Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Pushmo sequel 'Fallblox' heading to 3DS in November [update: In North America Nov. 22]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/pushmo-sequel-fallblox-heading-to-3ds-in-november/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/pushmo-sequel-fallblox-heading-to-3ds-in-november/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/pushmo-sequel-fallblox-heading-to-3ds-in-november/#comments A sequel to Pushmo is coming to the 3DS, Nintendo Europe president Satoru Shibata announced during the latest Nintendo Direct. Entitled Fallblox (the original Pushmo is called Pullblox in Europe), the game puts a new twist on the Pushmo formula.

Rather than simply pulling blocks from the background, blocks can now be pushed and pulled in any direction. Depending on how the blocks are pushed, others may even fall. The video showcased a player moving three differently-sized blocks in order to create a staircase.

Fallblox is slated to arrive in Europe this November. We've contacted Nintendo to see if it will head to North America as well. Just in case you glossed over the rest of this article: New Pushmo!

Update: Nintendo has just announced that the sequel is indeed headed to North America, where it will be titled Crashmo. It's set to hit the eShop on November 22.

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JoystiqPushmo sequel 'Fallblox' heading to 3DS in November [update: In North America Nov. 22] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscrashmoeshopfallbloxIntelligent-Systemsnintendonintendo-directpushbloxpushmopushmo-2Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Best of the Rest: JC's picks of 2011]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2011/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2011/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/best-of-the-rest-jcs-picks-of-2011/#comments Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
If you were interested in this game, but didn't buy it on DS because of faith that an iOS version would follow, I'm holding you personally responsible for the foundering sales of my favorite game of 2011. Live with that.

This came out in January, and I still have yet to experience anything so fresh, so unique, as Shu Takumi's side-scrolling adventure/puzzle game. Its comically unpredictable (but predictably comical) storyline cascades toward a twist that shouldn't work, its gameplay turns everyday objects like ceiling fans and globes into methods of both traversal and interaction, as you observe and influence the lives of a cast of bizarre characters from within their phone lines, headphones and wrecking balls.

I can't mention this game without mentioning its beyond perfect animation, which gave a jazzy flourish to every movement of every character. The act of serving chicken never seemed so stylish.

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JoystiqBest of the Rest: JC's picks of 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsaliens-infestationbest-of-the-rest-2011bloodrayne-betrayalchild-of-edendsEl-Shaddai-Ascension-of-the-Metatronghost-trick-phantom-detectivegroove-coasteriosiphonemicrosoftmobilenintendoplaystationprofessor-layton-and-the-last-specterps3pushmosuper-mario-3d-landxboxMon, 02 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Portabliss: Pushmo (3DS eShop)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/30/portabliss-pushmo-3ds-eshop/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/30/portabliss-pushmo-3ds-eshop/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/30/portabliss-pushmo-3ds-eshop/#comments Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy -- and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Today: Pushmo.

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to address Pushmo. I feel bad thinking that there's some hypothetical person out there who may not be playing Pushmo yet, simply because Joystiq hasn't put its seal of approval on it. I'm not being conceited, just worrying that such a thing is possible.

Intelligent Systems' Pushmo is definitely one of the best games on the 3DS, and one of the best puzzle games released this year. It's this year's Picross 3D. And it's seven dollars.

Gallery: Pushmo (3DS eShop)

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JoystiqPortabliss: Pushmo (3DS eShop) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsintelligent-systemsnintendoportablisspullbloxpushmoFri, 30 Dec 2011 20:40:00 EST<![CDATA[NintendoWare Weekly: Pushmo]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/08/nintendoware-weekly-pushmo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/08/nintendoware-weekly-pushmo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/08/nintendoware-weekly-pushmo/#comments Nintendo brings another original, downloadable 3DS game to the eShop, inspiring ... not quite cautious optimism, but a cautious lessening of pessimism. Intelligent Systems' Pushmo is a puzzler about pulling stacked 3D blocks into and out of the screen to make climbing paths. It makes sense for a puzzle game on 3DS!

On WiiWare, we finally have the opportunity to try out RedLynx's MotoHeroz without paying $15 for the privilege.

Gallery: Pushmo (3DS eShop)

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JoystiqNintendoWare Weekly: Pushmo originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscastle-conqueror-againstdemodsdsiwareeshopmotoheroznintendonintendoware-weeklypaper-wars-cannon-fodderpushmowiiwiiwareword-searcher-4Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Rolling Western, more 3DS download games dated]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/21/rolling-western-more-3ds-download-games-dated/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/21/rolling-western-more-3ds-download-games-dated/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/21/rolling-western-more-3ds-download-games-dated/#comments If you've been waiting to try out Picture Lives, the build-it-yourself 3DS platform adventure thing I called "E3's weirdest game," you'll be able to do so in November. Nintendo announced the release window for the downloadable game -- now called Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! -- today as part of its 3DS info dump. That game will be $6.99 upon release.

The Rolling Western, the action-tower-defense game about an armadillo cowboy, is now Dillon's Rolling Western, and it's coming in Q1 of next year. Pushmo is a new puzzle game that just came out in Japan, developed by Intelligent Systems, about pushing and pulling blocks in and out of the screen to solve puzzles. That's coming to North America in December.

Finally, Swapnote is a messaging service that allows you to draw 3D messages, with pictures and sounds, and send them over the internet or StreetPass. Nintendo's going to regret allowing you to send filth directly to neighboring 3DS systems when this comes out for free in December.

You can see footage of all four of these releases in the new Nintendo Direct video. That's a new thing Nintendo is trying -- a video in which the company just tells people about new announcements.

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JoystiqRolling Western, more 3DS download games dated originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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