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Promoting a 3D-capable portable that relies on its own screen to produce the effect must be a frustrating marketing prospect, and it comes to something when not even Nintendo quite knows how best to get people hyped up. System producer Hideki Konno has admitted the challenge, and explained that Nintendo is constantly trying to figure the problem out. “We are constantly discussing how to market the product,” he explains. “Our internal PR departments are saying that we should use cinema advertising, because cinemas are capable of showing 3D movies....

Well, it’s not a storage solution, but here it’s uh … something: Nintendo of Japan have revealed that they will be releasing a Wi-Fi network adapter in Japan on September 18. Yup, it does appear to — more or less — be a Nintendo-branded, sexy looking wireless router that will match both your Wii and Nintendo DS. It doesn’t look like much set up will be involved, and it’s likely that Nintendo is releasing a product like this to make it as easy as humanly possible for owners to connect their Nintendo devices to the Internet....

PAX is less than 72 hours away now,and Iknow all of you coming this weekendare excited beyond belief. In fact, there’s a handful of people, including a bunch of the UK Dtoiders,in Seattle right now awaiting the big gaming party this weekend. Thursday:At5:00PM, Dtoider pendelton21 is gettingthis image madeby our comic guy, Mikey, as a tattoo. Yes, really! He’ll be atApocalypse Tattoogetting the ink. The Elephant & Castle,located rightunderneath the Red Lion Hotel, is the main rendezvous point for Destructoid all weekend long....

It’s that time againfor those of you lucky enough to be living in Seattle — the always-awesome Pink Godzilla has announcedPinkapalooza 2, which will be taking place this December 7th at 7:00 PM at The Nectar in Fremont.LeeniandFighter Xwill be performing live, plus lots of Rock Band and prizes like a Nintendo Wii and games, a signed XboxRock Band 2Limited edition set and more. All proceeds from the event (there is a suggested donation of $10 at the door) will be donated toChild’s Play....

You’ve gotten your spatula on her iced buns, and now you’re able to ram your tool into her root patch asCooking MamabecomesGardening Mama! Yes, Taito hasannouncedthat gaming’s hottest MILF is returning and this time she’ll be getting her arms around a big hoe! Whether you’re making Mama’s garden wet, plucking her bulbs or dumping your muck all over her growths, you’ll be involved in every step of the gardening process, just likeCooking Mama....

This week on Podtoid:butts, butts, butts! Perhaps not. But Podtoid 118 is a thing that is still happeningwithoutfearless leader and agenda-setter-person, Anthony Burch. On tonight’s episode, I will be accompanied by producer Adam Dork and the normal Podtoid crew — Sports Sarkar, Aaron Linde, Topher Cantler and Jim Sterling. We don’t know who is hosting this thing yet, but hey, that’s part of the fun. We’ll talk about things about things that are relevant to other things....

It’s with a heavy heart — the same heart I’ve filled with dreams of plums and fairy sprinkles in anticpation of the upcoming PAX — that I have to announce that this week’s edition of Podtoid, Episode 31, will be delayed until next week. Since I’m going to be trapped in the emerald hills of Seattle, playing games that most of you won’t see for another six or seven months, and Mr....

Hey D’toiders, we need your opinion. This is the first poll of two, asking for your thoughts on the quality of Xbox Live Arcade titles versus Community Games. The goal of this poll is simple: If you don’t regularly buy Community Games, tell us why. Above are five choices, if none of them apply to you, click “Other” and shoot us an e-mail at nicholson [at] destructoid dot com. Also, we’re encouraging you to expand on your vote in the comments section....

And by “horrifying,” I of course mean “awesome.” The poster attached below could be yours, assuming reserving Renegade Kid’s DS gameDementium IIis something you wouldn’t be opposed to doing. While it won’t be shipping until February, you’ll need to pre-order the gamebefore midnight on Halloweenfor this offer. Additionally, you will need to take a picture of your receipt and email it to DementiumII [at] southpeakgames [dot com] alongside your mailing address....

Iron Man 2producer Kyle Brink knows that 2008’sIron Mangame wasn’t as good as it could have been. But don’t blame him — Brink, an 18-year veteran of the gaming industry, joined the team at Sega specifically with an Iron Man sequel in mind. And this time, he hopes to get it right. “You read the first three forum posts onIron Man 1, and you know everything about what needs to be fixed,” he admits....

Admittedly, it has been a while — like, a couple of years — since I last sat down with EA’sNHLseries, so I was a bit nervous that I might make a fool of myself when I got my hands onNHL 12at EA’s Summer Showcase. After getting into a game, however, I was rather surprised to find a lot of the core tenets from EA’s critically well-received series were still in place, and the game felt rather familiar....

Nick told you yesterday about theofficial announcementof Skype features coming to the Slim PSP, and nowFamitsuhas revealed a few more details for anyone interested. The service hits later this month as part of a new firmware update, and now there’s a USB microphone peripheral to go along with it. The price point has been set at around $25 for a single mic, and $40 for the “Twin Pack,” whatever that’s supposed to be....

Following the Spike VGA trailerreveal this weekend, Ubisoft has dropped more details on the upcomingPrince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. While the title does fit withinThe Sands of Timetrilogy storyline, it doesn’t exactly continue it. Instead. The Forgotten Sands takes place between the events ofThe Sands of TimeandThe Warrior Within, finding Prince visiting his brother’s kingdom. There he finds that the palace is under siege, and makes the decision to use his newly acquired Sands of Time powers to save the kingdom from being annihilated....