will be a permanent bonus for Steam purchases! 

Plus, we're taking review code requests now! We're expecting to distribute code by 1/14, so to streamline things, please fill out the short review survey below.

The Deadly Tower of Monsters crash-lands onto PC and PS4 on Jan. 19, 2016in the Americas and Europe! 

Want more? Here is a faux movie poster that you can save... print and put on your wall.


Hey... down here!

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Jan. 6, 2016 13:00 UTC

Nintendo Store in Rockefeller Plaza Gets a Massive Makeover

More Immersion, More Fun … More Nintendo!
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Jan. 19, the iconic Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza in New York will temporarily close its doors for a major renovation. When the store reopens on Feb. 19, it will do so with a new look and a new feel. The powered-up overhaul will include an updated interior design, new Wii U and Nintendo 3DS demo units, a 15-foot gaming screen and more fun elements and surprises. In addition, a large bronze coin installed at the store entrance will display the store’s tagline: “Where everyone comes to play.”
On Jan. 19, the iconic Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza in New York will temporarily close  ...
On Jan. 19, the iconic Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza in New York will temporarily close its doors for a major renovation. When the store reopens on Feb. 19, it will do so with a new look and a new feel. (Photo: Business Wire)
The weekend of the reopening (Feb. 19-21), the newly branded Nintendo NY store will host a series of reopening activities, including giveaways (while supplies last) and appearances by costumed characters like Mario and Luigi. The store will also sell exclusive souvenirs that can only be purchased that weekend, including a limited-edition T-shirt featuring Mario or Link. Fans who want to try out some of Nintendo’s latest games are in luck, as new and upcoming Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games will be available to play.
“Nintendo is constantly evolving its experiences for fans,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The new Nintendo NY store is a must-see location for anyone that has a memory of Nintendo, or who wants to see what Nintendo has in store for the future.”
Located in Manhattan’s historic Rockefeller Plaza, the Nintendo store is a huge, two-floor space dedicated to all things Nintendo. Whether people want to purchase cool Nintendo gear that’s not available anywhere else or just stop by to play some of the hottest upcoming Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games, fans of all ages will have a blast when visiting. The store originally opened in 2005.


Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
In Hogan’s Alley, use your split-second reflexes and sharp-shooting skills in the practice shooting  ...
In Hogan’s Alley, use your split-second reflexes and sharp-shooting skills in the practice shooting range. (Photo: Business Wire)
  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • Hogan’s Alley – Use your split-second reflexes and sharp-shooting skills in the practice shooting range. Use the Wii Remote controller to aim and shoot at the old-timey gangsters as they turn, while avoiding the innocent bystanders. Or in another mode, shoot cans and keep them in the air until they reach the platforms.
    • The Adventures of Bayou Billy – Godfather Gordon has stolen sweet Annabelle Lane. But Bayou Billy won’t rest until his girlfriend is back home safe – even if he has to wrestle crocodiles, beat up Gordon’s goons and endure a shootout! You can even play shootout scenes with the Wii Remote controller.
    • Wild Gunman – Go back in time or relive it in today’s future with the classic Wild West shootout of Wild Gunman. Keep your hand steady on the Wii Remote controller and get the outlaw before he gets you. If you think you can win the battle against one outlaw, try winning against all of his friends.
Nintendo eShop sales:
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • GravBlocks+ is more than 70 percent off (reduced from $3.49 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 21.
    • Rock ZombieUnepic and more from EnjoyUp Games are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 4.
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 50 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 14.
    • Glory of Generals The Pacific is more than 40 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
    • Quell Memento is 30 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.79) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 28.
Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:
  • New themes this week include:
    • Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX “Paper Craft”
Also new this week:
  • MY PETS (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
  • Ocean Runner (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
  • AVOIDER (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Bigley’s Revenge (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • Discovery (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • SDK Spriter – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
  • TABLETOP GALLERY (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)

Happy New Year Message + Drama'N'Drablands + Yadda Yadda Yadda | 01.01.2016

Happy New Year lads! Make this year more kick a__ than ever before, by... being a little less of an a__ in the ways that are nothing more than a waste of time. Make these days count... (for real) because you never know when its time to check out of this life, so you might as well game hard and enjoy the people who you enjoy having around most.

Ditch the potential regrettable moments for the memorable ones... if you can help it... and game on!




If you haven't seen... The Game Awards 2015, check it out below (just hit that full screen button to get the "Big Picture")! :p


If you want to check out the... Sony PlayStation Experience 2015, here ya go!



Nintendo contacted us friday with this... Legend of Zelda announcement + Codename NX must haves + ISG: Just give it up already

(Check out this video) I'll take this over a broken game any day... and they lead by example of how to do things the right way when it comes to games. On that note... you know what's coming next (so just keep on reading)!
As I said in the video, we would like to take this time so we can bring you a very special experience, by making the ultimate Zelda game. Since we’d like to focus on developing the game we’ve decided to not show the game at this year’s E3. Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you’ll look forward to the game! -Eiji Aonuma
No need to feel sad... because the game is bound to be amazing when its served up, so enjoy another meal in the mean time. :)


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As i'm sure many of you have, we posted news last week... about something we mentioned awhile back (Nintendo showing love to PC & Mobile). Of course the over active imaginations of some people made it seem like Nintendo was giving up on their hardware, but what they're doing is:

Taking a creative route with advertising, so that users of non-direct competing platforms... can enjoy a taste of what Nintendo has to offer, and if they want premium content the answer will be to "Get a Nintendo". The streaming service I believe might be managed by DeNA (DNA)... so you don't have to buy every single title from previous systems to enjoy them, you just stream them once you pony up the money (or should I say little horse?).

