Also, the system is aware of which friends are online and what they're playing.

At the Nintendo Europe 3DS event in Amsterdam, details of the system's online connectivity were finally revealed. Based on a brief comment on stage at the event, we now know that there will be a single, unified Friend Code per 3DS system. Once players trade their codes, they will be able to connect in all online-enabled games -- there are no game-specific codes as on Wii and DS. 

Does StreetPass have a limit to the number of titles it can support?

Japanese website Inside Games recently posted details regarding the StreetPass functionality of the Nintendo 3DS, more specifically the number of titles it supports.

StreetPass can apparently save connection data for up to 12 different titles at a time, allowing a game to "sense" when other 3DSes... Read more...

The creator of Sonic gives us a new multiplatform title.

Prope, the studio headed by former Sega developer Yuji Naka, has long been known to be working on a new title with Kadokawa Games. In this week's Famitsu that title has been revealed to be Tenkuu no Kishi Rodea ("Rodea, Machinist of the Skies"), an action game coming to Wii and 3DS.

A collaboration... Read more...

A Renegade Kid-developed kart racer and a zombie torture simulator (snicker) are heading to 3DS.

Majesco Entertainment announced today that they will be releasing both Pet Zombies in 3D and Face Kart: Photo Finish exclusively for the 3DS. In Pet Zombies in 3D, players will have the choice of caring for - or deviously tormenting - human zombies. Face Kart: Photo Finish will feature arcade-style racing and multiple uses for the 3DS camera.

Speakers will discuss a range of Nintendo-related topics including 3DS, Nintendogs, DKCR, and WiiWare titles. 

Game Developers Conference 2011 is set to feature a diverse set of Nintendo-related speakers and lectures. Newly announced speakers include Super Mario Kart director Hideki Konno, producer Kensuke Tanabe, and members of Retro Studios.

Hideki Konno will lead a lecture titled, "Development Process of Nintendo 3DS." He is expected to discuss the challenges faced in creating the 3DS as well as his work as the producer of Nintendogs + Cats.

To help you with the month delay, there's a new trailer.

Conduit 2, previously scheduled for February 15, 2011, is now slated to debut on March 22, 2011, according to publisher Sega. The game, a sequel to 2009's The Conduit, was originally scheduled for fall 2010, but it slipped from that release window into 2011. Check out a new weapons trailer below:

The newest Kingdom Hearts will feature lots of flying and falling in 3D.

Kingdom Hearts 3D's official Japanese name is now Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, according to Andriasang.Revealed at Square Enix's 1st Production Department event in Japan, there was not much more new information released about the game. A teaser site was opened, and a few screenshots were released.

The latest statement suggests that some software will not work due to particular features and restrictions.

A recent statement from Nintendo suggests that some Nintendo 3DS software titles may not work on consoles from another region due to languages, age rating, parental control functionality, local laws in each area, and network services. Nintendo has said that to provide the best gaming experience, the possibility exists for some software not functioning properly when used on hardware from another region.

The game from Hamster will be available in Japan from March.

Adding to the line-up of Nintendo 3DS games scheduled to release in March is Hamster’s Nikoli’s Sudoku 3D, which will arrive in Japan on March 31 for ¥3,990.

Hamster has promised that their first 3DS effort will be use the 3D effect of the system to make the numbers that players have added... Read more...

The new handheld will support the DSi charger.

Nintendo has updated their Japanese Nintendo 3DS hardware page with more new details regarding their upcoming handheld. Andriasang.com has posted a translation of those details. Among them are the following:

The Nintendo 3DS will be compatible with the DSi and DSi LL charger. The DSi used a different charger than the DS Lite, which used a different charger from the original Nintendo DS.

The 3DS remake of the Wii's Unlimited Cruise titles feature more than just 3D graphics.

The first new details about Namco Bandai's Nintendo 3DS compilation/remake of Wii's One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 1 and 2 have been revealed, in latest issue of Weekly Shounen Jump. Announced in December, Unlimited Cruise SP will contain two new characters: Boa Hancock and Emporio Ivankov.

The article... Read more...

Like their Wii counterparts, mature-rated 3DS games in Japan will have black packaging.

Last year, Japanese gamers might have been surprised to see Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles packaged in a sexy black box, but there is a reason for it: all Wii games rated CERO C (basically Teen) and higher had to have black packaging to make them stand out.

As it turns out, Nintendo is... Read more...

WiiWare has a new Bit.Trip demo and time-traveling sandwiches, while DSiWare has animal boxing, a match-three puzzle game, and a tower defense game.

This week's Nintendo downloads features two WiiWare games, a WiiWare demo, and four DSiWare games. The titles have no discernable theme, but they include time travel, wars, aliens, boxing animals, and tractors.  

Up first for WiiWare is Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, which came... Read more...

A British TV celebrity hints at the possibility.

A Twitter conversation between British television celebrity Jonathan Ross and a follower may have inadvertantly leaked the announcement of a new Metroid game for the Nintendo 3DS, to be revealed during Wednesday's press event for the system.

Ross announced that he would be part of the European press... Read more...

The producer of the series hints at the possibility.

Capcom's Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto recently made some comments to Gemaga magazine regarding the series' prospects in 2011. Most interesting was an indication that the franchise might be heading to Nintendo's new 3DS handheld.In the interview, which appeared in the December 27 issue of... Read more...

Regular DLC is unaffected.

The latest announcement for Rock Band DLC and Rock Band Network tracks includes the news that this week's Rock Band Network Wii releases will be the last. Harmonix cites the smaller online install base, limited demand, and significant amount of production work required for conversion and processing as reasons for no longer publishing the Network tracks for Wii. The regular weekly DLC will continue as usual.

Excelsior! The Activision-owned studio is in charge of making Spider-Man games going forward.

Beenox, the studio responsible for 2010's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions on Wii, is the lead developer for all upcoming Spidey-related games, Activision announced today. The company, which is a wholly owned Activision subsidiary, previously worked on Guitar Hero: Smash Hits and the Wii version... Read more...

Japanese 3DS owners will get to play Steel Diver, Super Monkey Ball, Splinter Cell, and 13 more in March.

March looks to be a busy month for 3DS games in Japan as 16 titles are slated to come out, according to Nintendo's updated release schedule.  

The lone Nintendo title is Steel Diver, which is set for a March 17 release. Sega will publish Super Monkey Ball 3D, Ubisoft will release Rabbids: Time Travel and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D, and EA will release The Sims 3 and Gardens (called Tsukurou Ponta no Gardens 3D in Japan).  

Also, the return of the dreaded friend code.

Super Street Fighter IV 3D is proving to be a robust game with a majority of the features found in other versions of the game, according to Famitsu (via andriasang.com).

The Internet Versus mode, which features lag-free multiplayer according to the developers, allows you to play quick, custom, or... Read more...

Word has it that Nintendo's new console will be restricted by region.

A NeoGAF user has posted text from an email newsletter released by Nintendo Japan's support team supposedly confirming the system will have region-locking. The newsletter states that games released for the device in Japan will only be playable on devices from that region.

It has been long suspected... Read more...