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Nintendo 3DS

Mike Blasdel — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:41:14 +0000

The hot word on the block seems to be Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS portable. With lines that hail back to the 2005 E3, people were waiting hours to get a few minutes with the new device.

The main draw for the 3DS, of course, was the high quality, glasses free, 3D display, a first for any personal electronic device. Most writers and developers agree that the effect is comparable to any other 3D experience and mixed with the built in 3D camera were highly impressed. The one major complaint I have noticed reading the various first impressions, was the 3D effect’s sweet spot was, just that a spot. Outside of this spot, the 3D effect beings to blur.

Personally, lacking any depth perception, any device or movie labeled 3D usually gets an instant pass from me. One thing that does hold my interest is the overall power of the device. It is clear from the technical demos that the device has the potential to render 3D environments with as at least, as much detail and texture as a GameCube. Nintendo is being its usual dodgy self, and has not detailed the specifications of the device, so I am looking forward to hearing more from the studios and developers with access to the 3DS development kit.

E3 2010, My Thoughts

Mike Blasdel — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:40:55 +0000

As most of the world has noticed, this past week was the massively popular game developer’s convention simply named, E3. This year was a stellar year with many great videos and overall announcements by the major game industry players.

The next few posts of Jukidon will be dedicated to a few highlights I personally liked the best and have me stoked for the coming year.

Time For a New Fantasy

Mike Blasdel — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:26:03 +0000

So as we edge into the New Year and growl at our friends across the ocean, we step back and look at the Square-Enix’s latest installment into the main Final Fantasy lineup.

It’s easy to see that Square needs to really hit this installment out of the park, if it wants to continue with these massive and counterproductive schedules. Final Fantasy 13 was one of the technical demos that were shown before the Playstation 3 was even released, and here we sit over 3 years later finally with a released version. While the Japanese people may show enough devotion to make that a viable business strategy, for Americans and the rest of the world the Final Fantasy brand is getting over taken by new and inventive entries into the gaming world. In the time it took Square-Enix to make one game, whole series of triple-A titles have come and gone from the public mind. Unless SE can do something about their workflow, Final Fantasy 14 Online might truly be the final fantasy.

Problems aside, I of course being a geek a heart cannot help but play. I look forward to my birthday when I can enjoy a new fantasy, but in the meantime, I will look and follow the release in Japan and see what people say about the game.