CODE RED! CODE RED! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! MINECRAFT HAS BEEN BOUGHT!!!

The apocalypse is upon us. This is it. This is the end of Minecraft as we know it. Microsoft has- I can't even bring myself to say it. They've, they've-bought Minecraft.

                              
I have no words. Actually, I have a lot. Most of them just can't be written on this website to keep it kid friendly.

But seriously- I CANT BELIEVE THIS! How could this happen?! Notch, you've betrayed us! The entire company of Mojang was sold to Microsoft for a total of 2.5 billion dollars. According to them, the reason that they sold the company was because, quite frankly, Notch couldn't handle it. He was overwhelmed by the major responsibility of owning Minecraft, and he has been looking to sell it for quite some time now. They claim they have partnered with Microsoft since 2012 and that they have a great dedication to the game, and they hope they can give it the improvement it deserves. Honestly though, I don't know a ton of ways they could improve on it. I certainly don't want them changing the entire game, but with a company as big as Microsoft I don't think we can avoid it.

                                   
Whether we like it or not, Minecraft is officially in ownership of Microsoft. If Mojang seems so confident in them, maybe they won't completely mess up the game. But still, I have always like that Mojang was a small company owned by just a few people, and was more concerned with the gaming community than money. Maybe 1.8 was the last update we will ever use again. Maybe Microsoft will redeem itself (because after Windows 8 they really need a win). No one knows, but I hope Microsoft will respect the integrity of Minecraft. Even still, something tells me that the PlayStation and Mac versions of Minecraft might not be seeing an update any time soon. Until next time, the is Fencer6, sadly signing off.

Super Smash Bros Demo released!

Hey guys, Fencer6 here, and I have exciting SSB news! The Super Smash Bros. 3DS demo has finally hit the North American EShop, and it is awesome! The graphics are amazing, unlike any smash game ever before and the fighting style simple and addictive fun.

The only issue with the demo is, well, its only a demonstration. You get access to only five characters- Mega Man, Link (my favorite), Pikachu, Villager, and Mario, which was a little disappointing. Additionally, you only have access to one stage (the blandest one in the entire game). There are many other, more interesting characters you can choose from, but at least they included Link. Now I am dying to purchase the full game (which is probably the whole point of the demo). Thankfully, though, it comes out on the 3rd of October, which is now less then a week away. If you are interested in the game at all I would recommend you check it out for yourself. Overall, it is a really amazing demo, and I hope to have a video and more in-depth look into it soon, so stay tuned!

Not again... Another new 3DS.

Hey guys, Fencer6 here We have some fairly big news from Nintendo. They're coming out with a new handheld console! Great right? Well, not really. It's just another model of the 3DS. We have had the original 3DS, then the 3DS XL, then the 2DS. Not even to mention the fact that we had the original DS, then the DS lite, then the DS Xl, then the DSI. We have had 7 models of the DS already, and now we have our eighth. The new 3DS and 3DS XL.

So what does this "New 3DS" have to offer? Well, for starters it will have another joystick, as you can see with the small joystick seen above the XYAB keys (honestly though I think it is to tiny to be much help to you), called the C stick, similar to the C joystick on the GameCube controller. It will be able to control minor things like camera angles and such, which would make hardcore games like RPGs anf thing easier. Additionally, the new 3DS will also have two new "shoulder buttons" like the L and R buttons, and my guess is these will act pretty much the same as the ZR and ZL buttons on the Wii U gamepad.

Finishing with the external details the new 3DS will also include a general 'updated' look to it, with the start and select buttons returning to the right side similar to the original DS and leaving the home button at the center, a third light at the bottom which we have yet to know what it means (although all pictures have it turned off), and the volume control has been moved up the top left side alongside the 3D control. 

But the exciting part of the new 3ds comes with what it can do internally. It has improved graphics, a longer battery life, a camera upgrade, and the ability to use micro SD cards. While I prefer a normal SD over micro, the rest of the features are quite interesting. I love the Wii Us HD, and while Nintendo has yet to reveal how much higher the graphics are I would love to see it have an HD display, because even phones are now getting quad-HD screens, so I think it's time for Nintendo to step up it's game. Additionally, the extra battery life sounds really awesome considering how fast the normal 3DS dies without an extra power source. What I really want to know though is how much extra battery life it has. I would love them to double the battery span of the 3DS, but doubt they would do this. It may just be a little bit of extra juice just so they can say it has more battery power for the ads, but I doubt they would do that. I mean, when have the ads ever looked cooler than the actual product?