The announcement of Nintendo's pending console... known currently as Nintendo NX, flipped a lot of people out as well. Maybe Nintendo should've had Dr. Mario prepare some chill pills, because... the final product will most likely surface sometime in 2017. Never mind the worry of an overlapping console feel, Nintendo needs to focus (and has more than likely been focusing) on delivering a system with the right stuff... to appeal to 3rd party.


Must-Haves for Nintendo's Codename NX system:

  • The system needs to be easier to develop for... making it easier to have multi-plaform titles, indie, and first party titles.
  • Make it easy to develop straight from PC... make testing possible from a standard console.
  • Don't make consoles with different hard drive sizes, just make a good one and proceed with it.
  • Partner with an indie at least once a year to create a new IP (add to the variety, Nintendo!)
  • Improve the Wii-mote and sensor bar if they make a return
  • A NEW NAME... because there are still people believing that the Wii U is the 1st Wii!
  • A better standard controller, with a headset jack
  • If the gamepad makes a return, improvements are needed and it shouldn't be the main controller.
  • If you want to appeal to companies that love powerful consoles, give them the power... even if excuses were obvious in many cases when it comes to the Wii U.
  • This isn't a must-have, but we should be able to play games from various regions. If someone buys a game that's not from their region and lacks common languages, it could be a warning presented to them on the package or the screen before they make the purchase... but we shouldn't miss out. For all we know, it could encourage more people to learn the languages they most often encounter in games. I've played games from beginning to end and understood... 0.00...000% of the language, so... what's going to be the result, more money for you because of our decisions to play games from other regions? Sounds like a good problem to have, especially from a developer's standpoint.

    This could also encourage developers to add more language options to their games... and if a game is truly inappropriate for a certain region so that it doesn't offend, create a way to control that (i.e. certain areas don't allow any act of killing another person in games).

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ISP's are suing the FCC over Net Neutrality Rules
-Intergalactic Super Gamer

Make note of this, even if these companies don't own the internet, they feel they're entitled to more control of it than you. Is this fair in the least? Hell no, and the financial success they've accumulated through business, comes through people like you and I. There are people that see no big deal in companies gaining control, but some of these people don't even use the internet so they wouldn't care.

I'm tired of it, and if more cities in the United States took the initiative prompted by citizens to set up a fiber optic infrastructure for internet, that would increase the opportunities for other ISPs to make their services available.

That wouldn't happen in a day... but, I agree because when more options are available we can ditch ISPs that deserve to lose business. -RkRk

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Two Fan-Favorite Action RPGs,
Ys VI: THE ARK OF NAPISHTIM
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 AKIBA'S TRIP: UNDEAD & UNDRESSED,
 Coming to PC in the West This Spring!
We are excited to announce that we will be bringing two all-star action RPG titles to PC for the first time in North America this spring. 

Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, originally the first 3D entry in Nihon Falcom's long-running Ys series, is scheduled to launch with a brand new translation and game-changing features exclusive to this PC release. AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed, ACQUIRE's tongue-in-cheek supernatural beat-'em-up set in Tokyo's "Electric Town" district, will launch with the Visual Editor feature previously exclusive to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system version.
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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Formerly only available in North America on the PlayStation®2 and PlayStation® Portable systems, Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim delivers a storyline rich with memorable characters and themes on top of engaging hack-and-slash action RPG gameplay that would go on to influence later Ys titles, setting the foundation that series favorites Ys: The Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin were later built upon. Complete with the original high-resolution graphics and full USB controller support, the PC version of Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim introduces brand-new exclusive features that aim to create a modernized game play experience more in line with later Ys entries. Among these features are full widescreen support, the ability to warp among checkpoints, and an optional "Catastrophe Mode" in which healing items can't be purchased or stored and are instead used automatically on pickup.

 


AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
In AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed, players take an eclectic trip through a meticulous recreation of Tokyo's "Electric Town" district, Akihabara (Akiba for short), where they will engage in real-time action RPG-style battles against vampiric foes called "Synthisters" who prey on the district's anime- and game-obsessed patrons. They feast on their victims' social energy and will to live rather than their blood, and only direct exposure to sunlight can stop them in their tracks. So, naturally, the logical thing to do is strip them down to their skivvies and watch them melt away!

In addition to Steam achievements and USB controller support, the PC edition of AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed offers the built-in "Visual Editor" feature from the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system version of the game, which makes it possible to completely alter the game's appearance either through a series of preset visual filters or through individual toggles and sliders for each aspect of the game's lighting and rendering systems.