The display technology was tested for inclusion.

Satoru Iwata details the use of a special liquid crystal display to show 3D without the need for glasses in his latest Iwata Asks column. The technology was tested on the Game Boy Advance SP, but it was not developed as part of the console due to the low resolution of its screens at the time. Iwata tells the story:

In a stealth manner, Nintendo announces BlazBlu for the system.

Nintendo's 3DS software page has revealed a previously unnanounced title: BlazBlu Continuum Shift II by Arc System Works. The game has been placed under a "Spring 2011" label along with two screenshots. No other details about the game were given.

The BlazBlu franchise was created by the team behind... Read more...

The director of the upcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising talks about players with shaky hands.

Masahiro Sakurai, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Super Smash Bros. Brawl director, has commented about the Nintendo 3DS, specifically on how it should be played.

When asked about how the 3D effects could be affected by the shaky hands of a player, Sakurai suggested that the system should be kept as... Read more...

The magical girl franchise returns to the video game world. 

Namco Bandai Games Europe has announced that they will be working on a brand new game based on Sailor Moon, the magical girl series that began its life in Japan in 1992. The game will be for the Nintendo DS and has only been announced for Italy so far.

The game takes the five Sailor Scouts through... Read more...

Visitors to Capcom's booth at Nintendo World will receive exclusive items.

Capcom's plans for Nintendo World 2011, taking place in Japan this weekend, includes a stage event titled "Nintendo 3DS Software Introduction Presentation: Nintendo 3DS x Resident Evil Special Stage". This will be held on January 9, from 15:00 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. JST. Nintendo will be live streaming... Read more...

Famitsu details the new story-based mode as well as usage of the 3DS's touch screen.

Famitsu has revealed new details on Dead or Alive Dimensions, the latest game in Tecmo's 3D fighting series for the Nintendo 3DS. The first of these is the Chronicle Mode. Chronicle Mode is where the game's story will be developed. As the player obtains new moves throughout the game they will also... Read more...

The hyperactive orange ninja will cross the 3DS waters in Spring.

The first Naruto game for the 3DS was revealed via the latest issue of Shonen Jump, a weekly manga magazine that features the series and others such as One Piece and Bleach.

Titled "Naruto Shippuden: Nin-rittai Emake! Saikyou Ninkai Kessen", it has been revealed to be a side-scrolling action game... Read more...

Players hankering for more Okami adventures can try out the upcoming game at their local retailer.

An official Twitter post by Capcom confirms that a demo of Okamiden will be available at select retailers in the US. Some of these include Fry's, Target, Toys R' Us, and Wal-Mart.

The North American release date for Okamiden is March 15, while European players will see the game on March 18. Only the US will receive this demo. In Japan a demo of the game was available through the Nintendo Channel.

Pokemon fanatics can obtain one of the three legendary dogs in honor the upcoming Pokemon Black and White.

Nintendo and GameStop have announced that they will be giving away shiny versions of the three legendary dogs, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Shiny Pokemon are some of the rarest Pokemon in the games, and feature a different color scheme from their regular counterparts. Each week the store will be giving a different legendary dog. The dates are as follows:

Experts believe that there may not be such a vision threat after all.

Several eye specialists believe that the Nintendo 3DS does not pose a threat towards the development of vision in children. Following the warning Nintendo released last week, specialists were surprised at some of the claims Nintendo made. "The fact you'd watch 3-D in a theater or a video game should... Read more...

Nintendo will be privately showing the 3DS to press.

Nintendo will be demonstrating the 3DS in private at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week.

A Twitter post from Rich Gallagher (@Gallagher_Rich), a self-titled "PR Guy" for Golin Harris' Nintendo account, confirmed the 3DS would be on hand. He tweeted this morning that he would be "happy to show [Clayton Morris of Fox News] the Nintendo 3DS at #CES tomorrow. DM me for deets.”

The Virtual Console takes a break in the first Nintendo Download of 2011.

This week's downloads presents us with two WiiWare titles, a WiiWare demo, and three releases on DSiWare.

The first game available this week is Sneezies from Chillingo. Players use their Wii Remotes to drop sneezing powder into a field of floating Sneezies and watch them burst their bubbles in chain... Read more...