Its monday, so its that time again - Time to look for things in that strange part of the internet. This week I've got some animation for you from a guy called Cyriak. This is one of the barmiest, but impressive things I've seen in a while, I'm pretty confident you will think so too!
If you always wondered how Emoticons were made - I think this just about answers that question (Bill gates you evil evil man)
So what did you think of the video? Drop me some feeback into the comments section and let me know!!
Shigeru Miyamoto was posed the question in an interview dated the 12th of June if Nintendo plan on releasing another remodel of the 3DS console. Miyamoto claimed that he believes the 3DS is "the best for this generation", and he is happy at where the 3DS is in terms of quality, and believes there is no need for any further upgrades - stating that any new handheld would be a next generation unit.
Caught red handed - Shigsy hold his hands up
Fast forward to June 22nd, and Nintendo unveil the 3DS XL. Sporting 90% larger screens, better battery life, and a slightly remodeled shell. So why is this being done? Nintendo have already suffered such an angry backlash regarding the original launch of the 3DS, when they infamously slashed prices on the consoles no longer than five months after the initial release - causing outrage among the Nintendo faithful.
The console in question
They are no strangers to such practices however. The original DS unit was released in 2004 which saw a remodeled effort appear in 2006 in the form of the DS Lite, offering a new redesigned casing and reduced size. Two years later Nintendo pull another ace by releasing the DSi, which featured front and rear facing cameras, expandable memory, improved processing power and RAM. A year later an "XL" edition was released.
A similar thing happened with the original Game Boy and the Game Boy Advance, seeing no less than four models of the original Game Boy being released (One could argue the Gameboy Colour was a backwards compatible "semi next gen unit however), and three different models of the Game Boy Advance.
Quite a few no?
Thats a lot of handhelds released, which is why it feels like a further kick to the consumer that they plan to release a revised 3DS console, especially seen as it is no longer than a year and a few months since it has been out. Maybe this was to be expected at any rate, looking at previous company behaviour, but with Mr Miyamoto's claims ringing untrue - its going to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of most fans - It certainly has for this one.
What are your thoughts on this? Are you chuffed about it? Indifferent? Enraged? Leave a message in the comments below!
You heard. I stumbled across a Youtube user by the name of 331Erock, and he has a whole host of amazing guitar covers on his page, as well as a rather spiffing wardrobe!
Here are my top five that I've heard so far!
5. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me maybe?
This is the current irritating tune of the moment, but oh my this sounds EPIC! check out the sweet solos towards the end - thrilling stuff!
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme
I loved TMNT as a kid, and this cover does it justice, he even switches it up halfway through and starts playing the ninja rap from the film.
3. Final Fantasy mashup
Who isn't a Final Fantasy fan? Unless you've been hiding under a rock, or never picked up a controller in your life, you would have came across one of the many in the series. This song featuring some of the more modern games music....your hair will stand up on end when you hear one winged angel, and you'll chuckle when you hear a little snippet of the Chocobo races =)
2. Dragonball Z / Dragonforce
Dragonforce might not strike a chord with everybody (see what I did there?), but when its slammed together with Dragonball Z, you've got a recipe for a phenomenal track!! I'm loving the split screen trade off with the Dragonforce part!!!
And that leaves one more video.....
1. The Legend of Zelda
I'm a little bit biased....I LOVE Zelda games, so the inner fanboy in me kind of took over. Regardless, this is absolutely amazing.
I strongly urge you all to get over to 331Erocks channel on Youtube, and sub to his videos - he really is a talent. If you have already heard some of his stuff, what are your favourites? Drop them into the comments section below!