 

Anyway, while these upgrades are obviously to attract more hardcore gamers and 3rd party developers, I can't say I will be getting one. Honestly, I would rather spend my money on a Playstation than just another 3DS model. But, there is one feature that may be a deciding factor for many people- it will have its own exclusive games. 

Now a lot of you out there are probably really mad with Nintendo because you just bought your shiny new 3DS and now you need a new system to play the newest games. I really doubt that there will be too many of these though. The DSI, which added many new features, as well as the ability to have exclusive games. And how many did it have. 3. Thats right, just 3. My guess is that very few games will be released for the new 3DS exclusively, and they will most likely be cruddy Eshop titles or other minigames. There is no way that they would ever make a large game only playable on the new system, so I wouldn't worry about it. And there is no way that a 3rd party would ever make a game exclusive for this system because that they know so few people will have it. But, many RPGs will probably include special features for some of the new upgrades, although if your tight on cash this new system is really no reason to roll out a couple hundred bucks.

Overall, while I think these new systems are cool, they probably won't be anything Earth shattering for the Nintendo community. If your 3DS is beat up and your a hardcore gamer who wants an XL for a bigger screen, and you have pretty deep pockets, I say go for it, but otherwise I would recommend most people to not to waste money on this new model if they already own a perfectly good one (I'm looking at you, person who lines up outside the Apple store to pay $700 dollars for the newest IPhone model even though you just got a new one like six months ago). Stay tuned for more info on this new model and tons of other Nintendo news, reviews, playthroughs, and how-tos!

Tomodachi month!

Hey guys! Fencer6 here! It has been forever since I was last on. This summer I just pretty much went on vacation. And I was pretty busy too. Volunteering for VBS, going to Texas for a mission trip, staying at an overnight camp for a week, and just chilling out. But, I am back in action and weekly posts resuming! Wooooo!

Alright, so since it's the last day in August, and I've totally gotten addicted to Tomodachi Life in the past few days, I thought I'd try something new. I did a post several months ago talking about Tomodachi Life, which you can see by clicking here, and I thought it was some random crap from Japan that would just be weird and no fun. But I was wrong. I got the game just the two days ago and I've already played 6 hours on it, and I have to say I'm doing pretty well. I just think that this would be a perfect opportunity for a diary entry-like series similar to the Animal Crossing one I did several months ago. So, for all of September, I will be doing lots of Tomodachi Life posts, as well as some of the regular stuff. Now, just a quick warning- I'm not guaranteeing this will be the theme all month. It may fail, and I may have to scrap the idea, but I'm hoping that won't happen and I'm nearly sure that we will have at least 1-2 TL posts a week.

I hope you will enjoy taking a look at life at Snikey Island (wierd name, but it's a weird game in general, so I thought it would fit). Stay tuned!

How to locate an IP address

             

Find the approximate location of any website with this techno geek tutorial! Find a troll on your website or just impress your friends with your ability to locate any website host!

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Charizard EX Box Opening + Giveaway Results

             

In this video I open up a new Charizard EX, but that isn't all. I also give instructions on how to win the 5 code cards for the Pokemon TCG online in a contest I'm holding! I hope you enjoy the video, and thanks for watching!

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Note that this description is from YouTube. The contest is now over! Aaron Stewart is the winner! To see the drawing for the winner, see the video below.


                             

A few weeks ago, I posted a video of me opening the charizard EX box, and said that the code cards from that video will be available in my giveaway, as long as we had 20 entrants. But then I decided that it was going on too long and i set the date to July 5th, and now its finally that time! Watch LIVE as I randomly select the winner to ensure that it is as fair as possible. Thanks to all the entrants, and please enter next time! Thanks!

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Nintendo E3 News

         

Tons of news was released at E3 over the past few days and in this video we'll be taking a look at all of the new Nintendo updates and games. Be sure to check out my blog at vgshack.blogspot.com! Thanks for watching, and I hope you like the video because that there is A LOT of big news!

Thanks to Nintendo for all of the new footage and Eurogamer for the toad levels in Mario 3D world!

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